| Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five | | | | un-cool. The basketball jersey has become in |
| players each try to score points on one another | | | | Detroit not only the sign of all Pistons fans, but |
| by tossing a ball through a their opponents basket | | | | symbol of Detroit. Even if the media sometimes |
| (or hoop) under organized rulings. | | | | trashes this town, it is a city that has been |
| Over time, basketball has developed to involve | | | | through many hard times, but it always managed |
| common techniques of shooting, passing and | | | | to get over. We show that way a sense of civic |
| dribbling, as well as players positions, and offensive | | | | pride, we cannot abandon it, as we cannot |
| and defensive strategies. Basketball is also a very | | | | abandon our team. |
| popular spectator sport. | | | | A basketball jersey may also signify the beginning |
| The more common fans now a days support | | | | of your high school adventures. We all know how |
| their favorite team by frequently coming out to | | | | hard people try to make it into the basketball |
| watch live games, buy player and team | | | | team or the football team. They value so much |
| merchandise; moreso wear their favorite player | | | | their first jersey because it is kind of the |
| and team jersey. | | | | beginning of their manhood. It showed how good |
| What do you do for your favorite basketball | | | | you were, how skilled, disciplined and dedicated to |
| team? How can you express your loyalty and | | | | the sport you were and all the other people |
| support for the team that has made so much for | | | | admired you. |
| you? It does not matter if it wins or not, you just | | | | We all keep those basketball jerseys even if we |
| have to be there for them every time. Wearing a | | | | are now grown up men; it has a sentimental value |
| basketball jersey can express those feelings. | | | | and it can bring back wonderful memories since |
| Sometimes, people wear them for years, no | | | | you were young. |
| matter what if their team won this year or not. It | | | | Much like card collectors, some people even |
| gives them a sense of camaraderie when they | | | | collect team jerseys with hopes of long term |
| meet people who also wear a basketball jersey. | | | | value rewards. The older, more popular and more |
| Lets take as example The Pistons from Detroit. If | | | | "mint" your jersey is, the better odds of it being |
| you were not had one, you were considered | | | | worth more in the long run. |