I’ve been working on my game a lot, specifically my shooting. I have been focusing on staying confident shooting the ball. I’ve also been working on my ballhandling because I know I have to be ready when the team needs me. I have to be able to get in attack mode and still be crisp getting the rim. That’s been my main focus in practice. I am also trying to be more vocal. Some people have that natural gift where they can take some time off lifting or ballhandling and still are sharp when they return. I know personally I cannot afford to take that much time off of anything. I feel like hard work got me to this level and that is what it will take to stay at this level.

SOCIAL NETWORKING SLOWDOWN

To be perfectly honest I have been slacking on Twitter. With that being said, in my defense, I have had a lot going on, which leaves less time for tweeting. I think that if I keep tweeting at the more relaxed pace that I am now, it is going to keep me from getting burned out on tweeting. I’ve recently become somewhat addicted to Words with Friends (the iPhone app) where I went 65-17 in my 82-game season. It is just something fun to do but there are a lot of things outside the cyber world that I want to be doing also.

DUNK CONTEST PREDICTION

I am going with Shannon Brown to win the dunk contest and not just because he is from the same area as me in Chicago, but because I know what he’s capable of. He is very creative. He was in the dunk contest with LeBron in high school and he was my favorite. He won in my book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1yOsiWUuWI&feature=related

He’s got a lot to prove, though. He’s a high-riser and he’s only 6-foot-2. People like shorter dunkers that can jump high. He has big hands so that allows him to do some creative dunks with the ball. I know when he was in high school he’s was really good off one foot. I’m pretty sure he’s got something up his sleeve so I’m just anxious to see what he’s going to do. There is a lot of talk about getting the dunk contest back to focusing on the dunks themselves and less on the “show.” I think it’s all about entertainment. If people want to see amazing dunks they’d just head to the YMCA and see it for free. People are paying money to see these amazing NBA athletes do what they do. I think there is nothing wrong with having that entertainment value as long as the dunk itself is as big as the show leading up to it.