One of the best guards in the game is Kobe Bryant; one of the comparisons that is often brought up is the similarities between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. ... Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age of eighteen with the potential to be a superstar for whatever team he played for. ... In his quest to make his team the best, Bryant knew that his play would draw more attention to him and he began to distribute the basketball to his teammates more. ... Realizing that his game would have to elevate, Jordan began to push himself as well as his team to three consecutive NBA championships twi...

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• Grade Level: High School

Phil came to Chicago and turned the whole team round by leading them to their first teams NBA title. ... Jackson brought his work ethics and beliefs as child to court with him every day. ... After the Bulls became a group Cohesion team they won the first Champion chip and became the premier team in league. Being the top team in the league is probably the hardest position to be in because there is so much pressure to win it causes teams to plum it. ... In Phil Jackson era of coaching the only team that has struggled with one of the five dysfunctions of a team is the Los Angeles Lakers. ...

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As a sophomore he tried out for the varsity basketball team and was cut. ... Little did Michael and Patrick know that in ten years they would be teammates on a USA Olympic team. ... He started out with the Chicago White Sox minor league team. ... The product line brought in one hundred million dollars in revenue. ... His style, personality, talent and hard work ethic exceeded sports and brought out success in business. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This is Carter's sixth season in the league, although he has been plagued with injuries he has brought the Toronto Raptors into and immediate playoff team. ... Dissimilar to Jordan, Jordan brought a championship to his Bulls during his sixth season. ... Jordan knew that to be great you had to sacrifice your body for the team, and he demonstrated that during the playoffs in 1997. ... He knows when and how to take over a game in order for his team to prevail. ... During the last few seasons Carter has been plagued with an unimaginable number of injuries, many of his teammates hav...

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Jordan tried out for the Varsity Basketball team as a freshman. ... He may not have won a Championship his first eight years but he did something more important, he brought a certain excitement to the league. ... Jordan has been named to the all defensive team about 10 or 11 times. Also he has been an all first teamer on offense too. ... That is because he led his team to the NBA Finals and they won the title. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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He was determined to beat Larry and he was determined to make the Laney High School varsity basketball team.2 Michael had worked hard to achieve his goal of making varsity, he was a good player, but he was not a team player and he was cut from the team. ... I decided to tryout for the team. ... I wanted to make the team so much. ... I set a goal to make the team and I worked at it. ... I brought my grades up for the remainder of my years at E.O. ...

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The retention of the Larry Bird exception, which states that players completing two seasons with a team can re-sign with that team for any amount regardless of the salary cap. ... The rookies would then leave their drafting teams to the highest bidder where they eventually help their new team compete for a NBA Championship. The owners feel that the mandatory five-year rookie contracts will allow the drafting team to get the better years out of the rookie before he leaves for another team. ... This clause allows players the ability to remain with their original team. ... As of November 20, ...

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"Love and Basketball" has everything and anything to do with communication and the relationships between the main characters. This movie entails not just a love story, but rather an intertwining family theme as well. This movie really explains the emotions of the characters and there decisions in...

• Word Count: 1426
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• Grade Level: High School