Back 2 Back in Dallas

We went on to Frisco to a back to back nights series with the Dallas Mavericks D-League affiliate the Texas Legends.

The Legends featured PJ Hairston who has come into the league late but with a splash, averaging 27 a night. Larkin and Ledo were on assignment for the second game too from the Mavs, making thing not much easier.

We lost the first game close, but I have to take some blame for that, as I did not perform up to my standards with a 8 and 8 showing. I was fuming about this and really promised my teammates to not let the team down like that in the second game.

I didn't disappoint erupting for 29 and 20, which paced our team in both categories and secured us the win.  Felt good to have things clicking round the rim and in this second game my hands were like magnets to the balls, they just kept coming my way.

Had some problems getting back as ice and snow canceled our flight back. Hope to make it back in time to catch some Super Bowl.

Best Game so far

Had my best game of the season so far. In our win against Tulsa, who had beaten us badly just the other night, I managed 28 points and 13 rebounds in a season high 37 minutes to help my team take revenge on the 66ers. I was also voted Player of the Game:

It felt good to be out on the court with my teammates in State Farm Arena and we won the crowd some free taccos, when we cracked 120 points.

After the game I treated my body real well after the game with jumping into a tub of ice water:

This is what separates the boys from the men, and please, before you call me out for stepping into the ice with long sports tights...try it yourself and then judge me.

8 game road trip / Call Up #2

We embarked on a 8 day road trip yesterday. We flew into Cleveland and then took the bus up to Erie (Ohio). We play the Bayhawks today. They have CJ Leslie and Jeremy Tyler on their roster, two of the hottest players in our league. I am really looking forward to match myself up with Tyler, who is a NBA player for sure.

We have a second call up to the league from our team, as the Rockets have called up our PG Isaiha Canaan. This was logical due to their backcourt injuries and IC's play lately. We will dearly miss his playmaking.

Vipers have new look

We had some practices to find our new composition, but let's see how it all works out today !

Watched the Portland:Clippers game tonight. What a game with Chris Paul taking over at the end of regulation and Batum sending the game into overtime with this monster three pointer. Aldridge is huge !

Andy Seiferth is coming on big for Trier against my former team Bonn !  AND what a game Elias Harris had in his debut for BAMBERG !!!!

Great to see Lukas Podolski back on the pitch for Arsenal... great GOAL !! Thats a way to come back from injury !

Christmas Break

Back in McAllen after we had couple of days off over the holidays.

We had a team XMAS celebration courtesy of our owner, who presented each of us with a little present. We will try to give back with WINS...

Surely we also had  some community work during the days, as the Vipers Team visited the local childrens hospital. We took pictures, played table games, autographes, the whole package. I love doing this as you can see the joy one can bring to all those children who are not so blessed right now. Children are always so amazed, not only for us beeing local celebrities, but specially me beeing so tall. Had some nice presents for them, that made their eyes shine!!!

 

I received some email questions regarding our style of play. Let me pleases show you this article:

The reliance on the 3-pointer

Published by Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) who is a staff writer for the Grantland Network established by Bill Simmons, who now works for ESPN.

It in a way explains what we are doing and why. GM Morey of the Rockets is one of the most innovative and creative minds in the business and he wants us to try this style of play, because if it works in our league, it may also be an alternative for style of play in the big league.

I can tell you it is physicly demanding to the max, as one is always running and running and running....

The christmas days I spend with my familiy in San Antonio at my parents in law's house. We had some exquisite dishes to choose from. Big shoutout to my parents and brother in Wuppertal, I missed you all big time.

Time flies by and soon enough we are back to McAllen and practice, practice practice.....

In between had the chance to watch Bamberg and Munich play some crucial Euroleague matches. The Bamberg game was so close, it was sad to see them loose. Shoutout to Elias Harris, who will make Freak City proud and will turn some heads in Germany.

Congrats to Bayern Munich for advancing to the next round with a convincing win over Galatasaray. Convincing performance by my former Bonn teammate Bryce Taylor. What a great job Coach Pesic is doing in Munich.