Summary

    Believe it or not, all of the things I wrote on this blog are facts, like how Chauncey Billups got traded 6 times and was on one team, the Denver Nuggets, twice and was on 6 different teams and he is still so good.

    I took a lot of my time posting on this blog and I strongly hope you enjoy this blog,It has 7 different posts, they are: early life, history of his career, questions and answers, the perfect free throw, summary,bibliography, and the timeline about his life.  I was inspired by how Chauncey Billups plays and I thought of writing a whole post on it. I used five resources and they were all very helpful. I hope you can use some web sites about Chauncey Billups to learn more about him. My web site has a lot of facts and I guarantee you will learn a lot from this blog.

    I hope you enjoy my blog and I hope you see how much effort I put on this blog, and remember if you want to learn more about fantastic basketball players you can come back to my blog about the great Chauncey Billups. I like him and I hope you can see some of his games, so you can truly see how good he is. You can even watch him play in a real basketball arena if he comes to play against your home team. 

Bibliography

I have used several web sites and a couple of print resources. Here are the web sites I used often:
http://spiritus.com/
http://jockbio.com/
http://chaunceybillups.com/
My print resources are: the November 10 2008, Sports Illustrated there was a picture of Chauncey Billups making a pass under the rim. My second print recource is the EBSCO article on him which was published in 2005 by Gary Grambling.

Timeline

Information found on spiritus.com

-September 25, 1976: Chauncey Ray Billups was born.
-1994: Billups got a basketball scholarship to the University of Colorado and he accepted
-April 1997: Chauncey Billups was the 3^rd overall pick in the NBA Draft. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics
-Midway through the 1997-98 season: Chauncey was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
-Before the 1998-1999: Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets
-Midway through the 1998-1999 season: Billups was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves
-Before the 1999-2000 season: Billups was traded to the Orlando Magic but didn't play with them due to a shoulder injury.
-Midway through the 1999-2000 season: Billups was traded to the Detroit Pistons
-2003-2004 season: The Pistons won the NBA championship against the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1, and Billups won NBA finals MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award.
-June 2006: The Pistons gave up a last second shot to the Spurs' Robert Horry in the NBA Finals. The shot clinched the title for the Spurs versus the Pistons 4 games to 3.
-November 3rd, 2008: Chauncey Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets again.
-March 15th 2009: Chauncey Billups dominated and got a triple-double (three of the following in double digits points, steals, rebounds, assists, blocks) for the first time in his career. 

The Perfect Free Throw

1 Get fouled.
2 Touch your butt.
3 Tell the ref you are ready.
4 When you get the ball dribble the ball once make it have spin so it comes back to you.
5 Dribble the ball slowly so you don't mess up.
6 Touch your head so you can feel the sticky sweat.
7 Throw up a practice shot.
8 Throw the ball behind your back (don't let it bounce.)
9 Start focusing.
10 If you can't concentrate make sure you use a time out.
11 When you actually shoot it you release before you reach your highest point
12 Even if you know it is going out think it is going in.
13 If you miss it think positive.
14 Try to make it without the rim or backboard (it is called a swish)
15 To practice try to make as many shots as you can when you feel like leaving make sure you make the last shot, because that will make you "End on a good note."
16 Shoot with confidence.
17 Shoot about 90% like Chauncey Billups.
18 Be professional.
19 Win the awards Chauncey did.

20 Win the NBA championship.

 

Questions & Answers

I have some questions for Chauncey Billups.

What is your favorite book?

I think his favorite book is a book by Matt Christopher, because Matt is a very famous sports author.

What is your favorite song?

I think his favorite song is by 2Pac, because he said in a video that his favorite music artist ever is no doubt 2pac.

What is your favorite movie?

I think his favorite movie is Rebound, because Rebound is an extremely hilarious basketball movie.

Who is your favorite athlete beside yourself?

I think his favorite athlete is Magic Johnson, because he was a Lakers fan growing up.

What is your favorite sport besides basketball?

I think his favorite sport is pool because he said in a video that if he weren’t playing basketball he would probably be playing pool.

When you were little what did you want to do when you grew up?

I think Chauncey wanted to be a football player when he grew up because on a web site he said that when he was a little kid, Chauncey carried his football and crawled to the end zone and start doing the chicken dance.

What player do you most admire that was on one of your basketball teams?

I think he admired Richard Hamilton the most when he was on the Detroit Pistons, because he was a good player who shared the ball with his teammates, and they had good chemistry.

What team do you like being on the most?

I think he liked being on the Pistons the most because he won an NBA championship with them.

How old do you want to be when you retire?

I think Chauncey wants to be 37 when he retires because his dad was 37 when Chauncey was born.

What do you want to do after you retire from professional basketball?

I think he wants to be a basketball commentator or coach, because he wants to be involved with basketball his whole life.

Do you go on your own website a lot?

Yes, because he is nice and he will answer to fan mail.

What is your favorite baseball team?

I think it is the Colorado Rockies because he spent the first 23 years of his life in Colorado.

What is your favorite football team?

I think he likes the Denver Broncos because he is wearing #7 to honor a former Broncos player, John Elway.

History of his career

Facts found on jockbio.com

Chauncey Billups entered the NBA draft and was picked by the Boston Celtics. In the middle of his rookie season he was traded to the Toronto Raptors. The next year, he was traded to the Orlando Magic. He had a serious shoulder injury, so he never got to play a game for the Magic. The following year he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves (or T'wolves.) He was the back-up point guard behind Terrell Brandon. When Brandon got injured it was Chauncey's chance to prove the reporters and broadcasters wrong. They said he was over-rated. He definitely proved them wrong because he had a breakthrough year. Later on in the 2003-2004 he was traded to one of the best teams in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons. Chauncey probably had his best year in 2003-2004 after he was traded to the Pistons. To top it all off the Pistons won the NBA championship. Chauncey also won the NBA championship MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets (My favorite team) during the beginning of the 2008 season. He was traded for Allen Iverson, a very quick and agile player, who was just as good as Billups. But Billups gets everybody on his team involved unlike Iverson, which is why the Nuggets are doing so well. Chauncey is having a very successful year with the Nuggets. The Nuggets have 49 wins and 26 losses as of Wednesday April 1, 2009. 

The reason why I like Chauncey Billups is because he is one of those very clutch players that can make big shots. That is why Chauncey Billups can be referred to as Mr. Big Shot. He can also calm things down. For example, when all the momentum is going towards the opposing team, he can hit a three pointer, which gives his team some momentum. When he makes 2 or maybe 3 shots in a row he becomes almost unstoppable. He can turn those 3 shots in a row to maybe even 10 shots in a row. I also like Chauncey Billups because for some really odd reason, my style of basketball is just like his. I also like him because he is probably one of the nicest players in the NBA if not the nicest player in the NBA. He’s always willing to help poor people for the NBA Cares Program, and he always signs autographs for kids, unlike other superstars. Chauncey Billups is also a very solid all-around player, meaning he can play offense, defense, and hustle after every loose ball. When they introduce Chauncey Billups name at a Nuggets home game they say: “Standing 6 foot 3 in his 12^th, year out of the University of Colorado, number 7 our captain and leader, Chauncey Billups!” 

Early Life

Information found on jockbio.com


Chauncey Billups was born in Denver, Colorado on September 25, 1976. He went to George Washington High School in Denver. He was a four-time All-Colorado high school team player. He was elected to the McDonalds All-America team in his sophomore year in high school, but he didn't play because he had a shoulder injury.
He went to college at the University of Colorado, where he played awesome basketball. He averaged 18.5 points a game. Although he didn't go to a famous college basketball program, he was named to the Big 12 conference first team in 1996-1997.