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by Eddie Delgado - 2008-06-22
Collier Brown Jr., AKA P.J. Brown, currently plays for the NBA's Boston Celtics as a center/power forward. In college Brown played at Louisiana Tech for a period of four years. He left the school as ...
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by David Horne - 2008-06-12
Basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games will be held at Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing from August 9-24, 2008.Basketball is definitely a global sport that has shown continued growth over recent years...
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by Stephen Lars - 2008-06-06
By Stephen Lars Boston eliminated Detroit, one of its stronger rivals, in the East Conference Final and now will be facing its NBA archenemy, for nothing less than the NBA title. Paul Pierce scored ...
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by Alan Richardson - 2008-06-03
Basketball was invented in a pursuit for an indoor game, which would provide complete fitness. Dr James Naismith, a Canadian physical instructor, wrote down the basic rule for the game after initial r...
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by Sebastian Marders - 2008-05-31
When we sit and watch a basketball game, we are always yelling at our team for every screw up they throw our way. We are fans - and as fans - it is our job to judge, heckle and to annoy these men who,...
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by Sebastian Marders - 2008-05-31
Michael Jordan was born three days after Valentine's Day in 1963. He brought a new level of excitement to the game of basketball, and is now retired, much to the relief of his opponents, and despite c...
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by Luke Johnstone - 2008-05-01
Do you wish to improve your vertical leap but don't know which program to use? If you are anything like me, you don't want to feel like a goose and fall for the hyped promises being made; fork over yo...
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by Luke Johnstone - 2008-05-01
If you are reading this article, you have probably heard of Kelly Baggett and his Vertical Jump Bible. If you are like me, you are probably now surfing the net looking for answers to questions like......
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by Luke Johnstone - 2008-05-01
Forget all the confusion about complex training regimes to increase vertical leap. Let's get to back to basics. Athletes with the biggest vertical leaps are as strong as hell!For instance, did you kno...
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by AnaLise Kaufman - 2008-04-27
OK. Here's the news. We all know that we lost the most experienced players on the UF basketball team, mainly due to graduation last semester. We were just settling down and re-grouping when there is m...
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by Jimmy Cox - 2008-04-25
Two important skills in basketball are faking and moving without the ball. Both should be practiced well.FakingIn order to be an offensive threat you must be able to elude your guard whether you have...
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by Ally White - 2008-04-18
Mike Krzyzewski the coach of the US Olympic team will concentrate his attention in the NBA playoffs to choose the best players possible and hopes the top players will stay healthy and without injuries...
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by Jimmy Cox - 2007-11-25
In playing basketball, each player must be conditioned to change quickly from offense to defense. This mental trick must be learned before any kind of defense can become operative. Defense is a state ...
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by Ally White - 2007-05-27
Panathinaikos has now accumulated four Euroleague titles by taking away the championship from CSKA Moscow 93-91 on Sunday. Ramunas Siskauskas made two free throws with five seconds left to secure vict...
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by Carey Masci - 2007-05-22
Its baaaaaaack or did it ever leave? That is the question!I was just starting to believe that the Cleveland Curse was about to be lifted and then.... game five of the Cavs/Nets series took place. It...
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by Virgil Aponte - 2007-04-30
For years I've used stair training to maximize my power which lead me to using them with the hundreds of athletes I've trained including players from Major League Baseball and the Women's National Bas...
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by Laura B. Welch - 2007-04-17
As the smells of popcorn, hotdogs and sweat filled the air, the sounds of sneakers squeaking on the polished floor, and basketballs bouncing echoed in the stadium, local fans cheered their neighborhoo...
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by Randy Brown - 2007-04-15
All coaches know how valuable practice time is. Most high school coaches have limited practice time due to limited facilities and multiple teams needing space. One idea for those in this situation is ...
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by Maurice Johnson - 2007-04-15
As Yogi Berra would say: "This is like deja vu all over again."The Florida Gators beat Ohio State for the NCAA Championship. Seems like we've heard that before somewhere. Oh, yea, less than three m...
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by Randy Brown - 2007-04-12
One of the greatest joys in basketball is shooting the basketball. From early ages we dream of the day we can shoot the ball with strength, distance, and accuracy. You can be 99 years old and shoot th...