Thursday, February 11, 2010

Top 3 Basketball Players

My top 3 professional basketball players at the momment would be Chris Bosh from the Toronto Raptors, Lebron James from the Cleveland Cavaliers and of course Kobe Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers. I would compare their postions, years of experience and statistics.

Chris Bosh was selected 4th in the draft class of 2003, by the Toronto Raptors. Now during his 6th year of professional basketball with the Toronto Raptors, he is playing exceptionally well. With his experience, Chris Bosh is becoming a very well respected team leader. In the 2006-2007 regular season, he led the Toronto Raptors to their first division title in the franchise's twelve year history. Throughout his career he has been selected to play in all star game five times. His height is 6'10 and he weighs 104 kg, which makes him a very strong power forward. He can shoot from the perimeter, make almost every jump shot and go hard to the rim. Chris Bosh has been in the top 10 list for most points per game and rebounds per game. For the 2009-2010 basketball season he has 24.5 points per game, 11.4 rebounds per game (offensive and defensive) and 2.3 assists per game. Chris Bosh is one of the best power forwards in the game today.

Lebron James was selected in the same draft class as Chris Bosh, 2003. He was the number 1 draft pick, by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lebron James has been a strong component for his team. His position is a small forward, but he can play almost every position. In 2007, James led his team to the conference finals for the first time since 1992 and to the NBA finals for the first time in franchise history. He has been selected to play in the allstar game six times. For the 2006 allstar game he got the MVP award, becoming the youngest player in the NBA to recieve this award. James was also the MVP for the 2008 allstar game. Lebron James can make almost every shot; including 3 pointers, free throws, field shots, dunks and jump shots. For the 2009-2010 season, he leads the NBA with the most points per game and is 6th for most assists per game. James has 30.1 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game (offensive and defensive) and 8.4 assists per game. Overall he is one of the best players in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant has been a phenonomenal player for the past decade. He was selected
13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets, in 1996. Kobe Bryant is the first player to be selected right out of high school into the NBA. On July 1st, 1996 he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. With the help of Shaquille Oneal and Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Once again the Lakers won the NBA Championship in 2009, where Bryant was the MVP. With his experience today he has became one of the premier shooting guards in the league, earning appearances in the league's All-NBA,[43] All-Star, and All-Defensive teams. He was also the MVP in 2008. He can make any shot; 3 pointers, free throws, go hard to the rim and the basic jump shots. For the 2009-2010 season Kobe Bryant has 28 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game (offensive and defensive) and 4.6 assists per game.

Therefore it is evident Chris Bosh, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant are the 3 most recognized and well respected players in the NBA. Their love for the game will never die.

Super Powers

If I could have any super power in the world I would want to be able to travel back into time. All the mistakes I have made in the past could possibly be corrected. My grandma passed away when I was very young, so with going back into time I will get the chance to finally meet with her and get to know her. All of the bad decisions I have made in the past, I would be able to change them and think twice before it ever happens again. My school marks have been decent, but I believe I could try even harder to change them now, and get the mark I deserve. Also, I would go back into time to improve my basketball and volleyball skills. Achieving all of my previous goals would be at the top of my list. Out of all the super powers, I would like to be able to travel back into time to meet with people I have never met with and correct bad decisions that I have made.