The Bennettficiary

 Blog I’m critiquing:   https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2023/2/25/23601425/nfl-offseason-free-agency-aaron-rodgers-chicago-bears-justin-fields-draft I thoroughly enjoyed the use of the word storylines when talking about football. One thing I love about sports is how sometimes it can seem almost written out like a movie the way that is unpredictable. The ability of trades, signings, retirements, conflict, money, etc. match up create a compelling, underlying overview of uncertainty and wisdom that’s incapsulates the fandom. This article reciprocates that emotion that us fans fell in love with its bold predictions for this upcoming off season. 

 Peach Baskets, a ripped up soccer ball, and a YMCA college professor created one of the largest sports in the world. In 1891, teacher James Naismith would use some materials around him and his brain to create the game of Basketball. Today, basketball is a regularly played game amongst boys and girls but little people know about its origins.  First off, let’s talk about the leaps and bounds the NBA (National Basketball Association) over its first fifty two seventy five years. When the NBA was first developed the rules were way different. There was no cross overs, windmill dunks, or flashy passes, instead a player would have to dribble with one hand, little defense was played on the perimeter, and there was no three point line. This caused low viewership as it was not the exciting, high paced, action filled game we know it as nowadays. After many league changes and listening to the fans the NBA has found the perfect mix of skill and entertainment to create one of the most prod...