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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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.
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
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.
Starting off in a new year on a new team is almost like starting over again. If you have not started up a character, you should visit http://www.cyberdunk.com It is easy, does not require tons of maintenance and best of all ... it is free!
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.
If you are looking for some motivation or inspiration, check out http://www.focusdep.com they have all sorts of quotes and motivation from big names in sports and beyond.
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.
If you are looking for some motivation or inspiration, check out http://www.focusdep.com they have all sorts of quotes and motivation from big names in sports and beyond.
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.
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.
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.
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