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Posted by BYAN_Y, 4/24/03 at 1:16:59 PM.

Kevin Garnett

Brian Y
May 23, 2003
Language Arts, 6th
Ms. Turnbull

Introduction

        What does a resident say when you ask him/her what is the best thing to see while in the twin city of Minneapolis? No doubt their anwser will be the big ticket, Kevin Garnett.He was a runner up for the mvp award, so that should tell you that he's not an ordinary guy.He led his team to the playoffs,carrying them on his back. That is one of the hardest things to do. Find out more about the impossible things this man has done!

           

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How did he come to the NBA?

Kevin Garnett came into the NBA right out of high school. He showed that he could survive in this league at  younger age than others. During his highschool basketball days he was the best scorer, rebounder, and passer in possibly all of the highschool basketball teams.

How did he get along with his new teammates on the minnesota timberwolves?

Kevin Garnett tries hard to not let his teammates down and never gets mad at his teammates for mistakes like missed shots or bad turnovers. He talks to his teammates about how they can go differently instead of thinking in the past about bad things and that really helps his teammates' motivation.

      

 

Why did he decide to go directly to the NBA after highschool?

Kevin Garnett decided to come into the NBA directly from high school because he felt himself to be ready for anything that went his way in the league. He proved himself worthy in his first season as a rookie and was named the rookie of the year  after playing through his first ever NBA season.

How did he become one of the top 10 players in the NBA?

He fought hard during every one of his seasons to lead his team to victory and never let his fame get the best of him.   He always contributed to his teammates in every way he could. He also never lost faith in his teammates and always trusted them to make the shots or the right passes.

      

How did he earn the respect of his teammates?

Through his leadership and focus in every game he played, he earned the respect of his teammates by being part of the team.He let his teammates get the spot light knowing that he wasn't the one that was always going to be the best in every game. He also kept in mind that his teammates depended on him to take the right shots or make the right passes at the right time; in other words, his teammates trusted him enough to trust his leadership.

        

       

 

Kevin Garnett was the best player in his highschool season.He averaged 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting .666 from the field.Kevin Garnett played four years of high school basketball building up a grand total of 2,533 points, 1,807 rebounds and 739 blocked shots throughout his four years of high school. Mr. Basketball wasn't the only honor, the future star was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the McDonald's All-America Game.In his 7th season he was averaging 21.2 ppg, a career-high 12.1 rpg and a career-high 5.2 apg.It marked the third straight season he'd tallied 20/10/5, making him just the fifth player in NBA/ABA history to accomplish that feat.Named to the NBA All-League Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and All-Interview First Team.Kevin Garnett posted a franchise-record 59 point/rebound double-doubles, finishing second in the NBA in that category; he also ranked third in rebounding and first among forwards in assists.His 981 boards are a club single-season record, breaking his own mark of 956 (1999-2000).He notched his second triple-double of the season (sixth of his career) on 2/28/01 vs. Detroit (18 pts/10 reb/10 ast).

Garnett was named National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and was selected to the Parade magazine All-America First Team after leading Farragut to a 28-2 mark and the Class AA state quarterfinals. He was named Mr. Basketball for the State of Illinois after averaging 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 6.5 blocks while shooting .666 from the field. He previously had been named Mr. Basketball for the State of South Carolina as a junior in 1994. Garnett, whose four-year high school basketball totals included 2,533 points, 1,807 rebounds and 739 blocked shots, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the McDonald's All-America Game after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots.

While i did this I-search i found out a lot of things i never knew about Kevin Garnett.I always thought that he was just another of the greatest basketball players in the game.But then i found out more and i found out that it was more than that.It was about all the impossible things he did and the way he led the t-wolves to victory.

   

 

i-search bibliography

Posted by BYAN_Y, 4/7/03 at 12:43:19 PM.

(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Stephen A. Smith; Ashley McGeachy.

Stephen A. Smith :Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service

 

Ashley McGeachy :Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2000 United Press International

Brian yang mlk,8,april,2003  http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_garnett/?nav=page

 

Brian yang mlk,8,april,2003  http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/basketball/nba/players/6581.htm

 

Brian yang mlk,8,april,2003 http://www.bballone.com/keving/kevingarnettbio.html

I-search journal

Posted by BYAN_Y, 2/25/03 at 12:38:21 PM.

 2/21/03

        Today I searched at the SFPL site for information on my topic about Julius Erving. I searched for it in the catalog. I also found some print sources i haven't seen before. The sources were very useful because they were very detailed.The sources had notes on how he affected the NBA and what he did in his time.They also had notes about what he was like and stuff.

3/10/03

         Today i wrote the main parts of my articles about Julius Erving.i wrote about what he did when he retired and what happened while he was away from the league.I also wrote about what happened in his family and the press.I learned that he had a son and i also learned that alot of people that were the best were on the Philidelphia 76ers.

3/11/03

         Today i wrote the main ideas of the 2 articles i found on Julius Erving, one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the basketball franchise.i wrote about how he felt when he lost his son and what happened to his family.And i also searched other sites for info on his life and his career in the NBA.

3/13/03

          Today I sat at the computer and posted new links for my name page and i got some work done.I was confused because my computer just blacked out and the system frame came out and i didnt know what to do so i was lost then it rebooted and i got back on and now im writing in this journal.-_-;;

3/25/03

          today i couldnt even get online to the home page and it was really frustrating and i was just sittin there for about a half hour trying to get in and i tried another computer but it didnt work either so now i finally got it to work and i am typing in this forsaken journal.Today was very frustrating and i got little work done but im still done.... 

3/26/03

          today i sat at my computer and searched for print sources and internet sources.i was mad again becauase the computer started messin up again and it was frustrating.i still got some sources down and now i write in this journal...

3/28/03
          

         today i checked google for internet sources.  i found more articles and links for my subject.i found 2 internet sources and i have 2 print sources.

4/9/03

         today i searched google. com for julius erving fanclub but i couldnt find any and i got pissed.then i searched the san francisco chronicle for julius erving but they didnt give me the right results and ni got pissed again.

4/23/03

          today i wrote down my interview questions for my topic and i added a few other questions just in case.then i updated my bibliogrpahy and my notes and now im done.

4/24/03

          today i did nothin at all and i dont give a ...

4/29/03

          today i created a new story calle4d iserach report and i wrote stuff in it and i wrote my interesting questions in it.

4/30/03

           today i changed my topic to kevin garnett because julius erving was kinbda hard and no information was found in the sources that i found and im trying to find new sources of information so i can catch up.

5/6/03

           today i wrote my I-search introduction and i looked for more internet sources on kevin garnett and i found 2 other sources and 1 more internet source. i posted them on my notes page and i am looking for the author to the sources at one of the sources.

5/12/03

            today i read through my notes and i wrote down what i read about what Kevin Garnett did in his 7 seasons of being a basketball player.I wrote down his season statistics and i learned what he did and how he accomplished the immpossible feats that he has done and how he worked through injuries and missed games.

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