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21: Michael Jordan: The Cliff Notes
Michael Jordan was born three days after Valentine's Day in 1963. He brought a new level of excitement to the game of basketball, and is now retired, much to the relief of his opponents, and despite coming back several times previously....

22: Improving Your Basketball Game with Strength Training and Endurance Techniques
Some simple things you can do to improve your game....

23: Basketball Basics: Faking and Moving Without the Ball
Two important skills in basketball are faking and moving without the ball. Both should be practiced well....

24: Basketball Basics: Tactical Defense Explained
Most of us have a tendency to think of tactical situations in terms of offense. The jump ball, out-of-bounds, and free throw line-ups are generally considered to be excellent scoring opportunities. Unfortunately, only one team will have an opportunity to score: the one that gets the ball. One team will be required to take the defensive....

25: Basketball Basics: How To Dribble
Dribbling is a very important fundamental of both offensive and defensive basketball. Offensively it is used to advance the ball in the back court, to make a drive-in to the basket, and to free oneself from close or congested defensive areas. Defensively, the dribble has become very effective in stalling tactics, especially when a press is being used....

26: Early Days Of March Madness
From John Naismith to the insanity of today, March Madness comes with history....

27: Using Concealed Defense Strategies in Basketball
There is nothing more embarrassing to a basketball coach than to spend an entire game attacking a man-for-man defense - then learn the opponents used a zone. Those coaches who have been in the game for any length of time will probably recall just such an affair. The object of concealing the defense is to confuse the opponents so they will attack with the least appropriate offense....

28: N C A A And N B A: Interlocked
Several decades ago, the drafting of players by the National Basketball Association was afforded only to those who have already passed and graduated from their collegiate classes....

29: Solutions To Basketball Problems
How should a shooter take cover after his or her long shot? Is it really safe to loosen up on defense after losing possession of the basketball? These are just a few of the challenging situations that put most novice basketball players in a quandary....

30: How Basketball Is Played And The Rules You Must Follow
There were many sports made but only one was made by DR. James Naismith a Canadian physical instructor. The game was made and started playing back in the day. Soon it would become a game that would be played all over the world and would be a sport that someday people would be getting paid to play that is how popular it would come to be....