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A Brief History Of Basketball
Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born out of his early school days when he played a simple game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a […]
Short Sided Round Robin Format For Basketball And Soccer
In team sports like basketball or soccer it is difficult for a coach to objectively determine who are the best players on the team, and who brings out the best play in their teammates. I have developed a short-sided format that allows amateur coaches to easily determine a player’s worth without having to collect […]
Final Four History
The term “Final Four” is often used to describe the final four teams remaining in a sports playoff tournament. The term is most widely used in conjunction with the final four teams participating in the annual NCAA basketball tournament. In 1974, the first public random drawing for Final Four game tickets was held. In […]
Who Does Ron Artest Think He Is Without Basketball?
You have to hand it to Ron Artest. This guy really just gets under the skins of many NBA fans. Mr. Artest, exactly who do you think you were prior to your basketball career and when you throw it all away, exactly who do you think you’ll be after basketball? It’s time to grow […]
Why Do They Call It March Madness?
It is a great time of the year for good basketball fans nothing on our sports calendar compares to March Madness.
Before Syracuse and Pittsburgh advanced to the final, no team had ever achieved four games to gain the Big East tournament. If you just focused on Syracuse and the way McNamara carried the team […]Why Is Billy Packer Considered A Better College Basketball Analyst Than Bill Raftery?
Every year around this time I ask myself the same question – why is Billy Packer the lead analyst for CBS’s coverage of March Madness? While Packer is working the game for the TV audience, Bill Raftery is calling the game for the much smaller radio audience with more passion, knowledge, and love for […]
Difference Makers In The Playoffs: Key Positions
In baseball, hockey, football, and basketball, there are key positions that tend to be the dealmaker or breaker when the game is on the line. This doesn’t negate the fact that the four sports are true team efforts, with each position and player being important. Still, there are certain positions that more times than […]
How To Get Hold Of Detroit Pistons Tickets
Watching a National Basketball Association (NBA) game is an exhilarating experience, especially if you’re watching it live and especially if you’re watching one of your favorite teams, like the Detroit Pistons, play. You can witness intense hard court action right in front of you. But how can you get a hold of a ticket […]
History Of The Detroit Pistons, Their Highs And Lows
Fred Zollner, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded the Detroit Pistons in the 1940’s. The team was originally named the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. Immediately, the Pistons entered into the National Basketball League (NBL), composed primarily of teams sponsored by corporations in the Midwest.
Led by Bobby McDermott, the team’s guard, the Pistons dominated the NBL […]Developing A Killer Offensive Basketball Formation
So you wanna develop a killer offense?
Well, before you start wearing out your chalk, take some time to critically evaluate your team. Sit down with yourself and honestly, truthfully evaluate your team. What are their strengths; what are their weaknesses?
This is the first step to concocting your unstoppable offense. Without this evaluation process, you’ll […]