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Here you will find a 16 year old's take on today's top and not so top stories in the sports world! I am an aspiring sports journalist and/or sportscaster so I would appreciate your comments! Thanks and enjoy the blog!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

NBA Fever

What is NBA fever you may ask? It's something that most die-hard sports fans have to deal with everyday during the NBA season. It's the ever-lasting feeling of wanting to watch your favorite athletes day after day after day on TV. It's the feeling of disappointment when you miss a jaw-dropping play. It's the feeling of complete happiness when your team advances to the next round of the playoffs. It's the feeling of nervousness when your team is down 2 points with 1.2 left on the clock and your star player is out with 6 fouls.

These are the moments that fans with NBA Fever live for. They want to watch every second of every game. They want to be there, sitting on their couch, watching Lebron James hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. They want to see Dwyane Wade do a reverse lay-up while getting knocked down onto the court. They want to see Kevin Garnett and Dirk get up in each others faces and exchange some words! These fans live and breathe NBA basketball.

And so do I.

Some may not understand why people like me care SO much about the NBA or any other Professional Sports Team for that matter. I love the NFL, the WNBA and the NBA.

I am an athlete myself, and seeing other athletes make it so far with their dreams and goals is really just inspiring to put it in simple words. Most of the NBA players didn't come from big, rich families that got them everything they ever wanted growing up. They came from the same place like you and me live right now. Just normal people, living our lives, not sure what will be around the corner.

And that's why I have so much respect for all of the athletes. They all work so hard to get where they want to be and to see them all go up against each other, the best on the best, is well...breathtaking!

Now, some of you still might not be convinced on why watching 10 guys on a small court dribble a basketball up and down the court for 48 minutes is fun. Well, the fun part is not watching the ball dribble up and down the court. It's what the people do with the ball that's spectacular.

Can you jump 10ft off of the ground and dunk a basketball with one hand while 2 guys are shoving you and trying to rip the ball out of your hands?

Didn't think so...

Can you make Ray Allen just about break his ankles as you do a crossover dribble in between your legs and score a basket with your left hand?

No? Oh...

Can you make a basket 47 feet away (half-court length) from the hoop as the buzzer is ticking down?

As you can tell, what these athletes do everyday is nothing less than extraordinary. People would kill for those types of skills and for the athletes that actually get to show off their talents to the entire world is amazing. They are on the biggest stage, living the life, and sharing their skills for the whole world.

NBA basketball is not just sport where guys get paid millions of dollars to play basketball. It's the sport that people all across the world enjoy to watch. It's the sport that makes you excited to see what's happening next. It's the sport that will always be a part of my life and hopefully you can make it part of yours.

Turn on the TV, relax, lay back, and watch some amazing athletes do their jobs.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Storm Is Almost Here!

     The 2011-2012 Seattle Storm basketball season is just around the corner. Opening Night is June 4th, 12:00 p.m. at KeyArena. Celebration of the Champions! Buy tickets soon and be sure to arrive early! With All-Stars Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, and Swin Cash fresh off the offseason break, the Storm is looking to capture their third championship in franchise history.

      For those of you who haven't heard much about the Seattle Storm, here's some background information:

- The Storm has won two WNBA championships. Once in 2004 and once in 2010.
-Anne Donovan, the former Storm coach, was the first WNBA female coach to win a championship in 2004 with the Storm. 
-They have the best female basketball player in the world in Lauren Jackson and one of, if not the best point guard in the world, Sue Bird.
- The Storm first came into the WNBA in 2000.
- From the 2005-2009 season, the Storm only made it to the first round of the playoffs.
- In 2008, when the Sonics moved to OKC, the Storm was purchased by 4 local Seattle women, otherwise known as Force 10 Hoops.
- With new ownership also came a new coach, Brian Agler. He is still coach of the team today.

       However, if all of the information above did not catch your interest enough, this season, the Storm will be adding a whole new dimension to their game. All-Star veteran Katie Smith, will be joining the team in a trade from the Washington Mystics. Katie brings more experience, especially playoff experience to this already great Seattle Storm team. When it was first announced that the Storm was looking into acquiring Katie, I was overjoyed! I loved watching Katie play throughout the years and she was always one of my favorites aside from all the Storm players! Katie brings a lot of good, hard defense to this sometimes very offensive-minded team.  I will greatly look forward to see Katie play on opening night and see how she contributes to the team off the bench! Coincidentally, opening night of the Seattle Storm is on Katie's 37th birthday! What a great gift!

        Overall, this season is looking great for the Storm and I hope that everyone will make it to a game this upcoming season! If not, tell your friends about the Storm. We need all the fan support we can get! Go Storm!

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