Scottie Pippen best defender

Scottie Pippen was often considered to be Michael Jordan's sidekick, but a good argument could be made that Pippen was actually more valuable on defense. Pippen often had to draw the other team’s best forward and scoring leader on any given night. He managed to lead the NBA in steals once and get selected to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team 8 times. He finished his career with 2,307 steals and 947 blocked shots while also averaging 6.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. Pippen was equally effective at guarding the post or challenging a player driving to the basket. He was strong enough to keep players from backing him down and quick enough to knock the ball away or slide over to cut off drives through the lane. Pippen was a great athlete and his ability to play on ball defense as a forward was second to none. Players would routinely get frustrated and settle for undesirable outside shots. Scottie Pippen should go down as the best defender to ever play in the NBA.

Magic Johnson, Best PG

Whoever thinks Magic Johnson isn't the greatest point guard is out of their minds. The Lakers landed Kareem after the Big O, Oscar Robertson retired, but they didn't really win until they drafted the kid out of Michigan State with the big smile. Magic truly loved the game. He made everyone around him better and won a title in his rookie year, including the Finals MVP. In those 1980 Finals, Kareem was Magic's go to man and when Kareem went down with a badly sprained ankle the 6'9" Johnson was asked to step in at center in Game 6 with LA up three games to two. Magic responded with 42 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists. Johnson dazzled fans with his passes, steals, clutch shots, and, of course, that smile, as some would say. His accomplishments are: He was on the 1980 All-Rookie Team, 12x All-Star, 3x MVP, 10x All-NBA, 5x Champion, 3x Finals MVP, 4x Assists Leader, 2x Steals Leader, and he is a Member of the Hall of Fame.

Why Michael Jordan is the greatest ever

Well for starters, he has five Most Valuable Player awards. Six NBA Championships. Six Finals MVP awards. 14-time All Star. 10 Scoring Titles. Career averages of 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 5.3 APG. Just based on these statistics and accomplishments, most people would be convinced that if Michael Jordan wasn't the greatest basketball player of all time, at least he'd be a close second. But it's not just numbers that make Jordan so special. Number 23 has been immortalized in sports circles everywhere because of his incredible love and passion for the game of basketball. In his seventh season in the NBA, Jordan finally won his first championship, averaging over 30 points per game during the playoffs. The Bulls repeated as champions the following season, and the season after that with Jordan leading the team in almost every statistical category, and leading the league in points scored each year. After taking a season off to try his hand at professional baseball, Jordan came back to the game more intelligent and mature. He didn't miss a beat, leading the Bulls to back-to-back-to-back titles in '96, '97, and '98 while providing incredible displays of athleticism, and talent along the way. Because Jordan did all of that is why he is considered the best player of all time, at least in my opinion.

Class Blogs

I loved to see other blogs in the class that felt like a small community for young writers, collaborating and pushing off each other’s ideas. To write their own stories or feelings of a topic, seeing points of views crash, and then sync for other events. I enjoyed seeing other people’s perspectives on criteria we explored this trimester. It is pleasing to see how one idea, one topic can bring up so many different reactions and feelings, some hitting people personally, revealing disgust or frustration while in someone else’s eyes it may stand for something positive. Different points of view are key to keeping an audience, for everyone has different opinions and if you represent a wide variety of them, you will retain a large audience. I only was able to clearly read a few other posts while also skimming some blogs, and for the few I read, I saw that I was not the only one here who enjoys writing. Just through word choice and the thought put into post tells you a lot about the writer, and it was refreshing to read other well written posts. Though in this mix you see the people who put little to no effort in their writing and in the first line or so you are already lost. These are not a show for lack of ability nor do they represent a person with no opinion or feelings on a subject, it is simply a lack of effort. Sad to see, but an un avoidable and in a way I understand. When you’re trapped here for eight hours a day its starts to get to you and you hit a point in which effort is something you rarely feel the need to give. I’m starting to see I’m getting off topic, so I will just sum it up here. Overall the other blogs look very nice and show a living group of writers interacting and building off each other. For most part, well thought out posts and a refreshing breath of fresh air to dive into other heads and see their point of view on topics. Topics that I may have felt strongly in one direction on, only to see someone write just the opposite, or to see someone’s points of view to fall parallel with mine.

Group Blog Analysis

I believe blogging is a great resource for students looking to improve their writing. Blogging can improve a student's writing skills and build their confidence as writers. By blogging, students can take ownership of their writing, become better observers of others’ writing, and develop a more immediate and powerful understanding of audience. Blogs encourage experimenting and requires you to think more than usual. Blogging lets you put both, the free aspect of short pieces, and the long thought out aspect of long pieces. With clear expectations of what is required in the class blog, students can see their writing develop over the course of the trimester. My favorite aspect of the blogging in our Senior Writing class, was being able to write about whatever topic you decided. In my opinion that made the writing/blogging experience more comfortable for people who maybe weren't the best writers when forced to write about one topic. As I looked at the other blogs, it made me wish I could have used more hyperlinks and videos but in conclusion, I enjoyed the blogging experience in our Senior Writing class.

Shelby's Comments on Other Blogs

     I thought the use of pictures and videos always enhances a discussion.  We think in terms of visuals as well as words, so incorporating both into a discussion makes it more concrete and memorable.  I liked that most groups were able to have disagreements that were civil and didn't resort to personal attacks. 
     For Group 2 in particular, the members seemed really involved and I saw lots of comments and responses to their group members posts.  This is great because the discussion element is the most important and educational part of the blogs.  It was evident how vastly different backgrounds and upbringings created some clashes in perspectives, and this made the discussions very interesting. 
     I liked Senior Writing 101's template and I could see that the members really cared about many of the things they wrote about, because the posts tended to be on the lengthier side.
     Group 3's blog also had a nice layout and I liked how they expanded their discussions beyond the topics from class (for example, they posted about current events in the Middle East).
     I thought "ssdch"  had a very creative title.  Like Group 3, they expanded their discussion beyond the course's topics into subjects like college, video games, parents, sports, and Taco Bell.  They also incorporated some secondary research into their arguments. 

Overall Thoughts on Senior Writing Blogs

I thought the Senior Writing 101 blog was very interesting to read. They took the topics that were given and did their own spin on it. When it came to writing about Cool Hand Luke, they made the post humerus and interesting to read. The field day post I thought was very blunt, and tried being an advocate of both sides; the seniors losing was bad, yet good. The advertisement post I believed was pretty truthful. When we see advertisements everyday some people say we unconsciously want the product, yet I think most people are immune to these ads. Group 2's blog I believed had many discussions. Their comments were interesting and very honest. I thought the Religious Symbols of Cool Hand Luke, was an interesting post. I didn't realize how many symbols there were throughout the movie. Group 3's blog didn't have that many posts, however I liked the topics they discussed. I thought the Mistreating Mental Illnesses post was intriguing. It raises a lot of questions that maybe the past is what has people afraid of mental illnesses today. The body image post I also thought was interesting because whether or not these children toys are one of the causes for reputations of body images. SSDCH's blog had different topics than other blogs. The Do Video Games Cause Violence? I thought was an interesting post and had quotations to support their claim. Lastly, our blog, I believe was well written. There was some confusion because we started on a different blog sight, so I was still posting on the old one. Otherwise, I really enjoyed this assignment throughout the trimester. I think it was a different assignment, and interesting to see everyone's opinion on certain topics.