Women Wednesday: The Wrap-Up

  We've finally come to our last week ladies. This sixth and final week I am going to briefly wrap-up all off the lessons I've taught you all and hopefully it will serve as a refresher as you then take these things into your personal lives. I have embedded the links to each weekly lesson at the beginning of the following summaries. The Basketball Positions, part 1 and 2, are respectively embedded into each word.

Basketball Positions: If you associate anything with these positions moving forward, I would say it should be the following things.

1. Point Guard ("The 1") : Distributing the ball to teammates, Quickness, Relatively shorter and smaller compared to other players, Able to score at the least in the mid-range. Note: Remember there are still different kinds of point guards nowadays that don't have to fit the "traditional" role.
2. Shooting Guard ("The 2"): Normally the best/most consistent shooter, Good ball handler, Able to score from mid-long range.
3. Small Forward ("The 3"): Has a bit of muscle mass on him but still needs to be pretty quick, Good at posting-up defenders, Very versatile player. Note: Think LeBron James
4. Power Forward ("The 4"): At the least a reliable mid-range shooter, Able to defend bigger players closer to the baskets and smaller ones away from it, Reliable rebounder.
5. Center ("The 5"): Usually the tallest player, Strongest rebounder, Strong enough to finish shots close to and dominate the area close to the basket.

Box Score: The most important sections on the Box Score to read in order to quickly track a players progress are Points(PTS), Rebounds (REB), and Assists(AST). To take a deeper look into how well a player performed, check the Field Goals Made vs Attempted column (FGM-A). 50% is a good baseline to judge the players accuracy during that game. A little below is still OK and basically anything above that is a good game. 

NBA Playoffs: The Top 8 of 15 teams of each conference are permitted to play in the playoffs. Each team matches up according to seeds with the lowest seed first playing the highest and so on. Each team's seed number is determined by their regular season record. There are 4 rounds of series in the playoffs which are all played for a maximum of 7 games each. The first team to win 4 of the 7 games wins the series and advance until someone is crowned NBA World Champions.

Your Inner-Analyst: If you want to become a better educated woman in the sports department you must first listen. Listen to the interviews, commentators, analysts, and also the people whose sports knowledge you trust. You will absorb the majority of what you learn from looking and listening. Don't be afraid to ask questions. You can't learn what you don't know if nobody tells you. Don't make too bold of a statement that you can't back up while you are still in the process of learning. You will have plenty of time to expand your opinion as you continue to learn more. Finally, stay true to who you are. You don't need to be, or pretend to be, the next female sports reporter just because you have learned and are in the process of learning more about sports. Sports does not have to be your passion just because you want to know more about it. Learning about them can just simply be an added deposit to your Bank of Knowledge. Ignore anyone that suggests any different. 

  I hope I helped you ladies learn at least one new thing throughout these six weeks. If you have any further questions regarding these lessons or things you're unsure of, feel free to contact me @RealRundown.