Ah, what can I say? It was not my night for shooting for sure. I went 4/13 from the floor and 0/4 from 3pt land. A combined 4/17... arggggg. Shooting that poor can be acceptable if I was getting to the line and shooting some free throws, but tonight I did not even get to the line once! I managed a few steals and some assists, but basically I was in a fog out there tonight. If we were getting blown out, it probably would not have been noticeable, but tonight's game was close. We lost by 17. If I had hit 8 of those 13 misses or went to the line a few time ... ah the what if thoughts can kill ya.
At least I was not the only one out there stinking it up. We still did not have a PF presence on the court. At PF we shot 0/5 although he was responsible for 9 assists which is very nice. Still between PF and PG we missed 22 shots and that is not cool at all.
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28 May 2008
Ohgie McGee updates team progress so far in Ireland Division 1
Well after 30 days of this season we are placed in the 19th position out of 24 teams. We are not the bottom, but we can definitely see the bottom from where we sit. Oddly enough we just beat someone by 130 points. It is odd because we are usually loosing games. Feels good to win but when you know you are winning vs an inferior team it takes some of the thrill of victory out of the game.
We are still playing without a power forward, which I don't understand. We have short guys playing that position every night just to have another body on the court. Very strange. I would think that almost anyone out there that was a legitimate PF would be better than our SG filling in for a few min or something crazy like that. Are you a PF? Is your rating up in the 50's? You don't even have a character yet? Well what are you waiting for?
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We are still playing without a power forward, which I don't understand. We have short guys playing that position every night just to have another body on the court. Very strange. I would think that almost anyone out there that was a legitimate PF would be better than our SG filling in for a few min or something crazy like that. Are you a PF? Is your rating up in the 50's? You don't even have a character yet? Well what are you waiting for?
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23 May 2008
Ohgie McGee catches up on two months
It has been two months since I last reported out. My mother always said that if I did not have something good to say ... don't say it so I have to simply quote my mom as to why the delay.
Our team stomped through our division and won it all so the owner felt we needed to move to a completely different conference. We were slated to move up the the 1st division in our conference which would have provided us some challenges at least, but the owner wanted more. He up and moved the entire team to the Ireland division 1 league! I even missed the flight on the way over so I was a day or two late in catching up with the team. I was bummed, confused and really have had some adjustments to do even after we found places to live here.
This league is where many players "enhance" their bodies with artificial substances. I have never done that and I am against the league policies that allow players paying big money to "pump it up". The players on our team are all right around my skill level which is a nice change from teams I have played on in the past. Our team still does not have any players at the PF position and I feel that is a severe weakness for us. We have played so many games without a PF I wonder if we will ever get one. It is so silly to see some of our smaller players trying to post up on some other team's big guys. I pass to them simply because that is what the coach wants and I do my job. Let the management deal with which players we have and don't have. That is why they get paid the big bucks, right?
At any rate, I feel a bit unmotivated lately and I am hoping I can get into higher spirits soon. Maybe I should head over to http://www.focusdep.com/ to read some inspiring works from famous people. I can unusually find a story or something I can recharge to there.
Our team stomped through our division and won it all so the owner felt we needed to move to a completely different conference. We were slated to move up the the 1st division in our conference which would have provided us some challenges at least, but the owner wanted more. He up and moved the entire team to the Ireland division 1 league! I even missed the flight on the way over so I was a day or two late in catching up with the team. I was bummed, confused and really have had some adjustments to do even after we found places to live here.
This league is where many players "enhance" their bodies with artificial substances. I have never done that and I am against the league policies that allow players paying big money to "pump it up". The players on our team are all right around my skill level which is a nice change from teams I have played on in the past. Our team still does not have any players at the PF position and I feel that is a severe weakness for us. We have played so many games without a PF I wonder if we will ever get one. It is so silly to see some of our smaller players trying to post up on some other team's big guys. I pass to them simply because that is what the coach wants and I do my job. Let the management deal with which players we have and don't have. That is why they get paid the big bucks, right?
At any rate, I feel a bit unmotivated lately and I am hoping I can get into higher spirits soon. Maybe I should head over to http://www.focusdep.com/ to read some inspiring works from famous people. I can unusually find a story or something I can recharge to there.
26 March 2008
Ohgie McGee finding the groove in India ... finally
Well it has been a tough transition for me coming to India. For the last few weeks I have been trying to learn more and more about this culture that is so different from the one I was raised in. They have different social customs here that have taken some time to get used to as well. I have accidentally offended many people since I came here. Finally I am catching a groove on the court. Coming to play with the Yankees Jr. crew was intimidating a bit because they already had some great talent here. Now I know I belong... just look at the stats.
This last game I shot and awesome percentage, dished out 10 asst and managed a whooping 6 steals. It felt great out there. Like so many of our games, our opponent was not of equal quality so many of our games feel like scrimages. That is good and bad. It is good because I can really just relax and enjoy the game, but it may come back to haunt us when we have a tougher team to face.
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This last game I shot and awesome percentage, dished out 10 asst and managed a whooping 6 steals. It felt great out there. Like so many of our games, our opponent was not of equal quality so many of our games feel like scrimages. That is good and bad. It is good because I can really just relax and enjoy the game, but it may come back to haunt us when we have a tougher team to face.
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21 February 2008
Ohgie Mcgee wonders about playing time
I'm no coach and I don't think anyone would confuse me for one out on the court, but it seems to me that you try to get you good players working well together and you also try to bring up your bench so you have depth. I can understand playing the bench in scrap time and since all of our games this year have been blowouts, well it should come as no surprise to me that I am not playing very much. Let's take a look at our last game:
We were playing New Delhi Millionaires and the final score was 151 - 23 ... we won.
Only one player played the entire game and that was our center. He was named man of the match and if you look at his final stat line, he did bring a triple double. Of course many others on the team could have done so as well if they had played the entire game. He shot 12/17 which is respectable, chipped in 10 asst, and 12 rebounds. He had a great game.
In contrast, I only played 29:49 and shot 12/13, 5asst, and 3 rebounds. I did not even play half the time this guy did and I scored within 2 points.
It can be frustrating watching others drink in the limelight and get all the stats when you know you could do so as well if you were given a full opportunity. I still question why any team has more than 6 players in this league (well maybe 7 if you're really concerned about fouls). There are no injuries, any well developed character has stamina all game, and people do not fouls out very often if they train right. So I sit on the bench and watch at least half of a pro vs high school game every night. I am just worried about keeping my motivation up. Maybe if I headed over to http:www.talkdep.com I could message my coach and talk to him about how I feel. I doubt it will make much difference though. Of course I could again post how much I disagree with any team caring more than 7 players to see what kinds of conversations that brings up : )
As long as we are not playing against teams in at our talent level, I will not be playing much I guess.
We were playing New Delhi Millionaires and the final score was 151 - 23 ... we won.
Only one player played the entire game and that was our center. He was named man of the match and if you look at his final stat line, he did bring a triple double. Of course many others on the team could have done so as well if they had played the entire game. He shot 12/17 which is respectable, chipped in 10 asst, and 12 rebounds. He had a great game.
In contrast, I only played 29:49 and shot 12/13, 5asst, and 3 rebounds. I did not even play half the time this guy did and I scored within 2 points.
It can be frustrating watching others drink in the limelight and get all the stats when you know you could do so as well if you were given a full opportunity. I still question why any team has more than 6 players in this league (well maybe 7 if you're really concerned about fouls). There are no injuries, any well developed character has stamina all game, and people do not fouls out very often if they train right. So I sit on the bench and watch at least half of a pro vs high school game every night. I am just worried about keeping my motivation up. Maybe if I headed over to http:www.talkdep.com I could message my coach and talk to him about how I feel. I doubt it will make much difference though. Of course I could again post how much I disagree with any team caring more than 7 players to see what kinds of conversations that brings up : )
As long as we are not playing against teams in at our talent level, I will not be playing much I guess.
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15 February 2008
Ohgie McGee trying to fit in in India
Well my first game was great, but the last two games have been .. well not so hot. My shooting is still decent but I am only getting a few shots. I wonder if the coach might think I was a passing PG even though all the workouts with him comments were made about how good a shooter I was. Maybe this is an attempt to help me grown in my game.
We have been blowing out competition easy enough so maybe I am being kept as a "secrete weapon". I am also getting only 3 quarters of play. Strangely, playing 3 quarters a game is more stressful and tiring for me. I wonder if I just get in a groove by the 4th. The kid they have coming in for me really has not done a whole lot with the time he has been given. Maybe I will get longer play time as the coach sees the production difference.
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We have been blowing out competition easy enough so maybe I am being kept as a "secrete weapon". I am also getting only 3 quarters of play. Strangely, playing 3 quarters a game is more stressful and tiring for me. I wonder if I just get in a groove by the 4th. The kid they have coming in for me really has not done a whole lot with the time he has been given. Maybe I will get longer play time as the coach sees the production difference.
It is hard to stay motivated when things are not going as you expect. If your looking to find some motivating statements from famous people, check out http://www.focusdep.com
Ohgie McGee trying to fit in in India
Well my first game was great, but the last two games have been .. well not so hot. My shooting is still decent but I am only getting a few shots. I wonder if the coach might think I was a passing PG even though all the workouts with him comments were made about how good a shooter I was. Maybe this is an attempt to help me grown in my game.
We have been blowing out competition easy enough so maybe I am being kept as a "secrete weapon". I am also getting only 3 quarters of play. Strangely, playing 3 quarters a game is more stressful and tiring for me. I wonder if I just get in a groove by the 4th. The kid they have coming in for me really has not done a whole lot with the time he has been given. Maybe I will get longer play time as the coach sees the production difference.
It is hard to stay motivated when things are not going as you expect. If your looking to find some motivating statements from famous people, check out http://www.focusdep.com
We have been blowing out competition easy enough so maybe I am being kept as a "secrete weapon". I am also getting only 3 quarters of play. Strangely, playing 3 quarters a game is more stressful and tiring for me. I wonder if I just get in a groove by the 4th. The kid they have coming in for me really has not done a whole lot with the time he has been given. Maybe I will get longer play time as the coach sees the production difference.
It is hard to stay motivated when things are not going as you expect. If your looking to find some motivating statements from famous people, check out http://www.focusdep.com
12 February 2008
Ohgie Mcgee is on the move again. This time it is to India
My team down under started to break up so I had to jump ship like all of the other players on that sinking team. Every year when my contract comes up, it is so hard to decide where to go and who to play for. This year was no different. I had two very good offers and both teams seemed to have exactly what I wanted. One of the teams was still in Australia with my old team. That would have been fun to join because I would have beat up the old team pretty bad : ) Instead I decided to travel a bit more and join the India league.
Wow, quite the different country for sure. I have some cultural adjustments to make to fit in here, but the people seem very friendly and so far my new teammates have been ok. The don't seem to talk much. I am not sure if it is because they don't have much to say or if they are concentrating on something all the time. I don't really feel like I fit in yet but that will come with time and education.
In my first game playing in India for the Yankees Jr. team, I fouled out. I guess I was just over excited and wanted to really put on an aggressive performance. I did manage to stay on the floor for 3 quarters and I was productive during that time. I was not the only one that fouled out. Our SG fouled out as well. I think he and I were on the same page as we were both pushing very hard in that game. The game was a blow out (we won), so both of us may have just started loosing focus and playing too relaxed as the game continued on. That will definitely not help us in close games against good opponents for sure.
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Wow, quite the different country for sure. I have some cultural adjustments to make to fit in here, but the people seem very friendly and so far my new teammates have been ok. The don't seem to talk much. I am not sure if it is because they don't have much to say or if they are concentrating on something all the time. I don't really feel like I fit in yet but that will come with time and education.
In my first game playing in India for the Yankees Jr. team, I fouled out. I guess I was just over excited and wanted to really put on an aggressive performance. I did manage to stay on the floor for 3 quarters and I was productive during that time. I was not the only one that fouled out. Our SG fouled out as well. I think he and I were on the same page as we were both pushing very hard in that game. The game was a blow out (we won), so both of us may have just started loosing focus and playing too relaxed as the game continued on. That will definitely not help us in close games against good opponents for sure.
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27 January 2008
Ohgie Mcgee gives the details of #1 playing #2 in Ausie 3rd
It was a clash of #1 vs #2! It was a game of epic importance ...It was ... well ... a pathetic game :(
I was one of the three players that fouled out in for our team. Our centers shot 4/35 !!!! What the hell is up with that? I can see people having a bad day, but was the coach even at the game? If a player is throwing up bricks, you sit the boy down or move him to a new position to see if that helps. You certainly don't wait 30+ shots until he become "hot". It makes no sense. We lost by 23 so I don't feel as bad. I figure if the C position only took half of those shots and any other position picked them up we would have had a much closer game. There have been some nights our C position has really played well for us, this was not one of them.
Of course at PG we did not have a productive night, but at least we didn't prevent the team from succeeding (like 30 missed shots does). Still, having 10 fouls at the PG position is not right and we need to figure out a fix for that at some point. Our team would benefit from a scout big time, but if you look to our message boards, it does not look like many of my teammates communicate much any more. Everyone just shows up and does their job they way they think they need to. That may be a good reason why we are still #2 in our division and not in a position to challenge for #1 yet.
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I was one of the three players that fouled out in for our team. Our centers shot 4/35 !!!! What the hell is up with that? I can see people having a bad day, but was the coach even at the game? If a player is throwing up bricks, you sit the boy down or move him to a new position to see if that helps. You certainly don't wait 30+ shots until he become "hot". It makes no sense. We lost by 23 so I don't feel as bad. I figure if the C position only took half of those shots and any other position picked them up we would have had a much closer game. There have been some nights our C position has really played well for us, this was not one of them.
Of course at PG we did not have a productive night, but at least we didn't prevent the team from succeeding (like 30 missed shots does). Still, having 10 fouls at the PG position is not right and we need to figure out a fix for that at some point. Our team would benefit from a scout big time, but if you look to our message boards, it does not look like many of my teammates communicate much any more. Everyone just shows up and does their job they way they think they need to. That may be a good reason why we are still #2 in our division and not in a position to challenge for #1 yet.
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21 January 2008
Ohgie Mcgee shares a close divisional game
O.K. you get what you wish for I guess! We finally had a close game in our division, but we came out on the wrong side of the event. We were playing the Penya All Stars who are a couple of positions below us in the standings. They played one heck of a game with the final scoring being 142 -128
Our 3rd quarter really stunk. We only scored 23 while we allowed 38 points. That is just not acceptable! We have such a hard time in the 3rd quarter almost every game. There may have to be some coaching adjustments we need to help us out.
Looking back at the last bunch of games, we have had strong 1st and 4th quarters consistently, but the third is always a weakness for us. I will have to talk to coach to find out what he is thinking on this topic.
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Our 3rd quarter really stunk. We only scored 23 while we allowed 38 points. That is just not acceptable! We have such a hard time in the 3rd quarter almost every game. There may have to be some coaching adjustments we need to help us out.
Looking back at the last bunch of games, we have had strong 1st and 4th quarters consistently, but the third is always a weakness for us. I will have to talk to coach to find out what he is thinking on this topic.
So how do you keep up with all the strengths and weaknesses going on in the league? Well, I find it best to visit http://www.talkdep.com to check the official cyberdunk forums. Check it out.
14 January 2008
Ohgie Mcgee ponders the rollercoaster league
Well it is always good to win, and you almost come to expect that you will lose a game eventually, but wow, we get clobbered when we loose. There is no such thing as a close game in our league this year. We will blow out teams by over 100 points and then wham...we get whipped by a similar amount, especially in the international rounds.
The league is young still, although it feels like I have been playing games forever now. I wonder if there may be too many leagues and not enough quality players. We certainly have the "haves" playing against "have nots" on any given night. I think we may have had 3 games this season that were within 10 points. I know I should not be complaining about winning all the time, but I do not get better by blowing out some new players. I get better by being challenged. After sleep walking through our blowouts I get quite the rude awaking when faced with a much better team. For instance take a look at our latest game vs Diablos De Hispannia, C.b
We lost 72 to 131 to begin with. I thought I sucked from the field with 1/15 shooting but it turns out that most of the other players on our team did worse, especially if you look at how many shots were taken. The only way we scored in this game was by going to the foul line. Speaking of fouls... we were in foul trouble all game long. We lost three starters to foul trouble. Normally, when we are getting blown out I get in foul trouble but I managed to contain myself well not drawing a single foul. Of course I didn't register a steal or block at all so I guess I could have been a bit more aggressive. Horrible night all around for all players on our team. We get so complacent beating up all of the teams we get that we do not improve ourselves well enough to play with the big boys.
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The league is young still, although it feels like I have been playing games forever now. I wonder if there may be too many leagues and not enough quality players. We certainly have the "haves" playing against "have nots" on any given night. I think we may have had 3 games this season that were within 10 points. I know I should not be complaining about winning all the time, but I do not get better by blowing out some new players. I get better by being challenged. After sleep walking through our blowouts I get quite the rude awaking when faced with a much better team. For instance take a look at our latest game vs Diablos De Hispannia, C.b
We lost 72 to 131 to begin with. I thought I sucked from the field with 1/15 shooting but it turns out that most of the other players on our team did worse, especially if you look at how many shots were taken. The only way we scored in this game was by going to the foul line. Speaking of fouls... we were in foul trouble all game long. We lost three starters to foul trouble. Normally, when we are getting blown out I get in foul trouble but I managed to contain myself well not drawing a single foul. Of course I didn't register a steal or block at all so I guess I could have been a bit more aggressive. Horrible night all around for all players on our team. We get so complacent beating up all of the teams we get that we do not improve ourselves well enough to play with the big boys.
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