With rhythmic contractions and the constant flow of production, the Warriors bench has stopped the bleeding and given life back to the Warriors. The Warriors got back to their winning ways with two victories this past weekend against Ft. Belvoir on Saturday and Bolling Air Force Base on Sunday. The Warriors hit the road to face Ft. Belvoir and found themselves in a tough situation in the second half when both Andre Hall and Bobby Driver got into foul trouble. Coach Banks had to make the decision to sit both and go with the bench to win this game. Once again Sean Clemmons and Michael Monroe came up big, scoring over 20 points collectively. Both players led the charge earning the Warriors a much needed win with the score of 65-60.
On Sunday, the Warriors were back at home to face a young Bolling Air Force Base team. The Warriors got off to a very quick start behind the All Army prospects Andre Hall and Bobby Driver. The Warriors rode the back of Hall who filled the stat sheet with 12 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, and two steals, while shooting a remarkable 100% from the free throw line. After the game Hall said, “When I can get the ball early in the offensive set I can put up these types of numbers.” Coach Banks added, “We must continue to run everything through our big man until we get a couple of players back from injury.” Bobby Driver added more fire power with 28 points, six rebounds, one block, and one steal as he continues the light up the opposition from all over the court. Michael Monroe chipped in 10 points, four rebounds, two assist, and two steals as he continues to play very well as his minutes have been increased. The return of veteran Montoya Wooten with seven points, four rebounds, and one assist gave the Warriors a lift off the bench as well.
The Warriors are still developing point guards Quantarius Burns (five points, four turnovers, three assists, two rebounds, two steals) and Phillip Buoy (six rebounds, four assists, two steals, two points, two turnovers) who are struggling, averaging 7.5 assist per game and 6.5 turnovers per game in the last two home games collectively. Coach Banks remains confident that both Buoy and Burns will be able to lead this team in its final regular season game on the road against Quantico this Saturday at 1pm. Coach Banks must address the biggest problem facing the Warriors which is turning the ball over. Against Bolling the Warriors turned the ball over 21 times which allowed Bolling to make the game seem closer than what it was and the Warriors won by only ten points 68-58.
The WAMAC Championship will kick off on the weekend of April 11-12 at Ft. Meade. If the season ended today the warriors would enter the “BIG DANCE” with the second seed. To add insult to injury the Warriors will be without Sean Clemmons who was placed on the injury reserve list after suffering an ankle injury and will be out for 3-4 weeks. The Warriors are hoping to get Small Forward Michael Smith back from a shoulder injury before the tournament; he has been sidelined for the last three games.
The Warriors are playing good team basketball and are finding ways to win these games. The “BIG TWO” of Driver and Hall are doing all they can to keep the Warriors afloat, but the supporting cast will be the determining factor of how far this team will go. Lance Boulware and Montoya Wooten must find their offense early and take some of the scoring pressure off of Driver. Walter Reed’s Sports Director Mr. Richard Tatem gave Coach Banks some good news; we will receive a new player this week that can “FLAT OUT PLAY!” STAY TUNED!!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
AND YOU THOUGHT THE ECONOMY WAS BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If this was politics, congress would send WRAMC a BAIL OUT PACKAGE for the Warrior Basketball Team with both republicans and democrats agreeing by a landslide. The Warriors are on a downward spiral and will eventually hit rock bottom if this stimulus package doesn’t reach the Walls of Wagner in time! Last weekend the Warriors faced Ft. Lee and Quantico. The Warriors traveled to Ft. Lee and came away with another close victory winning 69-65. The buzz within the team is that even though we win the games we are not playing as a team. This concept showed its ugly head against the Devil Dogs on Sunday. Quantico had only one thing on their minds and that was to beat the Warriors. The Warriors came out on a mission behind the play of Lance Boulware who ended up with 12 pts, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals by the end of regulation. The Warriors went into the half up 38-33.
During the second half the Warriors breakdown started with turning the ball over. The Warriors had a grand total of 18 turnovers and shot a miserable 55% from the free throw line. The Warriors swingman Bobby Driver suffered a game ending head injury leaving the Warriors to find another offensive hero to carry them in crunch time. Driver ended up with a game high 16 points while grabbing six rebounds. The offense for the Warriors was in disarray but was helped by the play of Sean Clemmons who scored 10 points in the second half and overtime. The Warriors were up by three points but Quantico hit a lucky three pointer sending the game into overtime.
In overtime Quantico continued to dominate with physical play. The Warriors seemed mentally fatigued and could not find any offense from big man Andre Hall who finished the game with only nine points shooting a miserable 25% from the field. Collectively, the Warriors field goal percentage was less than 43%. Down the stress starting point guard Quantarius Burns missed some key shots and added some crucial turnovers as well. Burns finish the game with 12 points, six assists, four turnovers, three rebounds, and one steal. The marines of Quantico physically and mentally overpowered the Warriors, winning in overtime 82-78.
Coach Banks has challenged this team to look deep within, questioning their loyalty and commitment to the team. Banks emphasizes that a warrior is defined as a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. The Warriors are the best dysfunctional winning team that WRAMC has ever seen. The Warriors will hit the court this weekend against Ft. Belvoir (away game) on Saturday and Bolling AFB (home game) on Sunday with both games starting at 1pm.
The odds will be against the Warriors with two injuries to Michael Smith (shoulder) and Bobby Driver (concussion) who are both among the teams leading scorers in almost every game. Will the supporting cast of Michael Monroe, Joel Riley, and Phillip Buoy be able to elevate their games to the next level to help the Warriors win? Will Coach Banks be able to tame these toxic assets that curse this team? It is up to all of us to help the Warriors get back on track because at some point in time we will all NEED TO BE BAILED OUT!
During the second half the Warriors breakdown started with turning the ball over. The Warriors had a grand total of 18 turnovers and shot a miserable 55% from the free throw line. The Warriors swingman Bobby Driver suffered a game ending head injury leaving the Warriors to find another offensive hero to carry them in crunch time. Driver ended up with a game high 16 points while grabbing six rebounds. The offense for the Warriors was in disarray but was helped by the play of Sean Clemmons who scored 10 points in the second half and overtime. The Warriors were up by three points but Quantico hit a lucky three pointer sending the game into overtime.
In overtime Quantico continued to dominate with physical play. The Warriors seemed mentally fatigued and could not find any offense from big man Andre Hall who finished the game with only nine points shooting a miserable 25% from the field. Collectively, the Warriors field goal percentage was less than 43%. Down the stress starting point guard Quantarius Burns missed some key shots and added some crucial turnovers as well. Burns finish the game with 12 points, six assists, four turnovers, three rebounds, and one steal. The marines of Quantico physically and mentally overpowered the Warriors, winning in overtime 82-78.
Coach Banks has challenged this team to look deep within, questioning their loyalty and commitment to the team. Banks emphasizes that a warrior is defined as a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. The Warriors are the best dysfunctional winning team that WRAMC has ever seen. The Warriors will hit the court this weekend against Ft. Belvoir (away game) on Saturday and Bolling AFB (home game) on Sunday with both games starting at 1pm.
The odds will be against the Warriors with two injuries to Michael Smith (shoulder) and Bobby Driver (concussion) who are both among the teams leading scorers in almost every game. Will the supporting cast of Michael Monroe, Joel Riley, and Phillip Buoy be able to elevate their games to the next level to help the Warriors win? Will Coach Banks be able to tame these toxic assets that curse this team? It is up to all of us to help the Warriors get back on track because at some point in time we will all NEED TO BE BAILED OUT!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
WAKE UP WARRIORS!!!!
The Warriors split the two games this weekend but their performance was nothing to hang their hats on. The entire weekend the Warriors played as if they were in a trance. The first game against Ft. Lee the Warriors were down by 17 points within the first five minutes of the game. In the second game against McGuire Air Force Base the Warriors were also down by 15 points within the first five minutes of the game. The drive of the Warriors comes and goes; you really do not know what type of play this team will bring from game to game. One minute the Warriors are considered the best team in the WAMAC and then the next the Warriors are the most dysfunctional bunch of individuals to walk into the gym. Every player on this team will need to reevaluate its role and basically GET WITH THE PROGRAM!
Now back to the game, Ft. Lee dominated the Warriors in every statistical category except the final score. The only bright spot to the Warriors game was by the bench play of Sean Clemmons, Peter Cudjoe and Joel Riley. The Warriors were without their starting shooting guard Brian Hill, but Lance Boulware did an excellent job filling in for him. Michael Smith kept the Warriors within striking distance in the first half by scoring 16 of his game high 22 points.
At the start of the second half the Warriors were down by seven points and needed to play better defense to grab control of this game. During a critical stretch in the second half Sean Clemmons and Peter Cudjoe scored ten straight points collectively giving the Warriors the lead for the first time! Lance Boulware added 14 points of his own and hit two big three pointers and it seemed as if the Warriors would extend the lead and dominate the game from this point on. But Ft. Lee did not fold and they went back inside and tied the game with ten seconds left. Coach Banks called a time out and the play was set, a back door lob to Bobby Driver. Quantarius Burns got the ball and saw that the play wasn’t there and took a shot and missed with 1.1 seconds left on the clock. After a turnover by Ft. Lee the Warriors got the ball underneath the basket and Andre Hall got the ball to Michael Smith who was fouled in the act of shooting the ball with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. At the free throw line Smith missed the first one but nailed the second one winning the game for the Warriors 69-68 in a nail biter! Bobby Driver and Andre Hall also chipped in with 14 and 10 points respectively.
After the game the Ft. Lee players questioned the decision making of the referees for calling a foul in crunch time in a game of this magnitude. Even some of the Warriors would say that the last foul should not have been called in that situation. Coach Banks told his players that the officiating had nothing to do with the outcome of this game because both teams made careless mistakes down the stretch and the win could have went either way and we should just be grateful that we got the call on the last play. Coach Banks was just glad that his team came out victorious even though this was one of the worst performances his team has played this year.
On Sunday the Warriors traveled to New Jersey to face McGuire Air Force Base. To sum this game up the Warriors continued to play horrendous basketball. McGuire got an early lead and never looked back. The Warriors big man Andre Hall got tossed and with the double digit turnovers, the Warriors could not get back into the game and tasted yet another defeat. The Warriors will need to put aside all the egos and just play basketball or face another disappointing season. Andre Hall summed it up best by saying, “If we don’t play defense and start hustling on every play we will never when a championship because offensive wins games and DEFENSE wins CHAMPIONSHIPS!”
This weekend Ft. Lee will get another chance to redeem themselves against the Warriors on their home court on Saturday at 1pm. Then on Sunday the Warriors will be back home to face Quantico at 1pm. Hopefully the Warriors will be able to work out some of their shortcomings and get back to playing inspired basketball!
Now back to the game, Ft. Lee dominated the Warriors in every statistical category except the final score. The only bright spot to the Warriors game was by the bench play of Sean Clemmons, Peter Cudjoe and Joel Riley. The Warriors were without their starting shooting guard Brian Hill, but Lance Boulware did an excellent job filling in for him. Michael Smith kept the Warriors within striking distance in the first half by scoring 16 of his game high 22 points.
At the start of the second half the Warriors were down by seven points and needed to play better defense to grab control of this game. During a critical stretch in the second half Sean Clemmons and Peter Cudjoe scored ten straight points collectively giving the Warriors the lead for the first time! Lance Boulware added 14 points of his own and hit two big three pointers and it seemed as if the Warriors would extend the lead and dominate the game from this point on. But Ft. Lee did not fold and they went back inside and tied the game with ten seconds left. Coach Banks called a time out and the play was set, a back door lob to Bobby Driver. Quantarius Burns got the ball and saw that the play wasn’t there and took a shot and missed with 1.1 seconds left on the clock. After a turnover by Ft. Lee the Warriors got the ball underneath the basket and Andre Hall got the ball to Michael Smith who was fouled in the act of shooting the ball with 0.1 seconds left on the clock. At the free throw line Smith missed the first one but nailed the second one winning the game for the Warriors 69-68 in a nail biter! Bobby Driver and Andre Hall also chipped in with 14 and 10 points respectively.
After the game the Ft. Lee players questioned the decision making of the referees for calling a foul in crunch time in a game of this magnitude. Even some of the Warriors would say that the last foul should not have been called in that situation. Coach Banks told his players that the officiating had nothing to do with the outcome of this game because both teams made careless mistakes down the stretch and the win could have went either way and we should just be grateful that we got the call on the last play. Coach Banks was just glad that his team came out victorious even though this was one of the worst performances his team has played this year.
On Sunday the Warriors traveled to New Jersey to face McGuire Air Force Base. To sum this game up the Warriors continued to play horrendous basketball. McGuire got an early lead and never looked back. The Warriors big man Andre Hall got tossed and with the double digit turnovers, the Warriors could not get back into the game and tasted yet another defeat. The Warriors will need to put aside all the egos and just play basketball or face another disappointing season. Andre Hall summed it up best by saying, “If we don’t play defense and start hustling on every play we will never when a championship because offensive wins games and DEFENSE wins CHAMPIONSHIPS!”
This weekend Ft. Lee will get another chance to redeem themselves against the Warriors on their home court on Saturday at 1pm. Then on Sunday the Warriors will be back home to face Quantico at 1pm. Hopefully the Warriors will be able to work out some of their shortcomings and get back to playing inspired basketball!
Monday, March 9, 2009
THE MONKEY IS NO MORE!
The monkey has been removed from the backs of the Warriors. Over the weekend the Warriors faced their nemesis Fort Meade and another tough team in Fort Belvoir. The game against Fort Meade was the final regular season game between the two. The Warriors knew that if we didn’t get this win it would surely be devastating to the remainder of the season. The game started off like a sea saw battle with the lead changing several times. But behind the play of Bobby Driver and Michael Smith who poured in 20 and 16 points respectively the Warriors were up at half time by 13 points. During the second half the Warriors went inside to Andre Hall who dominated the entire second half with outstanding post play. Bobby Driver continued to light it up finishing the game with a total of 33 points. Not to be overlooked the bench production was present outscoring Fort Meade’s bench by 14 points. The final score was 101 to 87 signifying to the league that the WARRIORS ARE BACK IN BUSINESS!
The second game of the weekend was against Ft. Belvoir. The Warriors came in riding high on the previous victory against Meade but continued determined play. The Big Three of Bobby Driver, Michael Smith, and Andre Hall set the tone scoring 29, 20, and 15 points respectively by games end. The biggest contribution did not come from the players but from the real SIX MAN the FANS! Yes, the fans showed up this entire Dream Weekend. The true meaning of home court made the difference in both of these games this weekend. To finally hear the cheers coming from the stands made each Warrior play even harder. The boost from the fans helped the Warriors win the game 80 to 63 capping off the greatest weekend in Warrior history!
This weekend the Warriors will face Ft. Lee, Saturday at 3pm and McGuire AFB in New Jersey at 1pm on Sunday. Fort Lee is currently second in the WAMAC and is eager to prove that they belong on the top. The Warriors must continue to key in on defense and play inspired team basketball. Come out and support the Warriors as this season GOES ROLLING ALONG and be a part of the BROTHERHOOD.
The second game of the weekend was against Ft. Belvoir. The Warriors came in riding high on the previous victory against Meade but continued determined play. The Big Three of Bobby Driver, Michael Smith, and Andre Hall set the tone scoring 29, 20, and 15 points respectively by games end. The biggest contribution did not come from the players but from the real SIX MAN the FANS! Yes, the fans showed up this entire Dream Weekend. The true meaning of home court made the difference in both of these games this weekend. To finally hear the cheers coming from the stands made each Warrior play even harder. The boost from the fans helped the Warriors win the game 80 to 63 capping off the greatest weekend in Warrior history!
This weekend the Warriors will face Ft. Lee, Saturday at 3pm and McGuire AFB in New Jersey at 1pm on Sunday. Fort Lee is currently second in the WAMAC and is eager to prove that they belong on the top. The Warriors must continue to key in on defense and play inspired team basketball. Come out and support the Warriors as this season GOES ROLLING ALONG and be a part of the BROTHERHOOD.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
THE HELL WITH IT! I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know the author of this piece but, it's made my day and I hope it does likewise for you. Enjoy...
It Is Okay To Quit!
Quit arguing with people about the same old foolishness!
-Respect their position and keep it moving!
Quit trying to pull people on your journey who don't want to travel with you!
-Either they believe in you and value you ...or they don't!
Quit gossiping about other people!
-Minding our own business should be a full time job!
Quit blaming each other for things that in the big picture aren't going to matter 3 weeks from now!
-Talk solutions...and then implement them!
Quit trying to change people! IT DOESN'T WORK!
Quit cussing people out when you know that they are just being the miserable and jealous people that they are!
Quit listening to the naysayers!
Quit making excuses about why you are where you are or why you can't do what you want to do!
Quit waiting on others to give you the answers...and start finding the answers for yourself!
It is okay to Quit when the end result will help the situation. I know they say that you will never Win if you QUIT but in this case you will Win if you Quit!
It Is Okay To Quit!
Quit arguing with people about the same old foolishness!
-Respect their position and keep it moving!
Quit trying to pull people on your journey who don't want to travel with you!
-Either they believe in you and value you ...or they don't!
Quit gossiping about other people!
-Minding our own business should be a full time job!
Quit blaming each other for things that in the big picture aren't going to matter 3 weeks from now!
-Talk solutions...and then implement them!
Quit trying to change people! IT DOESN'T WORK!
Quit cussing people out when you know that they are just being the miserable and jealous people that they are!
Quit listening to the naysayers!
Quit making excuses about why you are where you are or why you can't do what you want to do!
Quit waiting on others to give you the answers...and start finding the answers for yourself!
It is okay to Quit when the end result will help the situation. I know they say that you will never Win if you QUIT but in this case you will Win if you Quit!
A BIG SURPRISE FROM HAWAII! ALOHA!
‘‘This was a team game. I couldn’t have done it without them,” Smalley said. ‘‘The whole team winning makes an MVP possible.”
This simple statement was made by the Llewellyn Smalley the best player in the WAMAC. After a good butt kicking I begin to wonder how this guy can be this good and not play professionally. So thanks to the World Wide Web the search was on to find the true meaning of Llewellyn Smalley. I could not believe my eyes when the results came in. This guy never played high school basketball but got the opportunity to play for Hawaii Pacific University. Years ago Smalley was dropping 50 against military teams one thousands miles from WRAMC! HPU coach, Coach Sellitto, gave him a chance and look at the destruction it has caused the Warriors.
One thing I can say Llewellyn Smalley is probably the best military player in the last decade or so. But the most remarkable thing about Smalley is the simple fact of how humble he is when it comes to basketball. He always talks about the team and how being a part of a team builds character. It is safe to say that Smalley has created an atmosphere of unity with his Patriots which magnifies their individual talents ten fold.
Now when it comes to defending this guy just keeping him under 30 points is an accomplishment. Understand that Smalley has played against NBA talent, is HPU’s all-time leading scorer, he is a two time All-American, HPU’s career leader in three point’s scored, and has played over seas against the top European talent.
So is it really a Massacre to suffer defeat to a talented individual that elevates every fiber in his teammates. Could the Warriors break even if we bring in our own All-American scorer? Does it say anything about our team being able to play in the same gym as Smalley?
They say Knowledge is Power so will this Knowledge of the real Llewellyn Smalley, Empower the Warriors to step up to the plate and knock off Goliath once and for all!
This simple statement was made by the Llewellyn Smalley the best player in the WAMAC. After a good butt kicking I begin to wonder how this guy can be this good and not play professionally. So thanks to the World Wide Web the search was on to find the true meaning of Llewellyn Smalley. I could not believe my eyes when the results came in. This guy never played high school basketball but got the opportunity to play for Hawaii Pacific University. Years ago Smalley was dropping 50 against military teams one thousands miles from WRAMC! HPU coach, Coach Sellitto, gave him a chance and look at the destruction it has caused the Warriors.
One thing I can say Llewellyn Smalley is probably the best military player in the last decade or so. But the most remarkable thing about Smalley is the simple fact of how humble he is when it comes to basketball. He always talks about the team and how being a part of a team builds character. It is safe to say that Smalley has created an atmosphere of unity with his Patriots which magnifies their individual talents ten fold.
Now when it comes to defending this guy just keeping him under 30 points is an accomplishment. Understand that Smalley has played against NBA talent, is HPU’s all-time leading scorer, he is a two time All-American, HPU’s career leader in three point’s scored, and has played over seas against the top European talent.
So is it really a Massacre to suffer defeat to a talented individual that elevates every fiber in his teammates. Could the Warriors break even if we bring in our own All-American scorer? Does it say anything about our team being able to play in the same gym as Smalley?
They say Knowledge is Power so will this Knowledge of the real Llewellyn Smalley, Empower the Warriors to step up to the plate and knock off Goliath once and for all!
A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR, WILL HELP THIS BLOG GO DOWN!!!
Where do I begin America? This weekend the Warriors played in a civilian tournament at the University of Maryland. The stakes were high because the winner of this tournament would win a trip to Detroit Michigan to play for the National Basketball Championship, sponsored by PowerAde. When the Warriors registered to play it was unanimous that they would win it all. Unfortunately, there was another military team participating in this event that stole the spot light from the Warriors. Yes Fort Meade made their way to Turtle Town and what do you know; the RIVALRY CONTINUES!
The Warriors had no problem in pool play beating Bowie State and Towson. But there was no way that the Warriors could be proud of these wins because lets face it these are 19 and 20 year old boys. When the brackets came out thankfully Fort Meade wasn’t in our bracket but in the end we had to face each other in the Championship game. The Warriors had to play three games to make it to the championship which wasn’t a problem. Fort Meade got the first round bye and cruised their way to the championship as well. So the re-match was on, and the civilian world was brought into the rivalry of the two best military teams on the east coast.
Honestly I believed that many of my fellow teammates did not want to see Fort Meade again. But in the championship game it wasn’t the player’s of Meade that beat us but, in fact, it was the self destruction of the Warriors. It seems like every time that we play a team that is “flat out” better than us we fold. Instead of elevating our individual game we always alienate each other and point out all of the imperfections that disrupt our union. So carrying on with this tradition the next couple of key strokes will point out the “IMPERFECTIONS OF THE WARRIORS,” player by player.
1. Myself – I must hit the weight room harder b/c I was getting pushed around by guys half my size. Also I must play better one on one defense because all weekend I was on getting abused by everyone that I faced. I STOPPED NO ONE over the weekend. I must realize that my skills are diminishing and just being a role player is all that I am now. (Now that’s a tough one to swallow!)
2. Andre Hall - It is clear that you can not be stopped down low but as soon as you get tired your game goes from A+ to F-. Get in better shape which means working hard outside of practice. When you get tired your field goal and free throw percentages drop severely and you start making foolish mistakes. Also the way you speak to players on this team causes a big disruption in the balance of what this team is trying to accomplish. So tone it down during the games because you spark up friction throughout this team. You are a part of the chemistry meltdown on this team but no one will say anything to you because you are unstoppable and impossible to guard. So many of the players just keep their thoughts to themselves thinking that out of all the players you are the one that can and will not be replaced. You bash members on this team and demolish what little confidence that we do have and it shows by our play. Also the way you speak to the coach during the games isn’t helpful as well. So clean it up and build this team with your WORDS, not your PLAY!
3. Lamonte Harvin – It never fails with you when you are having a good game we are running on all cylinders. But when you decide that you don’t feel like playing or when you feel like you are not getting the ball you just stop playing on both ends of the court. But the most puzzling thing that I don’t understand is why doesn’t the coach sit you on the bench? Instead of just playing you end up walking away from the team. You could be a leader and anchor for this team but if you keep playing only when you want to we will never be a great team. And whatever bad blood you have with Bobby Driver, just address it and move on because it is affecting the team. I don’t know if you guys just dislike him or if you guys see so much potential being wasted that it is making all of you sick to your stomach. But please handle this issue A.S.A.P!
4. Bobby Driver – You are a great offensive talent better yet scoring talent. But if you do not work on your ball handling skills and GET SOME HEART you will not make it far. Stop letting people get under your skin with just words. I don’t understand how players on this team destroy your game more than the opponent. In a couple of games this weekend I don’t remember if you were even in the gym. If you are not scoring what are you doing? You must find another part to your game, I don’t care if it is rebounding, playing defense, or blocking shots please add something else to your game. But most of all tune out the players on this team and allow your game do the talking for you. Even on an average performance you are still better than half the people on the court. Just think if you put the finishing touches on your game……………??????
5. Brian Hill – We need more consistency out of you. Yeah you make three’s but not at a high percentage throughout the game. You must understand that when you are playing the point you must get everyone else involved and not just yourself. Right now you are the only guard that is actually scoring for us. Also you must work on your defense because that is the only weakness in your game. So work on your defensive game and use your quickness and speed to help this team where we need it the most.
6. Phillip Bouy – You are a point guard but there are times it seems like you don’t want the ball. Against better talent your game goes down but when we play weaker teams it seems like your confidence is through the roof. Stop getting so defensive when someone says something to you about your game. You are the one that said and I quote, “I am going to be the best guard in the WAMAC this year.” Now can you honestly say that you have been just that? YOU SAID IT NOT ME!
7. Mike Monroe – You are the malignancy on this team. You seat on the bench and point out every mistake that everyone else makes. You just keep planting a seed of disruption in the ears of everyone. You might think that you are helping this team but you are not. When you get in the game what exactly do you bring? All that talking on the bench does it translate to production on the court? But I must say you do hit your free throws. You might be saying the right stuff but please find a better way to present it to the team as a whole.
8. Quantarius Burns – What planet are you on right now? You could be the point guard that we need. You play defense, you handle the ball effectively, and you can get to the cup at will. But your decision making isn’t that good. If you will just realize that you are THE POINT GUARD, THE FLOOR GENERAL and you should make the decision that will build this team up. Stop listening to everyone else and just play ball like I know you can man. We have all the pieces and we just need you to bring them all together. I am putting it on your shoulders…. IF WE DON’T WIN IT IS YOUR FAULT… DEAL WITH IT.
9. Lance Boulware – I don’t know where your game has been but please find it. You use to be one the top players in this area better yet in this region. You were just crowned the MVP of the All-Star game. So tell me this where does all this talent go during a regular game? You always blame others but I put the blame on you for your fading play. Your confidence is no longer and it seems like you are afraid to shoot the ball. Get back to your old self and just play ball…. SHOOT THE BALL MAN!
10. Montoya Wooten – I know that you have been plagued with injuries but we still need you to play. You started off playing great basketball but lately where has your mind been. Yeah your minutes have dwindled but that is no excuse. Get recommitted to the game that you use to play because we need you and your veteran savvy.
11. Coach Banks – I don’t know how you are going to keep everyone on the same page. But good luck in doing so. I use to think to myself that if we had this type of coach things would be different but nothing changes. The reason why nothing changes is because it isn’t the coaches it is the players that are the problem. We think that we know everything and we don’t listen to anyone. Honestly I don’t think that any of us will change because we are all COWARDS when it comes to HUMILITY and TEAMWORK.
12. THE ENTIRE TEAM – Can we please stop acting like little boys when we play the game of basketball? We want to be tough guys with one another but we get pushed around by everyone else. Let’s stop crying and become MEN! Because if we keep this up we might as well cancel the season and sell Girl Scouts Cookies!
I know that this was a very long blog but hopefully these words will reach the hearts of the Warriors. If I offended any of you by the words of this blog than suck it up because the truth hurts sometimes. I don’t know why we let Fort Meade take away our pride and desire to play. I don’t know why we can dig deep and play hard against other teams and bend over backwards for Meade. This entire tournament teams said that it was unfair that Walter Reed was able to play in this tournament because we were too good. But little did they know that our kryptonite was in the gym as well. We will face Fort Meade for the fourth time this season, Saturday at 3pm here at Walter Reed. Will the Warriors be able to slay Goliath? Will the Warriors be able to face FEAR, DANGER and ADVERSITY and cast out the demons that are within this team? WHO KNOWS!
If you don’t believe that the words in this blog are true,just come out and see it firsthand because the TRUTH HAS SET ME FREE! AND I HOPE IT WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!
The Warriors had no problem in pool play beating Bowie State and Towson. But there was no way that the Warriors could be proud of these wins because lets face it these are 19 and 20 year old boys. When the brackets came out thankfully Fort Meade wasn’t in our bracket but in the end we had to face each other in the Championship game. The Warriors had to play three games to make it to the championship which wasn’t a problem. Fort Meade got the first round bye and cruised their way to the championship as well. So the re-match was on, and the civilian world was brought into the rivalry of the two best military teams on the east coast.
Honestly I believed that many of my fellow teammates did not want to see Fort Meade again. But in the championship game it wasn’t the player’s of Meade that beat us but, in fact, it was the self destruction of the Warriors. It seems like every time that we play a team that is “flat out” better than us we fold. Instead of elevating our individual game we always alienate each other and point out all of the imperfections that disrupt our union. So carrying on with this tradition the next couple of key strokes will point out the “IMPERFECTIONS OF THE WARRIORS,” player by player.
1. Myself – I must hit the weight room harder b/c I was getting pushed around by guys half my size. Also I must play better one on one defense because all weekend I was on getting abused by everyone that I faced. I STOPPED NO ONE over the weekend. I must realize that my skills are diminishing and just being a role player is all that I am now. (Now that’s a tough one to swallow!)
2. Andre Hall - It is clear that you can not be stopped down low but as soon as you get tired your game goes from A+ to F-. Get in better shape which means working hard outside of practice. When you get tired your field goal and free throw percentages drop severely and you start making foolish mistakes. Also the way you speak to players on this team causes a big disruption in the balance of what this team is trying to accomplish. So tone it down during the games because you spark up friction throughout this team. You are a part of the chemistry meltdown on this team but no one will say anything to you because you are unstoppable and impossible to guard. So many of the players just keep their thoughts to themselves thinking that out of all the players you are the one that can and will not be replaced. You bash members on this team and demolish what little confidence that we do have and it shows by our play. Also the way you speak to the coach during the games isn’t helpful as well. So clean it up and build this team with your WORDS, not your PLAY!
3. Lamonte Harvin – It never fails with you when you are having a good game we are running on all cylinders. But when you decide that you don’t feel like playing or when you feel like you are not getting the ball you just stop playing on both ends of the court. But the most puzzling thing that I don’t understand is why doesn’t the coach sit you on the bench? Instead of just playing you end up walking away from the team. You could be a leader and anchor for this team but if you keep playing only when you want to we will never be a great team. And whatever bad blood you have with Bobby Driver, just address it and move on because it is affecting the team. I don’t know if you guys just dislike him or if you guys see so much potential being wasted that it is making all of you sick to your stomach. But please handle this issue A.S.A.P!
4. Bobby Driver – You are a great offensive talent better yet scoring talent. But if you do not work on your ball handling skills and GET SOME HEART you will not make it far. Stop letting people get under your skin with just words. I don’t understand how players on this team destroy your game more than the opponent. In a couple of games this weekend I don’t remember if you were even in the gym. If you are not scoring what are you doing? You must find another part to your game, I don’t care if it is rebounding, playing defense, or blocking shots please add something else to your game. But most of all tune out the players on this team and allow your game do the talking for you. Even on an average performance you are still better than half the people on the court. Just think if you put the finishing touches on your game……………??????
5. Brian Hill – We need more consistency out of you. Yeah you make three’s but not at a high percentage throughout the game. You must understand that when you are playing the point you must get everyone else involved and not just yourself. Right now you are the only guard that is actually scoring for us. Also you must work on your defense because that is the only weakness in your game. So work on your defensive game and use your quickness and speed to help this team where we need it the most.
6. Phillip Bouy – You are a point guard but there are times it seems like you don’t want the ball. Against better talent your game goes down but when we play weaker teams it seems like your confidence is through the roof. Stop getting so defensive when someone says something to you about your game. You are the one that said and I quote, “I am going to be the best guard in the WAMAC this year.” Now can you honestly say that you have been just that? YOU SAID IT NOT ME!
7. Mike Monroe – You are the malignancy on this team. You seat on the bench and point out every mistake that everyone else makes. You just keep planting a seed of disruption in the ears of everyone. You might think that you are helping this team but you are not. When you get in the game what exactly do you bring? All that talking on the bench does it translate to production on the court? But I must say you do hit your free throws. You might be saying the right stuff but please find a better way to present it to the team as a whole.
8. Quantarius Burns – What planet are you on right now? You could be the point guard that we need. You play defense, you handle the ball effectively, and you can get to the cup at will. But your decision making isn’t that good. If you will just realize that you are THE POINT GUARD, THE FLOOR GENERAL and you should make the decision that will build this team up. Stop listening to everyone else and just play ball like I know you can man. We have all the pieces and we just need you to bring them all together. I am putting it on your shoulders…. IF WE DON’T WIN IT IS YOUR FAULT… DEAL WITH IT.
9. Lance Boulware – I don’t know where your game has been but please find it. You use to be one the top players in this area better yet in this region. You were just crowned the MVP of the All-Star game. So tell me this where does all this talent go during a regular game? You always blame others but I put the blame on you for your fading play. Your confidence is no longer and it seems like you are afraid to shoot the ball. Get back to your old self and just play ball…. SHOOT THE BALL MAN!
10. Montoya Wooten – I know that you have been plagued with injuries but we still need you to play. You started off playing great basketball but lately where has your mind been. Yeah your minutes have dwindled but that is no excuse. Get recommitted to the game that you use to play because we need you and your veteran savvy.
11. Coach Banks – I don’t know how you are going to keep everyone on the same page. But good luck in doing so. I use to think to myself that if we had this type of coach things would be different but nothing changes. The reason why nothing changes is because it isn’t the coaches it is the players that are the problem. We think that we know everything and we don’t listen to anyone. Honestly I don’t think that any of us will change because we are all COWARDS when it comes to HUMILITY and TEAMWORK.
12. THE ENTIRE TEAM – Can we please stop acting like little boys when we play the game of basketball? We want to be tough guys with one another but we get pushed around by everyone else. Let’s stop crying and become MEN! Because if we keep this up we might as well cancel the season and sell Girl Scouts Cookies!
I know that this was a very long blog but hopefully these words will reach the hearts of the Warriors. If I offended any of you by the words of this blog than suck it up because the truth hurts sometimes. I don’t know why we let Fort Meade take away our pride and desire to play. I don’t know why we can dig deep and play hard against other teams and bend over backwards for Meade. This entire tournament teams said that it was unfair that Walter Reed was able to play in this tournament because we were too good. But little did they know that our kryptonite was in the gym as well. We will face Fort Meade for the fourth time this season, Saturday at 3pm here at Walter Reed. Will the Warriors be able to slay Goliath? Will the Warriors be able to face FEAR, DANGER and ADVERSITY and cast out the demons that are within this team? WHO KNOWS!
If you don’t believe that the words in this blog are true,just come out and see it firsthand because the TRUTH HAS SET ME FREE! AND I HOPE IT WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!
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