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.

Books On Deck... Talent Is Overrated By Geoff Colvin...and Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell

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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.

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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

 

Do What You Do      Hallelujah Hollaback      ...blackhercules21...

BG74-Gottingen vs. EWE Oldenburg Baskets 72:58

View Highlights Here...Be On The Lookout For One Of My Best DUNKS EVER (Scroll Down To EWE Oldenburg)

EWE Baskets Oldenburg
			Field goal				Free throw	Rebounds
#	Name	Pts	ND 2P	MD 2P	3P	Total	M/A	Off	Def	Tot	TO	AS	ST	BS	PF	EFF	+/-	Min.
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
BG Göttingen
			Field goals				Free throw	Rebounds
#	Name	Pts	ND 2P	MD 2P	3P	Total	M/A	Off	Def	Tot	TO	AS	ST	BS	PF	EFF	+/-	Min.
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
Teamvergleich
			Field goal				Free throw	Rebounds
		Pts	ND 2P	MD 2P	3P	Total	M/A	Off	Def	Tot	TO	AS	ST	BS	PF	EFF	+/-	Min.
	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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