Latest news-----------------Orlando Magic Squash the Boston Celtics 101-82 and end the Celtic's championship hopes taking the quarter final series 4 games to 3. This was another great game 7 in the NBA Playoffs this season.
Dwight Howard slams the ball hard.

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BOSTON -- Dwight Howard remembers the reaction when he first talked about bringing an NBA championship to Orlando.

"Everybody laughed," the Magic center said after helping Orlando beat the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics 101-82 on Sunday night and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

"I believe we can win a championship. We're not going to stop going after one until we get it. We have the right team. We have the talent. We have the coaches. It's just on us to go out there and play hard. I have a long way to go, but I'm still hungry.

THIS POST IS ABOUT ME AND MY LIFE WITH STREETBALL AND BASKETBALL AND EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT BASKETBALL AND WHAT GOES THROUGH THE MIND OF A STREETBALLER.EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE WRITTEN HERE IS ALL TRUETHIS OUR LOGO OR FLAG FOR THE AREA THAT WE BATTLED AND IT REPERSENTS THE THREE BEST BALLERS OF THE AREA AND THAT WAS ME MY FRIEND AND MY BROTHER YHIS IS ME WHEN I WAS YOUNGER PLAYING STREETBALL BUT TRAINING WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT ENVOLVED IN THE STREETS AND ALSO YOU WILL NOTICE THAT I WAS BALD WHEN I WAS 10THIS IS MY UNCLE AND HE THOUGHT ME EVERYTHING THAT I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STREETS AND STREETBALL THIS NEXT PICTURE ARE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND THEY WERE WITH ME ALL THE WAY AND THE BOYS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT OF THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE.YEA THOSE TWO AND ME WERE KNOWN AS THE BATTELERS OF THE STREETBALL WORLDTHIS IS MY STREETBALL TEAM AND THEY ARE ALL THE WAY BACK IN GUATEMALA THE NEXT PHOTOS ARE OF OUR RECENT VICTORY AGAINST THE THREATS

IT WAS A GREAT DAY.THE NEXT PHOTO IS OF THE ULTIMENT DUNK OF OUR LIVES AND HOW JAY NAILEDTHIS IS A PHOTO THAT IS OF ME IN THE FRONT OF THE U-17STREETBALL TEAM OF GUATEMALA

BASKETBALL AND GRAFFITI AND THE GEOGRAPHY ABOUT IT From the communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. Graffiti is widely considered a form of antisocial behaviour performed in order to gain attention or simply for thrills. But it also can be understood as an expressive art form. Derived from the Italian word graffio (“scratch”), graffiti (“incised inscriptions,” plural but often used as singular) has a long history. It has been found in ancient Roman ruins, in the remains of the Mayan city of Tikal in Central America, on rocks in Spain dating to the 16th century, and in medieval English churches. During the 20th century, graffiti in the U.S. and Europe was closely associated with gangs. Graffiti was particularly prominent in major urban centres throughout the world; common targets were subways, billboards, and walls. In the 1990s there emerged a new form of graffiti, known as “tagging,” which entailed the repeated use of a single symbol or series of symbols to mark territory.
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WNBA PHOTOS

fast breakThe Phoenix Suns were the most entertaining and efficient team in the NBA during the Mike D'Antoni era. They have single-handedly put scoring back in the NBA game and the Suns Fast Break reflects that philosophy. It is much different than the Carolina Fast Break and serves a different purpose. The Sun Fast Break is the Phoenix offense. There is not much movement and there is not the traditional secondary or transition fast break options. The fast break is defined by 2 things, spacing and philosophy. The Suns' philosophy is to get a shot within the first 7 seconds. That creates a pace that forces players to get up and down the court. This creates defensive breakdowns because the defense cannot recover in time. Spacing is critical as it creates gaps in which the ball can penetrate and either finish at the rim or kick out for a 3. This is not a fast break for the faint of heart. You have to have players that are fearless as shooters, a point guard vision and a coach who can ride the waves.
1 is the point guard. He must get the ball up the floor as quickly as possible. He is always looking to penetrate for a layup or kick out for a shot. 2 and 3 are shooters. They sprint to the corners, outside the 3 point line. 4 is your best shooting frontcourt player. He runs on the opposite side of the ball along the foul lane line.

1 looks to penetrate and score or dish

1 pushes the ball and passes to 2 in the corner. 2 looks to shoot

1 pushes the ball to the middle and throws over the top to 3. 3 looks to score

1 pushes to the sideline and passes to 4 4 looks to score.

This page is all about our guatemalan flag and what everything on it symbolizes.three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles and a pair of crossed swords and framed by a wreath

Guatemala and their top basketball players
Height: 191cm / 6'3'' Position: Guard Born: 1984 Team: SAT (Guatemala)(2008-09) Nationality: Salvadorean-Guatemalan Agency: Tank Sports
Previous teams: Cosmos(El Salvador)Leones de Marte(Guatemala)Chiquimula(Guatemala)Itegua-Pollo Rey (Guatemala)
Ricardo Amaya Basketball Career
Ricardo AmayaBorn: Aug. 12, 1984Full Name: Ricardo Antonio Amaya Alfaro Personal: the son of Enrique Amaya, member of the Guatemala National Team in the seventies...father is Gatemalan, his mom is from El Salvador. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Career:2000: Airetec (GUA) Junior and Senior Team 2001: Litegua Chicken King-Pollo Rey (GUA) 2002: Litegua Chicken King-Pollo Rey (GUA) 2003: Litegua Chicken King-Pollo Rey (GUA)2004: Superior Litegua (GUA) 2004: October: Landivar University (Interuvias Mexico City Tournment) 2004-2005: Ciudad de Chiquimula (D1)2005: Litegua (Liga Metropolitana ) 2005-2006: Leones de Marte ()2007: Leones de Marte (Liga Metropolitana, starting five) and Santa Lucia (GUA-Premier League) 2008: SAT-Cybertech (Liga Centroamericana, starting five): Liga Centroamericana: 10 games: Score-5(13.0ppg), 1.9rpg, 1.4apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 47.5%, 3PT: 30.9%, FT: 60.0%, in May moved to Cosmos (El Salvador-Liga Superior, starting five), in May signed at Sat Cybertech-Markvision (Guatemala-Liga Metropolitana)2009: Sat Cybertech-Markvision (Guatemala-Liga Metropolitana)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Awards/Achievements:Guatemala U18 National Team -02Centro America Championship U18 Best Scorer and MVP -02 Guatemala National Team -04-07Centro America U21 Championship Best Scorer and MVP -04 Guatemala U21 National Team -04COCABA Under 21 Championships -04 (Bronze): Score-1(25.3ppg)Interuvias Mexico City International Tournemnt MVP and Best Scorer -04Centrobasket in Santo Domingo -04Central American Championships (COCABA) -06-07Central America Games -06Liga Centroamericana Semifinals -08Liga Metropolitana Champion -08Liga Metropolitana Regular Season Runner-Up -08