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Expert Author: Aurel Radulescu Born on September 10, 1974, Ben Wallace attended college at Virginia Union, where he studied criminal justice, and currently plays for the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He stands 6'9" tall and weighs 240 lbs and is the 10th of 11 children. Expert Author: Aurel Radulescu Born on June 19, 1979, Dirk Nowitzki is a native of Germany and currently plays for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. After applying early for entry into the 1998 NBA Draft, Nowitzki was selected ninth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Expert Author: Aurel Radulescu Born on June 7, 1975, Allen Iverson is a graduate of Georgetown and currently plays a guard position for the Philadelphia 76ers. He stands 6' tall and weighs 165 lbs. Following his high school years at Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia, Allen Iverson was honored by having his jersey number retired during the school's 1993 State Championship halftime ceremony. Expert Author: Jack Morris Got a passion for sports? Heard the name Michael Jordan? If so, then I bet you love basketball and you are familiar with the Washington Wizards. Expert Author: Michael Russell Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a former NBA (National Basketball Association) player of legendary status. At 7 feet, 2 inches in height, Kareem dominated the in the NBA for 20 years. Expert Author: Michael Russell Known as the most dominant basketball player in history is NBA hall of famer Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt captured multiple scoring titles and scored more points in a game than anyone in a professional level game ever. Expert Author: Adam McFarland One great thing about the NBA and commissioner David Stern is that they fix mistakes with their game. Case in point - in 2003 the NBA switched the first round of the playoffs from a best-of-five game series to a best-of-seven to help ensure that the better team advances. That's why it's mind boggling to wonder why they won't change the playoff format to account for debacles like this season. Expert Author: Jack Peterson Fred Zollner, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, founded the Detroit Pistons in the 1940's. The team was originally named the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. Immediately, the Pistons entered into the National Basketball League (NBL), composed primarily of teams sponsored by corporations in the Midwest. Expert Author: Jack Peterson Watching a National Basketball Association (NBA) game is an exhilarating experience, especially if you're watching it live and especially if you're watching one of your favorite teams, like the Detroit Pistons, play. You can witness intense hard court action right in front of you. But how can you get a hold of a ticket to a Detroit Pistons game? Expert Author: Paul-Mroczka It's the start of the MLB season and already some pitchers have come to the forefront. Who looks good and has the support to win a slew of games? You may want to wager on these guys all season long. However, before you decide to drop some money on any pitcher, you'll need to consider some variables other than that particular hurler's stats. Expert Author: Steven Zoine The second round of the 2006 NBA playoffs has the chance to be one of the closest and best rounds in recent history. Expert Author: Michael Russell The NBA playoffs in 2006 have potential surprises. Seeds do not matter this year, as the worst could defeat the best. Expert Author: Adam McFarland Every year around this time I ask myself the same question - why is Billy Packer the lead analyst for CBS's coverage of March Madness? While Packer is working the game for the TV audience, Bill Raftery is calling the game for the much smaller radio audience with more passion, knowledge, and love for the game than Packer. Expert Author: Michael Russell If you want to play basketball at home, you will need to choose the right sort of goal, ball and accessories. Expert Author: L. Sinclair You have to hand it to Ron Artest. This guy really just gets under the skins of many NBA fans. Mr. Artest, exactly who do you think you were prior to your basketball career and when you throw it all away, exactly who do you think you'll be after basketball? It's time to grow up and make your fans, what few of them you have left, proud again. Don't you think? Expert Author: Leslie Sinclair The Detroit Pistons have everything on their side right now. Time, wins, great players and some say they may be one of the best NBA team to ever grace the professional courts of the NBA. What do you think? Expert Author: Johnny Kicklighter A church sports program can be helpful in building Godly character traits in the players. Expert Author: Keith Kingston Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born out of his early school days when he played a simple game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. This is the beginning of a brief history of basketball as we know it. Expert Author: Keith Kingston Choosing basketball shoes is easy because they all tend to have a very similar design. While the sizes and styles might vary, the actually design of basketball shoes is fairly uniform and standard. Choosing basketball shoes is easy when you realize that they are all high cut towards the ankle. Expert Author: Paul Mroczka Of the four major professional sports in America, basketball is the only one where a team with a .500 or under record has a chance of making the playoffs. In the NHL, where like the NBA a little over 50 per cent of the teams go to the playoffs; clubs with losing records don't come close to competing for Lord Stanley's Cup.
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