As I sit here tonight I can only think about how grateful I am for HIS LOVE. Considering this is a blog for the love of the game, and since this is the start of the month of love, I thought I should spread some love. Yes HE LOVES me, when my broken heart just won’t keep still HE Still LOVES me! Even though I might not reach my full potential, HE still LOVES me! If only I could love as HE LOVES, then my life would be so much easier. Sometimes we get involved in our daily rituals and we forget about HIS LOVE, but yet, still HE LOVES. And when the night becomes still and we begin to look at all the mistakes that we have made, only then do we see how much LOVE HE has had upon us.
HE understands us, because many people will change from day to day but HIS LOVE still remains consistently throughout. Even though we are unworthy HE still LOVES us. The only time I find true rest is when I think of HIS LOVE, because everything that I need HE is. HE IS LOVE. When I am broke, HE LOVES. When I am sick, HE LOVES. When I am weary, HE LOVES. And when I am able-bodied, HE LOVES. But sometimes my love isn’t always on HIM. My heart becomes dominated by worldly things and my vision cloudy. I search for things of the world that will fade away in the end. I pray to keep the understanding that HIS LOVE no man, woman, boy, or girl will ever match.
Some of you have told many in previous years, that you will love them forever and didn’t live up to that fallen promise. A man’s love will diminish, just as the sun sets out to bring us darkness. But the night will pass and the sun will shine once more bringing hope of yet another day to love. And while the dew is still on the rose and I still have strength in my body, I want the world to know that I truly LOVE HIM. Once you have looked over your life, I assure you that you have surrendered to HIS LOVE a time or two. Some day each of you will become thirsty and no worldly beverage will satisfy your thirst. In the next couple of weeks leading up to the big day of love, just think about the LOVE HE has given and be thankful of what HE has done up to this point and everything that HE will continue to do for us from here until eternity……. Now That’s LOVE!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Just a Lil SOMETHING, SOMETHING This Football Weekend!
The matchups in the WAMAC League will be great this weekend. Here is the list of games to take place this weekend:
Sat 1-31-09 - 1:00 PM @ Ft. Meade, MD -- Fort Meade (N) vs. Quantico (S)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Bolling, DC -- Bolling AFB (N) vs. Anacostia NDW (N)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Ft. Belvoir, VA --Fort Belvoir (S) vs. Walter Reed (N)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Ft. Myer, VA -- Fort Myer (S) vs. Fort Lee (S)
Fort Meade should pick up the win against Quantico, if they come to play as if they are facing the Warriors. Fort Meade doesn’t play great basketball against other teams, unless the opposing team is full of great talent. Only then will Fort Meade elevate their game to an All-Star level and play like the defending champions. Walter Reed travels to Fort Belvoir and should pick up the victory. Another good one will tip off at Fort Myer and features the only undefeated team in the league, Fort Lee. Some say that Fort Lee has a shot of winning it all with a very talented and deep roster. Please don’t take Fort Myer for granted, because Myer beat Fort Meade earlier this year on the road.
There will be no games held on Sunday, because of the Super Bowl! Even though my Ravens got put out in the AFC Championship Game, we still had a fantastic year. I will keep it in the AFC North and give my approval to the Steelers! But honestly I think the Cardinals will give them a go. After Sunday, BASKETBALL SEASON will officially START! SEE YOU ON THE COURT!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?
For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Sat 1-31-09 - 1:00 PM @ Ft. Meade, MD -- Fort Meade (N) vs. Quantico (S)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Bolling, DC -- Bolling AFB (N) vs. Anacostia NDW (N)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Ft. Belvoir, VA --Fort Belvoir (S) vs. Walter Reed (N)
Sat 1-31-09 - 3:00 PM @ Ft. Myer, VA -- Fort Myer (S) vs. Fort Lee (S)
Fort Meade should pick up the win against Quantico, if they come to play as if they are facing the Warriors. Fort Meade doesn’t play great basketball against other teams, unless the opposing team is full of great talent. Only then will Fort Meade elevate their game to an All-Star level and play like the defending champions. Walter Reed travels to Fort Belvoir and should pick up the victory. Another good one will tip off at Fort Myer and features the only undefeated team in the league, Fort Lee. Some say that Fort Lee has a shot of winning it all with a very talented and deep roster. Please don’t take Fort Myer for granted, because Myer beat Fort Meade earlier this year on the road.
There will be no games held on Sunday, because of the Super Bowl! Even though my Ravens got put out in the AFC Championship Game, we still had a fantastic year. I will keep it in the AFC North and give my approval to the Steelers! But honestly I think the Cardinals will give them a go. After Sunday, BASKETBALL SEASON will officially START! SEE YOU ON THE COURT!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?
For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Monday, January 26, 2009
MY LETTER TO THE DAY WALKERS
Dear Day Walkers,
I would like to apologize to my teammates for not showing up to the bronze trophy game. After losing to Fort Meade in the first round of the MLK Tournament I was so disappointed in myself. I let my team down because this entire weekend I haven’t been playing good basketball. After injuring my collar bone in September I haven’t been the same player on the court. I have been shying away from contact in the paint, because I am afraid of another injury. Our team needs another “Chairman in the Paint” to help the BIG HALL! I was once a solid double double guy on any given game day but now I just settle….. playing not to get hurt.
I thought about just walking away from the rest of the season to allow my body to heal properly but “I LOVE THIS GAME,” and I cannot see myself sitting out for more than a game or two. Besides that, just think, if I don’t play what will I blog about? When I look at this team I see only my brothers (including you Monroe) and feel as if I owe them more than what I have been delivering. At times when I look at each of you I remember my friends back home (Ryan, Lord Byron, Quavo), the guys I grew up with, and I smile. Even though we have all come from different walks of life, the military has given us the opportunity to enjoy this game of Basketball as a collective spirit. And it breaks my heart to play this game with less than 110%.
To the Head Coach, Mr. Robinson aka "Da Wizard" who is trying to make BOYS into MEN even if the water seems to be running dry. He always preaches about becoming MEN and then playing basketball. I can truly say that I have rejected his guidance from day one not because I dislike him but he is more like a father figure than a coach. I regret that I have never had the chance to actually get to know my real father and just seeing another man care about a group of so called men, struck me awkwardly. I told BIG HALL one day that I thought something was wrong with coach because his heart it just too big lol. Just think, we begged the sports director for this coach and now that we have him…… what’s the next excuse?
I don’t know if sleep deprivation has made me insane or if this powerlessness to effectively clear my thoughts has made me write so much lately. Whatever the case , I am becoming a night owl, a real life Vampire Bill and this blog is showing my TRUE BLOOD!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
I would like to apologize to my teammates for not showing up to the bronze trophy game. After losing to Fort Meade in the first round of the MLK Tournament I was so disappointed in myself. I let my team down because this entire weekend I haven’t been playing good basketball. After injuring my collar bone in September I haven’t been the same player on the court. I have been shying away from contact in the paint, because I am afraid of another injury. Our team needs another “Chairman in the Paint” to help the BIG HALL! I was once a solid double double guy on any given game day but now I just settle….. playing not to get hurt.
I thought about just walking away from the rest of the season to allow my body to heal properly but “I LOVE THIS GAME,” and I cannot see myself sitting out for more than a game or two. Besides that, just think, if I don’t play what will I blog about? When I look at this team I see only my brothers (including you Monroe) and feel as if I owe them more than what I have been delivering. At times when I look at each of you I remember my friends back home (Ryan, Lord Byron, Quavo), the guys I grew up with, and I smile. Even though we have all come from different walks of life, the military has given us the opportunity to enjoy this game of Basketball as a collective spirit. And it breaks my heart to play this game with less than 110%.
To the Head Coach, Mr. Robinson aka "Da Wizard" who is trying to make BOYS into MEN even if the water seems to be running dry. He always preaches about becoming MEN and then playing basketball. I can truly say that I have rejected his guidance from day one not because I dislike him but he is more like a father figure than a coach. I regret that I have never had the chance to actually get to know my real father and just seeing another man care about a group of so called men, struck me awkwardly. I told BIG HALL one day that I thought something was wrong with coach because his heart it just too big lol. Just think, we begged the sports director for this coach and now that we have him…… what’s the next excuse?
I don’t know if sleep deprivation has made me insane or if this powerlessness to effectively clear my thoughts has made me write so much lately. Whatever the case , I am becoming a night owl, a real life Vampire Bill and this blog is showing my TRUE BLOOD!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
KEY INGREDIENTS: Purified Water, Malted Barley, Hops, and Warrior YEAST!
Now where do I begin with the taste of defeat in my oral cavity? I feel as if the air has been taken from my lungs and the room is just getting smaller and smaller. We lost to Fort Meade again and I believe this was the final blow for the Warriors as we know it. Right now I beg each of you reading this blog to think back to a time in your life when you were at your best. A time where the things that you did made you feel free and kept your spirits up. Simple things like playing basketball, talking on the phone, or just hanging out with friends was all that you needed. I guess the joy that was, is no more! As for me basketball was a place where I could just be FREE, and just enjoy this unproblematic game. I don’t feel that joy anymore in basketball b/c Fort Meade has stripped that joy from this aging heart of mine.
Can you believe that the Warriors lost their concept of what it means to play basketball? Yeah we look great on paper but this entire program has the game all wrong. We are a team that only wants to play offense. Does anyone including myself know what DEFENSE means? The entire tournament we stressed all the wrong things when the answer was right there, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE! Does scoring 25 points and allowing your man to score 25 points mean you had a good game? Does dishing out 10 assist and turning the ball over nine times mean you had a good game? Does showing up at practice everyday on time and then getting into the game and doing absolutely nothing, mean you had a good practice? Many of the Warriors including myself will be better off just sitting the games out and searching within ourselves on whether or not the love for basketball that we once had is still inside us.
Only God knows if this team will make it through a full season. It has been only four regular season games played thus far and the odds are against the Warriors. Another wasted year of a very talented team which seems to be fermenting like a nice cold HeinkenBeer! Fermentation, which involves the process of energy production in a cell under anaerobic conditions, the process that will make or break this team. Without oxygen is how I see it! There is no air in this team! But on the flip side, that malted barley ended up in your glass without oxygen and you loved every last drop of it! So with your next draft make a toast to the Warriors and hope that the brewing of this year’s team makes it to the tap!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Can you believe that the Warriors lost their concept of what it means to play basketball? Yeah we look great on paper but this entire program has the game all wrong. We are a team that only wants to play offense. Does anyone including myself know what DEFENSE means? The entire tournament we stressed all the wrong things when the answer was right there, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE! Does scoring 25 points and allowing your man to score 25 points mean you had a good game? Does dishing out 10 assist and turning the ball over nine times mean you had a good game? Does showing up at practice everyday on time and then getting into the game and doing absolutely nothing, mean you had a good practice? Many of the Warriors including myself will be better off just sitting the games out and searching within ourselves on whether or not the love for basketball that we once had is still inside us.
Only God knows if this team will make it through a full season. It has been only four regular season games played thus far and the odds are against the Warriors. Another wasted year of a very talented team which seems to be fermenting like a nice cold HeinkenBeer! Fermentation, which involves the process of energy production in a cell under anaerobic conditions, the process that will make or break this team. Without oxygen is how I see it! There is no air in this team! But on the flip side, that malted barley ended up in your glass without oxygen and you loved every last drop of it! So with your next draft make a toast to the Warriors and hope that the brewing of this year’s team makes it to the tap!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Friday, January 23, 2009
THAT SEAMAN SAID PRACTICE!!!!!!
You know working 3rd shift has destroyed my sleeping pattern. I am off of work tonight and I just can not sleep, so I decided to BLOG. Okay the MLK Basketball Tournament kicked off today and I might say that the Warriors didn’t look that good. Even though we got the “W” it didn’t feel like a win. After the game a player stated that we all need to start coming to practice. I thought to myself didn’t we just finish practice; we all know that our practice is during the actual game. The only time that we have enough players to get something done is at game time. So what are we going to do, hmmm? First of all, every member of this team is a part of a military branch, and like they say "the MISSION comes first." But should we use this as an excuse? As for me I haven’t seen a LES for basketball so the MISSION wins!
Our next game will be against DEM BIG and BAD Marines……..OH NO! Let me tell you this no one in this league is as physical as these Devil Dogs. I don’t think they like anything but pain, pain, and “MO PAIN.” The last time we faced DEM Marines, we took them out of their game early, taking away there big man which allowed us to implement our game plan (a less physical one lol). But believe me; these Marines will be ready to play, as if their life depended on it. To my fellow Marines READ MY LIPS, “I NEED MY COLLAR BONE!”
The Warriors did receive some good news last night; the better half of the “Twin Towers” will dress in our next game. Some of you might be wondering where he has been, where did he go, or better yet, is he still alive? He will be back to help us win this tournament and hopefully be the key piece to the chemistry that we lack on this team. I can’t believe that I just said a member from the “Twin Towers” brings chemistry. These two remind you of the Greek gods, Hades and Ares, and if your Roman, Mars and Pluto anyway you look at it, pain is what these guys are about. And this kind of toughness is what we need. Although the last MLK Tournament that saw a twin participate ended in two technical fouls, a deuce to the sky, and a big ole WOOSAH!
And to end today’s blog please visit this site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUYjD7A75HQ&feature=related
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Our next game will be against DEM BIG and BAD Marines……..OH NO! Let me tell you this no one in this league is as physical as these Devil Dogs. I don’t think they like anything but pain, pain, and “MO PAIN.” The last time we faced DEM Marines, we took them out of their game early, taking away there big man which allowed us to implement our game plan (a less physical one lol). But believe me; these Marines will be ready to play, as if their life depended on it. To my fellow Marines READ MY LIPS, “I NEED MY COLLAR BONE!”
The Warriors did receive some good news last night; the better half of the “Twin Towers” will dress in our next game. Some of you might be wondering where he has been, where did he go, or better yet, is he still alive? He will be back to help us win this tournament and hopefully be the key piece to the chemistry that we lack on this team. I can’t believe that I just said a member from the “Twin Towers” brings chemistry. These two remind you of the Greek gods, Hades and Ares, and if your Roman, Mars and Pluto anyway you look at it, pain is what these guys are about. And this kind of toughness is what we need. Although the last MLK Tournament that saw a twin participate ended in two technical fouls, a deuce to the sky, and a big ole WOOSAH!
And to end today’s blog please visit this site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUYjD7A75HQ&feature=related
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
It’s more in Life than Just Basketball…. I HOPE!
Congratulations! Mr. Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States of America! I must say everyone but FOX News is excited. I had the opportunity to visit my hometown a couple of weeks ago (a BIG shout out to Goldsboro, NC) and saw first hand this excitement in my own family. My family is crazy for President Obama. I can not remember anyone in my immediate family talking about POLITICS. Well, I take that back because everyone talks about how bad the 43rd one was lol! My mother loves President Obama; she gets excited just to see him walk across any stage (how disgusting). My wife always talks about how much “SWAG” President Obama has and I hate it lol. If Hillary would have won and I talked about how much “SWAG” she has, I might not live to see tomorrow! All of this love for President Obama has made me a believer that he will bring change; well at least he has in my family.
I am eager to see how the world will change in the next couple of years. The economy, the war, my TSP account, and better yet FOX News will they all get any better. Will this one man change it all? Some compare him to the late and great Dr. King and the dream that he had, or IS President Obama THE DREAM? Sometimes I wonder if some of the people in this world that hate for no particular reason will ever wake up and live this DREAM. A DREAM of love for one another regardless of race, gender, or any other thing that may divide us. To all my people, like Kevin Garnett, would say, “WHAT YOU GOIN TO SAY NOW?”
http://ballhype.com/interstitial/?next=/video/nba_tv_s_new_kevin_garnett_commercial/
To the Entire World or maybe to the one or two OUTSTANDING individuals that will view this blog…….LET’S BE ABOUT THIS DREAM AND WIN TOGETHER!
PS.. President Obama the Warriors are in need of a Shooting Guard. You got my vote to play! lol
I am eager to see how the world will change in the next couple of years. The economy, the war, my TSP account, and better yet FOX News will they all get any better. Will this one man change it all? Some compare him to the late and great Dr. King and the dream that he had, or IS President Obama THE DREAM? Sometimes I wonder if some of the people in this world that hate for no particular reason will ever wake up and live this DREAM. A DREAM of love for one another regardless of race, gender, or any other thing that may divide us. To all my people, like Kevin Garnett, would say, “WHAT YOU GOIN TO SAY NOW?”
http://ballhype.com/interstitial/?next=/video/nba_tv_s_new_kevin_garnett_commercial/
To the Entire World or maybe to the one or two OUTSTANDING individuals that will view this blog…….LET’S BE ABOUT THIS DREAM AND WIN TOGETHER!
PS.. President Obama the Warriors are in need of a Shooting Guard. You got my vote to play! lol
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Fort Meade Massacre
A Massacre is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as the following:
1: the act or an instance of killing a number of usually HELPLESS or UNRESISTING human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty.
Any of you that might think that the usage of this word MASSACRE to describe a basketball game is a bit too much… well the performance by Fort Meade against The Walter Reed Warriors could also be describe by any of these words:
Butchery, slaughter, annihilation, and my personal favorite BLOODBATH!
The only thing that the Warriors did well on this day was to arrive on time. Okay let’s take a deeper look, at the tip off Fort Meade jumped all over the Warriors; it reminded you of a Mike Tyson fight, where Tyson would just knock the crap out of his opponent in a matter of seconds. I don’t know if the Warriors, were afraid or against the ropes because they indeed got ravaged over and over! Not taking anything away from Meade, the Warriors forgot to bring their A, B, or C game on this day!
As for the Mighty Fort Meade Patriots, they showed everyone that they are still the team to beat in the WAMAC. Every member of this team contributed and played inspired basketball. One thing for sure; if they keep shooting the “3 Ball” this damn well, another championship trophy will find its way up the Baltimore\Washington Parkway. And with the icing already on the cake, the coaching was that of a Phil Jackson’s championship team (Bulls, I hate the Lakers).
This upcoming weekend Walter Reed will be hosting its MLK Tournament and hopefully for the Warriors sake…. Fort Meade will come up missing! All eyes will be on the return of Bobby Driver, who missed the Meade game last week. Coach B, will have to focus his attention on building unity with the Warriors in victory and defeat. Will the Warriors find a floor general this week to keep them in line? Or will the Warriors just settle for being a team of individuals with talent and no chemistry? WHO KNOWS!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
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1: the act or an instance of killing a number of usually HELPLESS or UNRESISTING human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty.
Any of you that might think that the usage of this word MASSACRE to describe a basketball game is a bit too much… well the performance by Fort Meade against The Walter Reed Warriors could also be describe by any of these words:
Butchery, slaughter, annihilation, and my personal favorite BLOODBATH!
The only thing that the Warriors did well on this day was to arrive on time. Okay let’s take a deeper look, at the tip off Fort Meade jumped all over the Warriors; it reminded you of a Mike Tyson fight, where Tyson would just knock the crap out of his opponent in a matter of seconds. I don’t know if the Warriors, were afraid or against the ropes because they indeed got ravaged over and over! Not taking anything away from Meade, the Warriors forgot to bring their A, B, or C game on this day!
As for the Mighty Fort Meade Patriots, they showed everyone that they are still the team to beat in the WAMAC. Every member of this team contributed and played inspired basketball. One thing for sure; if they keep shooting the “3 Ball” this damn well, another championship trophy will find its way up the Baltimore\Washington Parkway. And with the icing already on the cake, the coaching was that of a Phil Jackson’s championship team (Bulls, I hate the Lakers).
This upcoming weekend Walter Reed will be hosting its MLK Tournament and hopefully for the Warriors sake…. Fort Meade will come up missing! All eyes will be on the return of Bobby Driver, who missed the Meade game last week. Coach B, will have to focus his attention on building unity with the Warriors in victory and defeat. Will the Warriors find a floor general this week to keep them in line? Or will the Warriors just settle for being a team of individuals with talent and no chemistry? WHO KNOWS!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Varsity Team Starts Season
The Varsity Men’s Basketball Team here at Walter Reed started the 2009 season with two very impressive victories this weekend. The first game of the weekend Walter Reed faced Fort Myer, a team which matched up very well from the top to the bottom of each team’s roster. Walter Reed jumped out quickly, pushing the ball and playing great defense that allowed them to have a 14 point lead at the end of the first half. Fort Myer played their best ball down the stretch causing several turnovers and forcing Walter Reed to deviate from their game plan. Big Man, Andre Hall, went back to work on the inside and hit five out of six free throws in crunch time. Behind the play of Hall, Walter Reed escaped with a 77-72 win.
The final game of the weekend was against Bolling Air Force Base. Walter Reed corrected many of their mistakes from the previous game and focused primarily on the defensive end, holding Bolling to only 40 points. The bench of Walter Reed scored 49 of the 76 points, allowing the starters some much needed rest. If Walter Reed plans to make a run at a championship, each member of this talented roster must play their best. The big test will be this Sunday against Fort Meade, a team that only lost one game last year. The Warriors will be without their highflying swingman, Bobby Driver, who is out with a foot injury, a critical blow to the teams’ offensive strategy. We hope to see the rest of the Walter Reed Family there cheering us to a VICTORY!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?
For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
The final game of the weekend was against Bolling Air Force Base. Walter Reed corrected many of their mistakes from the previous game and focused primarily on the defensive end, holding Bolling to only 40 points. The bench of Walter Reed scored 49 of the 76 points, allowing the starters some much needed rest. If Walter Reed plans to make a run at a championship, each member of this talented roster must play their best. The big test will be this Sunday against Fort Meade, a team that only lost one game last year. The Warriors will be without their highflying swingman, Bobby Driver, who is out with a foot injury, a critical blow to the teams’ offensive strategy. We hope to see the rest of the Walter Reed Family there cheering us to a VICTORY!
There is a BROTHERHOOD that is being built with this team and the only question that remains is……….. WILL YOU BE A PART OF IT?
For more stats, scheduling, and season updates visit www.quickscores.com/wamac
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