Jordan Independent - Lately, I've been hot at hoops - Comments

You know, if I had picked up

bhall09 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:29:37 -0600

You know, if I had picked up a basketball anytime in the past five years, I might take you on, but sadly, its been a while.

I will say I was a pretty fair player at one time...you know, before I got fat and slow.

(Brian Hall is the Sports Editor for the Jordan Independent and Shakopee Valley News, and can be reached at bhall@swpub.com.)

Oh, it's on. I'm ready to

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:16:24 -0600

Oh, it's on. I'm ready to lose. I was born ready.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I deserved that, yeah. You

Mathias Baden — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:15:16 -0600

I deserved that, yeah. You don't see me telling you about the 25 turnovers I had last Sunday, do you? I'm going to just keep that one to myself. My next blog will be about a good day.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Most people assume I’m an

Brandon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:39:46 -0600

Most people assume I’m an excellent basketball player just because I’m tall. Most people are very, very wrong. I can’t run, jump, or shoot the ball and I get nervous when it’s passed to me during a game. And my shooting mechanics are awful. Instead of arcing my shots, I just sort of throw them straight at the backboard.

That said, I love playing and I haven’t played a real game of basketball since college. I’d take a pickup game anytime you’re ready to lose, Mathias.

Does your shoulder hurt? You

bhall09 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:27:05 -0600

Does your shoulder hurt?

You know, from patting yourself of the back?

To be fair, I wish I played more basketball. When I was younger, I was always playing some sport of some kind. Even if it meant I was outside shooting baskets by myself.

Now, sadly, I am too lethargic for my own good, increasingly out of shape, and feeling fatter by the day.

(Brian Hall is the Sports Editor for the Jordan Independent and Shakopee Valley News, and can be reached at bhall@swpub.com.)

Lately, I've been hot at hoops

Mathias Baden — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:34:49 -0600

Lately, I've been a hot shooter on the basketball court.

I have always considered myself a much better defensive player than offensive and a much better coach than a player. But I've been lighting up the scoreboard in my two weekly pickup leagues at churches in Woodbury and Maplewood, and I wasn't so bad at the Maplewood Community Center last Saturday.

Last Sunday, I scored about 25 one-pointers (we score what would normally be two-pointers as one point and three-pointers count as two), almost half of my team's points toward the end of the night.