The NBA and its Rules
So one day I was walking to class with Mike and we were talking about the NBA season coming up how rivals Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest will be teammates next year, and how Lebron James and Shaquille O’Neal will be on the same team. Then all of a sudden he asked about ejections during the game. I told him there are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
My first way of explaining it to Mike was by telling him that one way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
After he understood that I explained another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
the weather
I woke up this morning at 6am and went on a run. Only because it felt so good outside.
I am from Michigan so this type of weather is what i like, especially when i go running!!
I am from Michigan so this type of weather is what i like, especially when i go running!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
uh this is my so called "paper"
The NBA and its Rules
There are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
One way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
Another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
There are many things you must know about a sport, like the do’s and the don’ts. In basketball it is obvious what the purpose of the game is, but there are many things people don’t know. Basketball has plenty of rules for its players, on the court and off. Many people don’t know how the actions of players can cause them to be ejected from a basketball game.
One way to be ejected from a game is hard fouling. Hard fouling can lead to flagrant or technical fouls called by the referees. Two flagrant fouls or two technical by any play leads to an ejection. If the player gets a flagrant grade two foul, he is automatically ejected and must go to the locker room or leave the arena. A flagrant foul is unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent, and a level two flagrant is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Technical fouls can be given by delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct. If one stops the ball from being put into play, or failing to immediately pass the ball to the nearest official when a personal foul or violation is assessed a technical will be called on him.
This is an example of a flagrant foul that happened recently in this summers’ playoff game during game four of Los Angeles Lakers’ and Orlando Magic. Pau Gasol received a pass from Trevor Ariza for an open two-hand dunk. Out of nowhere, Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus flew into the picture, Gasol went up, and Pietrus laid a hit on Gasol right in the middle of his back. Gasol ran up to Pietrus after landing on the ground. The two faced off as teammates and referees got in-between them. Pietrus was given a flagrant grade one foul while Gasol received a technical foul. The reason being is Pietrus made unnecessary contact with Gasol, while Gasol jumped back up in Pietrus’s face showing unsportsmanlike conduct. Gasol was not suspended for any games or fined. Pietrus wouldn’t get any further discipline for his frustration foul either. Also in this summers’ game one in the playoffs between Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets, there controversy about the technical foul that Kenyon Martin received. During the game Martin played some physical defense on Dirk Nowitzki, got whistled for a foul, and then shoved Dirk to the ground once the play was over. When the referees got together and questioned if it was a flagrant level one or two, or a technical. Martin received a technical, because the referees called it unsportsmanlike conduct since. Fans argue with the call and wanted it to be a flagrant one or two, but it wasn’t a flagrant because the ball was not in play. The next day Kenyon martin was fined $25,000 dollars for that foul. My final example is when Kendrick Perkins was ejected in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between Boston and Detroit after being called for a pulling Detroit's Jason Maxiell to the floor by the neck while Maxiell was trying to put back an offensive rebound. Maxiell got up and shoved Perkins, and was given a technical foul, while Perkins was called for a flagrant-2 foul, which brings an automatic ejection. Since Maxiell received a technical for unsportsmanlike conduct by pushing him back.
Another way players can get ejected is when they argue back at the referees. Usually a player tries to discuss a bad call with the referee but ends up yelling at them. Back in 2002 Rasheed Wallace got called for his third personal foul and started arguing with the referee, knowing he has already picked up one technical foul and should stop. Teammates tried to calm him down but he turned around and still argued and received his second technical by throwing a towel in one referee's face, earning a two-game suspension and a $10,000 fine, and threatened another referee and received a seven-game suspension. In this next example during a regular season game, James Posey was ejected from the New Orleans' vs. Knicks game because, in the fourth quarter after throwing the ball at referee Gary Zielinski. Zielinski quickly signaled a technical foul and threw Posey out of the game. Later that week Posey was fined $15,000 for hitting the referee.
Getting ejected from the game can be very effective towards the team, the player being ejected, and the fans. An ejection could cause a turnaround in a game. If one of the best players on a team gets ejected then the team will lose its best player and momentum. Plus losing your best player wouldn’t help winning the game at all. Fans would be very upset, especially if it’s a bad call, and they paid money to see the game or a player. Finally if a player gets ejected of course he would be upset because he is getting paid to play the game and is getting thrown out for a mistake, but he also gets fined or suspended which no player ever wants. Basically getting ejected is very upsetting for everyone that’s involved in the game on the player’s team but the referees are the ones enforcing the rules of the game and they must deal with the call.
my day
I really dont wanna blog today I am super tired :(. I didn't get much sleep yesterday, I had hw to do and this paper kind of stresses me out i hate picking topics to.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
my math test
I got my math test back yesterday. I got a 80. I wish i would of done better
but, I made simple and silly mistakes. I plan on studying harder for the next test and then hopefully I will do better
but, I made simple and silly mistakes. I plan on studying harder for the next test and then hopefully I will do better
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Challenges
My hardest challenge wasn't finding the topic, it was the grammar part. I knew what to write about, and that it had to be descriptive, but i just got confused if i had to make it present tense or past tense. Other then that writing papers with a topic I get to choose is a lot easier to me then others.
What i gained from this is, how to use the correct tense in a paper, and how to avoid silly grammar and punctuation mistakes. I commented on blogs and I saw different ways to express a point like others did, that I can do in the near future or on my next paper. Doing this paper and learning all this stuff helped me alot!!
What i gained from this is, how to use the correct tense in a paper, and how to avoid silly grammar and punctuation mistakes. I commented on blogs and I saw different ways to express a point like others did, that I can do in the near future or on my next paper. Doing this paper and learning all this stuff helped me alot!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Today
I am very excited today.
I can't wait for tonight, I get to go to the
Georgia Tech vs. Clemson game with my family!!!!
I have been looking foward to college football since this summer!!
I can't wait for tonight, I get to go to the
Georgia Tech vs. Clemson game with my family!!!!
I have been looking foward to college football since this summer!!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
my weekend
My weekend went okay. Nothing big happened. I stayed home all weekend watch tv, comment on peoples blogs, and sleep.Also on saturday i watched alot of college football games on tv.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
My descriptive paper
Sagar Shah
September 1, 2009
English 1101
First Day on the Job
As I stand in front of the mirror, looking at my shirt with my name and CVS Pharmacy on it, I shiver and take a deep breath. I take a look at the clock and see it is 2:15pm. I spike my hair up, spray axe on my shirt, and put on my white lab coat when I hear a loud knock on the door that startles me. As it opens, my mom tells me it is time to eat. I eat my lunch quietly and feel the rumbling in my stomach from nervousness. I get up and go to the car. As I back out the driveway and head down the road, intense images pop up in my head. I picture myself being late and getting yelled at. I shake my head and drive calmly, holding the wheel and watching pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Finally, I tell myself, “WOW, I am here!”
I pull into the parking lot outside of CVS Pharmacy on Zebulon Road when suddenly I realize that I forgot my papers that I needed to give to the manager, John. As I walk inside, I feel the cold air as sweat drips down my face; my fingers beginning to tremble. On my way to the office, my mind is going crazy with thoughts like what to say and how to greet him, when suddenly I am interrupted by a worker in the photo lab. She says, “John says for you to meet him in the storage room.” I nod and turn around, slowly wiping the sweat off my forehead and taking deep breaths. I get to the storage door and I open it with a smile on my face, when a buzzing sound makes me jump. “OH SHOOT,” I realize I had forgotten to type the code for the door. John walks to the door, types in the code, and says, with a chuckle, “Bet that scared you didn’t it?” I nod in agreement, shake his hand, and ask him what I am supposed to do today. He points into the corner and asks if I can take these heavy boxes, filled with chemical containers for the printer, to the front for the Photo Lab Technician, Cory, for my training.
As I push the cart carrying the boxes to the front, Cory greets me. I say hello back and walk behind the gate. As I walk through, my hands are shaking and I am trying to take deep breaths so that I can relax. Then the training begins. I had several detailed things to learn. First, whenever a customer walks into the store, I must greet him or her. Then she teaches me stuff within the photo lab. I have a pen and notebook, ready to write. Also, I am supposed to sign in with my account number, type in the password, and then, when a customer comes in, I ask for his or her CVS card. She then talks about the big printer. It was very difficult at first knowing how to change the paper size, what folder to click on for what type of paper, matte or glossy, stopping the machine, and shutting it down. Processing the 24mm film comes next. At first, it was taking a long time to get the film to clip on to the paper, but I got it now. Hours go by with the training and then I am told it that is time for me to close up the photo lab. To close the 24mm machine, I have to first turn it off, open the cover, take out the clips, and wash them. After that I have to refill the water tank, put the clips back, and leave the cover open. Then, Cory tells me how to close the big printer by clicking stop, waiting until the button is red, and then opening the machine up. When I open it, I think to myself, “Wow, this is what it looks like when I print out a picture.” I get to see all the dirty pipes, the yellow and brownish rollers, and the brown sticky-greenish chemicals in the machine. I then clean the rollers with water and close the machine and then I go to the sink and drain the chemical water. I then have to vacuum all the yellow, brown dirt from the front of the store, clean near the entrance, and wipe the windows near the drinks. After that I close the register, and give it to the shift manager who is working. We go towards the door, wait for the pharmacist to come up, and walk out all at once. After walking out that door, I call it a night.
While I get in my green Toyota Camry, I wave to everyone and say goodbye. My thoughts are raging with excitement of how I realized that the first day on the job wasn’t so stressful and as bad as I had thought it would be. I wonder to myself how the next day and day after that will be. I can’t even imagine my relief when I had clocked out: I had made it through my first day on the job. It was really fun and I met a lot of new people. It was a brand new experience for me. I won’t ever forget my first day on the job.
September 1, 2009
English 1101
First Day on the Job
As I stand in front of the mirror, looking at my shirt with my name and CVS Pharmacy on it, I shiver and take a deep breath. I take a look at the clock and see it is 2:15pm. I spike my hair up, spray axe on my shirt, and put on my white lab coat when I hear a loud knock on the door that startles me. As it opens, my mom tells me it is time to eat. I eat my lunch quietly and feel the rumbling in my stomach from nervousness. I get up and go to the car. As I back out the driveway and head down the road, intense images pop up in my head. I picture myself being late and getting yelled at. I shake my head and drive calmly, holding the wheel and watching pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Finally, I tell myself, “WOW, I am here!”
I pull into the parking lot outside of CVS Pharmacy on Zebulon Road when suddenly I realize that I forgot my papers that I needed to give to the manager, John. As I walk inside, I feel the cold air as sweat drips down my face; my fingers beginning to tremble. On my way to the office, my mind is going crazy with thoughts like what to say and how to greet him, when suddenly I am interrupted by a worker in the photo lab. She says, “John says for you to meet him in the storage room.” I nod and turn around, slowly wiping the sweat off my forehead and taking deep breaths. I get to the storage door and I open it with a smile on my face, when a buzzing sound makes me jump. “OH SHOOT,” I realize I had forgotten to type the code for the door. John walks to the door, types in the code, and says, with a chuckle, “Bet that scared you didn’t it?” I nod in agreement, shake his hand, and ask him what I am supposed to do today. He points into the corner and asks if I can take these heavy boxes, filled with chemical containers for the printer, to the front for the Photo Lab Technician, Cory, for my training.
As I push the cart carrying the boxes to the front, Cory greets me. I say hello back and walk behind the gate. As I walk through, my hands are shaking and I am trying to take deep breaths so that I can relax. Then the training begins. I had several detailed things to learn. First, whenever a customer walks into the store, I must greet him or her. Then she teaches me stuff within the photo lab. I have a pen and notebook, ready to write. Also, I am supposed to sign in with my account number, type in the password, and then, when a customer comes in, I ask for his or her CVS card. She then talks about the big printer. It was very difficult at first knowing how to change the paper size, what folder to click on for what type of paper, matte or glossy, stopping the machine, and shutting it down. Processing the 24mm film comes next. At first, it was taking a long time to get the film to clip on to the paper, but I got it now. Hours go by with the training and then I am told it that is time for me to close up the photo lab. To close the 24mm machine, I have to first turn it off, open the cover, take out the clips, and wash them. After that I have to refill the water tank, put the clips back, and leave the cover open. Then, Cory tells me how to close the big printer by clicking stop, waiting until the button is red, and then opening the machine up. When I open it, I think to myself, “Wow, this is what it looks like when I print out a picture.” I get to see all the dirty pipes, the yellow and brownish rollers, and the brown sticky-greenish chemicals in the machine. I then clean the rollers with water and close the machine and then I go to the sink and drain the chemical water. I then have to vacuum all the yellow, brown dirt from the front of the store, clean near the entrance, and wipe the windows near the drinks. After that I close the register, and give it to the shift manager who is working. We go towards the door, wait for the pharmacist to come up, and walk out all at once. After walking out that door, I call it a night.
While I get in my green Toyota Camry, I wave to everyone and say goodbye. My thoughts are raging with excitement of how I realized that the first day on the job wasn’t so stressful and as bad as I had thought it would be. I wonder to myself how the next day and day after that will be. I can’t even imagine my relief when I had clocked out: I had made it through my first day on the job. It was really fun and I met a lot of new people. It was a brand new experience for me. I won’t ever forget my first day on the job.
Followers
I want to have a follower on blogspot!
I know two other people that have followers and comments on their page
NOT FAIR!!
I know two other people that have followers and comments on their page
NOT FAIR!!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
my puppy
I wish i had a puppy to begin with. If i did have a puppy id called him goofball.
I'd love to have a little golden retriever. Puppies are cute and cuddly! I can imagine me running around in the yard chasing it or it chasing me. I always saw people with their dogs or pets and I always wanted one.
So I am deciding to get a dog soon. That is offical! It's my new goal!!!
I'd love to have a little golden retriever. Puppies are cute and cuddly! I can imagine me running around in the yard chasing it or it chasing me. I always saw people with their dogs or pets and I always wanted one.
So I am deciding to get a dog soon. That is offical! It's my new goal!!!
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