Category: Basketball

The 4 Greatest Powerhouses in the history of the NBA

The 4 Greatest Powerhouses In The History Of The Nba
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we list the 4 most explosive players in the NBA, past and future.

The NBA is a game which demands energy, aggression and passion. Many of the players who have all that it takes to be a great NBA player are known as powerhouses. They are the most explosive players and this is an ability that not every player possesses. Smart players know how and when to use this ability in order to defeat their opponents. Here are some of the most explosive players the NBA has ever seen.

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The 5 worst trades ever made by the New York Knicks

The 5 Worst Trades Ever Made By The New York Knicks
In a basketball scoreboards feature, take a look at the Knicks and some of the really awful purchases that they have made through the years. we The New York Knicks is certainly not one of the NBA great teams. When you are not a great team and you make poor trades it can be disasterous. The New York Knicks have won the championship title only a couple of times and have never had any really special players on their roster such as Bird, Johnson, Jordan, Abdul Jabbar, Russell etc. NBA teams need to win and to win you need to have talented players, which is where the Knicks have fallen short, year after year. In the process of acquiring the sort of players that might get them somewhere, the team has made some terrible transfers. Five of the worst are highlighted here.

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The favorites for the NBA’s 2010 MVP award

The Favorites For The Nba’s 2010 Mvp Award
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look forward to the MVP awards and discuess the burning question: who's going to win it?!

The MVP award is a highly prestigious one in basketball. Players who have played for at least 50 regular season games and have put in consistently outstanding performances (stress on consistenly) are eligible for the MVP.. A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters decide who should be honored with this prestigious award. This year's online voting has been initiated through which the fans can vote for the player they think should win the award. Let’s look at this season’s MVP award favorites.

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The top NBA Players of all time and Kobe Bryant - where is he on the list?

The Top Nba Players Of All Time And Kobe Bryant - Where Is He On The List?
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we compare Kobe to the greatest players ever seen in the NBA, and ask, in historical terms, how does he match up against the best of the rest? Kobe Bryant isn’t the best player in the history of the NBA: there have been a number of players who achieved more than him. His fans may not agree with this but unfortunately Bryant has lost a little of the magic he had in him. Now in his 30's, he has lost some of his explosiveness, and perhaps doesn't strike quite as much fear into his opponents as he used to. Saying that, he is still a living legend, and still the best player in the league today. Here is the list of the best ever. Where is Kobe?

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U.S. Basketball from the eyes of a U.K soccer fan

U.s. Basketball From The Eyes Of A U.k Soccer Fan
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at the great sport of basketball from the eyes of an English soccer fan. As a big fan of sport, one of the first things I wanted to do when I arrived in North America from the UK for the first time was watch some live sports. My friend offered to take me to see the Toronto Raptors play against the Dallas Maveriks (is that what they are called)?, the basketball scoreboards showing that the big stars at the time were the big German guy for Dallas and the guy who has since moved to Miami for Toronto. As you can see, I'm ashamed to say that my basketball knowledge was, and still is, very limited!

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The NBA’s Top 5 best paid players

The Nba’s Top 5 Best Paid Players
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at the top 5 earning players in the NBA today. National Basketball Association (NBA) is very popular in the United States and it contains some players who no doubt have outstanding skills, whilst others certainly do not. They are just popular only because they are a part of one of the greatest teams. Similarly, some players deserve the large amounts of money that they get, but others don’t: they do not perform according to what they earn and are considered by many to be overpaid. Here we look at top 5 highest paid basketball players, and as you will see, some of them deserve it and some of them absolutely do not.

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The Top 3 Basketball teams in the Pacific US

The Top 3 Basketball Teams In The Pacific Us
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at the top US basketball teams from the West coast. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the US, and arguably THE most popular sport (in tandem with football). The Pacific coast has some great teams and some fanatical supporters, which have a friendly but fierce rivalry with the East coast. The following 3 Pacific US teams are considered the best in the West.

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The Top 3 Basketball teams in the Atlantic US

The Top 3 Basketball Teams In The Atlantic Us
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we take a look at the top 3 Atlantic Basketball teams.

Basketball is very commonly watched in the US. In just the way cricket is loved and worshipped in Asia, basketball is THE game in the US. People are crazy about it and they just love this sport. The players love their supporters and try their best not to disappoint them. Lets take a look at the top 3 Atlantic teams:

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Who takes the Spotlight: Kobe Bryant or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and ask, who takes the spotlight? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in 1947 in New York. He was born a Catholic but later converted to Islam and so changed his named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He had passion for basketba...

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Shortest Players in NBA History - Updated Article.

Shortest Players in NBA HistoryIn basketball scoreboards news, we look at somewhat esoteric subject. Who were the shortest players ever to have played in the NBA?

Basketball is one of the few sports which practically demands a distinct physique. As we all know, that demand is height. Most of the players in the NBA of today and the past are and were over 6 feet tall, and many 6 foot 6 and above. Clearly height is an obvious advantage in basketball, unlike in sports such as soccer or baseball, in which physical attributes are much less important. In one way this is a inherent disadvantage of the game of basketball: whilst the best soccer player in the world today, Messi, is only 5 foot 7, in basketball the vast majority of players of such a a height will get nowhere. In another way, this is not strictly true, as there have been some notable exceptions in the game of basketball over the years. Below we look the shortest players in basketball history who made it big.

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NBA season 2010-2011: 5 intriguing questions for the coming season.

Nba Season 2010-2011: 5 Intriguing Questions For The Coming Season.
In Basketball Scoreboards news, with the 2010-11 NBA season about to start, we look at some of the most interesting questions about what we can expect in the next few months of action.

1) Will Yao Ming come back strong? In his first 3 seasons, the basketball scoreboards showed that he hardly missed a game, but in the last 5 seasons he has suffered from set back after set back, and he missed all of last season. When injury free, he is generally considered one of the top 3 big men in the NBA. Can he come back this season and re-assert his dominance? Only time can answer this question

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Improve your dunk with these great tips

Improve Your Dunk With These Great Tips
In a basketball scoreboards feature, we take a look at the most talked about shot in basketball: the slam dunk. Firstly, you are going to need the right footwear. This is vital if you are going to get the elevation you need to get to he ring. A good pair of sneakers can automatically add a couple of inches to your vertical jump. These shoes don’t come cheap, but don’t all for the marketing either. Do your research as the best known brands are not necessarily the best. Don’t skip this step because quality shoes also give added protection to your ankles, which bear the brunt of the stress in jumping.

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