who is james naismith?
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The person who is credited for inventing basketball.  He was a recreation director at the YMCA in Springfield, MA.  He was trying to find an indoor activity game for people to stay active during the winter.  He nailed a peach basket against a wall and had people attempt to throw (shoot) the ball into the basket.  Some one else would then climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.  Some time later, some one came up with the idea to cut out the bottom of the basket; thereby removing the time consuming process of climbing the ladder to retrieve the ball.  The original game had a rule that required a "center jump" (toss-up now used only at the beginning of the game) - after each successful basket.
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Dr. James Naismith invented it.\n\nGeorge Mikan was the star who helped popularize it
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wright_%28inventor%29
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Phraya Manopakorn Nititada \n\nBelow is a link to his wikipedia page
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wow! great! amazing! really! astounding! oh my gosh! \nthats really something you dont see every day, isn't it\nlebron james is a phenomenal player
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The link below could have an answer to your question.\nhttp://www.jameswebb.com/about.htm
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James.\n\nYep, he's really James Paul McCartney.
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No I dont :(  I know a James Johnson in London if thats any use...;D
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He should have a listing in Burkes Peerage  ---   and if you google National portrait Gallery , they have a  James Lloyd portrait of him  ---NPG 6442 in Business Category.
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james morisson i've heard him first this summer in england and i think he is amazing.listen his plays and tell me.pink is great too
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:}\nHe was a gay-affirming parish priest. The “nalert” (news alert) is that he has been ousted for inappropriate finical dealings
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Garth Crooks (methinks but I'll stand corrected!)\n\nBoycott below is correct: http://www.le.ac.uk/so/css/resources/factsheets/fs4.html
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Yes. He is James Arness.
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I think he was an actor on Melrose Place. Look at the link.\nMaradra James is his full name.
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The inventor of basketball is Dr. James Naismith. He invented it as a sport to play in between football and baseball seasons.
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The answer is Navjot Singh Sidhu. He is an excellent commentator, but some people have critisized him for being a little too harsh. When he was asked about those critics he said "The world is all about mind and matter, I dont mind you dont matter"\n\nFor cricket lovers here's a link to some quotes from his commentary: http://navjotcommentz.rediffblogs.com/
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I'm not a member, but found this link on the Internet.\n\nhttp://www.nabponline.com/