Post on 24-Dec-2015
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Greatest Players of All-Time
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Popular NBA Basketball Players (Present)
• Kobe Bryant• Lebron James • Tim Duncan
• Carmelo Anthony• Yao Ming
Popular College Basketball Players (Present)
• Kemba Walker• Kyle Singler
• Charles Okwandu• John Flowers
History
• Invented in December, 1891 by James Naismith
• First formal rules were devised in 1892• Teams originally had 9 players• 1897-98: teams of 5 became standard• Became popular in both the U.S and Canada
History Cont..
• The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898–Only lasted 5 years before disbanding
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: First original team-Dominated basketball until 1936
: founded in 1927
-Known for fancy ball handling
History Cont..
• 1949: The National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged to create the National Basketball Association (NBA)
• Boston Celtics: dominated from the late 1950s through the 1960s
• 1970s: NBA dropped in popularity– Larry Bird, Magic Johnson brought back the
excitement in the 1980’s
History Cont..
• 1980s: “Greatest player to ever play the game” rose to stardom; Michael Jordan
• NBA is still popular today with players such as:–Kobe Bryant– Lebron James– Shaquille O’Neil–Dirk Nowitzki
Hall of Fame
• Founded in 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts
• Includes the names of great players, coaches, referees, and people who have contributed significantly to the game
Some Hall of Famers
• Players:- Scottie Pippen - Karl Malone
• Referees:- Earl Strom- David Walsh
• Coaches:- Larry Brown- John Chaney
• Contributors:- Clair Bee- Walter Brown
Important Terms
Assist
A pass to a teammate, who then scores
Air Ball
A shot that completely misses the rim and backboard
Defense
Team trying to stop the other team from scoring
Dunk
To throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level of the rim
Fast Break
Dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the defense can set up
Man-to-Man
A defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player
Important Terms Cont..Offense: the team trying to score
Turnover:Any loss of the ball without a shot being taken
Zone Defense:defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player (2-1-2, 2-3)
Violations
• Results in a change of possession with the team in bounding the ball at the side line opposite where the infringement took place– Traveling: walking or running with ball, without dribbling– 3 Seconds: when an offensive player stands in the key (free
throw-lane), for more than 3 seconds– Double Dribble: when a player dribbles the ball with 2
hands or dribbles the ball, stops, then starts dribbling again
Fouls
• Results in one or more free throws awarded to the opposing team– Blocking: impeding the progress of an opponent by
extending one or both arms horizontally or getting in the path of a moving player
– Charging: running into a stationary player while you are moving with the ball
– Hacking: when the player hits the arm or hand of the person holding the ball
– Holding: when the player holds the person with or without the ball
Skills
• Boxing out: a player’s position between an opposing player and the basket to obtain a better rebounding position
• Dribbling: bouncing the ball with 1 hand using your fingertips
• Passing: moving the ball by throwing, bouncing, handing, or rolling it to another player
Skills Cont..
• Shooting: throwing the ball to make a basket• Pivoting: stepping once or more in any
direction with the same foot while holding the other foot at its initial point
• Rebounding: the recovering of a shot that bounces off the backboard or the rim
Scoring
• 2 Point Field Goal: a shot made from anywhere inside the 3 point arc
• 3 Point Field Goal: a shot made from anywhere outside the 3 point arc
• Free Throw: 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot taken from behind the free throw line while the clock is stopped
Length of Game
• Middle/High School: 4 quarters, 8 minutes long
• College: 2 twenty minute halves• NBA: 4 twelve minute halves
Overtime if necessary