The 4 Greatest Powerhouses in the history of the NBA

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we list the 4 most explosive players in the NBA, past and future.

The NBA is a game which demands energy, aggression and passion. Many of the players who have all that it takes to be a great NBA player are known as powerhouses. They are the most explosive players and this is an ability that not every player possesses. Smart players know how and when to use this ability in order to defeat their opponents. Here are some of the most explosive players the NBA has ever seen.
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The 5 worst trades ever made by the New York Knicks

In a basketball scoreboards feature, take a look at the Knicks and some of the really awful purchases that they have made through the years. we The New York Knicks is certainly not one of the NBA great teams. When you are not a great team and you make poor trades it can be disasterous. The New York Knicks have won the championship title only a couple of times and have never had any really special players on their roster such as Bird, Johnson, Jordan, Abdul Jabbar, Russell etc. NBA teams need to win and to win you need to have talented players, which is where the Knicks have fallen short, year after year. In the process of acquiring the sort of players that might get them somewhere, the team has made some terrible transfers. Five of the worst are highlighted here.
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The favorites for the NBA’s 2010 MVP award

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look forward to the MVP awards and discuess the burning question: who’s going to win it?!

The MVP award is a highly prestigious one in basketball. Players who have played for at least 50 regular season games and have put in consistently outstanding performances (stress on consistenly) are eligible for the MVP.. A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters decide who should be honored with this prestigious award. This year’s online voting has been initiated through which the fans can vote for the player they think should win the award. Let’s look at this season’s MVP award favorites.
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The top NBA Players of all time and Kobe Bryant – where is he on the list?

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we compare Kobe to the greatest players ever seen in the NBA, and ask, in historical terms, how does he match up against the best of the rest?
Kobe Bryant isn’t the best player in the history of the NBA: there have been a number of players who achieved more than him. His fans may not agree with this but unfortunately Bryant has lost a little of the magic he had in him. Now in his 30’s, he has lost some of his explosiveness, and perhaps doesn’t strike quite as much fear into his opponents as he used to. Saying that, he is still a living legend, and still the best player in the league today. Here is the list of the best ever. Where is Kobe?
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NFL’s 4 Of The Best Defenses Ever

In a football scoreboards feature, we take a look back at the NFL’s most mean defenses ever. It might not be pretty, but its effective!

Every fan of the game has heard it so many times that it probably just ticks them off: the best defense wins the game. This principle is true for every sport, but even more so when it comes to American football. The offence is, no doubt, important too, but it has been observed that more often than not it is the team’s defense that is the number factor in bringing it postseason glory. A good example of this can be seen in this year’s Pittsburgh Steelers team. The Steelers have a strong offense, but it is obvious that most of the credit for their successful season so far rests at the helm of their defense.
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The Most Famous Soccer Jersey Numbers

In a soccer scoreboards feature, we look at the most famous soccer jersey numbers in the game, pat and present.

Soccer is such an influential game that many fans follow everything that the famous players do. Some die hard fans even celebrate their favorite player’s birthdays, and try to copy their lifestyle. They buy jerseys worn by their favorite players and think of the jersey number as their lucky number. Here are some famous soccer jersey numbers worn by famous players
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The Greatest Quarterbacks In NFL History

Ranking players in a particular sport is never easy, and ranking a quarterback, is perhaps even harder. Sometimes the statistics of a quarterback cannot be taken as the sole factor in the ranking. Sure, the current statistics of a quarterback are a good pointer towards their greatness, but no more than that! A quarterback can be great even though his statistics may not be the best. What makes a quarterback great? Different experts assign different values to the qualities of a quarterback, because no two quarterbacks are the same in their ability and talent. A quarterback’s greatness lies not in his stats because there are many quarterbacks whose greatness lies more in their ability to lead their team and to get out of difficult situations. This is why the list of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL is very subjective. We’ll give it a go though!
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David Beckham – More than just an athlete

David Beckham is an iconic British athlete. He is more than just a soccer player and has always been in the news, be it his wedding with the former Spice girl Victoria Adams, his hairstyle, his tattoo or rumours that he has been cheating on his wife.

David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 and has been a soccer lover since his childhood. He started playing football at the age of 5 and went to a soccer school for training. His passion and love for the game made him work particularly hard, and in no time he had earned a chance to participate in an FC Barcelona training session. He then played for a local youth team before being signed by Manchester United as a young teenager. His performances were so outstanding that he received an award for the under-15 player of the year. The soccer scoreboards showed that he made his professional debut at the age of 17 with Manchester United, and helped United win the Champions league in 1999, as well as many other titles.
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The Most Overrated Soccer Players in the World

The fans just love this game of soccer, and in their fervor sometimes they blindly overrate some of the players. These players do not have something extra ordinary in their game but the fans simply love them. Sometimes they turn into such big players because they have a spouse who is a celebrity or because they have performed well only in a couple of high profile matches. Once fans start treating them like big players, companies run after such players and sign them as ambassadors, and then they get important roles in advertisements. This is why players become overrated. According to the fans, here are the most overrated players.
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NFL Football vs Rugby – Which is the Toughest?

In a football scoreboards feature, we compare the great games of football and rugby and ponder the quesion: which is the toughest?

The first obvious difference is that football players play in small bursts often of just a few seconds, and the football scoreboards show that they generally play no more than 40% of each game as each football team essentially consists of three teams, and subs are unlimited. Rugby players can be substituted, but often they play for the whole game and they spend much more time running as they game is stopped much less than football. This means that rugby players have to have much more stamina, but it also means that football is open to stronger and bigger players with less natural endurance. Football players can be considerably bigger; in fact the heaviest football players are around 380 pounds, whilst rubgy players max out at around 280 pounds.
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U.S. Basketball from the eyes of a U.K soccer fan

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at the great sport of basketball from the eyes of an English soccer fan. As a big fan of sport, one of the first things I wanted to do when I arrived in North America from the UK for the first time was watch some live sports. My friend offered to take me to see the Toronto Raptors play against the Dallas Maveriks (is that what they are called)?, the basketball scoreboards showing that the big stars at the time were the big German guy for Dallas and the guy who has since moved to Miami for Toronto. As you can see, I’m ashamed to say that my basketball knowledge was, and still is, very limited!
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The fastest players in the NFL

In a football scoreboards feature, we take a look at the top 10 players who have lit up the NFL with their speed.

Speed is by no means the most important skill in football, but it certainly gives players a big head start in their bid to get to the top. Along with ball handling, strength, game intelligence, coordination and fitness, it is one of the skills that the best players possess.
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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo – Who is the greatest?

In a soccer scoreboards review, we look at and compare the best two attacking players in the global game today. Soccer is the most popular sport in Europe. Practically everyone on the continent is crazy about the game and the stadiums tend to be full every time there is a match. There is no doubt that the game has produced some great players over the years, and out of today’s crop of stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two that stand out. They play for the greatest and most supported teams in Europe: Real Madrid and Barcelona. It is very hard to compare such great players so let’s take a look at their stats and then try to make a conclusion about who is the greatest.
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The NBA’s Top 5 best paid players

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look at the top 5 earning players in the NBA today. National Basketball Association (NBA) is very popular in the United States and it contains some players who no doubt have outstanding skills, whilst others certainly do not. They are just popular only because they are a part of one of the greatest teams. Similarly, some players deserve the large amounts of money that they get, but others don’t: they do not perform according to what they earn and are considered by many to be overpaid. Here we look at top 5 highest paid basketball players, and as you will see, some of them deserve it and some of them absolutely do not.
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The 6 Most Famous Referees In Soccer

In a soccer scoreboards feature, we look at the top soccer referees in the game of soccer. Baseball is the ultimate American pass time. If we had to state what the world’s (as a whole) ultimate pass time game is soccer. Soccer is the most played sport in the world, which is why sport apparel companies earn huge revenues from soccer player jersey sales. I wonder, how many jerseys with a referees name and number have these companies sold or even made? The answer of-course is none. This shows that the fans of the game, unless they are heavily criticizing them, tend to overlook one of the most important participants in the game: the referees.
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