What Is A Buckeye Anyway
With all the hoopla over UF playing Ohio
State in both football and basketball for
championships this year my wife asked
a simple question the other day.
What is a Buckeye?
Having grown up in the Ohio Valley I knew
the answer. It's a type of tree and the shiny,
dark brown, 1 - 2 inch round nuts it drops.
There were some in my neighbor's yard in
Henderson, Kentucky.
You can't eat the nuts, but they're good for
throwing at people. Light enough so no
damage is done, but heavy enough to chuck.
They have a smaller light brown circle on
them which makes them look like an eyeball.
I guess somebody along the way thought
they looked like the eyes of a big buck.
What that has to do with college sports and
why a major university would want its
teams named that I have no idea. There
are worse team names though, and I think
the buckeye may be poison. But it still
doesn't seem they would strike much fear
into the heart of an opponent, does it?
There is one Buckeye who strikes fear into
his opponents this year though, and
especially after the title game - Mr. Greg
Oden.
If you watched him play you got a clinic on
how to be a big-time player. And it doesn't
even matter what position you play. You
could learn a lot from this kid. He may turn
pro next year. I haven't heard yet.
He could though. He's that good, and only
going to get better. He sure showed his
mettle against the 3 or 4 good defenders
Florida threw at him during the
championship game.
Here's what made him so good:
1. He played big in a huge, high-pressure
game.
2. He attacked his defender and the basket
without hesitation.
3. His in great shape. Even though he tired
late in the game can you blame him? He
banged with 4 different defenders with at
least 16 fouls to give for 38 minutes at both
ends of the court.
4. He shot and scored with either hand.
5. He stayed calm and focused all night. He
played like a veteran, not a college
freshman.
That's how big-time players and big-time
scorers do it, and if you paid attention
during the game you learned a lot.
But if you want to learn tons more about
how to become a prime-time scorer make
sure you digest Patrick Chylinski's best-
selling e-book on how to dominate a
defender and be top-notch scorer.
Order it today, and you can get an almost
unfair advantage on your competition this
summer. They won't know what got into
you. So zip right on over to:
http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html
Shoot For The Stars,
Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops
Note: This blog entry is protected by
copyright, but you have permission to
copy and use it in its entirety as long
as the links are intact and the contact
information is included.
Copyright 2006,2007
Delker Enterprises, Inc.
Coach Dean Delker
8413 SW 4th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572
dean@deandelker.com
www.deandelker.com
State in both football and basketball for
championships this year my wife asked
a simple question the other day.
What is a Buckeye?
Having grown up in the Ohio Valley I knew
the answer. It's a type of tree and the shiny,
dark brown, 1 - 2 inch round nuts it drops.
There were some in my neighbor's yard in
Henderson, Kentucky.
You can't eat the nuts, but they're good for
throwing at people. Light enough so no
damage is done, but heavy enough to chuck.
They have a smaller light brown circle on
them which makes them look like an eyeball.
I guess somebody along the way thought
they looked like the eyes of a big buck.
What that has to do with college sports and
why a major university would want its
teams named that I have no idea. There
are worse team names though, and I think
the buckeye may be poison. But it still
doesn't seem they would strike much fear
into the heart of an opponent, does it?
There is one Buckeye who strikes fear into
his opponents this year though, and
especially after the title game - Mr. Greg
Oden.
If you watched him play you got a clinic on
how to be a big-time player. And it doesn't
even matter what position you play. You
could learn a lot from this kid. He may turn
pro next year. I haven't heard yet.
He could though. He's that good, and only
going to get better. He sure showed his
mettle against the 3 or 4 good defenders
Florida threw at him during the
championship game.
Here's what made him so good:
1. He played big in a huge, high-pressure
game.
2. He attacked his defender and the basket
without hesitation.
3. His in great shape. Even though he tired
late in the game can you blame him? He
banged with 4 different defenders with at
least 16 fouls to give for 38 minutes at both
ends of the court.
4. He shot and scored with either hand.
5. He stayed calm and focused all night. He
played like a veteran, not a college
freshman.
That's how big-time players and big-time
scorers do it, and if you paid attention
during the game you learned a lot.
But if you want to learn tons more about
how to become a prime-time scorer make
sure you digest Patrick Chylinski's best-
selling e-book on how to dominate a
defender and be top-notch scorer.
Order it today, and you can get an almost
unfair advantage on your competition this
summer. They won't know what got into
you. So zip right on over to:
http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html
Shoot For The Stars,
Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops
Note: This blog entry is protected by
copyright, but you have permission to
copy and use it in its entirety as long
as the links are intact and the contact
information is included.
Copyright 2006,2007
Delker Enterprises, Inc.
Coach Dean Delker
8413 SW 4th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572
dean@deandelker.com
www.deandelker.com
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