In basketball, loyal fans have their own analysis about games, starters and strategies...?
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there are a variety of ways to answer this question, but i'd recommend reading a couple books from respected basketball coaches to get an answer that works.\n\nSome possible useful books include:\nSuccess is a choice: by Rick Pitino (Louisville Head Coach)\nLeading with the Heart: by Mike Kzyzewski (Duke Head Coach)\nA Coach's Life: by Dean E. Smith
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Teams, players, scores, rank, many things if you are really interested in sports..
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The 2006 in my opinion was a very good year for the NBA. The Dunk Contest being brought back to life with Nate Robinson and Iguodoa (not sure on the spelling). The night Kobe scored 81 points. Most people look at that night as selfishness, but when a player is hot, you do not stop passing him the ball. If I was on his team or his coach and he kept making baskets why stop passing him the ball? This isn't Jr High basketball where moms are going to complain to you saying they wanted to see their son shoot the ball. This is the pros and if you want to win you cannot stop a hot shooter. Steve Nash helped the suns once again be the top scoring team in the nation which he has done for the past 3 years. Kobe Bryant scoring over 40 points a game for like 4 games in a row or something like that. And I was anxious to see Detroit get over 70 wins but they didnt make it that far :( . Also seeing the playoffs this year has been good so far. It seems to be alot more physical this year which is bad and good but more teams are more desperate to win which makes watching the playoffs more interesting.
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You're right.  I tried to watch a game once.  What a waste of time.  Of course, the NBA isn't much more entertaining, but at least you know you're watching the best.  In the WNBA, they make a big deal out of a dunk.  That should tell you about the overall caliber of play in that league.  Won't be around much longer, I shouldn't think.
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I like nbadraft.net. It lists all the prospects and gives a good scouting report for each. Most of them even have an NBA comparison.
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every player has his/her own questions in the game...at the end...we all play different games hoping for the same result...to get what we want, whatever it is
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Fanball.com is great for a lot of news and injury information. I like it a lot better than ESPN.com since they hide a lot of their content behind their pay site. CBS Sportsline columns also feature some great tips on organizing your upcoming week for head-to-head leagues. Yahoo! is good for weekly spotlight articles. My fave site for pure stats and trade analysis is basketballmonster.com
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I agree in that I prefer college basketball over the NBA.\n\nI feel that the defense and offense in the NBA is formulaic.  Players have seen all the plays, traps, know the ins and outs, and knook and cranny of the basketball court.  I feel that this only limits as to what an accomplished NBA basketball player can do in terms of mobility and shot selection.  The only time is when one of those players (perhaps Kobe, definitely MJ) can break through that mundane mindset and trap, that make the game interesting and worth every minute at the water cooler.\n\nCollege basketball players live for the moment, and play every game with as much enthusiasm, heart, and passion.  Perhaps it is their sense of discovery or purpose as young, budding players that make them hit the floor, make the sharp cuts, and dance uncontrollably when their teammate hits that floater to create that improbable upset.  Stories are defined and created in a single game, reputations earned or destroyed with a buzzer beater, and dynasties created through established traditions.
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No.\n\nBut then again, never was a fan in the first place... but I've yet to encouter a friend or even a customer who has complained about not watching the Grizzlies lose.
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Some true fans will show up.
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Fair weather fans--what a concept.  I can certainly understand having more than one team you like, and not everyone can easily develop an attachment to one team.  However, what's the point of shifting your loyalties at the drop of a hat.  Maybe it's indicative of the transient nature of professional athletes today.  Most seem to have no loyalty other than a bigger payday.
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This Internet home of the National Basketball Association features the latest scores and reports about your favorite\nprofessional basketball teams and players.
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It's easier to "see" what someone is doing on offense because they are racking up points with each accomplishment.  On defense it's a lot harder to see for the "average" fan.  BUT...it's even more important to have good defense in almost all cases.  Defenders rock.  Great defenders don't do it for the glory...but for the team...that and the love of taking the ball away from the other guy!
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I think this is it:\n\nhttp://www.seehowtheylive.com/basketball.php
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Most yankee fans are frontrunners who associate with the team only when they are winning. Most of the yankee fans that I know root for the team that should win the championship each year in each major sport.
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I became a Spurs fan the season before David Robinson joined the team, and have been faithful ever since.\n\nThat out of the way, I think the biggest reason people don't like the Spurs, and it's not a hate dislike (IE. Duke, Yankees), but a ho-hum dislike, is because of the perceived lack of personality of the team.  It's not often that the Spurs organization offers up any kind of sound bites that are controversial or even competitively inflammatory.  None of the Spurs' current players are particularly flamboyant in any regard, especially in regard to several of the other players around the league.  In a nutshell there isn't any drama with the Spurs.\n\nAlso leading to sentiments that the Spurs are boring, is that with their style of play they don't particularly dominate any teams on the scoreboard.  Though the Spurs are a highly efficient team, and presently is the most winningest pro team (in any sport) in the United States over, I think, the last ten years, at least since 2000.\n\nSo while not being media flashy with in-your-face dunks, and high margins of victory, the Spurs still get the job done, and continue to pile up wins and championships.\n\nGO SPURS GO!!!
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play basketball, this is a bball question, right?