... did, which would be cleaning up after the seniors and cleaning up the towels they used, he still led the team in almost every way possible," stated Smith after Jordan's freshman year. In Michael's sophomore year, he took the Tar heels to the National Championship against the Georgetown Hoyas. He then took the game wining shot with 6 seconds left to clinch the ... team. They were known as the "Dream Team" because they were so great. They had such players as Michael Jordan, Larry bird, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing and many others. They swept all their competition and won the gold medal. I...

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... did was built a consistent winning team around a megastar. After he was named head coach he changed the whole teams style, which was give to Michael and let him score. This bad coaching style was given to the team by the ex coach Collins. Coach Collins once said his philosophy was ... to "Give the ball to Michael and get out the way."- (Collins) This all changed once Jackson was named the head coach. Jackson designed complex offensive and defensive game plan that actually enhanced Jordan's greatness by making his teammates better players. Jackson brought his work ... the leagues. His pro...

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... the other side of the court, there stood Kobe Bryant. Kobe is a shooting guard for the Lakers (Sportsline.com) and has led the team with ability to execute shots like Michael Jordan did in his era. Kobe Bryant skipped college and went on to the pro after high school (Sportsline.com). At a young age, he began to learn about the higher game ... 1990s, the Chicago Bulls won the world championship six times with record-breaking numbers. The astonishment leadership by Phil Jackson was a tremendous help to win the titles (Williams). Of course, Michael Jordan was the half part of the team sinc...

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... a stress reliever. Many kids in the United States and across the World have the dream of being a professional basketball player. Every kid looks up to and wants to be like Michael Jordan or whoever they're star is. They practice religiously in hopes of becoming the best. Basketball has provided much more than a game that is watched and played. It has given ... ...

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... major league does not need a salary cap because it would take away great dynasties of domination that people love to watch. The height of NBA ratings was in 1993, when Michael Jordan and the Bulls where developing into a dominant dynasty by winning their third championship. We also saw the first dream team walk through the Olympics the previous summer (Costas, 21). This ... ...

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... it doesn't mean that great players stop playing. Players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Michael Jordan, and countless others, have paved the way for the youngsters in the league. Players like Shaquille O'neal, Vince Carter, Allan Iverson, Kobe Bryant, and Jason Kidd have modeled their games ... ...

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... man being the dominant to all the players being an intricate part of the game. As time shift to the late eighties and the early nineties basketball players such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and John Stockton changed the game by being players who can shoot the ball and pass it very well. Basketball has come very far from the days of ... ...

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