I like how the author explained the shot made by Julius Erving, he was able to paint a picture of a magnificent shot using only words. I believe that one of the greatest forms of art is the body in motion and this piece really captures that in this basketball example. I like the quote from Thomas Jefferson " the liberating rule that civilized us yesterday will, almost inevitably, seek to govern us tomorrow". The quote is true in so many things and his example of Jackson Pollocks art work is great one. This goes to show that rules and guidelines made with good intentions can later be used to restrict the things we do whether it be in life or art. When people decide to do this they are missing the whole idea behind the changes which are to create more freedome and expression. Pollock states that it is ok to drip paint and not be perfect and then this is turned into strict rule requiring you to be a little messy to be accepted.
I am not particularly fond of basketball so some things were hard to follow. I didn't care for the way the author worshiped basketball like it was second to none. I am a football fan and didn't agree with James Naismith's guiding principles of Basket-Ball as it was compared to football. Although this was not written by the author it was added and seemed to be endorsed by the author. I believe the author did a great job promoting the sport of basketball and providing great imagery in his own writting and to me personally only weakened his piece by adding these guidelines.
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