Basketball

What A Year! (2011 Recap)

December 27, 2011
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From the lows of an injury to the ultimate high of meeting Michael Jordan, 2011 was truly an amazing year for me and mevsMJ.com! Read about those events and everything in between in my 2011 mevsMJ.com recap!

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Michael Jordan Knows About Me and mevsMJ.com! (I Met Michael Jordan!)

December 8, 2011
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“Michael, Michael, Michael,” and with the third ever so polite calling of his name, Michael Jeffrey Jordan, the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of ALL TIME) and the reason for mevsMJ.com, stopped his conversation with a gentleman mid stride as he walked right by me this past Saturday night.

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Operation NBA Body (B Meyer Training – Week 1 + Test Results)

November 22, 2011
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So last week, as you may have seen in Saturday’s post, I began individual performance training at the B Meyer training facility in Altamonte Springs, Florida. If you didn’t see Saturday’s post, Coach B Meyer has been featured in Men’s Health, USA Today, and ESPN to name a few and is the performance coach for […]

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Me + B Meyer Training (The Man Behind Dwight Howard!)

November 19, 2011
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“Come on Ken!  Stay up!  You’ve got this!  Just a few more seconds!” were the encouraging words coming my way from Coach B, as I lay stretched out on the floor early Tuesday morning, arms and chest raised, head tucked, in full Superman mode. With effort dripping from my brow, it seemed only fitting that […]

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Extraordinary Perseverance (One Woman’s Journey Towards Her Dreams)

November 10, 2011
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Nine years ago, with no intent, a person unknowingly became a permanent reminder in the life of a young woman striving for success. Having already achieved the kind of acclaim that had shown her the World in her field of expertise, a deep seed of motivation was planted into the soul through one pain filled […]

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9 Hoopless Days/Nights, 2 Trips to the Doctor & Being OK With Falling Short on a Goal

November 8, 2011
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After nine extremely long days and nights that ranged from a mild soar throat and achy tiredness to a sinus infection that left me barely able to breathe or speak, I made my way back on the court this past Sunday and played the game I love. Besides my injury, that had been the longest […]

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Goodbye Mr. Nice Guy

October 27, 2011
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If I said less good and more bad would more people know my story? If I wrote for controversy instead of from the heart would my dream come true sooner? If I talked down about the man I looked up to so much as a kid would it give him a reason to play me? […]

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Is This Why NBA Guys Won’t Play Me?? (Video: 22 of 24 from 3pt)

October 21, 2011
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Is this why I can’t get even one NBA guy to agree to play me?? You tell me!! This is me shooting the ball this morning.

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Who Are YOU Competing With?

October 13, 2011
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A week ago, as part of my basketball workout, I set out to make 100 NBA three pointers while logging my shooting percentage, Dave Hopla style. Shooting NBA range threes isn’t something I typically work on in my normal shooting workouts, as I have always felt until every other shot is as money as a […]

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23 Questions with Campbell University’s Eric Griffin!

October 4, 2011
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Coach Kevin Sutton, in a kind, yet authortative tone instructed, “Alright guys, partner up!” It was my first workout with the group and on this cool spring night in May, I just so happened to get paired up with 6’8″ 215 pound Eric Griffin. With his height and long arms that stretch into tomorrow, I […]

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Me vs. Damon Jones (The Shootout That ALMOST Was)

September 29, 2011
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During my time out at Impact Basketball’s Competitive League, I was once again shown the power of social media and in particular Twitter. During my layover in Phoenix, Arizona, I sent a challenge out to 11 year NBA veteran and three point sharpshooter Damon Jones.  I knew Damon would be at Impact’s event in Las […]

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I’m Headed to Vegas! Who’s Got Next?? (@impactbball)

September 20, 2011
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Later this morning I will land in Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time. I won’t be there to vacation or to gamble. I’ll be there for Impact Basketball’s Competitive Training Series, which is a league featuring games with up to 60 current NBA players! I’m going because I LOVE the game of basketball! I’m […]

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New Opponents, Conditioning & 45 Free Throws in a Row!

September 15, 2011
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OK, it’s been forever since I’ve played anyone 1-on-1 (June 21st actually) and while I had hoped to have numerous games between then and now, almost every single thing I had lined up fell through. On top of that, for the last couple of weeks I’ve felt like I’m running in mud, so last week […]

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Sometimes I Wonder

September 8, 2011
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Sometimes I wonder if Michael Jordan is reading about my journey. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is reading about my journey. I prepare for WHEN MJ will agree to play. Sometimes I wonder if MJ will agree to play. Most days I’m upbeat, full of belief & determined to prove anything IS possible. Sometimes though I […]

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