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One thing that Wayne Embry learned during his years of playing and working in the NBA
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was to beware of the __________? - Five percenters
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Minimum-salary players may get a salary advance of whichever is greater between 80%
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of the player's guaranteed salary, or 7.5% of his base salary. - False
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The new downtown arena was not meeting the attendance expectations and as it turned
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out the suburban fans were not willing to make the drive from the old suburban arena to
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the new one. The marketing people were sure this would happen and were dismayed
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when it did not? - True
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While Cleveland owner Gund loved Shawn Kemp, Mike Fratello hated him and his
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personal habits and immediately asked for him to be traded? - True
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Mike Fratello was shocked to learn he had been fired as the GM of the Cavaliers. He had
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done a good job of getting the team to the playoffs on a regular basis and never saw the
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relationship ending? - True
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Tampering is when a player or team, directly or indirectly, entices, induces, or persuades
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anybody (player, general manager, etc.) who is under contract with another team in order
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to negotiate for their services. - True
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Wayne Embry often said that is was the trades that you did not make that were the best
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ones and that certainly was the case with Jim McIlvaine? - True
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Following his first training camp as a Cavalier, Ferry was relegated to the bench, much to
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the chagrin of the teams upper management? - True
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Cleveland had the 13th and 16th picks in the upcoming draft and chose
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_______________ with the 13th and Brevin Knight with the 16th ? - Derek Anderson
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The search had ended and Cleveland had signed _____________, the star they were
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looking for? - Shawn Kemp
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With the signing of Shawn Kemp, Embry immediately became his defacto father-figure
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and carry a huge burden of keeping the new star on the straight and narrow? - True
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Which university did Shawn Kemp attend, before issues forced him out and he went into
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the NBA earlier than expected? - Trinity Valley CC
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, Existing teams are allowed to compensate expansion teams (usually with draft picks), in
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exchange for selecting or not selecting particular players in the expansion draft. - True
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After much discussion and some remaining misgivings, Embry hired ____________ as
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the new coach of the Cavaliers after the surprise resignation of Lenny Wilkens? - Mike
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Fratello
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II IIHow much of a player's compensation can be deferred? - 25%
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The injury riddled season of 1990-91 ended with no playoffs, a terrible draft position and
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a discouraged fan base after drafting _________________? - Terrell Brandon
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To supply an expansion team with its initial complement of players, the league holds an
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expansion draft prior to that year's NBA draft. Existing teams are allowed to protect up to
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how many players in the expansion draft? - 8
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For the 2012-13 season, players will be fined how much for their 6th-10th technicals? -
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$3,000
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After leaving the Cavaliers, Embry was asked to serve on an NBA blue-ribbon panel to
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assess what needed to change again the make the NBA a more interesting product. The
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first decision the committee make was to allow _____________ in the games? - ~NOT~
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Physical post play
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When the Cavaliers opened camp for the 1990- 91 season all eyes were on the newly
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acquired super star ____________? - Danny Ferry
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Wayne's final contract with Cleveland was for a healthy sum of $2.5 million, but it took
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away all of his authority and direct control of the roster? - True
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II IIWith Fratello as the coach, Gordon Gund's next priority was to find a _________? - Star
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II IIIt is my firm conviction that everyone can be great if they concentrate on the 1%? - False
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Tom Connellan's turning point in life came while watching his son play ____________? -
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Soccer
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II IIWhen does the salary cap adjust from the previous year? - ~NOT~ July 1st
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II IIWhich scientist's laws of physics are important in the 1% solution? - Newton
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II IIWhat was the principle that was most emphasized in Chapter 3? - 20/80
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II IIThe job held by the first tutor that was encountered was __________? - Sales
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, Which of the following are NOT included in the calculation of Basketball Related Income
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(BRI)? - Fines
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II IIRule Number 3 (three) was ___________? - Must pass info forward
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II IIRule Number 2 (two) was ____________? - Must finish
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II IIRule Number 1(one) was _____________? - Cannot tell
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II IIWhat does the symbol X mean in a play diagram? - a defender
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The pick and rolls contains plays that involve secondary actions, although the initial
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thrust of the play is a screen on the ball. - True
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The scientist used _____________ to determine if someone is at work or at play? -
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Shoes
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After which season can the current CBA end? - 2016-17 or 2020-21 depending on
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circumstances
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II IIChapter 3 emphasized that those around you have a sizable influence on you? - True
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II IIWhat does the symbol O mean in a play diagram? - a handoff
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The self-feeding cycle says; "The more you do, the more motivated you become?" -
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True
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The Collective Bargaining Agreement is the legal contract between the league and the
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Players Association that sets up the rules by which they all operate. - True
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Which type of play do the Philadelphia 76ers use when they run a flare-and-isolation? -
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baseline screening
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The great part about the tools taught are that they are based upon ______________? -
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Research AND Testing
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While the GM in Milwaukee, Embry was stabbed in the back by the head coach that he
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had hired; ________________? - Dave Cowens
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If a team is over the luxury tax by $37,450,820 in the 2015-16 season, and have been
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taxpayers in three of the past four seasons, at what tax rate would they have to pay? -
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$4.75 with $.50 increases for every additional $5 million over the $20 million over the
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luxury tax level
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What does the "apron" mean in relation to the luxury tax consequences? - the point
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where a team is $4 million above the tax level after a trade or signing
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