Sunday, September 25, 2011

No Basketball.. Rhetoric in a picture.

Sorry fans, no basketball this season.
LeBron's crying too don't worry.

Anyways, let's just check out this picture and check out some details.


Analysis:

Tone: With the faces smiling, and the lights focused on the Dallas Maverick team, the tone is very elated, joyous, and momentous.

Pathos: This picture particularly appeals to fans of the Dallas Mavericks, bringing an excited emotion to the fans, and probably even more so to people who dislike the Miami Heat. The excitement is increased due to the fact that this is the first championship one by the Dallas Mavericks.

Structure: The whole team is gathered together, as the team should who won the championship together. The Finals Trophy is held by Dirk Nowitzki, but it is placed in the center, showing how important this event is. Under the trophy, the team raise their arms in victory, for they are among the prestige and honor of the trophy and championship now.

Monday, September 19, 2011

No Basketball on the Horizon??

Link
NBA Lockout seems to be prolonged even more.

  • Ultimate reasons are salary caps and prowls for signing players and free agents. 
  • Owners and Players are in conflict based on money matters in accordance with player deals and the owners' decisions. 
  • It's an all-out dispute over salaries exceeding the cap.
  • Players are acquired, putting other franchises at a limit to what they can get, which creates a competition that is "locked out" in order to somehow be settled.


Link






O'Neill, John "Salary caps not a good thing for NBA or fans." Editorial. http://detnews.com/article/20110831/OPINION01/108310347/Salary-caps-not-a-good-thing-for-NBA-or-fans. 31 Aug 11

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Article of the Day

NBA Players heading to International Hotspots, but unable to officially play outside of the U.S. at China.
Is Dwight Howard going to China?!

First Blog, starting with some NBA news

Hey everyone, my name's Michael.

What's basically going down is this blog is part of an assignment for my school.
Still, it'll still be pertaining to my current topic, which is the NBA lockout.

Hope everything goes well..so this blog starts now