200 QUESTIONS |
WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
SMWW
Evatee 8/22/24 SMWW
,SMWW BASKETBALL | 200 QUESTIONS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
One thing that Wayne Embry learned during his years of playing and working in
the NBA was to beware of the __________? Answer - Five percenters
Minimum-salary players may get a salary advance of whichever is greater
between 80% of the player's guaranteed salary, or 7.5% of his base salary.
Answer - False
The new downtown arena was not meeting the attendance expectations and as
it turned out the suburban fans were not willing to make the drive from the old
suburban arena to the new one. The marketing people were sure this would
happen and were dismayed when it did not? Answer - True
While Cleveland owner Gund loved Shawn Kemp, Mike Fratello hated him and
his personal habits and immediately asked for him to be traded? Answer - True
Mike Fratello was shocked to learn he had been fired as the GM of the
Cavaliers. He had done a good job of getting the team to the playoffs on a
regular basis and never saw the relationship ending? Answer - True
Tampering is when a player or team, directly or indirectly, entices, induces, or
persuades anybody (player, general manager, etc.) who is under contract with
another team in order to negotiate for their services. Answer - True
, Wayne Embry often said that is was the trades that you did not make that were
the best ones and that certainly was the case with Jim McIlvaine? Answer -
True
Following his first training camp as a Cavalier, Ferry was relegated to the bench,
much to the chagrin of the teams upper management? Answer - True
Cleveland had the 13th and 16th picks in the upcoming draft and chose
_______________ with the 13th and Brevin Knight with the 16th ? Answer -
Derek Anderson
The search had ended and Cleveland had signed _____________, the star they
were looking for? Answer - Shawn Kemp
With the signing of Shawn Kemp, Embry immediately became his defacto
father-figure and carry a huge burden of keeping the new star on the straight
and narrow? Answer - True
Which university did Shawn Kemp attend, before issues forced him out and he
went into the NBA earlier than expected? Answer - Trinity Valley CC
Existing teams are allowed to compensate expansion teams (usually with draft
picks), in exchange for selecting or not selecting particular players in the
expansion draft. Answer - True
After much discussion and some remaining misgivings, Embry hired
____________ as the new coach of the Cavaliers after the surprise resignation
of Lenny Wilkens? Answer - Mike Fratello
How much of a player's compensation can be deferred? Answer - 25%