I Talked To Graham Brown Today

What a goofass...

So after class today I went to the CCRB, continuing my double-session-a-day "Ken's-get-right-for-the-summer-workout plan". The order of workouts for today goes like this: shootaround, boxing, elliptical, and when I got back home, hardcore running up bleachers at NF. I want to be cut when schooltime rolls around; I don't need a six-pack by then, but I'd like to be in a position to get one. I don't want to lift until schooltime because I'm afraid that if I lift, the excess weight I have on now will turn into muscle, and I'll be bulky. Actually, it's not really excess fat, I weigh the same as I did at the beginning of the year, except all the muscle I have turned into fat. In fact, I weight less because of it (remember, muscle weighs more than fat). But I'd still like to cut some pounds before lifting again, so I've built up a regimen of aerobic workouts until I do.

So anyways, I was doing the shootaround when a really tall guy walked into the gym. I didn't look at him at first, but at second glance I realized he was Graham Brown, starting center and captain of the Michigan basketball team. He was taller than the usual tall of course, basketball player tall. Whenever you see a university athlete, whether they start or benchwarm, it's like seeing a movie star, shock and awe. This meeting marked the second time I talked to Graham (I talked to him once during second semester when he was sitting outside of my classroom), and about the fourth or fifth time I've talked to a big-time athlete. I've talked to and shook hands with the #3 overall draft pick himself, the big #1 Braylon Edwards; every time he catches a touchdown I can say I shook that hand. I've played basketball with former UM bball player Lavell Blanchard and once talked to Lions tight end Casey Fitzsimmons at a Pistons game. I met a few Pistons back in the day when I went to Jerome Williams' (now with the Knicks) basketball camp too.


Hoo hoo big B

Anyways, I talked to Graham for a few minutes, asking about the team, how the squad looks, where the hell Mio, Michigan is (farther up north but not the UP), etc. Afterwards I continued my shootaround, glancing over occasionally to see how he was shooting. At first he was missing shots from five feet away from the basket, and for a span of about 10 minutes, my 3-point shooting percentage was higher than his jumpshot percentage. I was hitting about 50% of my 3s, Graham was hitting about 30% of his 2s. As he warmed up though, he started hitting more and more shots, and quickly passed me. One thing to note about Graham Brown though, is that he is extremely SLOW. His pump fakes were basically in slow motion, kinda like "bullet time" in the The Matrix. He's got a decent spin move, but he executes the motion so fast (kinda contradictory, I know...) he probably won't make the shot at game speed.


Graham Brown's pump fakes are this fast

Hopefully Graham Brown and the rest of the Michigan basketball team can get healthy this year and also avoid girlfriend choking incidents. Only then will we have a shot at the tournament.


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Graham Brown
In The Lane With Graham Brown
MGoBlue Men's Basketball