...HOUSTON -- The waiting is one of the hardest parts for K.J. McDaniels. He has the athletic ability and smarts to play in the NBA, it's just that he has to wait. Last season, McDaniels was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Houston Rockets for Isaiah Canaan and a future second-round pick. McDaniels didn't play because, well, let's be honest, James Harden, Corey Brewer, Jason Terry and Trevor Ariza were ahead of him. Veteran players -- two with rings, one a superstar and an elite bench performer -- were going to get time over McDaniels. "It's helped me out a lot just watching and seeing how the intensity is and how it picks up throughout the regular season to the playoffs," McDaniels said. "I have to be ready with the same intensity." McDaniels, 22, played in 62 games for the 76ers and, after the trade to the Rockets, logged 33 minutes over 10 games. He suffered an elbow injury toward the end of the season, limiting his practice and playing time. In the offseason, 10 teams were interested in his services, but as a restricted free agent, the Rockets had the right to match any offer. McDaniels didn't receive any offers worth making the Rockets worry, and he signed a three-year, $10 million deal. And now that McDaniels has some financial security, he continues to wait. "Still learning a lot of stuff, he comes with a phenomenal physical set of tools," coach Kevin McHale said of McDaniels. "A really good kid, works really hard. A lot of positives." McDaniels...
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...values impact operations and success. The effectiveness of the organization is reviewed and discussed related to how a family run business can achieve success but yet not be effective. To drive this point the paper will have research topics from Internet based resources in business related to how family businesses succeed and what the pitfalls are. The paper will also address how Drexler’s business fits into the systems model illustrated in Organizational Behavior and Management, ninth edition. The use of Internet resources and text book elements will provide a picture of both the effectiveness and survivability of a company based on the environment it exists in. Summary Drexler’s World famous Bar-B-Que is located in an area of Houston called the Third Ward-an economically disadvantaged neighborhood not far from downtown. It has been in the area since the late 1940s. It was a small establishment around 1500 sq feet but relocated to a 13,000 square foot located in 2003. It features traditional fare and healthier menu items. Drexler’s continues to be a family business with strong underlying values. It is in the neighborhood and is of the neighborhood. The current head of the family, Mrs. Scott, influences the culture of the organization, and the values underpinning it. Her values of honest, hard work and treating people fairly with respect and her strong faith in God are obvious when you step in the restaurant. The family gives back to the surrounding African-American...
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...Pro Basketball Prospectus 2009-10 Downloadable sample chapters Book Foreword, written by Daryl Morey (General Manager, Houston Rockets) Oklahoma City Thunder player comments Houston Rockets team essay For the last two seasons, Basketball Prospectus has been at the cutting edge of the NBA's statistical revolution, exploring how teams win and why as well as integrating plenty of old-fashioned tape and first-hand observation to analyze players and teams. Now, we're following in the footsteps of our predecessors at Baseball Prospectus and our college counterparts by providing that same level of insight in book form. Pro Basketball Prospectus 2009-10 features: Essays on all 30 teams Five-year team trend tables Info-packed tables on every player who saw NBA action in 2008-09 or who can be expected to be seen in the upcoming season, including their advanced stats for the last three seasons, their skill ratings and their contract status Commentary on every player Team and player contract information and salary-cap analysis The results of Kevin Pelton's dynamic SCHOENE projection system, both for players and teams Exclusive quotes from key basketball-operations personnel Insight from blog authors on their teams A special section for fantasy leaguers, including an essay from veteran fantasy NBA writer Brian Doolittle as well as our unique player-rating system which utilizes SCHOENE's projections An essay explaining the microfracture procedure...
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...CHEATS NBA Jam PlayStation 3 Cheat: Codes NBA JAM features politicians and secret characters that can be unlocked through two methods: Button input code in the front end menu (before the title screen, where you must press START to start) and by entering certain initials in the menu where you input your name. Enter directional codes on the D-Pad * UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, CIRCLE, X - Unlock the Beastie Boys * Press LEFT 13 times, then X - Unlocks the Democrats (Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and Hilary Clinton) * Press RIGHT 13 times, then X - Unlocks the Republicans (John McCain, Sarah Palin, George Bush, Dick Cheney) * UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, UP, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT, CIRCLE, X - J. Cole and 9th Wonder Initial entry codes: Enter the following initials for one OR two players (in the case of six letter codes) and press A to hear the confirmation sound. After that, press + to activate the codes. * MJT - Team of M. Turmell and Tim Kitzrow * MAS COT - Unlock the Mascots team * ESP NSN - Unlock the hosts of ESPN SportsNation, Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd * SPR ITE - Unlike Team Sprite * JOR DAN - Unlike Team Jordan * ADI DIS - Unlock Team Addidas Additions by Phill McClelland, Eazy Money, Richmond Bramblet and Adam Steiner Unlockable: Jam Challenge Unlockables Perform the following actions to complete the various Jam Challenges and unlock players, boss battles, cheats, balls and more. * John Starks...
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...Introduction Many business starts on heritage and what receipts that are passed down from generations. Drexler Bar-B-Queue is one of these establishments. The restaurant was first established in the late 1940s in Houston Texas Third ward district. The family continued the tradition after the original owner passed way. The third generation took over in 1982 with James Drexler and Eunice Scott, his mother. Eventually Drexler Bar-B-Queue out grew the location and started from the ground up. The eventually closed their doors for 6 months and reopened with a larger facility and increasing the business by double. It has always been a family affair to all preparation and management of the restaurant. Clyde Drexler, a very popular basketball player, has been also involved in the business operations after his retirement from the NBA. Drexler’s has been a very important factor in the community in Houston. They have sponsored numerous children athletics and continue to do so. What role do values play in how the Drexler’s restaurant interfaces with its neighbors and customers? The Drexler Bar-B-Que business has been built on family values since the beginning in the late 1940s. The day to day operations also show the how they care about the patronage of their business. The owners will continue asking their daily customers about their food and if they are happy with quality of the food. Most restaurants do not do this action. However, Eunice Scott and James Drexler...
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...LENG 111 – 11 Professor Patrick Doyle November 7, 2012 Commentary Growing up with Basketball Basketball, which is a kind of famous sport, is sweeping the global and attracts more and more people now. For most people, playing basketball is so easy that it does not need broad playground and long running. It just needs a one over seventeen fields of football ground and basketry. Then you can have fun with it. But I think that different people have different understanding of basketball. A few days ago in the U.S. presidential election, people know that Obama does well in basketball, and that he is a left-hander. When a journalist asked him,” what will you take action in the sport such as basketball if you won the election campaign?” He said,” I think that sport is the same as politics.” That is Obama’s attitude towards sport. But for me, basketball is not just a sport for keeping healthy, and it is also a kind of spirit. In fact, the first time I learnt about it was an accident. I was eight years old when I was in primary school. And my school started to open up many “special teams” to enrich students’ campus life. There were basketball teams, Ping-Pong teams, martial art teams, music teams, athletics teams, and so on. When I heard this news, I was very happy because I was interested in martial art very much at that time. Although I was just a little boy, I knew that martial art is a part of Chinese culture...
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...Yao Ming is the first Chinese player to have a major impact in th N.B.A. and the first Chinese athlete to become an international superstar. Standing 7-foot-6-inch (2.29-meters) tall and wearing size 18 shoes, he was drafted No. 1 by the Houston Rockets and made the N.B.A. All-Star team his rookie year. The American press heralded his arrival as beginning of “Ming Dynasty” Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, the largest city in China. He is the only child of a basketball family, whose parents are both basketball player. At 18 he became a main member of the national basketball team. In2002 he went to America and joined the Houston Rockets in the NBA as a center. Yao retired in 2011because of the stress fractures in his left foot, ending of his career as a NBA basketball player. Yao was selected to the NBA All-Star team eight times. He averaged 19 points and 9.2 rebounds during his NBA career. More importantly, his impact expanded the NBA's influence in Asia into lucrative merchandise sales and TV ratings. Yao had played six years with the Chinese national team before joining the Rockets, and was already a star in china. the reason why he is notable is that he also does a great deal for charity, after the earthquake, he donated $2 million dollars and created a foundation to help rebuild school. Bring the total donation to 16 million Yao Ming become the most donations athletes. He carried China’s flag in the Olympic opening ceremonies in 2004 and 2008. The...
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...Harpreet Singh English 9 Mrs. Whitt 5/22/13 Book Review I read the NBA: Rookie Experience by Mike Monroe, this book was non-fiction. I enjoy basketball but, I don’t enjoy reading and when I read about basketball it got me more interested in the NBA and basketball. I liked learning about retired and older players such as Tim Duncan, Chris Anstey, Jacque Vaughn, Bobby Jackson, and Tracy McGrady. Learning about Tim Duncan, Chris Anstey, Jacque Vaughn, Bobby Jackson, and Tracy McGrady got me more interested in learning about the history of basketball. This book is about the rookie experience that rookies go through and the challenges they have to face throughout there rookie years. I liked this book because I know how tired and beat down an athlete can get towards the end of the season. I would recommend this book to teen athletes. I would not recommend it to people who are not interested in sports. The intended audience is basketball players and young athletes. This story also talks about how fast you can get traded. Bobby Jackson originally drafted by the great championship contending Seattle Sonic; but before he could celebrate he was traded to one of the worst teams in the NBA (Back then), the Denver Nuggets. He was heartbroken. After reading this book I have learned that a rookie has to face many challenges his first few years. This book is a very good book for people like me. I enjoy playing basketball I love everything about it and reading about it wasn’t too bad...
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...switch sports. It was then that basketball became my passion. After trying out for my high school team and making the cut, I was able to experience a new opportunity. The opportunity in being able to compete with other countries. My team and I were eligible to compete in the Junior Southeast Asian games. We competed with team members who came from China, Mongolia, Laos, Japan, Cambodia and Vietnam. I would play my heart out during every practice and especially every game. I was soon rewarded for my talent. I was named Best in Sports and Athlete of the Year when I graduated from high school. One of my favorite examples that came into contrast to the stereotype that Asians can not play sports is Yao Ming. Yao Ming who plays center for the Houston Rockets team is also one of the best professional basketball players in the NBA. His ability to block and shoot from the perimeter overcomes the average of a typical center players ability during a...
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...Through out this last century we have witnessed the globalization of all sports pretty much. Sports teams now included players from all over the world, in everything from the NBA to UFC. I have never seen a time where the world became so united as I have lately. A perfect example of this would be when Yoa Ming joined the Houston rockets when he joined he brought with him millions of new fans. I think it is great that we are being introduced to the globalization of sports. The US soccer team has made the world cup a global competition. Before I always though that the Olympics where the only time countries came together in a battle of sports, however I now am able to witness this in almost all sports today. So the question in everyone’s mind is how is this going to change sports for us for the world? Well I can say for the players and owners of anything sports that is marketable this blows up the way they will make money. I mean tis takes a small time team into a million dollar franchise that is able to sell to millions of customers or sports fans. I think that can be good, I know some might and do complain they make to much as it is but really I think they are just mad they can not succeed at this. This is their job and they deserve to make whatever they can just like we deserve what ever we can from what ever career we choose. I have chosen bodybuilding and now since it has been globalized we are able to compete and win in all kinds of countries and...
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...Lebron James is an 11 time all star, 4 time most valuable player, 2 time NBA finals most valuable player, and a 2 time NBA champion. While his accomplishments are phenomenal, his legacy seems to be stained by 4 finals losses. At the end of the day, when he is compared to NBA greats like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, championships are all that matter. If James wants to strengthen his legacy, a championship next season is crucial which would also please the city of Cleveland, not having won a major league championship since 1964 and end the long drought which is now referred to as a curse. James needs to win a championship next season to strengthen his legacy. Even though James’s personal goal is not to win championships but to be the best...
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...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-bsOKd3jLE http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=276 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRv_HlXOZFw Yao Ming is the first Chinese player to have a major impact in th N.B.A. and the first Chinese athlete to become an international superstar. Standing 7-foot-6-inch (2.29-meters) tall and wearing size 18 shoes, he was drafted No. 1 by the Houston Rockets and made the N.B.A. All-Star team his rookie year. Yao was selected to the NBA All-Star team eight times. He averaged 19 points and 9.2 rebounds during his NBA career. More importantly, his impact expanded the NBA's influence in Asia into lucrative merchandise sales and TV ratings. Yao is China’s first global sports superstar with a personal brand valued at more than $1 billion. Even after his retirement he remains one of the most popular celebrities in China. When U.S. President Barrack Obama addressed a meeting of Chinese-American business leaders he predictably quoted the Confucian sage Mencius but also quoted Yao Ming : “No matter whether you need are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.” In seven NBA seasons Yao has averaged 19.1 points and 9.3 rebounds (2010)/ In 2007 Yao was named an NBA All-Star for the sixth time. In the 2005-2006 season he was the top All-Star vote getter ahead of Kobe Bryant. He essentially carries his team, which often goes on losing streaks when he is injured. Yao is regarded as one of the hardest working players in the...
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...Owning a sports team is no different from any other business the main point is to make money and be the best not just in your city or region but also in the world. Expanding your franchise is important because as the use of the internet expands your views expand as well, because people that cannot see their favorite player play on Television can see it online. My brother loves WWE wresting, they wrestle overseas sometimes and do not show it on Television, and he will watch it online. I will be focusing on how the NBA Franchises increase there popularity abroad. One of the things a U.S franchise needs in order to be successful is a player or players that the fans in other countries can connect with U.S franchises. I remember the NBA Huston rockets going to China to play when Yao Ming was on their team. In a ranking of Top 10 Most Popular Sports in The World in 2014 done by Sportsology Basketball lands at number three behind soccer number one and cricket number two (Sporteology, 2014). Basketball has around 2-3 billion fans in the US, Canada, china and Philippines. Basketball is the third Most Played and Watched Sport in the World. The NBA has...
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...Ten-time NBA All-Star Paul Pierce reunites with his former Boston Celtic champion coach Doc Rivers after signing a three-year, $10.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Rivers is reportedly planning to place the 17-year veteran in the team’s starting small forward spot after Matt Barnes was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Lance Stephenson. Initially, speculations came out that Stephenson would be Rivers’ starter at no. 3, but the coach had since denied them by telling reporters that he would like the burly wingman to come off the bench to spell either the two guard or the small forward. The Clippers hope that Pierce would finally provide the championship experience...
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...The Goal How can I become someone that can revive lives? Why can't I wish for these lives to be revived? You see, things don't always come so easy. You got to work for it and that's what makes it great. This is my story of how I get my mom and I out of this poor life and get treated with pleasant things. I'm just an average kid trying to enjoy life. My mom and I don't have any plans for us in the future. All I know is that I want make something of my future. It was hard growing up fatherless while my mom was working to provide for her only child. It was me and my mom against the world because we went through past due bills and barely had enough to buy food. My name is Omari and I was born in Rieti, Italy. I have a Hershey Chocolate skin color, standing at five foot nine feet, and am outrageously handsome, somewhat like a model. My dad left me and my mom when I was about five years old. It was sad to see my father leave at such a young age. My mother told me later that he had other “problems” he needed to take care of, which did not involve me or my mother. But I knew why he left us now. He left us because that problem was another woman. I cannot believe that is what he did, but now that I look at it, I could care less about his whereabouts. My mom is my motivation and why I try so hard. I have a dream that one day I will get my mom and I out of this poor life. Then we will eventually live happy without having to deal with stress. I was not an athletic guy...
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