The Celtics injuries are certainly starting to pile up, as it seems that the title of my paper, "who is going to step up" brings a new meaning by all the injuries. The starters have been bitten by the injury bug, as Kevin Garnett (who has now been out for a couple of weeks) and Rajon Rondo (who was injured in the Celtics' win vs. the Cavaliers). Also the bench is in rough shape as on of the top bench players, Tony Allen has been out for some time now with a dislocated thumb, as well as big men Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Brian Scalabrine who both get a high amount of playing time, are now out.
Obviously the Celtics have missed and are missing KG because of his veteran presence on the floor, but he will likely miss at least one more week.
With so many people out and Ray Allen and Paul Pierce having fatigue issues, the rest of the team will need to step up in order for the team to stay competitive for the number one seeed in the east.
I agree with Coach Rivers when he said that it is a growth period and that if anything, it will make the team stronger. Let us hope that he is right.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Article 11: Celtics without five players vs. Heat
"The Boston Celtics boggest opponent right now is the training room."
Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis joined Kevin Garnett, Brian Scalabrine and Tony Allen on the list of players that will not be playing against the Heat on wednesday the 11th.
Coach Doc Rivers said that both Rondo and Davis will miss at least the next two games.
Kevin Garnett will miss more than that.
Paul Pierce and Ray Allen both played 45 minutes in the loss to Orlando, and were told that they would recieve limited minutes for at least the next game.
8 of 15 players played a full practice on monday, with the 5 injured players plus Pierce and Allen doing a shortened practice.
Doc Rivers said "In the long run, I think this might make us a better team."
Rajon Rondo and Glen Davis joined Kevin Garnett, Brian Scalabrine and Tony Allen on the list of players that will not be playing against the Heat on wednesday the 11th.
Coach Doc Rivers said that both Rondo and Davis will miss at least the next two games.
Kevin Garnett will miss more than that.
Paul Pierce and Ray Allen both played 45 minutes in the loss to Orlando, and were told that they would recieve limited minutes for at least the next game.
8 of 15 players played a full practice on monday, with the 5 injured players plus Pierce and Allen doing a shortened practice.
Doc Rivers said "In the long run, I think this might make us a better team."
Friday, March 6, 2009
Final Focus; Further Research Needed
When I started the project, I started giving information and reporting on games of the Celtics'. As my blog analysis pointed out, however, I have started to explore the statistics and the importance of the Celtics' bench. I have started to do supplemental research in order to prove my point that a deep "supporting cast" is necessary for a team to be successful, and prove that the Celtics' bench players are some of the strongest in the league. I would like to learn and find out by researching statistics, and player comments and reactions from press conferences. A primary source of these statistics may be from box scores in the newspaper or online.
I am trying to arrange at least an email interview with someone in contact with the Celtics, for example someone that works in the front office of the organization, or perhaps someone from the press. I am looking to get a hold of either of the Celtics radio announcers, Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell, to get some in depth insight into a topic that they would know just as well as anyone. I have a few questions ready to ask if I can get a hold of any of them. I was also thinking that I would try to talk to local news sports host Lee Goldberg about some of his thoughts on the Celtics.
I have not put much thought into my oral presentation, I do not think that the time parameters will be hard to meet, as this is a topic that I am passionate about and could talk about for much longer than 20 minutes if needed. I think that it may be difficult to do an interactive activity with this topic, as several people have posted on my blog that basketball is not anything that they are familiar with. If I can come up with a strong activity, it may help get the attention of my classmates and make them slightly more knowledgeable with the sport.
I am trying to arrange at least an email interview with someone in contact with the Celtics, for example someone that works in the front office of the organization, or perhaps someone from the press. I am looking to get a hold of either of the Celtics radio announcers, Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell, to get some in depth insight into a topic that they would know just as well as anyone. I have a few questions ready to ask if I can get a hold of any of them. I was also thinking that I would try to talk to local news sports host Lee Goldberg about some of his thoughts on the Celtics.
I have not put much thought into my oral presentation, I do not think that the time parameters will be hard to meet, as this is a topic that I am passionate about and could talk about for much longer than 20 minutes if needed. I think that it may be difficult to do an interactive activity with this topic, as several people have posted on my blog that basketball is not anything that they are familiar with. If I can come up with a strong activity, it may help get the attention of my classmates and make them slightly more knowledgeable with the sport.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Response to :For Celtics, Spurs the Model of Consistency
Despite the Celtics losing this game, I enjoyed watching this game. It was frustrating at times, yes, but it was interesting to see the Celtics play against a team that they resemble. The Celtics have a strong core of players, they play a defensively based style, and they always find a way to win. The Spurs have been the closest thing to a dynasty over the last 12 years. When it came down to it, the more disciplined team won. It cam down to the end of the game were the Celtics were making a big run in the third quarter, and when 98% of the teams in the league would change their game plan or get flustered, the Spurs stayed strong and their discipline showed, and played together.
That is the type of team that I would hope that the Celtics will be in the future. This loss will mean very little as the author of the article points out, but it was interesting to see the goal of the franchise as the face of a strong veteran team was playing right before our eyes.
EM
That is the type of team that I would hope that the Celtics will be in the future. This loss will mean very little as the author of the article points out, but it was interesting to see the goal of the franchise as the face of a strong veteran team was playing right before our eyes.
EM
Article 9: For Celtics, Spurs the Model of Consistency
The San Antonio Spurs have been the leagues elite teeam over recent history, they have won 5 championship titles in the last 12 years. They have kept the same core players for this entire run, Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen... but have cycled surrounding players in and out.
The author points out that they play a lot like the Celtics do.
The Celtics played the Spurs on Sunday and lost by a score of 105-99. The Spurs ended the first half of the game with a lead, and barely looked back the Celtics made a push at the beginning of the of the third quarter, but could not seal the daeal as the Spurs executed as a proper veteran team such as themselves should do. The Celtics commited turnover after turnover and missed jumper after jumper while the Spurs were getting hot.
The Celtics brought the game to within 3 points before having to foul to stop the clock giving the Supurs time to extend their lead to 6 points and the game. The Celtics are now 42-11 on the year and are still leading the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference.
The author points out that they play a lot like the Celtics do.
The Celtics played the Spurs on Sunday and lost by a score of 105-99. The Spurs ended the first half of the game with a lead, and barely looked back the Celtics made a push at the beginning of the of the third quarter, but could not seal the daeal as the Spurs executed as a proper veteran team such as themselves should do. The Celtics commited turnover after turnover and missed jumper after jumper while the Spurs were getting hot.
The Celtics brought the game to within 3 points before having to foul to stop the clock giving the Supurs time to extend their lead to 6 points and the game. The Celtics are now 42-11 on the year and are still leading the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Article 8 Response to: The Meaning of Obama: NBA embraces new leader's message
Wow, I apologize for not taking as detailed notes as I could have, but there was so much information, and I feel more compelled and exited to talk about this topic because it touched me. I urge everyone to read this article even if you know very little about basketball.
This article does not directly talk about the Celtics or the topic of my blog, but I feel that it is necessary to talk about this subject at this time.
I got chills when I read that Michael Jordan the best player ever to play the game, the face of basketball essentially, said that he cried like a baby. I enjoyed reading about how NBA players black, white, American or otherwise all joined hands to help Barack reach the level that he is at today, possibly the most powerful position in the world today.
Honestly I was left speechless after reading this article and it almost made me fell like crying myself. Guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers Mo Williams had great input saying, "It defines the commitment. It defines the unity. It defines what Martin Luther King did. It defines what America is about, bringing everybody together and living as one."
The high percentage of african-American players in the NBA clearly sparked the overwhelming reaction to the Inauguration of the 44th president, but If you look at it, the NBA is really a microcosm of the country with the past and present players as well as the diversity that is noticable in the Association.
Again, there is s much that I want to say, but little time or oppurtunity to do so. Please, whenever you have ten minutes take it to read this article. David Aldridge, the author of the article says way more than I ever could.
I will sign off tonight with a line from a song that Jay-Z wrote. It is probably supposed to be directed more to the African-American population, but as a Hip-Hop enthusiast, I feel compelled to share it.
"Rosa sat, so Martin could walk, so Obama could run, so our children can fly"
EM
This article does not directly talk about the Celtics or the topic of my blog, but I feel that it is necessary to talk about this subject at this time.
I got chills when I read that Michael Jordan the best player ever to play the game, the face of basketball essentially, said that he cried like a baby. I enjoyed reading about how NBA players black, white, American or otherwise all joined hands to help Barack reach the level that he is at today, possibly the most powerful position in the world today.
Honestly I was left speechless after reading this article and it almost made me fell like crying myself. Guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers Mo Williams had great input saying, "It defines the commitment. It defines the unity. It defines what Martin Luther King did. It defines what America is about, bringing everybody together and living as one."
The high percentage of african-American players in the NBA clearly sparked the overwhelming reaction to the Inauguration of the 44th president, but If you look at it, the NBA is really a microcosm of the country with the past and present players as well as the diversity that is noticable in the Association.
Again, there is s much that I want to say, but little time or oppurtunity to do so. Please, whenever you have ten minutes take it to read this article. David Aldridge, the author of the article says way more than I ever could.
I will sign off tonight with a line from a song that Jay-Z wrote. It is probably supposed to be directed more to the African-American population, but as a Hip-Hop enthusiast, I feel compelled to share it.
"Rosa sat, so Martin could walk, so Obama could run, so our children can fly"
EM
Article 8: The Meaning of Obama: NBA embraces new leader's message
When asked if he cried when Barack Obama was just elected president, Micheal Jordan replied "I was cryin' like a damn baby".
Not only MJ cried that night and the night that Obama was inaugurated. Many basketball players weeped during this time. Donyell Marshall, Kevin Durant and many more let out tears.
Support from NBA players was far beyond outspoken as players like LeBron James, Dwight Howard and past players like Magic Johnson all gave verbal and monetary support as well as a huge amount of help from the amount of followers that these players have in the power that they hold over us.
Other heartwarming stories like that of Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. Or better known as just Dikembe Mutombo, who has been playing basketball in the united states for many years, although born in Congo. He was naturalized as a US citizen just two years ago, and got to vote for a president for the first time this year, and Obama has made it special for him.
Obama's international popularity is also shown in the NBA with a player named Dirk Nowitski. Dirk was in the crowd in Germany when Obam came to make a speech there.
Ray Allen from the Celtics said that the win inspired him to reach deeper into the realm of possibility.
Not only MJ cried that night and the night that Obama was inaugurated. Many basketball players weeped during this time. Donyell Marshall, Kevin Durant and many more let out tears.
Support from NBA players was far beyond outspoken as players like LeBron James, Dwight Howard and past players like Magic Johnson all gave verbal and monetary support as well as a huge amount of help from the amount of followers that these players have in the power that they hold over us.
Other heartwarming stories like that of Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. Or better known as just Dikembe Mutombo, who has been playing basketball in the united states for many years, although born in Congo. He was naturalized as a US citizen just two years ago, and got to vote for a president for the first time this year, and Obama has made it special for him.
Obama's international popularity is also shown in the NBA with a player named Dirk Nowitski. Dirk was in the crowd in Germany when Obam came to make a speech there.
Ray Allen from the Celtics said that the win inspired him to reach deeper into the realm of possibility.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Response to: Celtics Blow Out Suns
The Celtics seem to be regaining their swagger back after hitting a rough patch Stating on Christmas day. Having now won 5 straight games, look for the Celtics to regain the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
The all had very good numbers, but all of them had limited minutes. None of the starters played in the 4th quarter because they opened it with a 31 point lead. Honestly I think that it is a good thing that the starters are playing fewer minutes recently because the have all looked tired recently, and seem to need rest.
I did not watch the second half of the game because of the 30 point halftime lead. I figured the game was over. So a thank you to the Celtics for letting me go to bed early that night.
I plan to do a background post on the Obama topic, but I respect the decision of Doc Rivers to get the Florida road trip early so that the team could watch the historical moment on TV. I respect Ray Allen for making the trip himself, midway through the heart of the season, he thought that this moment was important enough to make time for.
EM
The all had very good numbers, but all of them had limited minutes. None of the starters played in the 4th quarter because they opened it with a 31 point lead. Honestly I think that it is a good thing that the starters are playing fewer minutes recently because the have all looked tired recently, and seem to need rest.
I did not watch the second half of the game because of the 30 point halftime lead. I figured the game was over. So a thank you to the Celtics for letting me go to bed early that night.
I plan to do a background post on the Obama topic, but I respect the decision of Doc Rivers to get the Florida road trip early so that the team could watch the historical moment on TV. I respect Ray Allen for making the trip himself, midway through the heart of the season, he thought that this moment was important enough to make time for.
EM
Celtics Blow Out Suns
Celtics 104 Suns 87
The Celtics have won 5 games straight.
Rajon Rondo played well 23 pts 7 assists. Paul pierce 12 pts 8 reb 8 ast. Ray Allen 20 pts. Kevin Garnett 16 pts 8 reb. Kendrick Perins did not play again due to his sore shoulder. Somewhat suprisingly, Brian Scalabrine (like Skaluhbreeny if you didn't know) started this game in place of Perk.
Celtics opened up to a 21-7 lead and never looked back.
The suns never saw the lead or tie after the the C's gained a 2-0 lead.
Ray Allen is planning to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama in person, while coach Doc Rivers thought that it was important that the team flew down to miami earlier than scheduled so that they could watch it on tv.
The Celtics have won 5 games straight.
Rajon Rondo played well 23 pts 7 assists. Paul pierce 12 pts 8 reb 8 ast. Ray Allen 20 pts. Kevin Garnett 16 pts 8 reb. Kendrick Perins did not play again due to his sore shoulder. Somewhat suprisingly, Brian Scalabrine (like Skaluhbreeny if you didn't know) started this game in place of Perk.
Celtics opened up to a 21-7 lead and never looked back.
The suns never saw the lead or tie after the the C's gained a 2-0 lead.
Ray Allen is planning to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama in person, while coach Doc Rivers thought that it was important that the team flew down to miami earlier than scheduled so that they could watch it on tv.
Monday, January 12, 2009
MOrgan's Rotation respose #3
You obviously know what you're doing. just go a little slower and be more carful. I'm sorry to say this but I didn't comprehend much of your articles, thats probably because I don't speak basket ball. You should consider just writting a short entry on the rules of the game or explaining what the game is all about.
Phoebe's Responce #3
Wow Everett that was really impressive, it's obvious you really know how the game works. The only thing I would suggest is read back over that sheet with how to do citations, because yours are pretty wrong. It looks like you have most of the information, but it's all in a different order and one of the dates is missing.
Other than that, great job! I enjoyed reading your rants(: Keep it up!
Other than that, great job! I enjoyed reading your rants(: Keep it up!
Kelsey Schwarz- Response to 4,5,6
You're a basketball fanatic. (: You're doing a good job with the articles that you've been doing and giving us good information and statistics about the games. I like how you get really into it and know a lot about the team, I think you'll benefit a lot from that. It'd be cool to maybe branch off and look at a different aspect of the team. You could maybe find an article on their coach and what he has to say, or his life even. Or you could find something on the outside lives of professional basketball players. In general, you're doing a good job.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Response to: Celts are back home, eager to forget 1-3 western trip (6)
Wow, what happened? The defending world Champions have looked very poor in their last few showings. Look for them to make a come back against the Wizards, at home, finally. Some rest wil hopefully do the team some good as they have looked tired late in games, probably a result of playing 6 games in 11 days. The hectic schedule will slow down a little bit so hopefully the teeam will be able to turn it around.
The most concerning loos to me was the Loss to the Warriors, a team that was only 7-21 at the time and the Celtics made them look like Michael Jordans 95-96 Bulls in the fourth quarter.
If anything this slide shows how exiting the NBA can be, because there is such a high talent level, truely, anyone can beat anyone else on any given night.
Here's to turning it around in 2009. Happy New Year.
The most concerning loos to me was the Loss to the Warriors, a team that was only 7-21 at the time and the Celtics made them look like Michael Jordans 95-96 Bulls in the fourth quarter.
If anything this slide shows how exiting the NBA can be, because there is such a high talent level, truely, anyone can beat anyone else on any given night.
Here's to turning it around in 2009. Happy New Year.
Celts are back home, eager to forget 1-3 western trip
The Celtics have had an awful road trip. after winning 19 consecutive games, they have now lost three of their last 4 games. Doc Rivers commented on it saying that they looked at the schedule and thought that they could win all 4 games, but it didnt work out that way. The Celtics are 14-1 at home and look to get the winning going again there against a bad Washington Wizards team. The offense has struggle mightily recently anveragin only 86 pts in their three losses. The defese has been suprisingly un-Celtics-like allowing other teams to shoot almost 50 % from the floor.
This was the sixth game in 11 days for the celtics.
When everyone thoought the Celtics would come back after the loss to the Lakers, the Celtics had another poor fourth quarter finish against the Warriors getting outscored 35-17 in the quarter.
They blew out the Kings 108-63 but then followed it up with a loss to Portland. This was a competitive game until the secon half where once again the celtics looked tired and sloppy.
This was the sixth game in 11 days for the celtics.
When everyone thoought the Celtics would come back after the loss to the Lakers, the Celtics had another poor fourth quarter finish against the Warriors getting outscored 35-17 in the quarter.
They blew out the Kings 108-63 but then followed it up with a loss to Portland. This was a competitive game until the secon half where once again the celtics looked tired and sloppy.
Response to Lakers end Boston's 19 Game Winning Streak (5)
Having had watched this game I have got to say that this was a disappointing game to say the least. The Celtics disappeared in the fourth quarter of this game. They did not show as much hustle in this game as they have throughout the late win streak. Paul Pierce who had 20 pts in the game had none in the 4th quarter. I find this unacceptable for the Captain of the team. Ray Allen shot 2-11 after making his first three shots. I also watched Trevor Ariza make a nice hustle play saving the ball from going out of bounds and passing it to a teammate for an uncontested layup. Only on Celtic made it on to the defensive end for this play. Terrible, The biggest game on the schedule so far, and the C's don't even show up.
It was not only the offense who turned the ball over 18 times by the way but the defense and more importantly the interior defense that could not find a away to stop Pau Gasol at the end of the game.
Well maybe Kobe was right and we were just due for a loss, but playing like that I don't think that we would have beaten Oklahoma City...
Call it a wake up call and look for the Celtics to come back with a couple of big wins.
It was not only the offense who turned the ball over 18 times by the way but the defense and more importantly the interior defense that could not find a away to stop Pau Gasol at the end of the game.
Well maybe Kobe was right and we were just due for a loss, but playing like that I don't think that we would have beaten Oklahoma City...
Call it a wake up call and look for the Celtics to come back with a couple of big wins.
Lakers end Boston's 19 Game Winning Streak
Kobe Bryant scored 27 pts and had 9 reb and 5 ast. Pau Gasol scored 20 pts and 7 in the last tree minutes of the game. Kobe later said that the Celtics had won 19 staight and therefore were "due for a loss".
This was also Lakers coach Phil Jackson's 1000th win and by winning this also makes him the 6th coach to reach 1000 wins and the fastest to do so in 1423 games.
The Celtics were actually leading the game with 4 min left in the game. Then the Lakers went off for a 13-2 run to end the game.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers commented that the team "started to lose their composure" towards the end of the game.
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce had strong games despite the loss. KG 22 pts (shooting 11-14 from the floor) 9 reb. Pierce 20 pts 10 reb. Ray Allen scored 14 but finished the game shooting only 2-11.
This was also Lakers coach Phil Jackson's 1000th win and by winning this also makes him the 6th coach to reach 1000 wins and the fastest to do so in 1423 games.
The Celtics were actually leading the game with 4 min left in the game. Then the Lakers went off for a 13-2 run to end the game.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers commented that the team "started to lose their composure" towards the end of the game.
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce had strong games despite the loss. KG 22 pts (shooting 11-14 from the floor) 9 reb. Pierce 20 pts 10 reb. Ray Allen scored 14 but finished the game shooting only 2-11.
Rsponse to: Celtics Rout 76ers for Club Record 19th Straight Win (4)
The Celtics are making it look so easy right now, they are winning the games that they should be winning against their recently weak schedule, leading to 19 straight wins. If they are to win the game against the Lakers, then that would tie them for the thirld longest winning streak in NBA history. Tied with none other than the Lakers 99-00 team. The longest streak of all time is the Lakers 71-72 team who won 33 in a row.
The Christmas day game against the Lakers will be a rematch of the Championship last year that the Celtics won in 6 games.
The game was not particularly exiting seeing as the C's led by double digits throughout virtually the entire game.
The sixers who have not shot well for three points in their last few games continued their woes in this game shooting 0 for 11 in the game and 0 for 19 in their last two games.
As far as the Celtics-Lakers game, I have a feeling that the Lakers will get the win in this one. In front of their home crowd look for a playoff atmosphere and for league MVP Kobe Bryant to have a good night.
EM
The Christmas day game against the Lakers will be a rematch of the Championship last year that the Celtics won in 6 games.
The game was not particularly exiting seeing as the C's led by double digits throughout virtually the entire game.
The sixers who have not shot well for three points in their last few games continued their woes in this game shooting 0 for 11 in the game and 0 for 19 in their last two games.
As far as the Celtics-Lakers game, I have a feeling that the Lakers will get the win in this one. In front of their home crowd look for a playoff atmosphere and for league MVP Kobe Bryant to have a good night.
EM
Celtics Rout 76ers for Club Record 19th Straight Win
The Celtics won their franchise record setting 19th striaght win agaist the Philadelphia 76ers. Leading scorers for the celtics were Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett with 18 each. Perkins had a strong night with 8 pts and 11 reb Ray Allen had 16 pts as well. Although the starters did not have to play much of this game in the game because of the near blowout score.
The Celtics are now 27-2, which is the best ever two loss start in the NBA. It is also the fourth longest in NBA history.
With the fans looking towards Christmas day's game against the LA Lakers, they brought back the famous "Beat LA" chant made famous in the 80s when the real big 3 played for the C's.
This game was never close, the 76ers did not shoot well shooting 0 for 11 for 3 pointers.
The Celtics are now 27-2, which is the best ever two loss start in the NBA. It is also the fourth longest in NBA history.
With the fans looking towards Christmas day's game against the LA Lakers, they brought back the famous "Beat LA" chant made famous in the 80s when the real big 3 played for the C's.
This game was never close, the 76ers did not shoot well shooting 0 for 11 for 3 pointers.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Cole-Response
Everett, I like the idea of followin a NBA team throughout the season, it will be very interesting and there will obviously be tons of information. I also thought that if you wanted you could do a post about the different shoes that the players are wearing since that seemed to really interest you. You could also do stories on the individual players and what they do when they're not playing or during the off season.
As your field experience it would be really cool to actually go to a game. Im sure seeing them play in real life is much better than watching on TV.
As your field experience it would be really cool to actually go to a game. Im sure seeing them play in real life is much better than watching on TV.
Katrina's Second Post
Well i don't know much about The Celtics or basketball teams in general I guess, but I can see that this will obviously be a good topic for you to explore. I have watched one Celtics game on TV, the last world series game of last year, and it was very interesting. I don't know if it would be possible for you to go see one of their games, but I'm sure it would really add a whole new perspective to your isearch. Maybe you could also add some posts about the players lives and the training that they go through, or what their diet is for a typical day. This would add a lot more of a personal, 'behind-the-scenes' outlook on the players that your isearch might benefit from.
Chaunceys Second Response
Everett, you seem interested in the Celtics and I think its a good topic to do. I never thought about following a sports team for an I-Search and if you like the topic and the team, I can imagine you'll like it a lot.
I don't know a lot about the NBA or basketball in general but for your interview, I would see if you could talk to someone inside the organisation, like a trainer or you could try to talk to a sports broadcaster about the Celtics. You could try calling up ESPN and see if anyone has time there or you could get in tough with a writer at Sports Illustrated or another sports magazine.
If the draft happens when we are doing this Isearch, I bet that would be a very good thing to do.
I don't know a lot about the NBA or basketball in general but for your interview, I would see if you could talk to someone inside the organisation, like a trainer or you could try to talk to a sports broadcaster about the Celtics. You could try calling up ESPN and see if anyone has time there or you could get in tough with a writer at Sports Illustrated or another sports magazine.
If the draft happens when we are doing this Isearch, I bet that would be a very good thing to do.
Jackson's second response
I didn't know that KG had the Obama endorsement on his shoes; thats pretty cool. Since you changed your topic from shoes to The Celtics, I think you'll find it a lot easier to get current info every week. If their winning streak continues, you could do a post about that, or just about their 21-2 record in general. Good topic choice.
Hayden- Second Response
Not being very interested in basketball, reading your blog is like a first grader reading Nostradamus. Still, your blog seems to be very interesting and there will certainly be a good amount to talk about as you follow their season. What could you do for an interview thing or whatever? Maybe you could coax Jewitt into buying you tickets to a game "for school reasons" . . .
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Did you delete shoes info?
Everett - Talk to me about your blog - Did you delete the old information and start with the Celtics info? I think this topic is an excellent choice for you - and the Celtics are certainly on a winning streak!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Response to the Nov 4th Game @ Houston
For Election Night 2008, the Celtics star forward Kevin Garnett wore shoes reading "Embrace Change: Vote '08". Election night was a special night for many of these players that have been outspoken regarding the election.
The Celtics had a overall strong showing both on the offensive ande defensive sides of the ball. The "Big Three" consisting of Paul Pierce (13 points, 9 rebounds), Kevin Garnett (14 pts, 11 reb), and the offensive star of the night (29 pts, 5 reb, 5 assists) all had their consistenly solid games.
Possibly the most impressive showing, though, was the unsung preformance from Kendrick Perkins. Perkins recorded 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. He was also the main force in keeping Yao Ming, the tallest player in the NBA, to only 8 points in the game. This is more than 10 points less than his season average. Perkins defense was key in the Celtics win against a good team from the very tough Western Conference.
This win gives the C's a 3-1 record. This is going to be a long interesting season. 4 games down, 78 to go.
EM
The Celtics had a overall strong showing both on the offensive ande defensive sides of the ball. The "Big Three" consisting of Paul Pierce (13 points, 9 rebounds), Kevin Garnett (14 pts, 11 reb), and the offensive star of the night (29 pts, 5 reb, 5 assists) all had their consistenly solid games.
Possibly the most impressive showing, though, was the unsung preformance from Kendrick Perkins. Perkins recorded 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. He was also the main force in keeping Yao Ming, the tallest player in the NBA, to only 8 points in the game. This is more than 10 points less than his season average. Perkins defense was key in the Celtics win against a good team from the very tough Western Conference.
This win gives the C's a 3-1 record. This is going to be a long interesting season. 4 games down, 78 to go.
EM
Allen, Garnett come up big for Celts while Rockets' Yao, Artest struggle in loss
The Celtics played two games this week, one against the Rockets in Houston, and one at the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team that used to be the Seattle SuperSonics but transferred to Oklahoma City.
On election night 2008, Ray Allen was clearly the key player in this game for the Celtics, scoring 29 points of the teams 103 total. Allen also added 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins had a solid game defending 7'5'' center Yao Ming, holding him to a sub-par 8 points.
The Celtics ended up shooting 52% from the field which is respectable, however, some stats of possible concern is the unusually high number of turnovers that the Celtics gave up (17). Also, they shot only an average 75% from the free throw line.
On election night 2008, Ray Allen was clearly the key player in this game for the Celtics, scoring 29 points of the teams 103 total. Allen also added 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Kevin Garnett posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Kendrick Perkins had a solid game defending 7'5'' center Yao Ming, holding him to a sub-par 8 points.
The Celtics ended up shooting 52% from the field which is respectable, however, some stats of possible concern is the unusually high number of turnovers that the Celtics gave up (17). Also, they shot only an average 75% from the free throw line.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
On Second Thought...
I apologize, but after some thought, I have decided that I would be better for me to follow that Boston Celtics for my project. I feel this way because I think that It might be harder for me to produce weekly updates on the topic of basketball shoes.
Again, I think that since I would be playing basketball throughout the length of the project, so that will be a motivating factor to continue my project. This topic would be constant and ongoing, as the season will be going on for quite some time.
The internet will be a major resource for me, I could use the Celtics' home page, www.celtics.com, or the nba home page for news regarding the entire legues news that mey effect the entire team, www.nba.com. Also, it may be fruitful to use magazines like ESPN, and Sports Illustrated. Daily newspapers will add other insight to this topic for me.
This choice will make the reserch easier in some ways, however it amy make it more difficult by having to juggle the various news feeds.
EM
Again, I think that since I would be playing basketball throughout the length of the project, so that will be a motivating factor to continue my project. This topic would be constant and ongoing, as the season will be going on for quite some time.
The internet will be a major resource for me, I could use the Celtics' home page, www.celtics.com, or the nba home page for news regarding the entire legues news that mey effect the entire team, www.nba.com. Also, it may be fruitful to use magazines like ESPN, and Sports Illustrated. Daily newspapers will add other insight to this topic for me.
This choice will make the reserch easier in some ways, however it amy make it more difficult by having to juggle the various news feeds.
EM
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Well, i can tell that you are definitely more interested with sports. But would it interest you the whole entire time? I think if you picked the doing your isearch on basketball shoes you would do very good, but it would be interesting to do something you don't know as much about, like the homicide issues. You don't seem to know as much about it, and it might keep you more interested longer than the shoes. But I think you should do what feels more comfortable and more exciting to work on. Just make sure if your doing something about the basketball team, you don't let your personal feelings for them get in the way of the paper.
I-search topics
Everett, you seem to be more interested in basketball. So I would recommend choosing one of those two topics. Now following a basketball team might be easier for six months, and you might be able to tie in new technology as well, so you can combine the to topics. And tou having background information will help start the project.
My Selection... (5 Paragraph response)
I have been in a toss up between my top two topics since the beginning of the project. These two are the Boston Celtics, covering their season by reporting on the games and the off-day practices. The other would involve talking about the advancements in basketball shoes. Nike typically releases new shoes at least once or twice a month. Just released has been the Nike Hyperdunk. I have personally acquired a pair of these and am eager to find out if they will enhance my game like the shoe critics say that they may. I am interested in what the professional basketball players are wearing, and why they make these selections regarding their shoes. I am also interested in how players like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant help Nike design their signature shoes.
I believe that I will choose the topic regarding the basketball shoes. Basketball shoes are kind of a hobby of mine. Just the aroma of a new pair of sneakers is one of my favorite smells. Call it what you like, but sneakers to me are a passion. I think that thiss topic will keep me interested in my paper for the entire length of the process. It will keep me interested in the topic because I will still be playing basketball through the length of the paper. Most years, I will buy three or more pairs of basketball shoes for the season, so that will keep me in the market, therefor, I could be able to research what will be the best desision for some one that has my style of play. My busiest time will be coming up very soon, because the holidays seem to be when companies release the most high quality shoes.
There a lots of websites that review basketball shoes such as www.nicekicks.com and www.kicksnet.com that are useful to find information. I found a decent amount information in the databases with magazine and newspaper articles. The Internet will have to be the base of all of my research. Possibly, I would need to go to athletic shoe store to try on shoes for myself.
The issue is ongoing in the way that different shoes will be released throughout the tim period that I will be doing this project. I will be able to review these shoes in detail. Future shoes could be based off of an older shoe, or could be a new style that could change the game, i.e, Nike Hyperdunk. Information on things such as material may not change however.
This has the potential to be a challenging topic, because it will require more types of research than I have been used to in the past. I look forward to learning about what the best choice of shoes would be for me.
EM
I believe that I will choose the topic regarding the basketball shoes. Basketball shoes are kind of a hobby of mine. Just the aroma of a new pair of sneakers is one of my favorite smells. Call it what you like, but sneakers to me are a passion. I think that thiss topic will keep me interested in my paper for the entire length of the process. It will keep me interested in the topic because I will still be playing basketball through the length of the paper. Most years, I will buy three or more pairs of basketball shoes for the season, so that will keep me in the market, therefor, I could be able to research what will be the best desision for some one that has my style of play. My busiest time will be coming up very soon, because the holidays seem to be when companies release the most high quality shoes.
There a lots of websites that review basketball shoes such as www.nicekicks.com and www.kicksnet.com that are useful to find information. I found a decent amount information in the databases with magazine and newspaper articles. The Internet will have to be the base of all of my research. Possibly, I would need to go to athletic shoe store to try on shoes for myself.
The issue is ongoing in the way that different shoes will be released throughout the tim period that I will be doing this project. I will be able to review these shoes in detail. Future shoes could be based off of an older shoe, or could be a new style that could change the game, i.e, Nike Hyperdunk. Information on things such as material may not change however.
This has the potential to be a challenging topic, because it will require more types of research than I have been used to in the past. I look forward to learning about what the best choice of shoes would be for me.
EM
I think the idea of following the Celtics would be a really good topic, especially if a sports journalism is something you would consider as a career. Maybe you could talk to a local journalist to get ideas from them, or a basketball coach. It sounds like that topic would also be constantly changing, which would be good for the essay.
It would also be really cool to research crimes. There's so much unnecessary violence. Researching what motivates people to kill, or who normally commits the crime would be really interesting. You could do something like, how have murder mystery shows and horror movies almost glamorized crimes? I don't know if there would be enough information for that, but it's just a suggestion.
It would also be really cool to research crimes. There's so much unnecessary violence. Researching what motivates people to kill, or who normally commits the crime would be really interesting. You could do something like, how have murder mystery shows and horror movies almost glamorized crimes? I don't know if there would be enough information for that, but it's just a suggestion.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Boston Celtics
All of your topics would allow you some very interesting and in-depth research. However, only one of your possibilities allows for any intensive live updates during your researching period. Killing- maybe on day to day crimes but not on the motive. Shoes- really cool topic with a lot of different information but at most, you will probably receive only a few updates throughout your research. That would of course then leave the Boston Celtics. This would create a great opportunity for you to continually, almost daily, track the team and their current standings. You could probably even interweave this with shoe technology, tracking a players performance based on his shoes. That is if you want to go that in depth. Your blog posts could be supplemented with embedded RSS feeds of their scores in games. Chances are you could land a few interviews with local sports journalists to counteract any possible bias you might display. That would be a potential trap however. If they are indeed your favorite team, you should be careful not to allow any personal feelings to leak into your research, such as excluding statistics that go against them. If you are careful to avoid that, you should have a great topic.
narrowing your three topics
Everett, I think that if you're interested in sports that you should follow something sports related. Personally, I'm not a sports person but I think that the Boston Celtics topic would be good to follow. This topic would follow the three criteria because the games would be going on during your research and would be constantly changing. If a game got rained out, who won who lost, new players etc. etc. ... The shoe topic would also be interesting because shoe companies are coming out with new shoes all the time.
I feel like the crime topic would be really hard. It seems unlikly that you'll find information on different crimes around the world. If you go with the sports topics maybe you can check out the companies website such as Nike or the Boston Celtics website, I think they have such a thing, and maybe they'll give you more information on your topic. I think the Boston Celitcs topic would be the best way to go.
I feel like the crime topic would be really hard. It seems unlikly that you'll find information on different crimes around the world. If you go with the sports topics maybe you can check out the companies website such as Nike or the Boston Celtics website, I think they have such a thing, and maybe they'll give you more information on your topic. I think the Boston Celitcs topic would be the best way to go.
Three Possible Topics...
Everett Martin
I-Search
For my possible topics to write about in my I-Search essay, I was thinking about choosing covering the Boston Celtics, because of my possible interest in the career of sports journalism. I would cover their games and workouts on off nights, much of this research would be done through the newspaper, the internet, and other print forms like magazines. Another was about basketball shoes. I was interested in the technology in the shoe, and how one shoe greatly differs from another, and also the marketing aspect of how companies like Nike introduce their product to the general public. Finally, I was interested in the motives that people have for committing crimes throughout the world to see if they differ in different regions.
Researching the motives for the motives of crimes was not hard, because unfortunately, homicide is committed every day many times throughout the world. I am interested in the topic, but am not committed to it. The motives in some stories online are not always given to the public to see. I found that spouses typically kill their husband or wife because they have been unfaithful. Others plead mercy killing or murder for religious reasoning. A high percentage of homicide is committed within gang relations. This is still a possibility for me to write about.
A much lighter note is the topic regarding basketball shoes, I am interested in this topic and think that it would be an easy topic for me to write about. I feel that the technology in basketball shoes has changed the game. Recently, Nike released a shoe called the Hyperdunk. It is supposed to be made up of some of the lightest and strongest material made today. They use what is called FlyWire technology, this was inspired by the cables in suspension bridges. Also used in this particular shoe, is what is called lunar foam, which is extremely lightweight, shock absorbent, and relatively inexpensive to produce. I am also interested in the way that companies like Nike and Adidas market their items. I know that Nike took full advantage of the Olympics and the “Redeem Team” in this past year as a major selling point.
The Boston Celtics will be playing their season during the entire time that I will be doing the research for the project, so I think that it would be fun to talk about their games, practices, and players during their season. Another topic involving the Celtics that I am potentially interested in involves the rookies on the Celtics, in their first year in the NBA, Bill Walker and J.R. Giddens. I am interested in following the rookies in their first year of professional basketball and how they handle the pressure.
Of the three topics I am leaning towards the sports related topics. I am more interested in these topics and fell that I will be able to add more personal insight into the essays. I don’t have a personal connection to homicide and the motives of the people that commit such crimes. However, I feel that it would be an interesting topic for me to research.
I-Search
For my possible topics to write about in my I-Search essay, I was thinking about choosing covering the Boston Celtics, because of my possible interest in the career of sports journalism. I would cover their games and workouts on off nights, much of this research would be done through the newspaper, the internet, and other print forms like magazines. Another was about basketball shoes. I was interested in the technology in the shoe, and how one shoe greatly differs from another, and also the marketing aspect of how companies like Nike introduce their product to the general public. Finally, I was interested in the motives that people have for committing crimes throughout the world to see if they differ in different regions.
Researching the motives for the motives of crimes was not hard, because unfortunately, homicide is committed every day many times throughout the world. I am interested in the topic, but am not committed to it. The motives in some stories online are not always given to the public to see. I found that spouses typically kill their husband or wife because they have been unfaithful. Others plead mercy killing or murder for religious reasoning. A high percentage of homicide is committed within gang relations. This is still a possibility for me to write about.
A much lighter note is the topic regarding basketball shoes, I am interested in this topic and think that it would be an easy topic for me to write about. I feel that the technology in basketball shoes has changed the game. Recently, Nike released a shoe called the Hyperdunk. It is supposed to be made up of some of the lightest and strongest material made today. They use what is called FlyWire technology, this was inspired by the cables in suspension bridges. Also used in this particular shoe, is what is called lunar foam, which is extremely lightweight, shock absorbent, and relatively inexpensive to produce. I am also interested in the way that companies like Nike and Adidas market their items. I know that Nike took full advantage of the Olympics and the “Redeem Team” in this past year as a major selling point.
The Boston Celtics will be playing their season during the entire time that I will be doing the research for the project, so I think that it would be fun to talk about their games, practices, and players during their season. Another topic involving the Celtics that I am potentially interested in involves the rookies on the Celtics, in their first year in the NBA, Bill Walker and J.R. Giddens. I am interested in following the rookies in their first year of professional basketball and how they handle the pressure.
Of the three topics I am leaning towards the sports related topics. I am more interested in these topics and fell that I will be able to add more personal insight into the essays. I don’t have a personal connection to homicide and the motives of the people that commit such crimes. However, I feel that it would be an interesting topic for me to research.
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