Sentences with phrase «basketball team even»

Not exact matches

The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team has been wrecked with scandal recently, and even had to vacate its most recent title.

And then there are the items that even Olympic collectible experts dream about, but doubt they will ever see: the winners medals from the first U.S Olympic men's basketball Dream Team, or the torch Muhammad Ali used to light the Atlanta Summer Games flame.

A battle over how players and team owners will split the league's $ 4 billion in annual revenue, which led to the suspension of exhibition and regular - season games through at least Nov. 14, is bringing collateral damage to a range of businesses counting on professional basketball events to survive, including caterers, bars, stores, parking lots — and even the self - employed masseurs who tend to players.

Paul Allen, who cofounded Microsoft with Bill Gates, has incredible toys: yachts, cars, and even a basketball team, the Portland Trail Blazers.

Instead, Maher's team came up with «Wellness Adventures,» which encourages employees to pick and enjoy «fun» activities during their lunch break — such as laser tag, basketball, golf, or even trampolining — to make fitness feel a little more like schoolyard recess than another chore to fit into the day.

People simply can not get enough of it — even if they have no team affiliation or general interest in basketball during the other 11 months of the year.

Smart leaders understand that executing a change in direction — even a small one --(picture of basketball players) requires their own thinking, expectations, and beliefs to shift, as well as those of the people on their team.

Even as Vermont and UMBC distinguished themselves as the America East's two best men's basketball teams this season, set to play in Saturday's tournament final, the gulf between the programs themselves seemed to widen.

There was even a local high school sports coach (I forget if it was basketball or baseball) who brought his team to volunteer for the day.

And I am saying Tennessee fans probably have, overall, higher expectations for their football team than even we do for our basketball team... so I can not even imagine some of their comment boards.

Even though UConn's women's basketball program is the best that's ever existed and the men's team has won national titles, too, they're not going to drastically move the TV needle.

«When there are two even teams, most often it comes down to extra possessions and easy baskets created by good basketball brains.

For being «the best university in the earth» kind've suprising that I did nt even know Texas had a basketball team until just now.

Soon they'll play even more of their best basketball, an uncommon area for growth for two superstar players coming from 50 - win teams.

Now let's see, what team do I know that has a below - average GM who strategizes like he's playing NBA2K without any ability to manage or even understand actual human basketball players, and has some assets available this year?

After a season where Golden State made a case that they were the best team in basketball history, Oklahoma City nearly argued the Warriors weren't even the best team currently in the NBA.

Smith went to the school's principal and said to her, «There's a young man going to school here, and I don't even know his name, but he's very tall and I'd like to know if he'd be interested in playing basketball on my AAU team.»

And also, it's not like anyone is turning pro off your wrestling team (most likely there are no future Olympians on the mat), or off the boys basketball team, or even the girls basketball team.

On the line this evening is a perfect 26 - 0 regular season, a feat which hadn't been accomplished by an East Bay basketball team, boys or girls, since 2006.

sonny vaccaro, senior director of grassroots basketball at Reebok (a position similar to those he held first at Nike and then Adidas), whose company sponsors Oden's AAU team, says, «He's so damn good, and there's nothing in his life that even connects to a negative situation.

Even on the shittiest day I can recall in the nearly seven years I've lived in New York (non-Sandy edition) Wisconsin fans will show up on time to a morning pep rally inside a bar for a bad basketball team and say things like, «Oh New York is SUPER,» and mean it.

It's remarkable that this Cavaliers team could blow a LeBron effort this great on this stage, even against the best basketball team on the planet.

In basketball, we can look at the best players and know they are the best because even if they aren't scoring 20 + points a game because they are doing other things to help the team win, whether it be defense, rebounding, or just pure effort.

Cosumnes Oaks has never won a section basketball championship or even appeared in a final, but the opportunity is not a major surprise despite the team's sub -.500 record.

It isn't impossible to craft a scenario where the ACC decides it might be able to add a basketball - only team to the ranks — that keeps you at 14 football teams but brings you to an even 16 in basketball (granted, an even number of teams is not a grave necessity in basketball, where you can live with or without a division structure)-- and if the conference were to determine that a basketball - only member makes sense (and from a dollars - and - sense perspective, it may not — we often make the mistake of overestimating basketball's importance in the realignment equation), I've got a pretty good idea where it might begin its search.

Flip Saunders of the Minnesota Timberwolves admiringly calls it «meat and potatoes basketball,» even if Jazz fans less admiring of the team's bland style might prefer a splash of truffle oil from time to time.

But there's no perfect landing spot for James — San Antonio's stuck with the strange Kawhi Leonard situation, Cleveland is still owned by Dan Gilbert, the Lakers still aren't a good basketball team, Miami can't even be considered due to their bloated cap space, and the Rockets would be facing an extremely tricky cap situation of their own if James commits.

Kids get excited about basketball and football, even when the teams aren't that good.

People that encourage me and motivated me and kinda reminded me that I am good enough, to continue to play the right way and continue to play team basketball even though the situation is not exactly what it calls for.

For those of you who have attended CIF State Basketball Championship games in Sacramento over the years, there have been outstanding teams in divisional finals lower than the Open Division, lower than Division I and even a few in Division IV and Division V.

I believe there was even talk about Kentucky's loaded basketball team from a few years back taking on one of the lesser NBA teams.

Jackson said USA Basketball is always a humbling experience for him, even though he's made the team every time he's tried out.

Section 1 (b) of Article XIII in the 2011 CBA specifically states: «It shall constitute a violation of Section 1 (a) above for a Team (or Team Affiliate) to enter into an agreement or understanding with any sponsor or business partner or third - party under which such sponsor, business partner or third - party pays or agrees to pay compensation for basketball services (even if such compensation is ostensibly designated as being for non-basketball services) to a player under Contract to the Team.»

They get a taste of playoff basketball, even if they more than likely are swept in the first round it will be good for the team to know what they have to work towards and what makes a contender.

It is worth noting that he didn't bring along just a toothbrush and a change of shirts, even though he hadn't played basketball for five years and was trying to make the limited roster of a team like the Celtics.

Whether or not a sports organization keeps score for your 4 - year - old's T - ball team, and even if your teenager's school basketball team loses every game, involvement in sports can be a great thing for children of any age.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about Hurricane Harvey relief, a local basketball team's return, and an Albany mayoral debate this evening hosted by the Times Union.

This will ensure you can engage in your favorite sport — whether it's a team sport like soccer or basketball, an individual sport like boxing or martial arts, or even parkour or adult gymnastics — without getting overly tired.

In 2010 the Cornell Basketball Team won the Ivy League and even advanced to the «Sweet 16» in the NCAA Tournament.

Even for team sports like football, basketball, and soccer, speed work is often done at the end of the practice, when the nervous system is already exhausted.

Athletes who run track and field, or who play soccer, basketball and other team sports, and even those performing high - level power events such as weight - lifting and wrestling, can benefit from improved aerobic function.

Even now that im out of highschool, the guys on the basketball team in college seems to date certain girls.

Cast: Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Margo Martindale, Rob Corddry, Jessica Hecht, Shana Dowdeswell, Shareeka Epps, Meaghan Witri, Emily Rios, Melanie Hinkle Director: James C. Strouse Summary: Searching for a coach for his hapless girls» basketball team, school principal Terry (Rob Corddry) turns to his friend, Bill (Sam Rockwell), a divorced, drunken dishwasher who isn't even involved in his own daughter's life.

William instantly makes an impact at St. Joseph's, where he starts on the varsity team as a freshman, an honor his hard - nosed coach Gene Pingatore didn't even extend to Thomas, a future Basketball Hall of Famer.

The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame coach — who wasn't even Catholic — took teams to five national championship games, winning her first three years as coach.

He's not exactly entering a good situation, with a team that only won four of its 26 games the year before, players that are doing poorly in class (if they even show up at all), and a complete lack of fundamentals, not only in basketball, but just in basic common courtesy.

Students can even write about basketball teams if that makes the vocabulary bracket more engaging to complete.

Most of the farm kids had never even held a basketball, let alone played on a team.

Indeed, a press release for the Mountaineer even touts the vehicle's skill at transporting a varsity basketball team or hosting a football game tailgate party - not its stamina in the great outdoors.

Even as they were losing at a historic rate and being criticized by everyone in the basketball world, the team stuck by their mantra and embraced the process of building up a winning team.