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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Time for a change, Lebron headed to Miami
Lebron James announced he would be heading to Miami to join forces with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. He's gotten a lot of negative press from his hometown team. It's unfortunate people can't be supportive of career moves in the NBA. Trades happen all the time.... so my question is were the fans really a fan of Lebron? Or just a fan of what he had to offer their favorite team?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Former NBA Star Now Homeless? WHAT?
On July 2nd, The Boston Globe did a story on former Celtics player, Ray Williams. The report was a rather sad reality of money and fame as a result of playing in the NBA. Ray Williams, now 55, is homeless and lives in a ’92 Buick. Williams had financial difficulties in the 90’s, lost his wife, his home, everything. After being a star in the NBA for ten years, this was probably incredibly tough to swallow. He is unable to hold down minimum wage jobs and is begging for help. Ray feels betrayed by NBA players as if they aren’t watching his back in his time of desperation. The only hope he says he has is his faith in God. During his interview with The Boston Globe, he said,
““They say God won’t give you more than you can handle,’’ Williams said in
his roadside sedan. “But this is wearing me out.””
The spirit of faith is what seems to be his only chance at survival. Whether Ray Williams and his efforts to get on his feet are legitimate is not our place of judgment.
There is something to say for NBA players who start their own side businesses, invest money wisely, and continue their education for post NBA careers. It also proves that you can be on top of the world one minute and lose it all in a blink of an eye.
We love basketball…. it’s in our blood, but on the other hand, there is so much more to life than putting a ball through a hoop. Midrange7 uses basketball as a tool to help mentor players on and off the court. We love to see our players have outstanding grades, successful careers, and be active in the community.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
beRecruited.com
While searching through the infinite amount of other basketball bloggers out there, I came across a pretty cool website for athletes and coaches who are involved in the recruiting/scouting arenas. If you fit into one of those two categories, check out http://www.berecruited.com/ As a potential recruit you can display your stats and video, even post achievements academically. Coaches can link to you and get to know players and see what they are all about. If you are serious about playing basketball beyond high school, it's a great networking site to expose your talents. And of course as always, if you have a midrange game to add to your resume...even better for maximum tryout results.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Midrange7 at SFCHS on 6-22
Yesterday, the MR7 crew headed to Sante Fe Christian High School for a guest appearance at their summer basketball camp. SFCHS Boys varsity coach, Coach Bickley, invited Ken Konecki and Danny Morgan into their afternoon session to talk about the midrange shot and it's importance in everyone's game. Ken ran through 4 different drills with the players, instructing them on how to incorporate the midrange jumper into a game-like situation. Contact Ken Konecki at (760) 994-9968 to have him come speak at your summer camp!
Check out more photos on our Facebook fan page! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Midrange-7/107746899268976
Sunday, June 20, 2010
NBA workout: The closely guarded NBA workout - chicagotribune.com
NBA workout: The closely guarded NBA workout - chicagotribune.com
Midrange7's founder, Ken Konecki, got some attention in Sunday's Chicago Tribune. The article on training basketball players to enter the draft focused on Derek Rose and his workout routine. It's great that Ken focuses on the midrange area in his training regimens. While watching the NBA Finals, especially game 7, did anyone else notice that the percentage of shots taken from the midrange area was lacking. A majority of the shots taken were from the 3 pt. line or trying to work the ball inside. The midrange jumper gives you the ability to keep the ball moving, pass it in, if the shots not there, pop it back out to the midrange, and Boom goes the dynamite.
Midrange7's founder, Ken Konecki, got some attention in Sunday's Chicago Tribune. The article on training basketball players to enter the draft focused on Derek Rose and his workout routine. It's great that Ken focuses on the midrange area in his training regimens. While watching the NBA Finals, especially game 7, did anyone else notice that the percentage of shots taken from the midrange area was lacking. A majority of the shots taken were from the 3 pt. line or trying to work the ball inside. The midrange jumper gives you the ability to keep the ball moving, pass it in, if the shots not there, pop it back out to the midrange, and Boom goes the dynamite.
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