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Monday, March 19, 2012

Did you know that since 2008 Calipari has coached over 13 players to the the NBA?

#3 John Calipari, KentuckyDid you know that John Calipari  is the second coaches to direct three different colleges to a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament,and take three different schools to the Final Four: UMass (1996), Memphis (2008) and Kentucky (2011)?

Did you know that John Calipari, the coach for the Kentucky Wild Cats is the third highest paid coach in the NCAA?

 

Did you know that Calipari Midas touch  has helped  him to earn $3,917, 000 per year? 

Did you know that John Calipari has managed to out shine many college coaches with his ability to find players who are ready to go to the NBA?

Did you know that since 2008 Calipari has coached over 13 players to the the NBA?

Did you know that 7 of Calipari recruits were one and done?


Did you know that Calipari not only has a good eye for spotting a good player, but the information that he has given two of his players produced rookie of the year awards?

Did you know that Amaré Stoudemire's committed to play collegiately at the University of Memphis

Did you know that Derek Rose and Tyreke Evans won the Rookie of the Year Awards?

2009-10 Tyreke Evans Sacramento



2008-09Derrick RoseChicago




Did you know that despite all of Calipari ability to find great players he still has not won a NCAA Championship?

Did you know that Calipari went down in NCAA history when all his players were drafted in the first round of the 2010 Draft?







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2 33 Joey Dorsey F  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis[t], traded to Houston)[d]
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 1 4 Tyreke Evans SG  United States Sacramento Kings
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Did you know that the holiday of Cinco De Mayo, is The 5th Of May?

Did you know that Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, and Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league?

Did you know that Bill Russel was a five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star?

Did you know that Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career.

Henri Richard
Did you know that Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, and Bill Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league?

Did you know that Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA championships (1955, 1956)?

Did you know that Russell also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team?
 
Did you know that by winning the 1956 NCAA Championship with USF and the 1957 NBA title with the Celtics, Russell became the first of only four players in basketball history to win an NCAA championship and an NBA Championship back-to-back (the others being Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson, and Billy Thompson)?

 
Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlin
Did you know that Russell led the NBA in rebounds four times and tallied 21,620 total rebounds in his career?

Did you know that Russell is one of just two NBA players (the other being prominent rival Wilt Chamberlain) to have grabbed more than fifty rebounds in a game?

Did you know that Russell was the first African American player to achieve superstar status in the NBA?

Did you know that Russell also served a three-season (1966–69) stint as player-coach and won two NBA Championships for the Celtics, becoming the first African American NBA coach?

Did you know that Russell was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2011?

Did you know that Russell is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame?

Did you know that Russell was selected into NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971, into NBA 35th Anniversary Team in 1980 and named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, one of only four players that selected into all three teams?

Did you know that in 2009, the NBA announced that the NBA Finals MVP trophy would be named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in honor of Russell?

Did you know that Russell wrote 4 books?
  • Russell, Bill; McSweeny, William (1966). Go Up for Glory. Coward-McCann.
  • Russell, Bill; Branch, Taylor (1979). Second Wind. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0394503851.
  • Russell, Bill; Faulkner, David (2001). Russell Rules. New American Library. ISBN 0-525-94598-9.
  • Russell, Bill; Steinberg, Alan (2009). Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend. Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-176614-5.



Thursday, February 2, 2012

Did you know that the easiest way to remove makeup is with a baby wipe?

Did you know that the easiest way to remove makeup is with a baby wipe?

Did you know that a simple egg white and lemon juice face mask  will help to tightening your face and leave your skin feeling fresh and glowing?


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Did you know that the Mississippi River is the third largest river in the world?

Did you know what are the Top Ten Rivers in the World?
 
Nile River

1. Did you know that the Nile river in Africa is the largest river in the world , it is 4,180 miles long?
Amazon River







2. Did you know that the Amazon River in South America is 3,912 miles long?




Mississippi River
 3. Did you know that theMississippi River in the United States is the 3rd longest river in the world, it is  3,710 miles long?




Chang Jiang River
4. Did you know that the Chang Jiang River (Yangtze) in China is 3,602 miles long?




OB River



Did you know that 3 of the longest rivers in the world are in Russia?

5. Did you know that the Ob River in Russia is 3,459 miles long?







Huang Ho River
6. Did you know that the Huang Ho River (Yellow) in China is 2,900 miles long?



Yenisei River
7. Did you know that the Yenisei River in Russia is  2,800 miles long?



Parana River
8. Did you know that the Parana River in South America is 2,795 miles long?



Irtish River
9. Did you know that the Irtish River in Russia is 2,758 miles long?







Zaire River 
10. Did you know that the Zaire River in the Congo is 2,716 feet long?





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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!