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... Today, young, high-scoring NBA players like Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady are shooting, passing, and dunking their way into the record books. ...
As one looks at the modern NBA, the strongest basketball league in the world, they will view poor defense, greedy players, and new rules which have attempted to fix the game. The NBA is where every serious basketball player wants to play, yet interest in the league has decreased steadily since the end of the Michael Jordan era. ... Much of the downfall of the game has taken place in the NBA, yet it isn’t completely their fault. ...
The NBA has tried greatly to help the game change to a style which would attract more fans so that the league could bring in more money. ... The time decreases as the level increases, so a high school game might have a 35-second shot clock and the NBA has a 24-second shot clock. ... The 24-second clock of the NBA causes the players to force many bad shots and decreases the quality of the game. ... But with the illegal defense rule, the NBA outlawed all of these zone defenses and forced teams to play man-to-man defense (Oliver, Pg 8). ... Many would argue that NCAA Basketball, although the players are less skilled, is better than the NBA and this is mostly because of the style of play. ...
Most people, when asked what the biggest problem with the NBA is, will answer that there is too much one-on-one play (Oliver, Pg. ... The NBA has supported the idea of superstars because of the fan appeal that they have and the celebrity status they can have. ... In 1950, Chuck Cooper became the first African-American to play in the NBA, even though blacks were barred from some gyms as recently as the 1970s (Machin, Pg. ... The NBA is dominated by many African-Americans today, including most of its superstars. ... The foreign players might not have the athleticism of players like Jermaine O’Neal or Kevin Garnett, NBA superstar forwards, but they can shoot and use their size better than American big men. ... Every year there is a larger number of foreign players chosen in the NBA draft, with as many as 17 in the last draft (Murphy, Pg. ...
One of the more popular topics of basketball is the trend of players in high school skipping college and entering the NBA draft after they graduate. This has so many bad effects that it should be outlawed completely by the NBA. First of all, those who skip college and enter the NBA are never ready to handle the pressure of playing a professional sport, managing their money and time, and also keep away from bad influences which have ruined many lives in the NBA. ... The players are often tempted by NBA scouts who promise them that they will be chosen high in the draft. ... High school players see this and think that they too can jump to the NBA when they don’t have enough experience, strength or skills to play at that level.
Approximate Word count = 2443
Approximate Pages = 9.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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