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.

Twitter

Hey my der followers, after I received so many requests, I set up a TWITTER account.

@TimOhlbrecht

Come follow me, and I will twitter additional to my blog.

Puppy

On my way to practice I recogniced a poor little dog beeing tied to a waste bin.

I felt bad and I promissed to me, if it is still there on the way back, I'll pick it up.

And you know what:

I took him home with me. This poor little thing was starving for some love.

I could not keep him though, so we searched for a new family and within 48 hours the little boy had a new loving home...

Tall, taller, Paul Sturgess

Playing against the Texas Legends you can really see something. Their bench center Paul Sturgess really is a tall guy. Found a pic on the net to give you an idea:

I mean he can dunk without jumping.



Guys I have played with tall ones. Tibor Pleiss is tall, Nick Schneiders is long, but this Paul Sturgess really tops them all. He is listed at 7 foot 8 inches, this is 2 meters and 38 centimerters. I have never seen such a big man, not even in Basketball. Okay he does not play a lot, but just watching this big big man is something. I am not small but next to him I feel small. And hey he was a Harlem Globetrotter, so he should have some winning record !!

Temptations

I received some serious offers from overseas after the showcase phase, but none was enticing enough to make me jump ship from my RG Vipers. My management received some requests for trades inside the league, but the Rockets quickly put those to rest, as they would only let me go for a ransom that would reflect my value.   Seems they like me after all. Asian teams inquired, but I fell I am not finished here yet.

Assignment and Call Up Feeling

My Vipers team lost Covington to the Rockets on assignment, but in return Canaan was reassigned to us. I know exactly how this feels in both directions. On the one hand it feels so bad to get away from your NBA team, since practices are so intense up in the league and watching all those great players perform on the biggest stage just excites you. But when you then come back to the D-League you know that you have it now, the game just comes  a little slower to you. You perform at a new level because of being up in the league. It is addictive once you tasted the NBA. All is so much bigger, much more organized, more intense, faster. You want to get back into it, no matter what.

in the Zone

I really had some solid games after the showcase, specially the one game against Idaho.

 I really caught fire in the first quarter having 13 points and 6 boards in only a 7 minute span. 
You should go to the D-League Youtube side and watch out that first quarter.

 D-League on Youtube


 Sadly I had some foultrouble the rest of the game, but that first quarter I really had it going. People always talk about being in the zone and that was what was happening here. All was moving in slow motion and all things came without thinking.