Last night, we all witnessed The Dallas Mavericks capture their first NBA title in franchise history. Dirk Nowitzki carried the Dallas franchise from basketball obscurity to kings of the mountain. Looking at the career of Dirk Nowitzki, I admire his perseverance and strength to want to be the solo superstar on his team. There is a big difference between a star and a superstar. Players like Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony are only stars and not superstars because they fail to handle the wrath of pressure in key spots of basketball games. They both have schemed to team up with other stars that could elevate the burden of having to climb the mountain to a championship solo. Dirk Nowitzki has always been labeled as a weak or soft player. I think Dirk exemplifies everything that is good in a true ball player. Last summer, Dirk could have navigated out of Dallas and to another team where he was not the only super star on the roster. Dirk decided that he wanted to reach a championship on his own merit, and he constructed an everlasting story that could never be eradicated from the book of basketball greatness.
The so called King James will never be a great basketball player
because he has truly shown his character over the last year. The Cavalier ownership tried everything in their power to make the Cavaliers a contender for the championship on a yearly basis. Lebron tried to complete the lavish get a championship quick scheme, but we all find out that didn’t work. When you fail
to average at least twenty points for your career in the finals, you are not a player that is on the same level as greats such as Jordan and Kobe. In my opinion, I don’t put Lebron in the same category as Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant. In these playoffs, those two superstars at least tried their very best to carry their respective teams to the promise land. One of the most exciting finals of all time has given us one of the biggest life lessons I think we can all use in life. A team will always outshine and prevail over a group of individuals. The Miami Heat should try and not create parades this offseason, but should go back into the basketball lab and create team unity.
Stay tuned, NateReySports has a lot of great things in store for our fans including video blogs.
PS: The Miami Heat fans suck, it’s not even loud in there at all compared to other arenas around the league. I can’t wait until next season because basketball is the greatest sport in the world.
The so called King James will never be a great basketball player
because he has truly shown his character over the last year. The Cavalier ownership tried everything in their power to make the Cavaliers a contender for the championship on a yearly basis. Lebron tried to complete the lavish get a championship quick scheme, but we all find out that didn’t work. When you fail
to average at least twenty points for your career in the finals, you are not a player that is on the same level as greats such as Jordan and Kobe. In my opinion, I don’t put Lebron in the same category as Derrick Rose or Kevin Durant. In these playoffs, those two superstars at least tried their very best to carry their respective teams to the promise land. One of the most exciting finals of all time has given us one of the biggest life lessons I think we can all use in life. A team will always outshine and prevail over a group of individuals. The Miami Heat should try and not create parades this offseason, but should go back into the basketball lab and create team unity.
Stay tuned, NateReySports has a lot of great things in store for our fans including video blogs.
PS: The Miami Heat fans suck, it’s not even loud in there at all compared to other arenas around the league. I can’t wait until next season because basketball is the greatest sport in the world.
The USA has suffered their first ever Gold Cup loss in the group stage. Panama is the team that defeated them 2-1. Even with all of their starters on the field, there was something missing—passion. None of the US players besides a few appeared as if they wanted to be on the field. The passing, running, shooting, and even urgency were nowhere to be found. Panama first struck to make it 1-0 in the 19th minute with a goal from Tejada and Gomez doubled the lead in the 36th from the spot.
The United States began to pick up their slack in the second half but the Panama defense were alert and ready. Finally in the 68th minute Clarence Goodson headed in what turned out to be a consolation goal. Panama sit in first with 6 points, the US are in second with 3, Canada in third with 3, and Guadeloupe are in last with 0. The US has a +1 goal difference over Canada who has a -1 difference.
The US will play Guadeloupe in their final group stage game of the campaign tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. If they win they will advance by finishing second if Panama is able to defeat Canada in the other game of the group. Guadeloupe lost both games only by one goal so far with a 3-2 loss to Panama and only a 1-0 loss to Canada. The United States are expected to step up their game and provide a healthy victory to advance into the quarterfinals.
For those of you who watch enjoy the game and you can be assured it will be good. The US will look to put on a much improved performance than the one they showed against Panama. For more information on Basketball and Soccer, check back next week and NateReySports will provide you with the best news around. Enjoy your week Sports fans!
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