who starts with the ball every quarter in basketball?
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in the NBA whoever wins the tip get the ball in the 1st quarter (obviously) and the forth quarter. and the team who loses the tip gets it 2nd and 3rd quarter.
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it's shaq.  they had to change rules every year because of him.  the hand check, the zone defense, the no charge zone.
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East \n\nPG - Allen Iverson \nSG - Dwayne Wade\nSF - Lebron James \nPF - Jermain O'Neal\nC  - Shaq O'Neal\n\nWest\n\nPG - Steve Nash\nSG - Kobe Bryant\nSF - Tracy McGrady\nPF - Tim Duncan /Kevin Garnet\nC  - Yao Ming
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The college game is identical for men and women, two 20 minute halves, same ball.  Things stay the same as college in the WNBA, while the NBA uses a slightly bigger ball and has four 12 minute quarters.
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I play center. I won our team 3-point shoot-out.So thats saying something. Not many centers can light it up from 3-point range.
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the positions are:\n\ncenter, usually the biggest guy gets alot of rebounds,blocks and takes the tip, stays under hoop(think of shaquille oneal)\n\npower forward, similar to center, except usually better at ball handling, more agile, stands down close to the basket but also can be far enough as 10 ft along the baseline usually\n\nsmall forward, usually a semi big guy but can also shoot well most all round player on the court, stays on perimeter of 3 pt line and usually cuts toward basket\n\nshoot guard, small player who scores alot and shoots threes, stays at top of 3 pt line and cuts towards the sides for a three\n\npoint guard, who dribbles the ball upcourt and gets alot of assists, can be good at scoring and threes but main purpose is to call plays and pass, also at top of 3 pt line but dribbles all around until people get open\n\nin many college teams there are 3 guards and 2 forwards, but not very often in the NBA, also there are 12 men on a NBA roster, sometimes the guards can be called the 1 and 2 guards, the 1 is point and 2 is shooting\n\na swingman, such as kobe bryant or tracy mcgrady can play either small forward or shooting guard
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Tough question, fun, but tough.  I'll limit my answer to players I've actually seen play, either via ESPN Classic, or during my lifetime.\n\n1st Team\nF - Larry Bird (lifetime)\nF - Karl Malone (lifetime)\nC - Wilt Chamberlain (ESPN Classic)\nG - Michael Jordan (lifetime)\nG - Magic Johnson (lifetime)\n\n2nd Team\nF - Charles Barkley (lifetime)\nF - Julius Erving (ESPN Classic)\nC - Hakeem Olajuwon (lifetime)\nG - Pete Maravich (ESPN Classic)\nG - John Stockton (lifetime)\n\nWhat the hey, I'll go ahead and list my personal all-time favorite starting 5 squad as well:\n\nF - Dominique Wilkins\nF - Kevin McHale\nC - David Robinson\nG - Clyde Drexler\nG - Mark Jackson
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Brian Westbrook and Tiki Barber.  Both play with a good offensive line.  Atleast when it comes to the running game.
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active player : shaquille o'neal\nall time : bill russell
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He never started at center. But I'm sure maybe sometimes he was the tallest player on the court. And therefore had to play the other team's center.
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See here:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball#Early_basketball
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To answer this question correctly, the key phrase is "good chemistry."  To achieve this, you need 4 "go-to-guys" surrounded by other "role players" and athletic big men.  Here are my 12:\n\n1. Lebron James -- Hands down the best all-around player in the league.  He's a no-brainer.\n2. Kobe Bryant -- Another excellent scorer off the dribble with the ability to defend the perimeter.\n3. Dwayne Wade -- Once again, he can just flat out score the basketball and defend.\n4. Allen Iverson -- He might be everyone else's favorite pick, but he's turned into quite the team player these past few years.\n5. Chauncey Billups -- Great floor leader with the ability to keep stars under control\n6. Shawn Marion -- Excellent rebounder and defender with the ability to guard four positions on the court\n7. Amare Stoudemire -- Perhaps the most dominate player in the paint when healthy\n8. Dwight Howard -- Freak of nature who can rebound and defend perimeter post players\n9. Chris Bosh -- Similar to Howard with a great mid-range game\n10. Michael Redd -- Shooters were needed the last time the USA entered international competition\n11. J.J. Redick -- One more shooter.  It's tough to include him on this list, but he's the best I've ever seen.\n12. Greg Oden -- Still in high school, but he gives the US one more athletic big man.  I know I'll take criticism for the fact that he's not proven yet, but if the NBA didn't change their rule, he'd be an NBA player next year.\n\nSo there it is... the last two picks are questionable, as they could be filled with NBA veterans.  However, I feel that this young squad gives the United States the best chance at victory.
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it all depedns on the tip-off who ever wins the tp off gets the beall in the first quarter and the 4th qurter the other team gets it 2nd and 3rd quarter
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3 dribbles, one spin, bend the knees, take a breath, and up it goes.... 98% free throw shooter all through high school. 94% in college.
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C-Wilt Chamberlain\nPF-Larry Bird\nSF-LeBron James\nSG-Michael Jordan\nPG-Magic Johnson
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okay we got shooting guard which basicly is your best shooter and you small forward is the one who you should most likely watch he is fast and he can shoot your center is your tallest and fattest then yuo got your piont gaurd which is your leader and your ball handler
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The defender should really be set before the shooter has picked up the ball.