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.
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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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19 December 2007
Ohgie Mcgee living with the holidays down under
My trainers keep pushing me to bring up a few deficiencies I have. At times I wish they would get off my back! I know they get paid to make me better and that the hoops they are having me jump through will eventually help me somehow, but at some point in all of this training...well I feel I may be loosing some of my edge.
Recently, the trainers have been pushing speed drills on me. Not only are these exhausting drills, it is almost impossible to see any slight improvements. It has to be working, because I have had some fans come up lately and ask me why I seem to be moving so much quicker on the court. Again, I know it will help in the long run, but I don't like it much lately.
It is the holiday season even here down under, but all my family is back in the states. I had thought that I might be able to make some close friends, but I really have not yet. Maybe my usually happy, outgoing mood has been much more subdued lately and that is pushing people around me away? That is probably part of it. Another part of it may be that I don't spend as much time checking out the local culture. It seems I am so beat after practice, games, training that I just sit in front of the tube and veg. Back in the states the days are shorter this time of year, but here in Austrialia they are having their summer. To celebrate the holidays now is like .. well ... celebrating the 4th of July in January. It seems almost fake like the little tree I have put up.
Well, our team keeps winning and at least my focus on games has not wavered much. I have not been happy with some of my recent games, but the coach just sent us all a memo for the holidays thanking us for making him look good, so I guess my game is not slipping as much as I thought it might. We have a week before we get a day off, I am looking forward to that day off almost like kids look forward to the weeks off they get back home.
At any rate, I hope all who read this have a happy holiday season!
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Recently, the trainers have been pushing speed drills on me. Not only are these exhausting drills, it is almost impossible to see any slight improvements. It has to be working, because I have had some fans come up lately and ask me why I seem to be moving so much quicker on the court. Again, I know it will help in the long run, but I don't like it much lately.
It is the holiday season even here down under, but all my family is back in the states. I had thought that I might be able to make some close friends, but I really have not yet. Maybe my usually happy, outgoing mood has been much more subdued lately and that is pushing people around me away? That is probably part of it. Another part of it may be that I don't spend as much time checking out the local culture. It seems I am so beat after practice, games, training that I just sit in front of the tube and veg. Back in the states the days are shorter this time of year, but here in Austrialia they are having their summer. To celebrate the holidays now is like .. well ... celebrating the 4th of July in January. It seems almost fake like the little tree I have put up.
Well, our team keeps winning and at least my focus on games has not wavered much. I have not been happy with some of my recent games, but the coach just sent us all a memo for the holidays thanking us for making him look good, so I guess my game is not slipping as much as I thought it might. We have a week before we get a day off, I am looking forward to that day off almost like kids look forward to the weeks off they get back home.
At any rate, I hope all who read this have a happy holiday season!
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15 December 2007
Ohgie Mcgee introduces a team mate
I have to introduce you to the most productive player in Austrialia Division 3. His name is Pistachio Arilla and he leads the league in many different categories. In the record books he is listed as playing SG, but anyone that has seen his play state that his play can be found at every position but C. He can score from anywhere on the court, he is blazing fast, and boy does he like to shoot! His confidence in shooting is remarkable in that he can throw up 3 bricks and then hit 5 shots in a row. It is almost like he has no consciousness.
It may sound like he is a ball hog, but he leads the team in Assists as well! It helps that we have many talented players on our team so anyone he passes off to has a great chance to score. Funny how that works. If you pass to good players it seems like your assists go up. What a concept.
Finally, Pistachio has had games in which he has dominated on the boards. If the SG on the other team takes many shots, Pistachio shows tremendous ability in boxing out to get rebounds, even after trying for a blocked shot! If his guy is not shooting, well you can not only guarantee that his guy is not getting the rebound, but often he is able to box out someone else or sneak in to steal a rebound from some very shocked players.
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It may sound like he is a ball hog, but he leads the team in Assists as well! It helps that we have many talented players on our team so anyone he passes off to has a great chance to score. Funny how that works. If you pass to good players it seems like your assists go up. What a concept.
Finally, Pistachio has had games in which he has dominated on the boards. If the SG on the other team takes many shots, Pistachio shows tremendous ability in boxing out to get rebounds, even after trying for a blocked shot! If his guy is not shooting, well you can not only guarantee that his guy is not getting the rebound, but often he is able to box out someone else or sneak in to steal a rebound from some very shocked players.
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09 December 2007
Ohgie Mcgee reports from down under
I knew that coming into the division 3 in Austrialia was going to be quite the easy stint and so far it has proven to be so. We just played the 5th place division one team and only lost by 30+ points so that is not too shabby at all for a division 3 team.
I did notice something different with my player me this game. I saw that my fatigue was dropping before this game. At first I thought about dropping my intesity abit, but after looking at the fact that we were playing such a good teem I kept my intensity high. Instead I changed my play style from my normal offensive self to more of a special team player. I did take a few less shots, but everything else seemed to be the same relatively. I did have 7 asst and some rebounds but those numbers were right around normal. Maybe the assits might have been 1 or 2 above my average for this year, but that seems to be it. I did notice that I got both of teir PG to foul out, which gets me thinking that maybe we might have done better if I stuck with my normally agressive offensive style. Meanwhile my fatigue shot right back and I felt great this morning getting up.
Today we will continue to crank through division 3. It is nice to win, but without a challenge every day ... well it is just a battle of stats really. I will have to highlight one of our players next time I log an entry here. He is awesome!
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and check out who I may be reporting on later on. Hint: he dominates the division 3 world in Austrialia.
I did notice something different with my player me this game. I saw that my fatigue was dropping before this game. At first I thought about dropping my intesity abit, but after looking at the fact that we were playing such a good teem I kept my intensity high. Instead I changed my play style from my normal offensive self to more of a special team player. I did take a few less shots, but everything else seemed to be the same relatively. I did have 7 asst and some rebounds but those numbers were right around normal. Maybe the assits might have been 1 or 2 above my average for this year, but that seems to be it. I did notice that I got both of teir PG to foul out, which gets me thinking that maybe we might have done better if I stuck with my normally agressive offensive style. Meanwhile my fatigue shot right back and I felt great this morning getting up.
Today we will continue to crank through division 3. It is nice to win, but without a challenge every day ... well it is just a battle of stats really. I will have to highlight one of our players next time I log an entry here. He is awesome!
Why don't you head over to http://www.cyberdunk.com
and check out who I may be reporting on later on. Hint: he dominates the division 3 world in Austrialia.
26 November 2007
Ohgie Mcgee moves down under
This is so cool! My contract just recently expired with the Boston Blaze in the USA Golden League. As my contract was running down, my agent was calling me every day, two to three times a day, to let me know that teams from all over the world were interested in me. There were over 20 serious offers and I am humbled by that much interest. That was my initial reaction, but soon afterward I became overwhelmed with the amount of research that was needed. I have spent many hours over the last 5 days talking with managers, visiting remote team sites and generally deciding where the next part of my pro career goes.
In the end I found a team that is the process of starting off in the lower leagues building up a team effort to take over the highest leagues by doing many of the ideas I have always believed in. Time will tell if things work out as well as I hope, but right now things look very nice!
I signed on with Sale Flyers in Australia. They are only in the 3rd division (at the top), but my idea is that we can solidly get out team set up this year to be able to cruise through the 2nd division next year and hopefully jump into the 1st division soon afterwards. I still have so many players to meet, so many moving arrangements to plan, and of course I have to get over there and get back into game shape! I have been spending so much of my training time looking over contracts and other junk that really does not help my playing. Now it is time to pay the price and get back to work. Stay tuned to find out how this new move works out...
Why don't you stop over to http:/www.cyberdunk.com to join in the fun? You never know where you might end up playing!
In the end I found a team that is the process of starting off in the lower leagues building up a team effort to take over the highest leagues by doing many of the ideas I have always believed in. Time will tell if things work out as well as I hope, but right now things look very nice!
I signed on with Sale Flyers in Australia. They are only in the 3rd division (at the top), but my idea is that we can solidly get out team set up this year to be able to cruise through the 2nd division next year and hopefully jump into the 1st division soon afterwards. I still have so many players to meet, so many moving arrangements to plan, and of course I have to get over there and get back into game shape! I have been spending so much of my training time looking over contracts and other junk that really does not help my playing. Now it is time to pay the price and get back to work. Stay tuned to find out how this new move works out...
Why don't you stop over to http:/www.cyberdunk.com to join in the fun? You never know where you might end up playing!
08 November 2007
Ohgie Mcgee shares an upset special
Day 59 Season 3
Boston Eagles (100) vs Boston Blaze (122)
It was a battle of Boston with the number 8 Eagles taking on the number 11 Blaze. The Eagles came into the game as heavy favorites, but the mismatches in the game spelled their defeat.
The number one mismatch? Well it was at PG of course.
They only had a rookie, Chris Krochak, to throw into the position and he went 1/8 in 3 quarters. It is interesting to note that I actually kicked in 11 Asst tonight. I have been dishing the ball like crazy to people all Actually, GHS Pepsiman at C really dominated over their center, Miki Mouse. Miki shot a whopping 1/7 while GHS shot 17/20. The big guy really kicked some butt tonight.
There was much celebration in our locker room, but something very interesting happened on my way out of the locker room. As I was leaving there were two large, body guard types asking me to follow them. No one was around and I was very nervous. They brought me to this black limo and "asked" me to get in. Inside I was introduced to a really slick looking gentleman. This guy started grilling me about how things were with the blaze and how I felt and all that stuff. I was getting frustrated with this. Who was this guy and why was he doing this to me. Turns out that he represents another Boston team that is interested in my services and he was hired to see what my interest level was at. I politely let him know that I entertain all offers, but that my manager is currently not available to deal with contract issues. I invited him to try to contact him to talk, but I am very pesimestic that he will get through. I figure if the manager can't get to his team, what are the odds of getting to some solicitor. I am the only PG on the Blaze so that would be difficult for my manager to let me go right now. Strange happenings. It does bring me around to thinking about the end of the season. My contract is up in game 7 of the next season and it seems far away but before you know it I will have to be facing yet another free agency season. I suppose that could be a good thing depending on who I end up with.
Anyway a good win tonight that was really worth talking about. Head over to http://www.talkdep.com to see what other games people are talking about.
Boston Eagles (100) vs Boston Blaze (122)
It was a battle of Boston with the number 8 Eagles taking on the number 11 Blaze. The Eagles came into the game as heavy favorites, but the mismatches in the game spelled their defeat.
The number one mismatch? Well it was at PG of course.
They only had a rookie, Chris Krochak, to throw into the position and he went 1/8 in 3 quarters. It is interesting to note that I actually kicked in 11 Asst tonight. I have been dishing the ball like crazy to people all Actually, GHS Pepsiman at C really dominated over their center, Miki Mouse. Miki shot a whopping 1/7 while GHS shot 17/20. The big guy really kicked some butt tonight.
There was much celebration in our locker room, but something very interesting happened on my way out of the locker room. As I was leaving there were two large, body guard types asking me to follow them. No one was around and I was very nervous. They brought me to this black limo and "asked" me to get in. Inside I was introduced to a really slick looking gentleman. This guy started grilling me about how things were with the blaze and how I felt and all that stuff. I was getting frustrated with this. Who was this guy and why was he doing this to me. Turns out that he represents another Boston team that is interested in my services and he was hired to see what my interest level was at. I politely let him know that I entertain all offers, but that my manager is currently not available to deal with contract issues. I invited him to try to contact him to talk, but I am very pesimestic that he will get through. I figure if the manager can't get to his team, what are the odds of getting to some solicitor. I am the only PG on the Blaze so that would be difficult for my manager to let me go right now. Strange happenings. It does bring me around to thinking about the end of the season. My contract is up in game 7 of the next season and it seems far away but before you know it I will have to be facing yet another free agency season. I suppose that could be a good thing depending on who I end up with.
Anyway a good win tonight that was really worth talking about. Head over to http://www.talkdep.com to see what other games people are talking about.
06 November 2007
Ohgie Mcgee shares his views in a crushing defeat
I knew that Milpitas Ducks was a good team but I also thought that we were a decent team. Looking at the stat sheet tonight, well ... at least I can say that the Ducks kicked out butts big time!
The final score looked crazy (140 vs 48) but even crazier is the number of shots we actually took. We took a total of 80 shots and made only 18 of them (if you count 3pointers we were 0/5) That comes out to a 22.5% shooting average. Come on! I can blindfold the average pro player and they can shoot at that rate. I am not sure if it was the competition or if maybe our players had the flue or what but we were horrible tonight. Can you believe the other team took only 69 shots from the field (82 if you count 3s). If we were even close to out normal 50% we would have crushed them.
I shot a respectable 9/14 (64.3%) but the next closest % was Nestor at 25%. Do the math... that is a difference of almost 40% difference. I just can't believe it. I know I have tanked some games but to see so much of the team tank all in the same game is ... well... depressing.
Our coach is still struggling with "real life" issues so we are basically running under the guidance of the assistant coaches. I feel like I am on a ship without a rudder. Hopefully, the players we have can rally around each other somehow to pull outselves up a bit. We are currently in the middle of our league which is not too bad considering how bad we have been blown out at times. It can only get better.
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The final score looked crazy (140 vs 48) but even crazier is the number of shots we actually took. We took a total of 80 shots and made only 18 of them (if you count 3pointers we were 0/5) That comes out to a 22.5% shooting average. Come on! I can blindfold the average pro player and they can shoot at that rate. I am not sure if it was the competition or if maybe our players had the flue or what but we were horrible tonight. Can you believe the other team took only 69 shots from the field (82 if you count 3s). If we were even close to out normal 50% we would have crushed them.
I shot a respectable 9/14 (64.3%) but the next closest % was Nestor at 25%. Do the math... that is a difference of almost 40% difference. I just can't believe it. I know I have tanked some games but to see so much of the team tank all in the same game is ... well... depressing.
Our coach is still struggling with "real life" issues so we are basically running under the guidance of the assistant coaches. I feel like I am on a ship without a rudder. Hopefully, the players we have can rally around each other somehow to pull outselves up a bit. We are currently in the middle of our league which is not too bad considering how bad we have been blown out at times. It can only get better.
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03 November 2007
Ohgie Mcgee gets tired on the court
I just don't know what is going on with me lately. Maybe it is a flue or something, but I just can't seem to get rested. I feel like I am dragging all the time lately. It is showing up most in my shooting percentage. Our last game vs the Memphis Indians was a great game and was relatively a close contest (9pt game). Unfortunately I shot under 50% which I normally don't do. I think I have to back off a bit and let my body heal. There is rumor that we may have a possible match today, I am hoping we don't as I will get a chance to sit and veg for a day. Actually, I can't do that because my trainer keeps busting my butt every day. Come to think of it, maybe my lack of power and energy is related to the incredibly hard work he has been pushing me in. He claims that he is helping my stamina, I think he is trying to kill me : )
Our team manager still has not really been around much. He stops by to give the assisstant coaches some info and then takes off. Hard for the troups to get inspired if the leader can't be around to mingle and talk with the players. You can tell in the locker room. Usually there is some joking around and stuff especially between Nestor and I but now .. everyone keeps their heads down and it is all ... well ... like work. I miss the playful team interaction I have seen on some of the other teams. Funny how you don't value something until you loose it.
I am off for some much needed rest before I have to go work with that slave monger claiming to help my body become inspired. I find it easier to head over to http://www.focusdep.com myself to read about inspired quotes from others rather than busting my ass in sprints ... how about you?
Our team manager still has not really been around much. He stops by to give the assisstant coaches some info and then takes off. Hard for the troups to get inspired if the leader can't be around to mingle and talk with the players. You can tell in the locker room. Usually there is some joking around and stuff especially between Nestor and I but now .. everyone keeps their heads down and it is all ... well ... like work. I miss the playful team interaction I have seen on some of the other teams. Funny how you don't value something until you loose it.
I am off for some much needed rest before I have to go work with that slave monger claiming to help my body become inspired. I find it easier to head over to http://www.focusdep.com myself to read about inspired quotes from others rather than busting my ass in sprints ... how about you?
31 October 2007
Ohgie Mcgee reports on troubling times for Blaze
It is funny how leadership can make or break a group. Our manager is dealing with some difficult stuff and his struggles have directly parlayed into killing the moral of the team. Many players have been asking to be cut loose or traded to other teams. The few of us that have stuck around are still doing our best every night but there just does not seem to be any TEAM. No strategy, no incredible efforts, no drive. It is as if everyone was just showing up to work. Work, hmm that seems to accurately sum up how I approach each game right now. It's a job. I love the game but right now the lack of consistency, communication and camaraderie in our team is really just making this a source of income.
I did get contacted by a team from another country today asking if I was available. My contract is up next season (7th game). Since this is the 52th game in the season, there is only about one more month left on my contract. Maybe the manager of the other team can get through to my current manager. Problem is, even if he does get through to my manager, does my manager want me to leave. Right now I am just in survival mode though. I prepare every day for doing my best in each game. It has affected my play though, but I will get into that tomorrow as I have an important meeting with my conditioning coach that I am late for.
While I'm gone... why don' you stop in at http://www.talkdep.com and find out what's happening in the cyberdunk world. It seems like new additions and rich discussion abound every week. Join the talk.
I did get contacted by a team from another country today asking if I was available. My contract is up next season (7th game). Since this is the 52th game in the season, there is only about one more month left on my contract. Maybe the manager of the other team can get through to my current manager. Problem is, even if he does get through to my manager, does my manager want me to leave. Right now I am just in survival mode though. I prepare every day for doing my best in each game. It has affected my play though, but I will get into that tomorrow as I have an important meeting with my conditioning coach that I am late for.
While I'm gone... why don' you stop in at http://www.talkdep.com and find out what's happening in the cyberdunk world. It seems like new additions and rich discussion abound every week. Join the talk.
15 October 2007
Ohgie Mcgee reporst from the Hristo's Trophy Round
Day 35 Season 3
Man that was a close game! Boston Blaze lost the game by only 2 points, but if you look at the game closely this should have been a win for the Blaze.
To start with the Blaze were a higher rated team coming into the match. Some scouts would only point to the PF position as a point of concern for the Blaze coaching staff. Unfortunately, it seems that the staff might not have received the memo. Fujinj Lee had a great game and a few others had ok games. So what happened to the Blaze?
From being on the floor, I would say that the teamwork was just not there tonight. Our C and PF positions both shot for <40% and that is deplorable for our team that usually has shooters up in the 60% range. The low shooting would be bad enough, but those two positions took almost 1/3 the shots. Ironically, only our PF and C had decent FT. Our FT average was an embarrassing 50 something percent. Sigh, that is horrible and personally I am upset with my performance at the line. I missed 6 shots from FT land! Shooting only 33% from the FT field like I did is totally unacceptable. I will be talking severely to my shooting coaches in effort to get this fixed up as soon as possible. I talked to one coach that told me I needed to practice my 3pt shot more. I started a few days ago but I don't see how that will increase my FT %. Oh well that is what they get paid for, so I guess I better get back to practice.
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Man that was a close game! Boston Blaze lost the game by only 2 points, but if you look at the game closely this should have been a win for the Blaze.
To start with the Blaze were a higher rated team coming into the match. Some scouts would only point to the PF position as a point of concern for the Blaze coaching staff. Unfortunately, it seems that the staff might not have received the memo. Fujinj Lee had a great game and a few others had ok games. So what happened to the Blaze?
From being on the floor, I would say that the teamwork was just not there tonight. Our C and PF positions both shot for <40% and that is deplorable for our team that usually has shooters up in the 60% range. The low shooting would be bad enough, but those two positions took almost 1/3 the shots. Ironically, only our PF and C had decent FT. Our FT average was an embarrassing 50 something percent. Sigh, that is horrible and personally I am upset with my performance at the line. I missed 6 shots from FT land! Shooting only 33% from the FT field like I did is totally unacceptable. I will be talking severely to my shooting coaches in effort to get this fixed up as soon as possible. I talked to one coach that told me I needed to practice my 3pt shot more. I started a few days ago but I don't see how that will increase my FT %. Oh well that is what they get paid for, so I guess I better get back to practice.
How's your game going? You don't have game yet? What are you waiting for? Go to http://www.cyberdunk.com and get your game on!
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