I'm blogging live from Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Wish I would have brought my golf clubs, but oh well maybe next time. I love traveling except the part where my diet and my workout routine gets interrupted. I hope everyone had a safe Holiday and if you are a basketball junkie the words Holiday Tournament have been spoken once or twice over the past 10 days. I'm down at the Battle of the Beach one of the many highly competitive High School Tournaments around the country. My hotel is right on the beach and I keep hoping to see the dolphins in the water at dawn but so far no such luck. What I have seen is way too much ESPN in my hotel room, interestingly enough I was watching a very fascinating piece on "Outside the Lines" and I felt compelled to share this with you guys. I know these are the things that many people are in denial about, but hey I have to keep it authentic and if mainstream media is echoing my sentiments........ Check out this story and let me know what you think:
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My take from this is that young people need to become more well rounded and pursue many passions and interests so that you can become grounded and have other positive outlets that can help you avoid burnout. Just my opinion, not the gospel.
D-TRAINED Alumni:
Prince leads No. 14 Rutgers past Army, 59-38
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
By DOUG FEINBERG - AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK -- Epiphanny Prince scored 25 points and Kia Vaughn added a season-high 12 to help No. 14 Rutgers beat Army 59-38 in the first game of the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
Rutgers (6-2) had struggled to win its last three games, averaging 22 turnovers in the victories. They also hadn't been getting much from Vaughn, who was only averaging 8.1 points. The senior center, who went to high school a block from the Garden, was even benched in a victory over Georgia.
On Sunday, Rutgers made an effort to get Vaughn involved early. She scored eight of the team's first 10 points as the Scarlet Knights jumped out to a 19-4 lead. Prince and Vaughn combined for 15 of the 19.
James, Baron lead URI to near upset of Blue Devils
By CCT Staff | November 17, 2008
“One of those February games in November.”
“A game that completely captures you.”
“The best game played so far in college basketball.”
- Mike Krzyzewski
Yesterday, in a game where oddsmakers tabbed the hometown Duke Blue Devils as twenty-plus point favorites, Rhode Island led fifth ranked Duke for thirty-seven of forty minutes before falling at Cameron Indoor Stadium - their fate not sealed until a desperation heave by Jimmy Baron missed wide right.
“The last five minutes, I thought we did everything right,” Krzyzewski remarked. “They didn’t do anything wrong, they just missed a couple of shots.”In the end, it was those perfect five minutes from Duke that subdued the stubborn Rams in a game which required every ounce of energy the Cameron Crazies possessed to help will their team to victory.
From the very beginning, it was evident that the Rams didn’t show up in Durham intimidated. Importantly, young Ram guards Marquis Jones and Stevie Mejia held their own in a hostile environment against the Duke pressure, an early key to Rhode Island’s ability to compete with the Devils. While Rhode Island showed tremendous poise as a unit, Delroy James (21 points, 8 rebounds) carried them throughout the first half, where they built a lead as high as twelve points (34-22). The Rams continually frustrated the Blue Devils with their length and limited the Devils to one shot opportunity on nearly every possession. Offensively, James (9-12 field goals for the game) attacked the Duke forwards off the dribble. He got to the rim, pulled up for an assortment of mid-range jumpers, and connected on his only three point attempt.
“James really got them started off,” said Krzyzewski. In the first half, he really wore us out. At the end of clocks… we’d just rush and do something at the end of the clock… and they’d take advantage of it. A big part of it was James’ ability to break you down from the four spot.” Duke’s Gerald Henderson agreed. “I played against him in high school… a lot of AAU… He played a heck of a game. He hit some tough shots. I thought we played some pretty good defense on him. He’s a heck of a player.”At the 3:33 mark of the first half, Rhode Island owned a 34-22 advantage. But Duke charged back, orchestrating an 11-0 run behind Scheyer (23 points, 13-13 from the free-throw line) and Singler (21 points, 5 rebounds), to close within one at the break. While it was the Rams inspired team play, paced by James, which carried them in their solid first half effort
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