...you are or the family you have we are all different and use certain effects that takes place in our lives as positives or negative. NBA players are no different. They have goals, are determined to achieve them and use life challenges as motivation. Neither is better than each other but they use their life styles from their childhood as motivation to do better, to be better. Isn't that our goal in life, try to find a way to do better for you, your friends and family? We are born to want more, to live more and to be more than the last. NBA players all have different reason and paths to where they are now but they are no different than the next. Some players lived difficult lives and some have them planned out, but both paths have a major impact on how they will play in the NBA. Motivation has a way of pushing people to do more than they are capable of. For example Lebron James, a very talented NBA player, uses his difficult childhood as the foundation for his motivation. He never lived an easy life, whether it was growing up with a single mother or living in a bad neighborhood, life always had it out for him. He didn’t let that bring him down; instead he used that to his advantage. Freedman (2008) stated the Lebron James said “I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger”. Growing up with a bad past or a difficult life...
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...Why Michael Jordan is The Best The greatest of all time Air Jordan.Michael Jordan set many of records while in the NBA. He also won many titles and was the most popular athlete ever to play sport. He was the most recognized sports player of his time. Michael Jordan Is the best athlete ever to play in the NBA. Michael Jordan Won The NBA championship many of times and set the regular season record. ``You don't ever want to say `never','' he says, ``but I don't think the NBA will ever again attain the glory it did with Michael.'' Does this mean that the NBA will never be as popular as it was when MJ was playing. Or will it never reach the potential that it should of. MJ was the number one athlete his entire time during the NBA. He was the...
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...NBA Player Dress Code Right or Wrong? At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern enforced a dress code that requires players to wear particular attire prior to and after their games. This new rule has sparked plenty of controversy amongst the league, with experts, officials, and players all having their say on its intentions. Consequently, questions have been raised about the NBA’s management staff. Also, the link between the league and ‘hip-hop’ culture has brought about racial connotations. The code itself states that business casual is compulsory during all team or league business, including bus rides to the stadium, press conferences and also injured players who sit on the sidelines. The excluded items include sleeveless shirts, shorts, t-shirts, jerseys, sports apparel (unless appropriate for the event (e.g., a basketball clinic), team-identified, and approved by the team), headgear of any kind, chains, sunglasses (whilst indoors) and headphones (other than on the team bus). This means no more oversized baggy pants and coats with ‘bling’ covering their body. Although Stern claims otherwise, it is widely believed that the code was enforced in order to eliminate the hip-hop image the NBA has, making it a more fan-friendly league. The management was concerned on how the public viewed the NBA and their stars. Throughout press conferences before the code was enforced, the African-American players would be...
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...ask to use the restroom sounds a little ridiculous. The NBA has set an age restriction to enter the league at 19 years old in 2006(Rossen, Jordan Michael. "NBA's Age Minimum and Its Effect on High School Phenoms, The." Va. Sports & Ent. LJ 8 (2008). Although there was no former restriction, this approach in drafting players still appeares to be too young. Former players have said the quality of play in the NBA has taken a toll as more college freshman elect to forgo the rest of their college careers and enter the NBA draft. Not only has the quality of play suffered in the NBA but in the NCAA as well as more of heavily scouted players head towards the draft. There has also been problems with players getting released from the NBA that have not acquired their bachelor's degree. However there could be a problem with high school phenoms not choosing to go to college at all but play overseas. This is why The NBA and its potential employess would benefit from restricting domestic players from entering before the age of 21. The NBA is a professional league making roughly $5 billion dollars and is comprised of the top basketball players in the world(Mitchell, VyShaey. "Will NBA Players go to...
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...me is when i watched a youtube video on National Basketball Association (NBA) who was drafted in 2009 and was announced NBA’s most valuable player (MVP) on 2015, Stephen Curry and his basketball life. One of the reasons Stephen Curry inspired me is now i want to go to college. I want to go to college because i want to challenge myself and look up to important things. And to finish my goal, I have to finish high school and go up and challenge myself to the next level in the future. Another reason that Stephen Curry inspired me to go to college is because when he went to college. This made me think that i can go to college too. He got in college really easily, And made me think that it is going to be easy for...
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...1. Why is it important that all fans in the world have the same experience? It is important that all fans in the world have the same experience because not all of the best players in the world come from the United States anymore. The number of players in the NBA coming from other countries has grown greatly in the last 10 to 15 years. With so many players coming from other parts of the world, its important for the fans to be able to follow their favorite players, teams and sport from anywhere. Also, as in any business, it’s ultimately about making money. If your content is viewable all over the world, fans can purchase merchandise throughout the world as well. Companies that advertise on your website can also be solicited throughout the world. Also, the easier, the faster, and better quality that is received increases the likelihood of these advertisements hitting the targeted markets. 2. Why is it important that individual franchise owners can build, manage, and distribute on the NBA platform their own content? This allows the individual team owner to promote their own business in their own ways in which they see fit. This is especially useful if a team owner wants to promote local advertising within certain cities and promote other products worldwide. Because the owner should know his fans the best. The people from NBA headquarters do not know as much about the people in the stands as the owner should. 3. Using the competitive forces model illustrated...
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...Eligibility Change in the NBA The National Basketball Association is a billion dollar business and is known as one of the largest and most prestigious organizations within American sports today. It is also home of one of the most controversial rules in all of sports, which is known as the “one and done rule.” The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA Draft straight out of high school (Zegers). According to this policy, anyone who wants to enter the NBA Draft must complete at least one season and school year at the collegiate level or be at least the age of nineteen. This policy created by NBA Commissioner David Stern went into effect for the 2005-2006 season of the NBA (Medcalf). The creation of this rule between the National Basketball Association and the players union caused immediate backlash from many players who all felt that the policy was very unreasonable. The one and done rule should be changed to either go play in college for two years or be able to head straight to the NBA, because coaches have difficulty recruiting players who only want to play one year and it could be bad for players to have to go to school first if they were to suffer any problems that could occur due to their decision. Millions of Americans including myself are huge fans of college and NBA basketball. I love to watch my favorite college basketball players go to the NBA and follow their career of playing professional basketball. Prior to the creation...
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...The Correlations Between Salaries of NBA Players and Their On-court Performance Indicators ZiWEI YONG, 460228934 21, FEB, 2016 Contents Abstract 2 1. Introduction and literature review 3 1. Introduction to Regression Model 3 1.1 Regression Model 3 1.2 Simple Linear Regression Model 3 1.3 Multiple Linear Regression Model 4 1.4 Multicollinearity 4 1.5 Conclusion for Multiple Linear Regression Modelling 5 2. Literature Review 5 2.1 Introduction of NBA 5 2.2 Reasons for High Average Salary in NBA 5 2.3 Salaries based on long term contract 6 2.4 Reasons for Choosing On-court Performance Data 7 3. Preparations for Running the Multiple Regression Model 8 3.1 Objectives of this paper 8 3.2 Introduction of the variables 8 3.2.1 Dependent Variable 8 3.2.2 Independent Variables 8 3.3 Data Source 9 3.4 Scattered Plots 9 3.4.1 Scattered Plots of Salary and Independent Variables 9 3.4.2 Residual Scattered Plots 10 4. Multiple linear regression modelling 11 4.1 The Adjusted R² 11 4.2 The Histogram 12 4.3 Model Generated by Analysis: 12 5. Ethical Problems 13 5.1 Sample Size 13 5.2 Data for Kobe Bryant 14 5.3 Excluded Related Independent Variables 14 5.4 Multi-collinearity 14 6. Conclusion 15 Abstract This paper examines the correlation between NBA players’ salaries and their on-court performance indicators. Before getting into the relationship, I would introduce the essence of what is regression model and how to interpret it, then we would...
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...The recent National Basketball Association lockout captured nationwide attention. NBA ownership and its players fought for what each thought was best. The players were fighting to protect what they already had, while the owners tried to protect their investments in each franchise. If you own a television chances are high that you probably were aware of the recent lockout of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). There were many complex issues surrounding both sides regarding this situation which I will get into during the course of this paper. The main goal of both the owners and the players was to come to agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The previous collective bargaining agreement expired in June of 2011. The 2011-2012 NBA season, was in jeopardy if a new agreement was not able to be reached. After hours of negotiations and back and forth momentum changes from each side, an agreement was finally reached on November 25, 2011, saving the season and allowing thousands of people to return to work. The NBA lockout has many twists and turns since July 1st 2011. The players and the owners of the teams have many decisions to make. In the meantime there is no guarantee that there will be a 2011-12 NBA season. Between revenue sharing and the salary cap of the players, there are negotiations that are still going on. This is leaving the players to look elsewhere for a salary including playing overseas and playing for smaller salaries. The fans are...
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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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...Association (NBA) Lockout HRMG 5930 Strayer University October 08, 2012 Abstract While there were many who might have been sick of the whole NBA lockout fiasco, and were thinking the NBA lockout may have been a bad thing for all parties involved…it was clear that the lockout not only effected the fans, it also had a lasting effect on many people behind the scenes as well. From the people like the office assistants who did a lot of the scheduling of games, marketing and halftime entertainment, to the concession stand companies and workers, bar owners (who hosted watch parties), the thousands of security guards and ushering staff members that worked and staffed the arenas, the problems trickled down and caused issues and unemployment problems for many people we may not have even though about. In retrospect, the lockout affected a lot more than the players and owners that we have seen on television, it lasted so long that its affect also caused havoc and mayhem in the lives of so many working class folks, that it even forced some to seek part-time or other employment to make ends meet in their households. This paper will address what the NBA lockout was about, what each sides issues were (Owners and Players), what they wanted and set out to achieve, the outcome and what it meant for the owners and players, and finally, CBA affected all parties involved. While the fans and countless others were probably sick and tired of the whole NBA lockout debacle, the 2011 NBA lockout...
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...James: Why he can't be Compared to Micheal Jordan To begin with, I chose this article because I love sports and the Lebron James-Micheal Jordan debate is on that's been going on for years. People that are huge sports fanatics and love the game of basketball can argue about this topic for hours and would not be able to come to a conclusion. One thing is for sure though. Lebron James is still active in the NBA and his career has not ended so we really don't know who's better until he retires. In sports it is natural to let our minds wonder, “ who was the greatest?” and “ will so- and - so surpass so-and-so? This entire Lebron James could be the Greatest of All Time “argument” is growing tiresome. First he's still completing his body of work. Secondly he's only won two NBA championships, the traditional measuring stick of all the NBA’s greatest players, and lastly they are two completely different players. Jordan is Jordan and Lebron is Lebron. I completely agree with this article. Maybe if Lebron James played before Michael Jordan this would be a different story, but the fact of the matter is he didn't. Lebron James is 30 years old and still has many years in the National Basketball Association. Hes going to definitely keep putting up big numbers. Hes going to make his case stronger and this debate stronger. But for now you just can't compare Lebron James to Michael Jordan. It's not fair to him. Secondly he only has two championship rings. In the nba the greatest players are...
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...In class we read an article, “ Why NBA Center Jason Collins is Coming Out Now,” by Jason Collins and Franz Lidz. He wrote this article in SI.com to announce that he was the “first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.” The main point of the article is that Jason Collins explains that he was a gay man playing NBA basketball and it was time for him to tell the truth about his sexual orientation. I respect Jason Collins decision because coming out and sharing something so personal to a world that is so judgmental was very brave and courageous of him. I agree with the way he chose to address his issue because it was in an appropriate and respectable manner. One reason why I agree with Jason Collins is because I feel that it shows much respect for the player and shows the type of person he really is. He’s showing the world that it doesn’t matter if you’re famous, wealthy, poor, just an average every day kid, or even what race you are, we are all human and it’s okay to express who we truly are and what we believe in. It’s okay to share what we feel is right for us. Jason Collins coming out and explaining to the world that he’s gay will most likely open doors for many that are in the same situation as him. He states, “Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister, or cousin who’s gay. In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who’s out.” Jason contributing his sexual orientation teaches individuals that...
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...Teacher 6. College basketball coach 7. Pro basketball player nba/oversees 8. Clothing store owner 9. Athletic trainer 10. Banker The two things I would pick out of this list to be in life would have to be a clothing store owner and a pro basketball player. I want to own a clothing store because it has always been a dream of mine. I’m really into fashion and I love clothes and the latest sneakers. Although you don’t need any type of college degree for this you do need to be an intelligent person and have a plan for your store. You need to know what it takes to start and stay in business so research is the first way to do so. Next, decide on a specialty or what you want to sell. Which I will start with selling other popular brands of clothes then with the money I make, slowly build my own clothing brand. As a long time goal I want my clothing store to be where celebrities come and pick up nice clothes and listen to the latest music. But for now I want to finish college and learn as much as I can about the businesses world so I can have my own someday. I would also like to be a professional basketball player. The NBA is hard to get into but playing oversees I have a better chance of making a team. In the NBA you do need 1 year of college but oversees you don’t really need any type of degree. This has always been my dream because I have played basketball all my life and it is my passion, so why not get paid for something you love to do and have fun with....
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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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