The Life of Basketball

In preparing to write this paper I could not help but to think about my experiences in the sport of basketball. Basketball has been my favorite activity since I was young. I can remember one summer in the early eighties when us kids would build our own basketball court from old plastic milk crates. We would break the bottoms out with a hammer and then nail the crates to trees so we could play basketball. I would also go to the playgrounds and watch the older guys play the game at a much faster pace then what I was use to with my friends. The first thing I learned about basketball is that there are twelve players on each team. Not all twelve players of each team play at the same time. There can only be five players from each team that are allowed to be on the floor. From that knowledge I would gather eleven other guys and we would go to the neighborhood playground and we would challenge other guys to a game of street basketball. Street basketball is a game played with out rules.

However as I became older I began to understand the game of basketball and the rules of the game. I was introduced to organized bas

The most interesting point that I learned was that the first professional game was played in New Jersey. Basketball has strong roots embedded in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia. I believe that Dr. James Naismith had no idea that the game he came up with would be so large, I think he would be very proud of the strides made over the years.

In helping make basketball great you can not forget about those special players that changed the face of the game overnight. Angleo “ Hank” Luissetti of Stanford University changed the game of basketball by shooting with one hand while running. It was traditional that players would shoot with two hands. He was so effective with his shooting skills other colleges adapted his style. George Mikan is one of the best big in his time with the height of six feet and ten inches and Bob Kurkland in the 1940’s towering seven feet. Photographers would have to get on each other shoulders to take pictures of him. Other big men such as Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain help set the trend for tall guys. Wilt Chamberlain scored a hundred points in one game while Bill Russell was known for his tremendous defense.

The cost of the indoor goal was fifteen dollars and the outdoor goal was thirty dollars. After establishing more stable presents, basketball made its way to the collegiate level.

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