Dec 02, 2012 rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball don t lie. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. Dec 02, 2012 when the suns goran dragic missed the technical foul, sheed yelled his classic line ball dont lie the shot was missed as instant karma for a bad call. The official site of the national basketball association. In an accessible and engaging writing style, colas tackles basketball from the perspective of a literary critic. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or.
Ball dont lie is a collection of indepth, inyourface conversations examining an assortment of basketball s defining moments. The nba according to the sports guy paperback december 7, 2010. Rasheed wallace, who holds the record for most technical fouls in a season with 41, was even ejected from a game for asserting his ball don t lie mantra after playing just 85 seconds. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball don t lie. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. A scholar of comparative literature at the university of michigan, colas defines the white basketball unconscious as a hypothetical container constituted by its contents. The bulletin sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell. Stephen jackson talks losing respect for tony parker, lebron and kyries health the herd duration. The title of his most recent book,ball dont lie, is playground slang used to suggest that an event in a basketball game either justifies or contradicts a contentious call.
Todd boyd, author of young, black, rich and famous. Would lean toward both teams ending up with about that many wins. He has done things that make it seem like he is trying to do this stuff. Untill he was six he lived with his mother that was a drug addict and would leave him on the street to beg for money and give it to her so she can buy her drugs.
Harris broke the record for the fastest dribble from baselinetobaseline during the east allstars practice on saturday, running the court in 3. Rasheed wallace, who holds the record for most technical fouls in a season with 41, was even ejected from a game for asserting his ball dont lie mantra after playing just 85 seconds. Stickys dreams of playing college ball and making it into the nba are threatened on the day he makes the worst decision of his life. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state. As a prereading activity, teach a lesson on figurative language and use synectic boxes to learn about similes. Hes spent years perfecting his shots and, despite setbacks in his personal life, basketball has always been there for him. Your home for scores, schedules, stats, news, nba league pass, nba tv, video highlights, fantasy, rankings and more for nba players and teams.
With rosanna arquette, grayson boucher, ludacris, nick cannon. Tutto quello che sappiamo e soprattutto non sappiamo sulla stagione nba 201920, da tempi e modi delleventuale ripresa, ai contratti dei giocatori e molto altro. For every postseason matchup, ball dont lies resident dummy will offer a topically appropriate entry from the bestselling series of deep thoughts books written by legendary humorist jack handey, plus some of his own original thoughts on the playoff series. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. Rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. The ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. He has a passion for basketball and he sees it for his way out of his problems.
Hes a white boy who always go to the rec center surrounded by black people who test him. Although rasheed wallace may come off to the public as an inarticulate nba thug, some, like myself, believe that he is a deeper individual, both in intelligence and in a spiritual sense. I recommend ball dont lie to anyone who loves basketball. Ball dont lie tshirt vintage nba retro, throwback one. Ball dont lie is a collection of indepth, inyourface conversations examining an assortment of basketballs defining moments. Rasheed wallace gets ejected for yelling ball dont lie. How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. The only way i can relate to him is that stick and i played ball and we. This book is a lot more than just basketball it is a story about life and how one kid pushed through many hard times. This book is a lot more than just basketball it is a story about life.
Shuffled from one foster home to another after his mothers suicide, stick fits with the rough camaraderie of the other hoopsters, even if some are. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball dont lie. I dont like basketball very much, but i found the book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. The guiness book of world records has certified it. Devin harris is the worlds fastest man with a basketball. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball dont lie. Nets announce four players on team have tested positive for coronavirus. Ball dont lie blog original poster 12 points 6 years ago the nets have the better roster, but id still say the knicks. Rasheed wallace ball dont lie inside the nba nba on tnt duration. Latinautor, umpi, umpg publishing, bmi broadcast music inc.
Its the only place that feels like home and where his skills give him some street cred. When the suns goran dragic missed the technical foul, sheed yelled his classic line ball dont lie the shot was missed as instant karma for a bad call. Sve novosti, desavanja, tracevi,spekulacije, istorijski dogadjaji, i sve iz najjace kosarkaske lige na svetu na jednom mestu. A sad, sweet book about a young foster kid growing up on basketball and the. Can you relate to the character sticky in ball dont lie. Ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Nba partners with wilson to produce official game balls starting with 202122 season. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood. Jan 29, 2014 ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Sticky the protagonist of the book ball dont lie is a tall 63 basketball player. If it werent for this guy, shaqtin a fool wouldnt be a thing. Type of dribbles that get you in the groove to cut and slash, body loose and quick to make somebody look like a. Shaquille oneal, isiah thomas, grant hill and tina thompson. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop.
A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life tragedy callous foster care and obsessivecompulsive disorder, sticky manages to surpass his limits whenever he has a ball in his hands. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. The supreme dreams show when ball dont lie goes too far. Sep 27, 2005 ball don t lie is a great book, and compared to the other basketball books it is much better. I am kelly dwyer, editor of yahoo sports ball dont lie blog. The bulletin sticky is a beataround the head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell. Who are the fastest full court run players in the nba. The rise of the nba, the hip hop invasion and the transformation of american culture ball dont lie. The idea behind the ball don t lie phrase is this when a player misses his free throws after a questionable foul call, thats the basketball gods way of.
Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to. If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will have final say over whether the call. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of cash money. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows.
The idea behind the ball dont lie phrase is this when a player misses his free throws after a questionable foul call, thats the basketball gods way of. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball sporting colas, yago on. Pdf this analysis offers a contextualized close reading of the phrase ball dont lie. Nba partners with wilson to produce official game balls starting with 202122 season yahoo sports the drew league cancels 2020 season due to coronavirus.
Can you relate to the character sticky in ball don t lie. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. Ball dont lie is a great book, and compared to the other basketball books it is much better. Ball dont lie is more than phrase a player can call out to make a case that a call was made unnecessarily, it is also a mindset and philosophy. Once you get past the basketball details if youre not a sports person, that is, you will find an amazing, interesting, and absorbing story of a boy who is working hard at the only chance hes got to beat the odds. Jul 07, 2006 the supreme dreams show when ball dont lie goes too far.
Ball dont lie sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Oct 17, 2016 yago colas teaches the culture of sports in lsa, and his previous academic focus lay in studying fiction and narrative in relation to their social contexts. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball, yago colas introduces and explores this concept. Kevin durant tests positive for coronavirus report.
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