Wednesday, November 19, 2008

wrting one



Basketball has always been my favorite spot every since I was in the 2nd grade. I might like the sport because my favorite player plays the game as well. And his name is Dwayne Wade .He plays for the Miami heat and he really didn’t do anything last year because he was hurt. But he still got to go to the Olympic Games and show out. He is an all around good basketball player and can’t anyone stand in his way. Then the next player is Lebron James. He’s one of the youngest players in the NBA. He is beyond god. He’s like a basketball god. Then the good thing about him is he came straight out of High school.
The first thing to know about basketball is all the calls, rules, fouls, and the play calling. And you have to be smart on your feet, the game moves very fast. Like if you look away for one moment you may miss a good dunk or a wonderful assist. Then the second thing about the game is to know the moves. I mean anybody can go out there and dribble a basketball but the real question is can they turn that dribbling into some real skills. I mean I can just go outside and play against some little kids and beat them with just dribbling. Then wade is one of the better dribblers of all time. He can cross you over one time and have you stuck in that same place or have you on the floor trying to get back up quick.
There are a lot of skills you will have to know in order to get to the basket or to shoot a jump shot. There are ways you can shot with out getting your shot blocked. For example, you can do a turn around jumpers and you can even do the all mighty fade? And with the fade your back have to be facing to basket then you do a turn and lean back while your leaning and let your shot go with a little bit more power than usually. Let’s just say you have somebody on you like Kevin Garnett and he’s trying to block your shot , all you have to do is act like your going one way then lean back sot the shot but add a little more power, and there you go more points to your stats sheet.
The next skill is shaking to defender off you. One of the moves that make this skill possible is the spin. The spin is when your coming full speed at them then you do a quick spin with out carrying the ball, When you spin that the ball is not in the same hand has of when you spinned. Another good name is Carmelo Anthony; He got those spins perfected. One minute you think he’s coming at you, and the next minute he is already at the basket doing a 360 dunk.
The next move is the crossover. When you do a crossover it is kind of complicated. When a defender guards you have the ball in one hand and you’re faking to the direction you think the defender may think your going. But actually you’re going the opposite way. Someone who might be good at this is Chris Paul. Chris Paul will have you going and all kinds of directions. He’ll have you going all over the court with that move.
Another move will have to be the drop step; this is the move that keeps everybody I know guessing. First you’re outside the three point line, and then you drive in with full speed, then you do like a little stop and step back very quickly and your defender should still be going the way you were going at first. The person who does this very well is Derek Rose. Derek will come in very fast, he got you thinking he’s going to come in for a lay up or he’s going to do a dunk, but he actually steps back very quickly and hits a jump shot, while your still running. And there are players who have perfected this little strategy. Like one of the players is KOBE BRYANT, he just can’t be stopped. He has that little drop step down so packed he’ll make u want to fight him while you’re guarding him.
Then the next one is the pro-hop. Can anyone stop this move? When you’re in a lot of traffic on the court you can do like a little hop and go 2 more steps and you’ll be at the basket. And you’ll be able to score more easily. This is the move Joe Johnson do a lot. He’ll be all up in traffic, then the next thing you know he’s hopping out of it and he’s taking an extra two steps and he’s at the rim.
The last two players I will name have mastered all the skills. LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, These are the real reason I still want to go pro.You’ll never know what there going to; do they keep the game alive. It’s like when those to play in a game the crowd already know there in for a real trick or they’ll be shocked if they even close there eyes while trying to watch them play. They got the drop step, the fade a way jumper, the cross overs, the behind the back and a lot more we just haven’t seen yet.
This paper was written by: Stevie Morris

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