Saturday, January 30, 2010

I Wish I Could Read Every Book In The World


Reading is FUNdamental and I'm always down for a good spoof...but this blog is more to praise the book I just finished reading...my friend Alena lent me the book Push by Sapphire and I just got through it. It was an easy read and one that I couldn't turn away from. Without giving too much away, it's about a 16 year old girl who comes from a broken home...father rapes her, mother beats her, and she's illiterate. They just came out with a movie based on the book a while back...and I know I'm a little late but it was entirely too good to not blog about. With all the stupid/ pointless/ funny blogs I write, this one hit home a little and I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in a "different story." I'm looking forward to seeing the movie too.





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Friday, January 29, 2010

What Would You Do For 100€?

I've heard Money is the root of all evil...So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?” 
 I've heard Money can't buy you happiness... Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.

Now money is a crazy thing, it will cause girlfriends to leave boyfriends, it will cause boyfriends to get girlfriends...it was cause depression, suicide, and some of the biggest smiles in the world. But this is not a blog about money. I'm lucky enough to be in a position where I can gamble a little bit of my money on occasion...I bet my teammates 10€ they can't hit five 3-pointers in a row, 20€ they can't go between their legs and dunk 50€ they can't hit a half court shot and 100€ they can't perform the Dough Dance by the end of the week. Let's just say I made money on the 3 pointer, made money on the between the legs dunk, made money on the half-court shot...but LOST on the dancing bet. Now for those of you that don't know what the Dough Dance is...check it out


And for those of you that don't know the story of Taj Finger, let me get you up to date. He's a Stanford alumni (and the smartest  guy on the team after myself). He is an aspiring movie director who unfortunately dislocated his shoulder a few months back. The rehabilitation process has been humbling, as he's lost a ton of weight and strength, but his spirits are high as the team is continuing to rally around his energy and support to continue winning games. Although he hasn't practiced in God Knows How Long...he's as much a part of this team as anyone and is a great asset to us all out here...okay enough of that mushy sh*t. Taj is currently on a strict rehab cycle that doesn't allow him the perks of a day-off. Between the pool workouts, the shoulder program, the stationary Tour De France and skyping with his girlfriend, he doesn't necessarily have time to pick up a new hobby. So one night a few weeks back, we're out celebrating after a game and we were talking about something, which led to some other topic which finally landed us at The Simpsons. Now Homer's catch phrase was D'oh and when we were talking Simpsons, I remembered this Dough Dance that I had seen earlier in the week. A few BananWeizens later, I told Taj that there is a dance that if he could do, I would give him 100€. Knowing that Taj is from New York I assumed he could dance a little bit, but then I looked again and said...nahhhh. It was a sure win for me right? Wrong. It didn't take Taj but 5 hours to go home and learn the dance, and today, his performance has hit a little known site called YouTube. I'm out 100€ but if you guys enjoy this then it was all worth it.
Quick Sidenote: Last year, I would go through money likeitwuddentnuffin, a dinner and a movie with my girlfriend was always pushing that Green Bill, but looking back, especially in comparison to that, this may be the best 100€ I've ever spent.



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BG74-Gottingen vs. Proteas EKA AEL 92:59

German Goettingen opened their Top 16 Round 1 in EuroChallenge with the home victory in Group I. The German side rolled over AEL from Cyprus 92:59. Bracey Brian scored the first points in the game and Boone Jason tied the game immediately for the hosts. Kulawick Robert made a three-pointer later in the quarter for 15:4, while Boone Jason added for 22:10. He was also the last to score in the period for 26:12. The tempo continued in the second frame and the hosts controlled the game. A 21-20 in the period allowed them to take 47:32 at the halftime. Little stepped up for the first points in the third period and Jacobson Ben nailed for 58:37. He also made two free throws at the end of the period for 76:45 after 30 minutes. It became clear that the first victory would be achieved for the hosts. They also added16-14 in the last stanza to triumph in the court. McNaughton made a lay-up for 92:58 and Evtimov was the last to score in the game for 92:59. Jacobson Ben paced all the winners with 21 points for 1-0 record. Kulawick Robert nailed 17, while Boone Jason collected 16 points and 10 rebounds. Evtimov Ilian responded with 12 points in the losing effort, while Fells Courtney and Bracey Brian brought 11 each.



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MEG GOETTINGEN (Coach: Patrick, John)
  Field Goals Rebounds  
# Name min 2pm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st bs pts
5 Kulawick, Robert 32 0-0 5-12 2-2 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 17
22 Anderson, Dwayne 31 4-4 1-4 4-7 2 8 10 4 1 1 1 15
13 Frazier, Chester 29 4-6 0-4 0-0 0 6 6 4 2 2 0 8
21 Boone, Jason 24 6-12 0-0 4-4 7 3 10 1 3 0 1 16
11 Little, John 20 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 4 1 0 4
12 Jacobson, Ben 26 2-2 5-8 2-2 1 6 7 2 2 1 0 21
15 Meeks, Michael 17 2-2 0-3 1-2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 5
7 McNaughton, Christopher 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 4
10 Rochestie, Taylor 6 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2
8 Welzel, Tobias 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total   23-36 11-34 13-17 12 31 43 16 23 5 3 92



PROTEAS EKA AEL LIMASSOL (Coach: Yiangoulis, Kuriakou)
  Field Goals Rebounds  
# Name min 2pm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st bs pts
14 Taylor, Quincy 37 3-9 1-3 1-5 5 2 7 2 1 2 0 10
12 Fells, Courtney 34 2-4 1-6 4-4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 11
7 Davis, Miah 34 2-3 1-2 1-1 0 7 7 4 4 0 1 8
11 Evtimov, Ilian 30 4-10 0-0 4-7 3 4 7 1 2 0 0 12
5 Bracey, Brian 29 3-5 1-4 2-2 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 11
8 Kounounis, Michalis 18 1-4 0-2 3-3 1 2 3 4 3 0 1 5
4 Liatsos, Alexis 17 1-2 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2
9 Ioannou, Christofer  DNP - Coach's Decision
10 Palalas, Giorgos  DNP - Coach's Decision
Total   16-37 4-21 15-22 9 22 31 11 16 2 3 59


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BG74-Gottingen vs. Dusseldorf Giants 66:62

Goettingen rolled over Duesseldorf 66:62 in the postponed game played on January 22nd. Little John paced all the winners with 20 points and Anderson Dwayne added 14. Bailey Brant replied with 20 points in the losing effort.






DUESSELDORF GIANTS (Coach: Kuczmann, Achim)
Field Goals Rebounds
# Name min 2pm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st bs pts
16 Bailey, Brant 36 3-8 4-9 2-2 4 3 7 3 2 1 0 20
20 Walker, Bobby 32 2-5 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 9
6 Geib, Gordon 31 2-5 1-5 6-7 1 2 3 0 4 2 0 13
13 Carter, T.J. 21 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2
50 Kosmalski, Logan 20 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 4 4 1 3 2 0 2
5 Winters, Brendan 23 1-1 1-6 2-2 0 5 5 1 2 0 0 7
31 Cox, Jonathan 17 0-0 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
25 Whiting, Zack 6 1-1 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5
55 Goddek, Matthias 5 0-0 0-1 4-5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4
7 Spoeler, Tom 4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
12 Spoeler, Ben  DNP - Coach's Decision
Total 10-26 8-29 18-20 8 22 30 10 17 9 0 62










Field Goals Rebounds
# Name min 2pm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st bs pts
22 Anderson, Dwayne 34 4-6 1-5 3-3 1 5 6 2 2 3 1 14
11 Little, John 30 3-7 3-3 5-6 0 3 3 1 3 2 0 20
13 Frazier, Chester 25 2-2 2-5 0-0 4 5 9 4 0 1 0 10
21 Boone, Jason 21 4-8 0-0 0-2 3 5 8 0 3 1 0 8
12 Jacobson, Ben 25 0-1 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 2
5 Kulawick, Robert 21 0-2 0-5 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 0
10 Rochestie, Taylor 19 0-5 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 6
23 Oliver, Chris 11 2-7 0-1 0-0 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 4
7 McNaughton, Christopher 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 2
8 Welzel, Tobias  DNP - Coach's Decision
25 Schiecke, Jan  DNP - Coach's Decision
Total 16-39 8-25 10-13 13 26 39 15 22 10 3 66

 
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BG74-Gottingen vs. EWE Oldenburg Baskets 72:58














4
Scekic, Marko
5
2-3
66.7%
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
2-3
66.7%
1-2
50.0%
3
3
6
1
0
1
0
5
9
0
15:19
5
Buljevic, Marco *
Nicht eingesetzt
6
Strauch, Daniel
1
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-2
0.0%
0-2
0.0%
1-2
50.0%
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
-6
10:15
8
FOSTER, Je'Kel
20
0-0
0.0%
1-2
50.0%
6-9
66.7%
7-11
63.6%
0-0
0.0%
0
3
3
6
1
3
0
2
17
-18
30:32
9
Njei, Acha
Nicht eingesetzt
10
MAJSTOROVIC, Milan
9
3-3
100.0%
0-2
0.0%
0-2
0.0%
3-7
42.9%
3-4
75.0%
2
3
5
0
2
1
0
1
12
-13
25:51
19
Hain, Daniel
0
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-1
0.0%
0-1
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
06:37
22
GARDNER, Jason
2
0-1
0.0%
0-4
0.0%
0-4
0.0%
0-9
0.0%
2-4
50.0%
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
3
-9
-16
26:23
23
PAULDING, Rickey
8
0-0
0.0%
1-4
25.0%
2-5
40.0%
3-9
33.3%
0-2
0.0%
0
5
5
2
4
0
2
2
9
-14
37:25
24
Carter, Joshua
4
0-0
0.0%
0-2
0.0%
1-5
20.0%
1-7
14.3%
1-2
50.0%
2
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
-1
20:28
44
BOUMTJE BOUMTJE, Ruben
9
4-4
100.0%
0-1
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
4-5
80.0%
1-2
50.0%
2
2
4
5
0
0
3
4
9
-8
27:10

TEAMAKTION







1
4
5
2
0
0
0
0





TOTAL
58
9-11
2-15
9-28
20-54
9-18
11
24
35
19
10
6
6
18
50
-70
200:00

PCT

81.8%
13.3%
32.1%
37.0%
50.0%








4.5








5
KULAWICK, Robert *
0
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-3
0.0%
0-3
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
-2
2
21:04
7
McNaughton, Christopher
6
1-1
100.0%
1-3
33.3%
0-0
0.0%
2-4
50.0%
2-2
100.0%
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
2
08:23
8
Welzel, Tobias *
0
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-6
01:03
10
Rochestie , Taylor
16
2-6
33.3%
0-1
0.0%
2-4
50.0%
4-11
36.4%
6-6
100.0%
3
0
3
1
2
0
0
3
13
10
25:26
11
LITTLE, John
0
0-2
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-1
0.0%
0-3
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
4
2
11
21:59
12
Jacobson, Ben
5
1-2
50.0%
1-3
33.3%
0-0
0.0%
2-5
40.0%
1-2
50.0%
2
3
5
0
1
1
0
3
8
4
27:33
13
FRAZIER, Chester
3
0-2
0.0%
0-1
0.0%
1-3
33.3%
1-6
16.7%
0-0
0.0%
1
3
4
0
1
2
0
2
5
21
22:55
15
Meeks, Michael
5
1-1
100.0%
0-1
0.0%
1-3
33.3%
2-5
40.0%
0-0
0.0%
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
6
10
09:48
21
BOONE, Jason Gregory
14
7-10
70.0%
0-0
0.0%
0-0
0.0%
7-10
70.0%
0-2
0.0%
2
3
5
2
0
2
0
4
14
5
29:29
22
ANDERSON , Dwayne
23
5-5
100.0%
2-3
66.7%
2-6
33.3%
9-14
64.3%
3-4
75.0%
4
6
10
4
2
3
0
1
28
11
32:20

TEAMAKTION







1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0





TOTAL
72
17-29
4-12
6-20
27-61
12-16
15
23
38
10
6
11
0
20
78
70
200:00

PCT

58.6%
33.3%
30.0%
44.3%
75.0%








7.8



* Deutscher U24-Spieler





EWE Baskets Oldenburg
58
9-11
2-15
9-28
20-54
9-18
11
24
35
19
10
6
6
18
50
-70
200:00



81.8%
13.3%
32.1%
37.0%
50.0%








4.5




BG Göttingen
72
17-29
4-12
6-20
27-61
12-16
15
23
38
10
6
11
0
20
78
70
200:00



58.6%
33.3%
30.0%
44.3%
75.0%








7.8






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