...When we talk about notable players in the NBA, what comes into mind? The answers vary, starting from Michael Jordan all the way to LeBron James. These players are recognized for notable plays they made for their team and the business they are in today. However, one player that should be recognized is Stephen Curry, one of the best point-guards and three-pointers in the league right now. Of course, today he is known for the best player in the Golden State Warriors. But the real question is what steps did he take to take this title in the nation. Where did he start from, what is his influence, or what challenges did he overcome? These are questions that should pop up in your head. Stephen Curry was born on March 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio. He is the oldest child of his family, consisting his younger brother, Seth Curry, and his youngest sister, Sydel Curry. Throughout his childhood, he was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father, Dell Curry, played for the Charlotte Hornets. With his father being a basketball player, Curry became involved in basketball in his early years. For example, during his father’s shootaround, Curry would sit aside and watch him practice. Later on, Curry became more involved in basketball by shooting basketballs around...
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...played in a high school team but they both played in a different high school. LeBron’s high school basketball team is called Saint Vincent-Saint Mary in Akron, Ohio and Stephen’s high school basketball team is called Charlotte Christian in Charlotte, North Carolina. they both were born in Akron, Ohio but they don’t have the same birthday. Lebron James birthday is December 30 and the year that he was born in is 1984 and Steph Curry’s birthday is March 14 and the year that he was born in is 1988. Steph Curry has played for a college basketball team but Lebron hasn’t played for a college basketball team. Steph...
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...The Golden State Warriors have the Cleveland Cavaliers right where they want them. The Dubs are up 3-1 in the NBA Finals and will play Game 5 at home at Oracle Arena. The Warriors record at home during the regular season was 39-2, and during the postseason, 11-1. If that isn’t gloomy enough for the Cavs, no team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals to win the title. So, if history is any indicator, it appears that LeBron James and the Cavaliers are about to lose in the NBA Finals for the second year in a row to the Warriors, which would put Golden State point guard Stephen Curry in an exclusive group of players to win back-to-back regular season MVPs and NBA championships. James’ record in the NBA Finals stands at 2-4,...
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...23 Executive Summary The following marketing plan will help guide the Golden State Warriors back into the respectability of the league. For the past sixteen years, the organization has been unsuccessful in all aspects of the business. Aspects include: forming a competitive team that consistently makes the post season year in and year out, staffing a highly qualified management group, and increasing single & season ticket sales over a three year span. With the goal to build a “winning NBA franchise,” we will first focus on the aspects of improving the culture and employing a new face for the team. With this, it will provide a more attractive setting for “big name” free agents to come join the Warriors and bring them back into a respectable state. With the marketing strategy that I will implement, it will give the Warriors increased amount of leverage against the other 30 NBA organizations by increasing the market share by at least 4.36%. With every available free agent in the market, the Golden State Warriors have a 3.33% chance which does not include the 12 big market teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. Of the 12 big market NBA teams, they share an 8.33% percent chance as a result to the glamour of their team and culture. My goal is to raise the standard percentile of 3.33% to at least 7.69% which will now be a split between 13 different NBA teams. As a franchise and its profitability, the...
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...I think that the year of 2016 is going to be great for the NBA star, Stephen Curry. He was the 2015 MVP of professional men’s basketball. In 2016, he is going to be known as the best player in the NBA. All Lebron fans might as well say goodbye to their “king” and say hello to new royalty. Steph Curry will be known all around the world if he isn’t already. Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry was born on March 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio. Steph was born into a very athletic family. Steph’s mother, Sonya, played college volleyball at Virginia Tech. His father, Dell, played in the NBA and was very successful. But in 2016, Stephen will prove that he is far better than his father was. Stephen Curry is very good right now but as the NBA season...
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...shot, not merely a forgettable Game 2 as a large part of the 95-93 overtime loss to the Cavaliers that will never be forgotten around here if the Warriors don't respond to the challenge of a 1-1 Finals heading to Cleveland. This is shooting at the worst possible time. He was 7-for-18 in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals in Houston, the night of the ugly crash landing in the second quarter. He was 7-for-21 in Game 5 while still sore and wearing a shooting sleeve part of the time as the Warriors reached the Finals for the first time in 40 years. Following the rest of seven days off after Golden State and Cleveland both quickly wrapped up their series, Curry looked fresh in the opener of the championship series on Thursday, making 10 of 20 shots and scoring a team-high 26 points as the Warriors won in overtime. I chose this article because i love sports and mainly basketball, and i was watching these games as i was doing this currents event project, but i also chose this article because like the team Golden State Warriors and i also like Stephen Curry. But more importantly i chose this article because i do not like Cleveland Cavaliers nor do i like Lebron James and seeing him and his team lose to this game made me pretty happy. My Christian perspective on this article doesn’t really change aside from the fact that all of these teams not only playing in these major professional leagues but just anyone that plays sports in general should always be trying their best and playing...
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...Regardless of the outcome of the Pistons’ first round playoff series against the Cavaliers, the Pistons future is bright and fans of the team should be optimistic about their potential to become a perennial power in the eastern conference. The Pistons are one of the youngest teams in the NBA. Of their five starters, Marcus Morris and Reggie Jackson are the oldest at age 26. The other three starters, Andre Drummond, Kentavious-Caldwell Pope, and Tobias Harris are age 22, 22, and 23 respectively. And Stanley Johnson, the team’s sixth man, is 19 years old. The key components of the Pistons’ rotation are all incredibly young, but despite their age, as a unit they play like a seasoned veteran latent team. They have team chemistry similar to that...
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...Hi, I’m here to talk to you about the National Basketball Association (NBA). I will talk about information you need to know about how to play the game, talk about all the current and past players, and learn about the records . Before anyone can start to play the game they have to know the rules to the game. Let’s talk about a foul, a foul is when anyone cause unnecessary roughness to another player. If someone gets fouled in the act of shooting then they go to the free throw line. Each free throw is worth one point. They may be worth only one point, but they can be very crucial and nobody wants to miss them like some players, and it cost them the game. Now that we have gone over fouls we can go over turnovers. Anytime someone loses the ball and your team doesn’t recover the ball back that is considered a turnover. Examples are ball falls out of bounds, someone steals it from your team, and someone intercepts a pass. Last Is ejections, an ejection is where anyone can get thrown out of the game. A way to get ejected is to get into a fight with another player or referee....
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...Am I the only one that thinks the Houston Rockets have a puncher's chance to push the Golden State Warriors to 6 or even 7 games? Most to all basketball experts and fans have the Warriors sweeping the Rockets with ease. I don't blame them, I mean Houston did moonwalk into the playoffs thanks to the Utah Jazz coughing up that playoff spot. Kobe Bryant sends his thanks to the Jazz as well. The Rockets have been the model of inconsistency this season. Getting off to a slow start, and putting the blame on Kevin Mchale by firing him. Their stars, James Harden and Dwight Howard have been rumored to haveissues with eachother. The signing of Ty Lawson didn't work out because there was only one person on that team that was going to do all the dribbling (cough cough Harden)....
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...Curry’s reign at the top Stephen Curry is becoming the hottest and most well known player in the basketball world setting up his position as the perfect role model whoever watches him making everyone look up to him, being and staying humble, while also going through a tough journey he never quit. Everyone is loving the Curry show and how he’s changing the game making it a three point shooting contest every night. Steph is growing fast now becoming the new face of the NBA he has responsibilities to step up to and he makes sure he keeps that by staying humble even while being on one of the best teams in the league while also being the biggest name in sports. Stephen is proving himself as the face of the NBA not just by being the best...
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...pro and star basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe entered the NBA draft fresh out from high school, and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets, but during the draft he got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He has played for the Lakers his entire career,...
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...All-Star Weekend Review (Draft) Every year around late February, the National Basketball League has a weekend dedicated to the fans and call it the All-Star weekend, where players around the league get together to play some basketball all for entertainment and for fun. Multiple games are on during the first day of the All-Star weekend like the celebrity game with celebrities such as Kevin Hart, Snoop Dogg and NBA Impersonator Brandon Armstrong. Also on the first day is the Rising Stars Challenge where at least one rising stars for each team play against each other in two teams, Team USA vs Team World. On the second day, the 3 Point Contest, the Skills Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest. These games would be the most anticipate games over the...
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...Exclusive Summary The Los Angels Lakers Club (LAL) is one of the most well-known basketball clubs of National Basketball Association (NBA). It has followed clear mission, which is to win NBA Championships, to attract new fans, strive tor providing good services for club members and also to promote NBA basketball to Communities. By following the strategic direction, the club had detailed analyses of its own existing situation as well as the environmental analyses. The strategies were made upon these analyses, such as prescriptive approach that indicated the club should have a plan in advance. On the other hand, it used emergent approach, which could support the club to maintain its sustainability development. Finally, the club evaluated their strategies frequently. Through the evaluation process, the club reflected itself. And then, it could provide useful information for them to sustain competitive advantage. For keeping the club running effectively, they should consider more activities and events to entertain the members. 1. Introduction An awareness of the importance of the strategy to the sport organization has been recognized over these years. According to Johnson and Scholes (2002), strategy decided the direction and scope of an organization’s activities, and connects its external environment. In addition, as Hoye et al (2009) state, strategy can be an explanation of how sports organizations survive with competitions and sustentation. As Forster (2006: 72)...
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...“LeBron Raymone James was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio. At an early age, he showed a natural talent for basketball” (Biography.com Editors). LeBron led his high school basketball team to a state championship as a freshman. He won the state championship the next year as a sophomore. He played for St-Vincent-St-Mary’s High School in Akron (Biography.com Editors). LeBron James as a junior was named PARADE magazine’s High School Boy’s Basketball Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year. James was so good that he almost went into the NBA as a junior, but he decided to stay (Biography.com Editors). “Deciding to finish his education, James had a tremendous senior year on the court. He averaged 31.6 points per game, helping his team clinch their third state title. The team also earned the top national ranking that year. Overall, James scored 2,657 points, 892 rebounds, and 523 assists during his 4 years at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s High School. He would soon emerge as one of the NBA’s leading players” (Biography.com Editors). James was the first player taken in the 2003 NBA Draft. He was taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers; who were a struggling franchise. To add onto that...
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...dominant duo in basketball history, having won three championship rings in a row. But then the iconic duo fell apart, broke into pieces after O’Neal and Bryant made it clear they never wanted to play with each other ever again. Both went their separate ways and still had success, but the thought of that super duo lingered within the minds of sports analysts everywhere. How many more championships could they have won? How would they stack up against all time greatest duos like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen? These questions endured in the minds of many — and still do — since sports breakups continue to occur, but the biggest question has always been this: who leaves better off?...
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