last chance

this is your last chance to play some basketball in 2007. if you don't make it tomorrow, you'll have to wait till next year to play. (fortunately, that's just wednesday, so it'll be a short wait.)

come redeem yourself if you've played like a goober the rest of this year. i know i will.

oh-six-hundred.

pre-weekend excitement

before all your fun begins this weekend, kick it off with a rousing game off basketball. nothing beats a 5:30a wake up time, the brisk cool gym, and a can of red bull to get you going. ok, so that's how my morning goes. it could be yours. we play tomorrow.

post-christmas hoops

don't forget tomorrow morning. i'll be there to open it up and play.

and a word to greg the jedi: your powers are weak, old man.

interested parties

well, it looks like there are enough interested people in playing this next week. next question was the time. i think we should leave the time the same for those who aren't checking this site or are on this email list.

so, monday morning, 6:00a. we'll play until we get tired. and we'll play wednesday the same.

hoops for the holidays?

the initial request for hands of those who would be around to play on christmas eve (monday) and the day after christmas (wednesday) looked a little low. so, i need to get a count from those reading this email or visiting the web page if you are going to make it either day. please let me know one way or the other so i can get a good count.

i'll post on sunday afternoon if we are playing monday morning based on the responses i get between now and then.

note: if you are not on the email list and reading this on the website, follow the link on the right under "pages" called mailing list to sign yourself up. it's a self-managed list. you will not be spammed. i'm a stickler about those things.

beating the monday morning cold

looks like monday morning will be a cold one. don't let that prevent you from early morning hoops. here are some tips to stay warm:

• wear a jacket (or sweats). dressing in more than shorts to walk outside will help keep you warm.



• use the heater in your car. unless you live within two minutes from the church like i do, your car should be warm while driving to hoops (if you turn the heater on, that is).



• drink a warm beverage pre-game. be it some hot coffee or a slightly heated red bull, both are bold moves but will help warm your insides.



• come and play. that will most certainly warm you up. like c&c music factory, we're gonna make you sweat.

if you employ these ideas, being warm will not be hard. tip-off at 6:00am!

maintenance

holiday snacks and munchies are already flooding my normal avenues of venture. it is important during these times to keep the exercise up so that we keep the need for massive new years resolutions down.

to quote kevin james in his "sweat the small stuff" stand-up routine:

"my fitness goals are just different than most people. some people want to lose enough weight to fit in to a swimsuit. i just want to lose enough weight so that my tummy doesn't jiggle when i brush my teeth. after that, it's just maintenance from there on out."

wednesday is maintenance. come maintain.

fifteen shopping dayz

there are only fifteen shopping dayz till christmas. but who cares, right? all we care about is some hoops. and that's monday morning. it's like getting up for black friday, but more fun. see you there!

early muscle

it's time again. the day of hoops is upon us. tomorrow, we play round ball with all of our might.

but before we do, we need several who can show up early and help move a few items out the way so that we can play. and we'll need to set back up after the last game. more people, less time. that's the axiom we live and play by.

i can't do it alone.

gene might not be there

gene told me on wednesday he might not be at hoops on tomorrow morning. if that's true, we'll be down one. if pirate dave brings jim skywalker, we'll be ten plus one...unless someone else surprisingly disappears and then we might balance out. right now, there are a lot of "ifs" making it difficult to predict. but it usually pans out.

one thing i know for certain: gene might not be there, and i will probably be there. i guess that's two definites. see you in the morning! (probably.)

higher levels

as we begin the month-long trek into the holiday season full of much of the stuff we ate last week (and the weekend...and this week), it's important to keep our metabolic rates at higher levels than what they sink to when we are sitting around on our bums. in order to facilitate the upgraded standards, i have one word for you: hoops. nine out of ten doctors agree and recommend hoops to keep your family from shoving you back in the ocean by mistake. (that tenth doctor was one such shovee.)

we play tomorrow. come be all that you can be.

pre-tg

fellows...

we are playing wednesday to get ready for tg. same bat time, same bat channel. come work off anything you have right now so you can fill it back up with turkey and stuff on thursday.

tomorrow is the last day of this week we'll be hoopin' it up. consensus indicates that not enough interest/bodies would be around for friday round ball. so, sleep in...or brave the noise that is knoxville traffic on black friday.

tomorrow

hey, all! come a little early tomorrow morning to help put a few things back so we can play. see you then!

ladies first

the gym will not be available tomorrow in lieu of the ladies weekend conference, which will already be set up before tomorrow morning. we'll try again for monday morning.

there has been talk on the hoops email list (see right side links to add yourself) about thankgiving holiday play schedule. please chime in before wednesday next week so that i will know if there is enough interest. some have voiced for a later time on friday morning, around 7:00a. if you say you will come, i'm considering that a commitment. (i won't be happy to get up early on a vacation day to find only five people who didn't change their minds.)

have a good weekend!

month eleven

we're down to month eleven of two thousand seven. the floor is shiny. we are all ready. november hoops has begun. this is the perfect time to come and play hard to prepare for the extra food and candy season right around the corner. the turkey won't be so bad if you are already in shape to handle it. imagine no guilt to a third or fourth piece of punt-kin pie this time, even with half a tub of french vanilla cool whip smothering it. it'll be okay. you've done a lot of the work beforehand.

wednesday.

the end is near

this is the last day for a week we'll be able to play. they are resurfacing the court next week during spring break. i did get word that there might be a possibility for some friday hoops, but that's not certain yet. stay tuned.

come play and then rest for a week. then come back after next week.

missing, but not forgotten

we've seen many people come and go over the several years we've played hoops in our gym. some in more recent times have not been spotted in the gym on weekday mornings. see if you remember these names:

• justin, aka "the missing nigerian"


• drew, aka "the hand"


• don, aka "sneaky don"


• steve, aka "headband steve"


• greg, aka "the jedi"


• sonny, aka "sonny"

i know there are probably a few more i'm forgetting, despite the title. but you remember them. don't let...whatever pulled them away...to happen to you. come tomorrow and keep your memory fresh!

full court!

ok, the boxes of candy are unloaded and the trailer is moved out. we have the full court tomorrow. i'll see ten of you guys there.

pizzow!

it's friday hoops! tomorrow! friday! come play! pizzow!

days are numbered

hey, all...

just wanted to give a heads up. the gym floor will be refinished during the week of fall break, oct 22 - 26. we get that week off to recover and rejuvenate.

so, with that thought in mind, we need to be playing our hardest for all the weeks before that. that's eight good hoops mornings before break. our window is small. we have a lot of hoops to get in before that time. come out and get your game on before we have to take a mandatory off!

(of course, after that week, we'll resume.)

guess so

i don't know of the conditions of the gym in the morning, so it might be preset for the luncheon. i suspect if we can get enough people by 10 till 6:00a, we can move things aside and put them back after.

if anyone knows the true status of the gym, please let me know.

otherwise, i'll see you gents in the morning.

for the non-injured...

we'll be playing it up on friday. if you aren't suffering or recovering or playing halo 3 the night before, come and join us.

incidentally, monday happens to be the first monday of the month, which usually means senior luncheon. i don't know how that will leave the gym for monday hoops but keep that in mind. and if you are a person of influence, maybe you can have them not set up but let us know how we can set up after hoops. with about seven of us, that set up goes by in a matter of minutes.

tomorrow!

ulcers or halo?

the real question i have to ask myself today is "will there be anyone playing tomorrow morning due to halo 3's release last night?"

i think i know how one of us would answer. ;)

> http://knoxnews.com/news/2007/sep/25/gamers-eager-for-halo-3/

i'll see whoever's left in the morning! rest up, master chief!

ready for monday

after eleven on wednesday and nine on friday, i'm ready for ten on monday. are you ready for some basketball?

hoopsercise

you all know the feeling. middle of the week, sluggishness sets in, you end up eating two packages of banana cream-filled twinkies to squelch the restlessness. how about a better solution we like to refer to as hoopsercise.

we tend to have low numbers in the middle of the week. as this definitely fixes our need for exercise, having a good group of eight or ten is better.

be one of those guys! come tomorrow!

great jorb!

we have a few not showing tomorrow due to...whatever! so, we need to supplement the missing peeps with backup peeps. we had eight on wednesday. great jorb, guyz!

we need eight or ten to make this weekend worth it! you'll want to be a part of that!

ps: if you are a homestar runner fan, you'll get the title.

senior luncheon

there is senior luncheon tomorrow. i went by the gym tonight, but new security measures won't let me in to check the status of the floor.

if anyone knows enough to voice in, let us know. in any case, i'm betting we'll have half a court to play on. it might be possible to set the floor up for full IF we get enough people to come about 10 minutes BEFORE 6:00a to move tables and chairs aside. the more hands, the faster it will be clear. of course, we'll need to have people around after to help put it back.

what say you?

every effort

hey, guys. don't forget friday morning hoops.

i am planning on being there, but i just saw an email from our network group putting in equipment tonight.

*sigh*

that probably means that something will go wrong and i'm going to get called (because i'm on-call). if that happens, i might not make it. but go one without me! carry the torch! win one for the gipper!

post-holiday hoops

did you guys have big numbers on monday? are you all coming back on wednesday? i'll be there. come keep you dreams alive.

the shoe's on the other foot

nothing beats a good game of hoops. the ten count has been fun for the last few days. because with ten, five per team, we can loaf up the court more than we can with four or three per team. (if you loaf with more than five on your team, it's time to sub out.)

bring it friday. oh, and monday is holiday. who's gonna come out? sound out before the weekend so those who do plan to come should know if there's really gonna be enough to get up early on a holiday.

ps: jeff, remember the game ball.

steve came back

ten men walked into the gym on monday. all ten men walked out. somewhere in the middle, hoops happened.

from out of the silence, headband steve returned. a force to be reckoned with, he came out fighting...and wearing a headband.

we play tomorrow. be a part of something important. come play hoops.

11 is good

we had eleven on friday! it was good games too. enough excitement and action to keep us going the weekend.

want the same excitement and action? come back on monday for seconds.

hoops city - population: 6

we've been a little low on the numbers for the past few weeks. but tomorrow can change all that. i'm looking to reactivate as many roundball agents as i possibly can. i would like for a good five-on-five, i'd settle for a four-on-four, but we need more than seven or six.

call is out. anyone seen headband steve? he's been off the grid too long.

ready?

for hoops tomorrow morning?

gamez

we've had some awesome number over the past couple of weeks that have contrasted the beginning of this month greatly. i debate about sending out email and posting on the site anything since i figure they all might have come because i was silent.

so, we'll find out tomorrow morning.

crewz

monday was good with enough for two crewz of playahs plus change. wednesdayz are generally the low numb3r dayz. even though a few will be absent, we should see the missing nigerian again. and bets are open for 1kb re-emergence.

be a playah. come wednesday.

normalcy

hopefully, we'll be back to normal numbers starting tomorrow morning. the gym should be cleared and cleaned.

come and play!

set up!

four of us set up the goals and cleared the gym floor for use on wednesday and were getting ready to leave when two more showed up. we played a little 3-on-3 half court until drew had to dance, dance, dance.

i've not heard anything differently, so tomorrow should be a normal hoops day. see ya!

planning for wednesday?

i apologize for the later notice that went out last night concerning hoops this morning. i was actually in the gym last evening packing chairs when i was informed that the seniors were going to be using the gym "as is." i called don (at home) and had him send out a quick email to inform. as soon as i got home (later), i posted a message.

with that in mind, if you are not on the email list, sign up on the right (mailing list link). you can subscribe and unsubscribe at will with whatever email address you wish.

here's how i usually handle the website: when i update the site, i'll email the post out to the distribution list. on nights before hoops, i usually head to bed by 10:00p, so any post will be up and sent by or before then. but i generally try to send out notices earlier than that. if i know something sooner, i try to post as soon as i find out to keep everyone informed. sometimes others know more than i will, and email is utilized with the news.

that said, how many will are planning to come on wednesday morning? will there be a posse? let me know! i do plan on attending.

NO HOOPS!

in case you didn't get don's email, no hoops monday morning. the gym is still is messed up mode for senior luncheon from ice cream party.

if you didn't get his email, sign up on the right!

the coast is clear...almost

shari called me yesterday to let me know that if we wanted to play ball in the morning on monday, that we'd need to get some guys in the gym after tonight and clear it out. she couldn't get a crew for this evening. so it's up to us.

hang around after (or come if you didn't make the service) and help clear it. with several, it shouldn't take too long.

remember when...

...dennis "d-assassin" used to play with him? i do. it was good times. maybe we should have a reunion hoops day and bring all the old guys back.

mind is ready...

...but my body has objections to tomorrow's hoops. nevertheless, i plan on getting up as the sun starts to affect our section of visible atmosphere and be at the gym stretching as you guys are falling into the drivers' seats in your transportation units.

six a.m. is the play time. be at the circle or be square.

skillz

bring your skillz to the gym tomorrow as we play some hoops like we did last week...only better. the lewises (lewisi? leweses?) are back from far away lands ready to return to the action. and trent's into some power drinks for super hoops skillz. he's ready for the action too.

rain or shine

it might be raining or have rained, but even if it's not we'll still be all hoops in the morning.

early bird

not larry bird, but we might need to get here a little earlier than normal to make sure the chairs are unset for hoops and then reset after.

will lewis and lewis show?

up for hoops

let's see: the hand, sneaky don, bogie, saddleshoes, pirate dave, 1kb, mock, greg the jedi, d-assassin, mr. green gene, and trent. if we get that posse or close to it tomorrow, we'll be playing with a good crew. we could swap out any of ryan, mc, headband steve-o, paul, caleb, or (the missing) nigerian and still have a good mix of basketball pals for good games.

no matter what, i expect big fun and sore muscles at the end.

a good day for hoops

monday morning is a good day for hoops. if i don't get called, i'll see you guys there.

drew wants to play hoops tomorrow

you think we should all play hoops tomorrow? i'm game. i'll have game. (anything will be an improvement from wednesday.)

see you guys in the morning!

like drew said...

we are on tomorrow!

senior ditch day

remember, friday is senior ditch day for hoops. sleep in, get up early and beat the crowd to ihop, whatever. but get your rest.

monday is a go. i got word from the source that we can play. i'll see you after sunday.

wednesday, yes. friday, no.

we had a good time of four-on-four for the memorial day monday. it was a fun 90 minutes of basketball goodness. and getting to go home and rest after was a nice touch.

we do play tomorrow (wednesday) as normal. but friday is out for us. wedding reception. come wednesday, don't come friday.

stay tuned also to find out what will happen on monday since it will be first monday of the month again.

eleven plus one

we had eleven this morning after circling for prayer, but fabio decided he needed a little bit of the action. he made twelve. glad you get in on that, fabio. (i still can't believe it's not butter.)

speaking of butter, we'll be playing again on monday morning. i plan on finding the key on sunday that elaine made me. we should be golden. and almost all said they were in. it'll be good times.

oh, justin, hope your ankle is okay. don't overdo it on the lunchtime volleyball games you have out at the labs.

ten on fri

heard there was a balanced eight on wednesday. i'd be happy with an eight or ten on tomorrow. odds?

also, monday is a holiday. i assume we will play at the same bat time. how many plan on showing? let your voice be heard.

welcome back, kotter

we had a few out friday. but it's another "welcome back, kotter" monday. if you were out on friday, tomorrow morning is for you.

so easy a caveman can do it

what's easy? showing up for hoops tomorrow morning!

game on!

game on, dude! game on!

happy mother's day

what better way to put the finishing touches on telling your mom "happy mother's day" than to come out monday morning and playing some hoops?

see you!

drew's back

drew is callin' everyone out tomorrow. if you want to test your skillz against him, you know where and when.

are you ready now?

after a day of no hoops, is your body screaming for some exercise? do you feel sluggish and lethargic?

don't fret! tomorrow morning is back to normal. 6:00a. the gym. hoops. don't be late!

monday morning

i checked the gym, and it was set up for the senior lunch. but the far end half of the court was probably playable. i had mentioned on friday that we probably wouldn't be able to play, so i am guessing most are planning for that.

i will not be there in the morning. if john or jeff do plan to be there and email the group they want to try half, i'll update the website to reflect that. if there is no update by 10:15p tonight, sleep in.

like there's no tomorrow...again

we might not have the gym on monday, so come out tomorrow...and play like there's no tomorrow.

you can run...

...but you can't out-jump powerhouse pirate dave.

gym opens at 5:50a.

best way

what a better way to experience the middle of the week than with a rousing game of hoops!

it's on. tomorrow. be there!

real numbers

tomorrow and tomorrow only is real number friday. that means we don't play keeping score with imaginary numbers. we'll use real numbers. and we'll need real numbers to make the competition full court. eight is a real number.

see you!

ps: for those of you who forgot your imaginary numbers from school, refresh your memory.

eye of the tiger

and in keeping with the song theme, jedi greg inspires the next selection of "eye of the tiger" as he pulls no punches while driving to the bucket. watch out for him...and bring mouth guards.

by the way, question: if pirate dave gets his eye fixed, is he still a pirate? maybe we should start calling him powerhouse dave since running into him is like running into a brick wall...in a rain forest.

see you guys on wednesday!

tomorrow

the ten will come out tomorrow,
bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be ten...

(hum to the tune of "tomorrow" from the broadway musical annie.)

are we playin'?

the question has been put to us: are we playin'? i think i saw this on tv...

me: "i'll take roundball for $1000, alex."
alex: "the answer is: yes."
me: "what is are we playin'?"
alex: "that is correct. you have control of the board."

bring yourselves for some final jeopardy.

good friday

it's good friday. no one has school. no one has work. no one has anything. except we have hoops!

monday off

don't forget: april 2 is a day off. rest up for wednesday.

updated: some people

did you know that there are some people who live all their lives and never get the chance to play hoops? wow! that's enormous.

come take advantage of indoor hoops this friday in the pollen-free gym.

update: like you...cuz a luncheon on monday is going removing that day from our schedule. come tomorrow and play like there's no monday!

where else?

where else can you talk smack, exercise, laugh, cry, run a lot, and sweat?

hoops. wp gym. that's where.

get your midweek fix. tomorrow.

are you ready?

friday is tomorrow. and that means end of week hoops. i'm ready for it. and if i get the proper sleep, i'll be there to make sure greg the jedi is suppressed as much as possible.

of course, headband steve was gettin' all up in people's grill pullin' out some drew moves of his own. and despite what they may say, powerhouse pirate dave needs to change his shirt between games...each game.

don't let all this action pass you by. be a part of the full crowd tomorrow. it'll be a day you'll tell your grandkids about.

full count

it was a perfect ten monday. it sounds like we might just make that number tomorrow too. assuming we didn't wear trent out too badly, we might have a few uncommon faces.

it's all on tomorrow. same bat time!

spring break?

will there be enough people around this week since it's spring break? it's probably too late to get a good count tonight, but if you can reply to the email with your status of "yes" or "no" or "only these days," i'll know if i should bother getting up the rest of the week to open the gym.

we had only four (total) on monday and wednesday last week. friday was seven. i fear we might not make even those numbers this time around.

i'll be there tomorrow since this is a late notice. even so, let me know if i should wait long or short tomorrow.

bring yo self

ok, we had low number monday this past week. two-on-two full court. ok, just half court. but still. only twos. and i know d-assassin said he's out the rest of this week.

bring yo self to the court on wednesday. it's hoops time.

big number monday

we had quite the crew on friday who all showed up for free rides in the dennis-mobile. for those of you that qualify, come monday and find d-assassin. he should be back then to fulfill his part.

if monday does likes the past few have been, we'll have a good number of people for hoops. but don't think that means you can sleep in (greg) because you won't be needed. you are the numbers. without you, we're always minus one.

free rides

actually, we might just take average men for the sake of numbers. this friday seems to be a low count for those who have committed to showing. if you have missed the past week or so, be aware that dennis ("the assassin") is willing to give free rides around the parking lot in his car after practice for those who show up to play on friday who missed at least two previous days. this is a deal you can't pass up! plus you'll have all the fun of the morning hoops.

don't think too hard about it. the time is close. and we really do need a good count to make the games worth it.

add one

if we add one to what we had on monday, both teams could fast break.

we're on

gym is clear. monday is a go. see you in the morning.

new call sign

so, now dennis has a new call sign given to him by the nigerian: d-assassin, the hit man. this is because he was hitting bunches of outside shots today.

we had seven this morning. we could have used one more. even greg was there. eight would be best on friday. ten would be cool too. come back home to the hoops you know and love.

eight is...

...definitely a good number for a game of hoops. teams were matched well. justin the nigerian thinks we're all getting old. i only missed a couple of days, but i'll bring back the game. just wait. and anyone else who thinks we're not really suffering from old age can bring it to the court on wednesday.

big numbers, no school

i assume that the large quantity of people on friday was due to no school. and since there's no school tomorrow, i would expect the same. i guess we'll find out.

greg auditions

we'll be accepting auditions for greg k on wednesday morning to replace the real greg since he won't be with us. we'll be needing a replacement greg for the midweek games. apply at the gym at 6:00a.

(bring your own puffy sweatpants.)

air mike

as it turned out, monday morning's hoops were half court due to the stage setup still in effect from sunday in prep for the senior saints luncheon. we only had six, so it worked out.

what else worked its way out was all the snack trays from the superbowl parties. hot wings, chips, those little sausages bathing in spicy barbecue sauce...don't quite have the same appeal the next day.

thanks, mike. this morning was a gas. don't bring that again. ever.

(we'll play full court wednesday.)

wanted

a group of nine is seeking a tenth player for a wednesday morning game of hoops.  come ready for three fun (or two closely matched) games of round ball.  soft hands a must!

wa-hoooops!

the numbers have been up.  we've had the full court for sure all this past week.  it's the january re-surge of playas but don't let it fool ya.  just because we got the teams doesn't mean you can slack.  you definitely wanna be there in case the scouts come.  could be your big break!

normal mlk hoops

word was on friday that we play hoops on mlk monday at the normal time of 6:00a.  i'll see you all then.

mo' hoops

we play friday.  tip off is 6:02a.

be thinking about monday.  we'll have more time to play.  do we want to keep the time?  go longer?  go to waffle house after?

don't forget about the mailing list.  instructions are on the right.  click the mailing list link for the simple 411.

are you coming?

monday morning hoops needs you...and you need it.  it's a mutual thing.  it's got your six.  be there for it...at 6...am.

getting started

hey, hoopsters,  we'll be back on the court friday for all the fun we always have.  we are going to try to get started on the final strike of six.  yes, it's 6:00a.  not new, not a surprise...until your alarm goes off in the morning.

oh, and if anyone knows where the good balls have been stashed, please give it up.

see you then!

back to normal

we go back to normal timed hoops on wednesday.  come at 6:00a to get your routine back.