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. ...

• Word Count: 1975
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2036
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

"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
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School