Category: Basketball

Derek Fisher returns to the NBA while Carlos Cabezas leaves the Caja Laboral

After a quiet period in the subject of signings in the Endesa League and after the closure of the transfer market in the NBA we hear about veterans taking two bases roads very different with the intention of improving their situation. We speak of Derek Fisher and Carlos Cabezas, distant entity players each but now have come to the fore by negotiating their contracts.

First, the experienced American base returns to the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder hand after a period of rest after terminating his contract with the Dallas Mavericks in last December. The 38-year player did not play for a month with the Texas franchise, leaving the team for personal decision although Rick Carlisle had given several minutes, being part of the starting lineup in most games.

Derek Fisher

Thus, Fisher returns to the team that welcomed him after he left the Lakers last season, which caught on strong performances in the role of backup point guard Russell Westbrook’s electric. Although statistical point their numbers were not spectacular – 5 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds in 20 minutes – the experienced point guard was the team of Scott Brooks seriousness and experience from the direction of play that badly needed. So, helped the Thunder to reach the NBA Finals past where they were swept by Miami Heat. Read more »

How to play basketball

We also called basket is a sport that is practiced in teams and aims to get the ball (especially for this type of sport) in a ring placed three meters high which hangs a network which gives its name to sport. Basketball is played with the hands (never with the feet). Two teams each have five players and seven substitutes. Each player is numbered on his jersey for a number from 4 to 15. It is a very popular sport so usually what everyone wants to learn.

How to play basketball

  1. Players: Each team will consist of no more than twelve players and five of them will be part of the game on the court. The coach may change at any time substitute. Read more »

All Star 2013: Terrence Ross wins the dunk contest

The highlight of Saturday night’s All Star 2013 was the slam dunk contest. A dunk contest that improved from last year, which on the other hand was not very difficult, and he had great moments with great mates but cooler moments. Perhaps the new format, with 6 players and 12 mates with many attempts and the East-West duel will cause the competition is long and sometimes do heavy.

A rookie, Terrence Ross, was the one who finally said the contest. The player of the Toronto Raptors, which this year reached the league chosen at No. 8 in the draft, was measured in the finals last year’s winner, the Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans. Ross was the winner by popular vote system and took the cool prize of one hundred thousand dollars in their pockets.

Terrence-Ross

In the first round, players from the East were much better. Green began with 50 kills nailing his first , and Ross received a 50 for a mate with a performance much more complicated and requiring more repetitions. James White received 45 points after a dunk by jumping one step ahead free throw , surrounded by flight attendants to live up to his nickname of High Fly. Read more »

Endesa ACB League 2012-2013: The Barcelona falls back on Gran Canaria

Regal FC Barcelona suffered their fifth loss of the year after falling in the Herbalife home Gran Canaria, a result that has been repeated in the last six seasons. Thus the canaries are secured in the fight for second place with Valencia and Caja Laboral, pending results of a pothole Real Madrid, who remains undefeated, ensuring participation in the Cup

Endesa ACB League 2012-2013

The Real Madrid signing mathematically its presence in the Cup after Blusens Monbus subdue home in an encounter in which the whites were more than the score shows. The success of Rudy and Carroll, who scored 16 points each, joined the great game offered by the Madridistas base pair, where Llull went to 22 points, making useless the match of Levon Kendall for Obradoiro. So the Real Madrid gets his twelfth win of the season, with virtually no team would have coughed up so far. Read more »

NBA All Star 2013: first count of votes

The first count of votes for the 2013 All Star Game to be held in February in the city of Houston, is now completed, and it should be noted that as expected, there are no surprises. Lebron James is the Voted player, followed closely by Kobe Bryant and a little behind Kevin Durant. The three have already exceeded the figure of 600,000 votes.

AllStar 2013

In the Eastern Conference, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo have been voted the two bases, and the third on the list is Deron Williams, with 150,000 votes less than Rondo, approximately. As to the eaves, the aforementioned Lebron James, alongside Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett are the three best games. Chris Bosh is the fourth in discord, and conflict with Garnett for a starting job can be tough, because not many votes separating them. Read more »

LeBron James is voted ‘Best Sportsman of the Year’ by Sports Illustrated

The end of year is usually synonymous with awards and recognition, and one of them has gone to LeBron James. The player of the Miami Heat has been recognized as ‘Best Sportsman of the Year’ by the prestigious awards like Sports Illustrated that the player great year in which finally was able to conquer his first championship ring off and removing a few taunts that often branded uncrowned king in the NBA.

lebron james

Eight seasons without leading his team to the ring, his controversial departure from the Cavaliers, the impossibility of winning the title in his first year in the Heat and James comparisons with NBA myths did enough damage to a player often criticized but that, by numbers, is breaking many records. James and can claim to have been three times NBA MVP and MVP once late in addition to showcase two Olympic golds, the last earned this 2012 in London and has helped to be recognized with this award. Read more »

NBA: Spurs fined for not fielding their best players

A few days ago the Spurs played in Miami before the powerful Heat which was their sixth game in eight days; in a rather complicated tour that San Antonio team had by solving quite well. Popovich, San Antonio coach, took a complex decision but totally normal for that game, which was nothing but to rest their key players.

Spurs

San Antonio Spurs is a team veteran and the next match was against Memphis Grizzlies, NBA leaders and rivals in the fight for the playoffs and especially for being the best in the West. And this is the context, totally understandable, which Popovich four players sent home for not playing the game against the Miami Heat, the NBA context that does not understand. Read more »

Phil Jackson wanted to be a shareholder of Los Angeles Lakers

The day Phil Jackson to speak out … It is definitely the man of the moment, the most sought after in the NBA and American sports in general. The causes of the breakdown of negotiations with Los Angeles Lakers continue to flow into the U.S. media, but if someone has to explain his not signing with Los Angeles Lakers, this is Phil Jackson. That if you do not want to continue to keep looking like a real tyrant.

Phil Jackson

First there were reports in ESPN, where the reasons pointed frustrated signing of Phil Jackson by Los Angeles Lakers wielding, among other reasons, that Jackson wanted a high salary and fewer years of the contract he was offered, complete control of the team and availability to choose or not to travel to certain movements. Read more »

Therapy Metta World Peace

Metta World Peace, the formerly known as Ron Artest, does not know what to do. His head would have lost crazy. The poor World Peace has tried everything and has spent a fortune (2 million euros) in psychologists to overcome their mental problems. But not by changing the name Metta World Peace has managed to be at peace with him. It is feared. He knows that one day will roll like old times. You do not know what to do or where to turn.

Therapy Metta

World Peace himself has stated that it is not easy to withstand the pressure of the NBA and less being Metta World Peace. The Lakers player has left out his fury with dropper, for example, with elbows. But inside, he knows he misses those battles in which he indulged his homicidal rage. He hungers for human flesh and do not know when it will be able to control it. Read more »

Templates NBA 2012-2013: Western Conference – West Division

We finish our look at the NBA templates for 2012-2013 seasons with the last of the divisions that we had to analyze: the Southwest Division belonging to the Western Conference of the NBA.

Templates NBA 2012-2013

Read our article and estate templates aware competes teams in the Western Conference, Southwest Division, which are encompassed Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets and San Antonio Spurs. Read more »

 

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