Madman Ball '5,4,3,2,1"

Comments
-The lakers was a foroe of reakon for superstars.
-The celtics was a good team but they never won nothing.
-The games still continous after someone have just died on the sidelines.
-Chamberlain must have been a very exstordinary player since he was big and he was fast with incridible jumping ability.
-Only teo poepl on the nba was over 6"10".
Question
-What does he mean by " he was the first player to get the big threatment"?
-Was people inpressed with chamberlain since he weighted like 275 and could run faster then most pointgaurd?
-Did chamberlain went to the Hall oF Fame?
-Why did he think he was better then anyone else?
Vocabulary
Grandiloquence-speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
Simultaneously-existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent.
Enthusiast-a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit
Literary Terms
Flashback-In the book he is thinking about the "old" players that impacted the laker dynasty.
Allusion- The author is making use think that chamberlain is a great impressing people and he use good adjectives.
Overview
-He is taliing about another lakers player thaw was very impressive and how he made the lakers better.

Madmen Ball "5,4,3,2,1"

Comment
-Jerry west at 6"3" must have been a very nice player since how they commenting him
-Jerry west must have been very mody
-Jerry was always thinking ahead, like on how he is going to improve for his next game
-The lakers didn't get 5000 fans intill january
-The were more then 15 thousand fan at the 1957 champainship game
Question
-why didn't he quit the team after so many injuries?
-what help the laker to get 5000 fans?
-why did so many people attended the 1957 championship games?
-Did people started dunking back in the 1947?
Vocabulary
Territorial-of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular territory or district.
Triumph-the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
Transistor-Informal. a transistorized radio.
Literary Terms
Simily-"so his thighs had to be wrapped like a mummy's"
Tone-"It was like a slap in the face" when you read this u can feel his anger from those words
Overview
-He talks about jerry west and still talk about the lakes "old" players

Madman Ball '5,4,3,2,1"

Comment
-there wree alot of good players before kobe and shaq
-collage basketball games was more famous then the nba games
-WOW,the tallest player was 6"11" and now we got player that are like 7"5"
-Only a few players did jumpshots back then
-the word "susperstar" did exist in the nba
Question
-Why is he talking about the past and the old players?
-Was there a team better then the lakers?
-Since the team wasn't at L.A. did they had a different name?
-Was it rare for someone to average 30-40 points a game?
Vocabulary
Ultramodern-very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques
Repertoire-the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation
Demeanor-conduct; behavior; deportment
Literary Terms
-Tones-"they're paying you 5000 to play out there and they'rre paying me watever to plat in here so whe i ask for the ball, darn it, give it to me."The author give him tone and it feel like he say just give me the ball or else.
-Simily-Mikan is being compare to a giant when the author is discribing him
Overview
The author is basicly just talking about the players that was on the laker that made an impact on the team and on the nba.