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    Top 10 Coaches Heading into 2016-2017 I built this list with a couple of things in mind. I have tried to mix in their coaching resume, tactics, player development, coaching skill, who I would want to coach my team, among other things. Keep in mind this list is purely subjective as you can’t measure coaching ability with statistical analysis, the way you would when comparing players. So on that note here we go: 1. Gregg Popovich I don’t think anybody would argue with Pop in the top spot. He has

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    While some teams have made their intentions clear, others remain shrouded in mystery. Here is a preview of where teams could stand at this year 's deadline. The Obvious Choices: Buyers: Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Charlotte Hornets

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    Sports is language, tradition, and community. From the late nineteenth century to present day, college and professional sports have helped build communities and help mold the American identity on the bare ground level. These pastimes make society peaceful, socially cohesive, and more equal. Throughout American history, sports have played a role in economic development, having sociological impacts in different regions and have also influenced politics. Professional and amateur sports have built regional

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    Many people have a person that they look up to and who encourages them. It's someone who I think doesn't give up and gets back up when they fall down, who has an impact to other people around them and they work for what they have earned. A person that is a role model to me is a man named Kobe Bryant. He is a basketball player that accomplished many things in his career. He was also born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Biography Today 44). He is someone who overtime has shown persistence

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    “Ask me to play. I’ll play. Ask me to shoot. I’ll shoot. Ask me to pass. I’ll pass. Ask me to steal, block out, sacrifice, lead, dominate. Anything. But it’s not what you ask of me. It’s what I ask of myself.” It’s quite amazing that these powerful words came from the mouth of LeBron James. Without a doubt, LeBron James is best known as being a great basketball player. However, what many people do not know about LeBron James is that the principles that he lives by are what make him a great basketball

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    Mark Cuban Research Paper

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    Mark Cuban from Tech World to Businessman Love him or hate him, Mark Cuban has become a polarizing figure. He has made his “Mark” on the tech word, business world, and sports world. Mark Cuban’s story is a modern day from rags to riches tale and according to him, the story has just begun. This paper will take you on a journey of Mark Cuban’s life beginning with his upbringing. We will also cover his early life in the tech world as well as his first company’s growth and the eventual sale of his

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    Free Agency In Sports

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    There’s a plethora of talent spread throughout those teams, and there are always dark horse teams in the NFL that defy expectations. The MLB just passed its All-Star break, and there are no heavy favorites to take the 2016 World Series the fall. The San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians are all realistic contenders, and who knows which teams will make runs over the last couple months of the

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    Intro The San Antonio Spurs will face off against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Does that sentence sound familiar? Well that’s because these two teams met up in the first round of last year’s playoffs as well. The Grizzlies are looking for a different result this time as they got swept in last year’s matchup and lost three out of the four games by 20+ points. Look for the series to be different this time around as Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, who were injured last

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    The Chicago Bulls campaign this season is hanging in the balance. Currently, they are sitting at the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference division holding a 21-22 win-loss record. Recent reports are saying that they considering of trading Jimmy Butler and it looks like the Minnesota Timberwolves could be a potential destination for him. Since the start of this year, Butler has been a regular figure in the rumor mills that floated online. Although he was previously linked to trade rumors last year

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    The Best Free Agent Team

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    Unrestricted – San Antonio Spurs 2015: 13.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 3.0 apg The latter part of Tim Duncan 's career has featured him at the center position. However, history will remember him as a power forward and he played last season at the four (but if my Lamarcus Aldridge prediction holds true he may be moving back to center). In all reality, determining which position Duncan should be listed may be more exciting than speculating on his future. He is not playing anywhere but San Antonio. The real question

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