Minggu, 04 September 2011

Marc Márquez (Spain) Career - The Champion MotoGP

Marc Márquez Career - The Champion MotoGP (Spain)

Mark Marquez 125cc World Champion

Mark Marquez Spaniard clinched the 125cc MotoGP world if only for a fourth place finish in the final race of the season in Valencia on Sunday (7 / 11).

Marquez closed the season with the acquisition of 310 points, four ahead of nearest rival Nicolas Terol. While rival compatriot Pol Espargaro is third with 281 points.

In the Valencia GP, the British rider Bradley Smith Aprilia's first place finish with a time of 40 minutes 25,648 seconds followed Espargaro, 40:28.434, and Terol third.
 


Marc Márquez with Repsol

Rider Marc Márquez comes with new racing bike, Repsol Honda Moto2 in Barcelona on Thursday (03.03.11). Marc noted as one of the new riders who will race in Moto2 class, yet he was world 125cc champion in 2010. So, this rider to the next grade, from 125cc to Moto2.

Marc Márquez just got a gift from King Spayol (this article) for his achievements as a world champion in the 125cc class of the 2010 season ago. He also got a gift as a talented young drivers, under the age of 18 has become a world champion.
This time officially, he was ready to fight in his debut race Moto2, with full support from Repsol lubricant brands known as Spanish. In this case, the event celebrated in Barcelona's introduction, which is launching a new design with a color that is used during the racing season 2011.

The launch was attended by dignitaries Repsol, which is spearheaded by the Executive Director of Communications, Begoña Elices which took place in La Pedrera, Barcelona Spain. In this case Repsol very supportive of young stars, in addition to Marc, young drivers present in the 125cc class of the Spanish Road Racing Championship by two talented young drivers, Alex Rins and Alex Marquez (younger brother of Marc).
During pre-season test at Montmelo track, Cheste, Estoril and Jerez, the young drivers who have shown remarkable ability in adjusting to Moto2 class and able to set the best time in all the tracks. Thanks to the support of Repsol, Marc Márquez will face new challenges that will be surrounded by team members, and experienced technicians.

Márquez said: "I am proud to get a motor with a new color, I can not wait to ride this bike. First of all, I want to thank Repsol and Caixa Catalunya for their support. This motor is very nice looking as yours Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa in MotoGP, with Repsol colors and the color of Caixa Catalunya. I am very excited and ready to begin. To this moment everything is still fine, and now I have to be quick on the race track.

Kamis, 01 September 2011

NBA Western : Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz

NBA Western : Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockeets is the American basketball team joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Houston, Texas. The name of the Rockets selected in a search contest motto of San Diego when the club was still based in San Diego.  The city is home to produce the Atlas rocket used by NASA. When San Diego became the headquarters of NASA, the Rockets still retain that name although it has been moved to Houston.  Houston Rockets have won the NBA as much as 2 times, namely in 1994 and 1995, when led by Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon.



When I first joined the NBA in the year 1971/72, the Rockets took Elvin Hayes (The Big E) which is the star of the team. However, a year later, Hayes is transferred to another club.  In 1975, the Rockets reached the playoffs the first in the NBA, led by Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich forward. A year later, Moses Malone, the first incoming basketball players to professional competition (American Basketball Association-ABA) after graduating from high school, joining Houston. Along with the club, Malone became the NBA's best players and bring the Rockets to the Eastern finals for the first time in 1977.

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs are a basketball team in the National Basketball Association based in San Antonio, Texas. They have won the NBA championship 4 times, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007.

History

They originally named Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. Later renamed the Texas Chaparrals in the season 1970-1971. In 1973 they were bought by a group of businessmen from San Antonio of 36 people, led by Angelo Drossos and Red McCombs and was named the San Antonio Spurs.


 



The team is starting to become one of the stronger teams in the Western Conference when the time of George Gervin, precisely in the year 1976-1985. They became a team into the playoffs and subscriptions often to win the division, but never advanced to the NBA Finals after losing to teams like the Washington Bullets, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers. After the death of Gervin, the Spurs entered the hard times and the Spurs had threatened to move the city because attendance dropped dramatically from 1985 are calculated. Spurs began to rediscover the glory in the presence of David Robinson at Spurs. Spurs come back often to the playoffs and win the division, but the Spurs could not feel the NBA Finals.

The entry of Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs really a blessing. Along with David Robinson, they form the "twin towers" are feared in the NBA. This duo managed to bring the Spurs won the NBA for the first time in 1999. This duo, plus Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the Spurs won the NBA back in 2003. After the final, Robinson retired from the NBA. However, the Spurs can still win the NBA twice, namely in 2005, 2007). With frequent Spurs won the NBA, many people assume they have established a new dynasty in the NBA.

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association.  The team is based in Phoenix, Arizona.  The team was founded in 1968 at a cost of two million dollar expansion. The name came out as the Phoenix Suns winner in the election process and the name of defeating several options other names, such as Scorpions, Rattlers, Thunderbirds, Wranglers, Mavericks, Mustangs and Cougars. The first season the Suns play in the NBA is the worst team this season with a 16-66 win-loss record . the best win-loss record is 62-20 Suns reached the NBA season in 1992/93 and 2004/05.




In 1987, the Suns owner Jerry Colangelo became after he led the ownership group that bought sebuat team at a price of $ 44 million.  Until 2011, the Suns have not pocketed the NBA title, but this team has a number of achievements, which is 2 degrees champion the region, six division titles, and appeared in the playoffs as much as 29 times.  Some have won awards Suns coaches and players, among them Cotton Fitzsimmons and Mark D'Antoni (Best Coach 1989 & 2005), Alvan Adams, Walter Davis, and Amare Stoudemire (Best Newcomer 1976, 1978, & 2003), and Charles Barkley, and Steve Nash (NBA Most Valuable Player 1993 and 2005).

Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Sacramento, California.  Formerly the team is based in Rochester, New York and known as the Rochester Royals, founded in 1945 as part of National Basketball League (NBL).  In his second year competing in the NBL, Rochester won the title. A year later, moved to Rochester competitions Basketball Association of America (BAA).  In 1951, the Rochester Royals won the NBA title. Before she moved to Sacramento in 1985, this team had changed names several times , the Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings.



In the 1985/86 season, competed in the NBA Sacramento Kings for the first time using the headquarters Sacramento Sports Arena (later known as ARCO Arena the Kings) with a capacity of 10.333 seats.  Two years later, the Kings have a new stadium with a capacity of 16.517 seats are also called ARCO Arena. In season 2001 / 2, Kings reach the best seasons in the NBA with a record of winning and losing 61-21 to win the West.  Kings worst season in the NBA experienced in 2008/09 with a record of win- lost 17-65.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder is a basketball team from the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States who are members of the National Basketball Association. Thunder is the incarnation of the team the Seattle SuperSonics are now no longer follow the NBA. The team started following the NBA season (2008-09) with the first match is against the Milwaukee Bucks (away party), where they lost by a score of 98-87.

Even though it is an incarnation of the team, they do not use symbols, colors, and logos SuperSonics. SuperSonics past history (1967-2008) will also be shared ("shared") between the Oklahoma City NBA and the new NBA team in Seattle. While players are in uniform SuperSonics last season (including players that are draft by the Sonics in the NBA Draft 2008) will play for Oklahoma City team. Management team and head coach and manage teams that take care of Oklahoma City is also taken from the Seattle Sonics.


Naming the team

NBA has given a deadline to find a new identity for Oklahoma City NBA no later than September, but the NBA expects new identity for this team will be announced in August.  Although some sources say he was close to the group of NBA owners who told reporters that the team This will be called the Oklahoma City Thunder , but the NBA gave the name of potential for this team: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Wind, and Thunder.
Finally, on 3 September 2008, the Oklahoma City NBA officially announced by the official team called the Oklahoma City Thunder and its logo have been determined. While the jersey and mascot will be announced in late September.

Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jazz name was taken from the musical heritage of the city of Utah. Formerly the team is based in New Orleans, Louisiana and named New Orleans Jazz. NO Jazz joined the NBA in 1974 and several years of occupying the bottom position in the list of NBA teams. During joining the NBA, this club has some of the stadium, the Salt Palace, Thomas Mack Center, and the Energy Solutions Arena (Delta Arena).



In 1979, team owner of the Jazz moved to Salt Lake City. Jazz at the bottom of the list position has not changed much and the club suffered the worst season in the NBA with a winning record losing 24-58 on the season 1979/80. In the mid-1980s, the Jazz get young players John Stockton and Karl Malone. In 1994, John Stockton equal the record that assists held by NBA legend, Bob Cousy, while Karl Malone scores through the acquisition of as many as 19,000 numbers. Still in the same year, Jeff Hornacek also join the Jazz after moving from the Philadelphia 76ers. Jazz won the best season in 1996/97, when the team posted a record that win-lose for the first time 64-18 and advance to the NBA finals. After 2000, which left retired by the Jazz best players still competing in the NBA with the new stars such as Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer, and Deron Williams.

Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors

Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors

Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic basketball team is the American who joined the NBA. The club is based in Orlando, Florida.  The name is taken from the Magic Kingdom Magic (Magic Kingdom) in Walt Disney World, Orlando. The name chosen in a contest by defeating another option, namely Tropics and Juice.





Magic's first season in the NBA in the year 1989/1990 was the worst season with a 18-64 win-loss record.  the best season the Magic won in the year 1995/96 with a record 60-22 defeat to win. At that time, the Magic get young players like Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal brought the team into the NBA finals for the first time.  In the same year, O'Neal decided to join the LA Lakers. Following the senior players Dennis Scott, Nick Anderson, Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway is also out of the club. n the 1999/2000 season, the club rebuilt by coach Doc Rivers is the best NBA coach in 2000. Rivers put 11 young players with experience playing 3 years or less in the NBA.  He also managed to get the NBA star Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady to defend Magic.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team began playing in the NBA in 1970 as a new team. The best achievement of this team is to win the Eastern Conference (for the first time in 2007.

History

LeBron James Era

Some seasons continue to experience defeat led the Cavaliers fell to the bottom of the league standings and become a team that routinely have to go through the lottery to get a new player. After a disappointing season in 2002-03, the Cavaliers get the first lottery to pick new players in the NBA Draft. Simultaneously, the team chose a high school basketball whiz and aspiring MPV future NBA, LeBron James. As if to celebrate the birth of a new era in Cleveland Caveliers, pride in the team colors changed from orange-blue-black and black became the color of the wine and gold, with the addition of navy blue as well as a new primary logo.

James is the star status of the area (never played basketball in high school St. Vincent-St. Mary, near Akron) and one of the most touted prospects in NBA history to make a lot of people see choices as a turning point against the club's history. Dubbed by fans of the Cavaliers as the "King James," the 2003-04 season to give great hope to the future, where James grew into the most dominant player and won the NBA Rookie of the Year. Hope continues to expand in the 2004-05 season. James increase its productivity in terms of scored, rebounds and assists per game. Despite losing to Carlos Boozer at the end of the season, with Zydrunas Ilgauskas and James Drew Gooden became the core of the team. After a promising start, the Cavs decline that eventually resulted in dismissal of coach Paul Silas and general manager Jim Paxson. The team also failed to make the playoffs that year, the series with New Jersey Nets in the final playoff entry, and the Nets won the extra round (tiebreak).

Cavaliers make some changes at the end of the 2005 season. Under new owner Dan Gilbert, the team hire a new head coach Mike Brown and the new general manager, former Caveliers forward Danny Ferry. The team experienced success in the current season, entered the playoffs the first time since 1998. After winning the first round over the Washington Wizards, the Cavaliers back up 0-2 in round two against the Detroit Pistons, winning three games in a row until now looking for one more game to reach the final area. They lost the game strictly to 6 at home and finally followed by a 79-61 defeat in the game to 7.



Cavaliers continued success in the 2006-07 season. The team came second in the east with a record of 50-32, promises a number of interesting games in the playoffs. They fought with the Wizards, who struggled with injuries towards the end of the regular season. Cavaliers brushing resistance in the first round 4-0, and beat the Nets 4-2 in round two. Cavaliers face the Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals. After once again losing in the first two games in Detroit, the Cavaliers won the next three games to lead 3-2. This time, the Cavs get rid of Detroit in game 6. The win included victory with a 109-107 double over-time in game 5 at the Palace of Auburns Hills, where LeBron James scored 25 points for the Cavs last until his appearance in this game is listed as one of the best in NBA history. They continued their dominance in the 98-82 game 6 at home. Daniel Gibson scored 31 points as the highest of his career, and this club win the final of the territory for the first time. Travel teams for the first time to the NBA finals the next so quickly, after they were finally defeated and eliminated from the strong team San Antonio Spurs beat the Cavs 4-0.

Cavaliers stepped back in the 2007-08 season. They struggled with injuries and many changes in the exchange of players, including three players at the end of occasions where this team get a Joe Smith, Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace and Delonte West. Cavaliers end the regular session and lost 45-37 in the second round of the playoffs. At the end of the 2008 season, the team made major changes in the composition of its core, trading Damon Jones and Joe Smith with point guard Mo Williams. The exchange is intended to get a scoring to help James.

Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers basketball team is the United States who are members of the National Basketball Association. The team is based at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana. The name is taken from the history of the Indiana Pacers about a horse race called the Pacers. In addition to , the Pacers also inspired by the safety car (pace car) used in the Indianapolis 500 race.




Before occupying the stadium Conseco Fieldhouse, Pacers once had headquarters at the State Fairgrounds (1967-1974) and Market Square Arena (1974-1999). n 1967, the Pacers and joined in the competition founded the American Basketball Association (ABA). The first player to join the club is Roger Brown, a star player one-on-one (one-on-one) from New York City and worked in one of the local factories. Until 1976 , the Pacers have won three ABA titles.  During compete in the ABA, the most prominent Pacers player Mel Daniels is the best player get two ABA titles. When the ABA and NBA merged in 1967, the Pacers became one one of four teams that joined the NBA. In 2000, Larry Bird led the Pacers as coach for the NBA Finals to the first time. In 2004 / 5, Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, and Ron Artest brings  his better Pacers reached the NBA season with win-loss record of 61-21.

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based in Newark, New Jersey. The team was formed in 1967 with the name of the New Jersey Americans. Initially, NJ Americans play in the competition of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and won two ABA championships when he was reinforced by Julius Erving. owner of the club, Arthur Brown, intends to put his team in New York City, but because they do not get anywhere then the team spent the 1967-68 season in Teaneck, New Jersey. The name of the Nets was taken when the team moved to New Jersey and aligned with the two sports teams that already exist in the city, the Mets (baseball) and the Jets (football).

 


After playing at the Teaneck Armory in the year 1967/68, the Nets could move to a stadium, the Long Island ArenaIsland Garden, Nassau Coliseum, Rutgers Athletic Center, Continental Airlines Arena, and finally the Prudential Center. the Nets joined the NBA in 1976 season / 77 by paying $ 8 million U.S. dollars. As a result, the Nets suffered financial problems and was forced to sell Julius Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers. Nets in the NBA's best season came in 2001/02 when point guard Jason Kidd, join the club. In that season, for the first time Nets advanced to the NBA finals. In the 2009/2010 season, the Nets were sold to Mikhail Prokhorov.  In that season, the Nets had the worst year with the only win in 12 games and lost as much as 70 times. 

Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors basketball team is the American who joined in the National Basketball Association. The team is based at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario.  Together with the Vancouver Grizzlies, the team became the first Canadian team to compete in the NBA since 1946/47. The name of the Raptors selected based on the type of meat-eating dinosaurs.

 

At the beginning of his first season, the Raptors hired Isiah Thomas, former NBA player who won two championships, as head of the public.  Formerly, this team has a headquarters called the Skydome, until in 1998 was transferred to the Air Canada Centre. 19997/98 In the NBA season, the Raptors have the worst season record for wins by losing 16-66. This is because the number of injured players, there was some exchange of players, and Isiah Thomas resigned the same year. Raptors have lost the best winning record (47-35) in the year 2000 / 1 when reinforced by Vince Carter and in 2006 / 7 when it was led by Chris Bosh.  In the year 2006 / 7, for the first time the Raptors came out as champions of the Atlantic division . coach and NBA players who retired while leading the Raptors defense is Lenny Wilkins and Hakeem Olajuwon.