Archive for 2010
James Naismith: The Inventor
Should be known by all the name of James Naismith, is that the Canadian physical education teacher was the first source of basketball, but also was the one who devised the use of helmets in football, which as you can see is very helpful players. Read the rest of this entry »
Rudy Fernandez, from Palma de Mallorca to Portland Trail Blazers
Rodolfo Fernandez Farrés born on April 4, 1985 in the city of Palma de Mallorca, specifically in the neighborhood of Camp Redó, and since very small beginning to get interested in basketball, all thanks to his family and his parents, both Former players of the sport.
However, he also tried his hand in football though, as it was and is obvious, he opted for basketball. A few years depsues starting their adventures sports, as Joventut tab and moved alone to the city of Badalona, which will push it to the ACB. In 2003 starts on the bench for DKV and that same year was organized by the Spanish basketball team to compete in the Olympic Games in Athens. Rudy was improving and maturing, until an October 28 definitely falls into the NBA, playing against his teammate Pau Gasol.
Despite his desire to return to their land and be around people, family and friends, playing in Europe and feel more important in basketball than it is doing now playing on the Portland Trail Blazers, a team based in Portland, a city in the northwestern United States.
The Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a basketball team that is located in the U.S. city of Memphis, just as its name suggests. A beautiful town situated along the famous Mississippi River and it was a place of life and death of rock star in the world of Elvis Presley.
The city is located in the state of Tennessee, south of the United States, whose capital is Nashville. As for his basketball team, which is what really interests us is founded in 1995 as the Vancouver Grizzlies, until in 2001 it began to be known as the Memphis Grizzlies. Read the rest of this entry »
All Star Weekend
The All Star Weekend, or the weekend of the stars (almost literally translated), consists of three days when the NBA‘s best players competing for a series of competitions. First we have the All Star game, a friendly match that the best players from each conference (East and West) will compete for the prize.
Players who participate in the party are elected through a vote by the fans (through both the Internet and in the halls), but the alternates are elected by the same coaches. The coaches in each conference will be those that best balance made during the season but may not do so consecutively. Read the rest of this entry »
NBA Rookie of the Year
Another of the prizes that are awarded annually by the National Basketball Association’s Rookie of the Year (NBA Rookie Of The Year Award). This is an award given annually to the most outstanding player who played his first season in the league.
The Rookie of the Year began performing in the 1952-53 season and is chosen by a panel of sports journalists from Canada and the United States, selecting players who will receive the first, second and third. Read the rest of this entry »
And the MPV of the Season is ???
In the world of the National Basketball Association numerous honors and they are awarded to players for different reasons. One of them is the MVP of the NBA season, ie, the Most Valuable Player Award.
This means that the title rests with the best and most regular player in the league. Is being awarded since 1956 and the winner of the Maurice Podoloff receives trophy, named after the first president of the NBA and the first commissioner from 1946-47 to 1963. Read the rest of this entry »
Magic Johnson: the magic of the Lakers
If we were talking the other day that one of the biggest stars now playing in the NBA was Kobe Bryant, now we can not forget one of his teammates, though long before him. This is Effay Earvin Johnson, better known as Magic Johnson after all.
Born on 14 August 51 years ago in the city of Lansing, Michigan, north of the United States. It is known for playing in Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 to 1991, and play games in 1996.
Magic Johnson is considered one of the best players in basketball history. His sports career began at Michigan State University where e n 1979, won the NCAA (National College Athletic Association). Read the rest of this entry »
Summary NBA Teams
The teams in the National Basketball Association, NBA, are divided into a total of six divisions: the Atlantic Division, Central Division, the division of the Southeast, Southwest division, the division of the Northwest and Pacific division.
In the first, in the Atlantic Division found the great Boston Celtics, with a total of 21 NBA titles, a New JerseyNets, a New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors, all without holding any title NBA. Read the rest of this entry »
Kobe Bryant, the yellow star
It is well known by all and know that the basketball player born in Philadelphia for 32 years old, Kobe Bryant is one of the biggest stars has given the NBA.
Although the family as it is (his father, Joe Bryant, known as Jellybean, was former Philadelphia 76ers player and coach of the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, until the year 2007) is not any wonder that the young Kobe is dedicated to the sport. Read the rest of this entry »
Boston Celtics and New York Knicks try to get another victory
Boston Celtics and New York Knicks try to get another victory to extend his impressive form.
The New York Knicks (9-9) return to Madison Square Garden having won six of their last seven games. These have been against teams with a negative balance, and mostly in games played away from home where the team seemed to do better in this start of the season.
Tonight, the Knicks are visited by the Nets (6-11), a pretty little offensive team has the second worst attack behind the NBA for Milwaukee, averaging just 93 points per game. Knicks front that reaches approximately 107 points on average.
Perhaps one of the reasons for the improvement of the New York team has been the development of superstar Amare Stoudamire, who averaged 27.1 points and 9.8 rebounds in the last seven games.
If the Knicks want to have chance to get into the playoffs for the ring at the end of the season needing to improve their balance at home since they have only managed two wins in seven matches. Also check there is no better than your neighbor to return to winning ways at home as the Nets, despite not being the worst team in the NBA last season, they have a great squad and to aspire to enter the playoffs. Read the rest of this entry »