Rayden has seen me play poorly against average to below average players (all of the players that play at 24 Hour Fitness) and has extrapolated that play (how I play) to Gery (he thinks Gery and I are similar both physically and mentally). What Rayden fails to realize is that I'm about 20 years past my playing prime*, so the way I now play is dissimilar to how I once played. Secondly, if he'd seen me and Gery playing in our youth (teens and twenties) against elite players (BLACKS THAT PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL**) he'd change his mind. Lastly, I play down to the level of the competition. So, if I'm playing against mediocre players or worse (like all of the players that play at 24 Hour Fitness) I typically don't play as well as I can because I'm less challenged and less motivated (WHEN I PLAY AGAINST HIGHLY ATHLETIC, SKILLED BLACKS YOU GET A DIFFERENT VERSION OF ME). Anyway, after playing poorly this past Wednesday (06/17/26) a young G00K on my team (he was a decent player and led our team in scoring) said, "he doesn't play." I think my poor play and these videos https://www.youtube.com/@j.f.699 gave him that idea.
*And I don't play pickup games every day like I once did.
**That's the difference between me and the majority of guys that play in these videotaped pickup games. I have the athleticism and skillset to successfully compete against BLACKS THAT HAVE PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL and I have successfully competed against BLACKS THAT HAVE PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL. (Again, Rayden looks good against these NOBODIES (he's a good set-shooter), but he wouldn't be able to do half of what you see him doing in these videotaped games against BLACKS THAT HAVE PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL. Why? because he doesn't have above average speed, quickness, and jumping ability.)
Speaking of blacks that play college basketball, I thought I encountered one this past Thursday (07/02/26) at the Kapiolani 24 Hour Fitness. I'm referring to the black boy above. He has above average speed, quickness, and jumping ability and can handle the ball and shoot the ball well (he reminds me of the black collegiate guards I've gone head-to-head with). However, he's not a black college basketball player. He's a black college football player (Josh Williamson - Football - Kennesaw State University Athletics). I haven't played well against him. He's outplayed me every time I've faced him. I don't have the same quickness, jumping ability, eye-hand coordination*, flexibility, and stamina that I had in my youth. Anyway, the following is what he said under his breath and indirectly to me. "That's exactly what I was thinking...you didn't graduate...Mexican...missing teeth...shot him (or someone shot him)...LOSER..." I got the sense that Tai was waiting for me to anger and challenge him to a fight! That is, I got the sense that Tai may have wanted to squabble with a nigga!
0:06 That's him!
His game reminded me of my brother Gery's. Like Gery, he can get to the basket at will and get easy buckets (easy floaters, easy layups) but can also knock down shots from outside (Gery was a better shooter, however). That combination (the quickness to easily blow past defenders and the ability to consistently hit outside shots) is hard to guard.
*I've lost confidence in my shooting ability. I miss shot after shot.
See this overweight, asymmetrical day laborer? Read about what he did to me Facebook. See this unattractive kid Facebook? He said, "What the fuck...not at all..." I don't think he understands what he's reading on this blog. He's on my hit list as well. (I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OF THESE UGLY BOYS KNOW WHAT I'M TRULY CAPABLE OF!)
See the lanky black* kid that opens this video with a made jumper. His name is Kainoa (he's not Hawaiian). I played with him yesterday (06/13/26) from about 5-7 PM on the outdoor court at that the Kailua District Park. Here's what Kainoa said under his breath and indirectly to me . "Get outta here**...that's what I was thinking [everything he's reading here]...you're Mexican....zero [you can't even score a basket]...it's over [we're done playing with you]..." I'm 47 and Kainoa doesn't have the quickness to guard me effectively. I can guard him well, but he can't guard me well. I have 3 people that I'd like to redeem myself against (outplay the next time I'm on the court with them). They are the part-Hawaiian kid pictured below, the mostly white guy named Rayden, all-black Kainoa, and Hawaiian/Chinese/Filipino looking Ehu. I hope to lock them up and score on them at will.
After watching me blow this layup, find the video on this Instagram account in which my team is playing a zone and I'm having trouble staying in front of a G00K! Why are we in a zone? because the JUCO players on my team were too lazy to play man-to-man. I think that video of my team playing a zone led Tyrell (The Cambodian G00K Facebook) to tell me during one of the games against Kainoa, "I'll guard him [Kainoa]", implying that I was unable to guard him. I didn't respond to Tyrell, but I was offended (x.com/DegenRolf/status/1768934988735447215) and I was offended because I'm a narcissist that has guarded BLACK COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYERS and can easily guard Kainoa (over a 3+ game span he only hit several shots directly over me).
(I just now (06/14/26 at 7:30 PM) noticed this Pickup Games Oahu (@pickupgameshawaii) • Instagram photos and videos. Why was the shot blocked NATALIE THIEM? because the outlet pass was errant. I ran down the left side of the court with my left hand up expecting a pass and the small Filipino named Kit passed it, but he passed it late, short, and behind me (he may have done that intentionally), so I had to run into the key to grab it (prevent it from being a turnover), gather myself, put the ball on the floor and attempt a reverse with little momentum (I didn't catch the ball in stride, so I didn't have full speed going up to the basket). I haven't seen any of the other highlights, but if that's all Tyrell has posted of me, it's obvious he has a bias against me because I had a number of assists and a number of baskets.)
*The blacks from Hawaii are not like the blacks that I'm accustomed to in California. In fact, I don't consider the blacks from Hawaii to be black because they speak differently, think differently, and act differently than the blacks I'm accustomed to.
**Why do many of the locals feel this way about me? because they recognize that I'm not one of them (I don't speak pidgin or have a pidgin accent), they recognize that I'm a rival (a competitor vying for status), and they recognize that I'm volatile.
I had a number of assists and made a number of layups yesterday (06/13/26 from 5-7 PM) at the Kailua District Park outdoor court, some of which was caught on video, but Tyrell has neither uploaded any of those highlights onto his social media pages nor sent me any of those highlights. Why? because he likely deleted that video since he doesn't want anybody to see me playing the way I'm capable of playing. Once everybody had stopped playing yesterday (06/13/26) at around 7 PM and I saw Tyrell making his way out, so I walked up to Tyrell, put my arm around him and said, "I want my highlights to be of all the shots I missed and the alley oop assist I gave to you....the highlights you posted of me the other day were all missed shots (https://www.facebook.com/reel/1019234874015445)..." He replied that he only posts made shots. Well, this link https://www.facebook.com/reel/1019234874015445 proves otherwise. (Do you know what I think Tyrell would like to post of me? A highlight video of me being jumped. He wants to see me get beat up. In fact, when he arrived to the court, and noticed me I heard him say to himself, "we're gonna jump that guy...we're gonna fuck that guy up...")
By the way, this is what I looked like during my youth (2) MADE Hoops on X: "5th grader Wilson Chandler Jr. is cooking playing 13U at Global Games 😱🌍 https://t.co/R6CaQGco38" / X.
I ran into this kid at the Kailua Recreation Center today (06/10/26 at about 4:30 PM) and asked him where I'd previously seen him, because his faced looked familiar. He responded that he didn't know. I like to put faces in places (recall where I'd previously seen a face), so I continued to think about where I'd seen him and it finally dawned on me after about an hour. I'd watched him play on TV (this game Jonny Philbrick* goes off with 29 as No. 8 Kailua stuns No. 5 Kahuku – Hawaii Prep World) then about a year later (2023) I saw he and his father at the Kaneohe 24 Hour Fitness and told he and his father that I liked his style of play. ANYWAY, HE OUTPLAYED ME TODAY (YOU'LL SEE VIDEO OF HE LIGHTING ME UP ON THIS FACEBOOK PAGE (14) Facebook). I LOOKED LIKE A NOVICE TODAY. I BLEW NUMEROUS EASY LAYUPS. I'VE LOST QUICKNESS (I CAN'T GO COAST TO COAST FOR EASY LAYUPS LIKE I ONCE DID) AND EXPLOSIVE HOPS (I BLEW EASY LAYUPS BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO BE CONTESTED AND I HAD TO ADJUST MY SHOT IN THE AIR). DO YOU UNDERSTAND? WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I'D QUICKLY GET TO THE BASKET AND EASILY GET MY SHOT OFF (FEW PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTEST MY SHOT AND I WOULDN'T BLOW EASY SHOTS).
*He and a blond haired, blue-eyed, teenage white girl have the WRONG IDEA** about me. I'll be there next week to correct their idea. Here's some of what he said, "THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING [EVERYTHING HE'S READING HERE]...HE'S A BUM....A SCRUB...THAT'S MY SON...WEARS A DRESS [REFERENCE TO MY FATHER]...HE AIN'T NOBODY...A HO [HE SEES ME WALKING THE STREET LIKE A HO]..."
**The rest of the gym had the WRONG IDEA as well. In fact, do you know what the blond haired, blue-eyed cracker said after she hit a couple of shots in the game she played against me? The blond haired, blue-eyed cracker said, "he's poor (https://x.com/DBlossius/status/2064804387046719969)...Mexican [from a poor, Mexican family]..." The blond haired, blue-eyed cracker continued to stare at me while on the sidelines (the blond haired, blue-eyed cracker may have been waiting to see my eyeball pop out my head if I stared back at her). I think the blond haired, blue-eyed cracker is attracted to me. What else makes me believe that the blond haired, blue-eyed cracker is attracted to me? The fact that she guarded me so that she could get close to me.
**I'M GOING TO SHUT THAT PART HAWAIIAN KID DOWN AND CONSISTENTLY SCORE ON HIM LIKE I'M CAPABLE*** OF DOING. I SUFFER FROM PERFORMANCE ANXIETY.
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SO, I'LL LOOK LIKE I'M A GOOD PLAYER PRIOR TO PLAYING, BUT ONCE I PLAY THAT THOUGHT GOES OUT THE WINDOW (EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES THAT I'M NOT A GOOD PLAYER)!
(9) Rob Henderson on X: ""women are less willing to befriend or promote the career advancement of women who apply makeup, compared to those who do not modify their facial attractiveness" https://t.co/wSj6RP5Xmn https://t.co/bSwTGjo2P4" / X
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"HE WEARS MAKEUP" - JOHNNY SAID THIS ABOUT ME UNDER HIS BREATH LAST WEDNESDAY (06/24/31) AROUND 6:30 PM AT THE KAILUA DISTRICT PARK GYMNASIUM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE GYM THAT DAY (06/24/31 AT ABOUT 6:00 PM) AND WALKED PAST HIM HE TURNED TOWARDS ME AND SEEMED TO HAVE LOOKED DOWN ON ME. I THINK HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SMELL ME OR LOOK AT MY HAIR. MAYBE HE WAS HOPING HE'D GET A RESPONSE OUT OF ME, TOO. ANYWAY, I DIDN'T GO TO THE KAILUA DISTRICT PARK GYMNASIUM TODAY (07/01/26) BECAUSE I WAS FATIGUED FROM NOT SLEEPING WELL LAST NIGHT (06/30/26) AND DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A BUS PASS, SO I DIDN'T GET TO PLAY AGAINST JOHNNY AND REDEEM MYSELF (PLAY THE WAY I'M CAPABLE OF AND AVENGE MY PRIOR LOSSES)!
I think Ehu and Johnny may want to do this to me.
While driving to the basket, Ehu flared his elbow and nearly hit my nose (I think he was hoping to break my nose). I think Ehu, like the rest of the guys there, would like to jump me. We'll find out next week.)
Johnny called me a 'RACIST' under his breath and Ehu said, "That's what I was thinking...he's an alcoholic."
All of the teenage and early-twenty-something boys that play there have seen me miss these easy shots then seen me in real life miss every shot I take, so THEY DON'T RESPECT MY HOOPING ABILITY. This is why many of them don't pass the ball to me and why many of them believe they can score on me incessantly.
Mark was playing on the Kapiolani 24 Hour Fitness hoop court last night (04/30/26) at around 6:30 PM. As he checked the ball up above the 3-point line at about 6:45 PM and noticed me on the court (at the basket closest to the entrance) he unconsciously flicked his right wrist (which was hanging below his waist) and seemed to have said "get your daughter [get outta here]." After that game concluded, I continued shooting around on that side of the court and Mark began shooting there as well, so I acknowledge him with a 'hey, Mark'. I then began shooting on the opposite end basket and Mark followed and while there said, "NOT AT ALL [YOU'RE POOR]...", but I pretended* not to hear him. About 15 minutes later, I left the court to begin lifting weights because there weren't enough players to play 5-on-5. When I returned to the court about 20 minutes later, Mark was in the midst of a 3-on-3 game and when he noticed me back on the court, he seemed to have said with disdain, "who let him in". When that game finished (it was on the opposite end basket, furthest from the entrance), I approached Mark, shook Mark's hand, and attempted to speak to Mark (ask him if he were playing in any adult leagues), but Mark was short with me and said something to the effect of "no I'm not, brother" as he quickly walked past me and insinuated that he had nothing to say to me nor nothing to give to me (no handouts to give me). Then, as he was making his way out of the court (towards the weight room) he said to a W/N (White/Nigga) near the court's back entrance that I'd just been speaking to near that back entrance, "bust his head [physically harm and potentially disfigured that misfit, mutt] Bust His Head" and I thought to myself, 'what an awful request to make [gratuitously harm that misfit, mutt], especially since I did nothing to warrant that request - what did I ever do to Mark?"
Why does Mark subtly, and sometimes overtly, insult me every time I encounter him (and I've been encountering him since 2018)? I think he does this for 3 reasons. The first reason is that he sees me as a racially ambiguous, anomaly - a person that's unlike what he's accustomed to and can't be easily and accurately defined (people have a negative bias towards people that don't conform to their assumptions). The second reason is that he sees me as low status - a poor, loner, oddball, outcast. Finally, and probably most importantly, he sees me as a rival - a competitor vying for social status and sexual mates. Plus, like many Filipinos I've had the misfortune of interacting with, Mark seems highly cliquish, overly status conscious and disposed to disingenuousness and duplicitousness, all of which influence his perception of me. Maybe the below links will help explain Mark's thought and behavior towards me.
*I often pretend not to notice/hear the jabs that Mark directs at me because I'm a rational, level-headed person that likes to maintain peace and stability. Plus. I'm a nice guy that tries to treat everybody nicely and I just want to get along with Mark (I don't want to beat him up in front of everybody like I'm capable of doing).
"GO FUCK YOURSELF" - MARK
Shortly, I'll tell you all about a Pinole that I played against at this gym last night (04/23/26) (not the Pinole* picture above, rather another Pinole; the Pinole pictured above is a stand-in for him). The Pinole I speak of is a lanky, 6'-6'1, and like most Pinoles, has above average athleticism (has good quickness, has good leaping ability, has good eye-hand coordination). I've previously played with and against the Pinole I speak of (I've forgotten his name), so he's seen me play (I typically don't play to the best of my ability against inferior players), but I think this gave him the WRONG IDEA because as we were playing last night (04/23/26 at about 7:30 PM) the Pinole said, "you read my mind...you weren't that G00D**...you're White [your father, mother, and siblings are White]?...
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The Pinole pictured above is named Jeremy. Jeremy is an above average basketball player. Jeremy handles the ball at an above average level, Jeremy passes the ball at an above average level, Jeremy shoots the ball at an above average level, etc. In fact, Jeremy outplayed me last time we went head-to-head, which was in early 2024!
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I don't believe that the Pinole I speak of believes that I've held my own/outplayed the list of former PBA players below in pickup games.
Nor does the Pinole I speak of believe that I've held my own/outplayed other lower-level professionals from the Philippines (Bleachers Brew: Kevin White Tries His Luck in the PBL) and collegiate players from the Philippines in tournaments and leagues. The way I played last night (04/23/26 at about 7:30 PM-8:30 PM) didn't help in disabusing him of his misbelief (I couldn't throw a pea into the ocean). In other words, I don't believe that the Pinole believes me.
I also think the Pinole may be thinking that my brother Gery wasn't as G00D at basketball as I've described him. Gery was a Madman when it came to basketball. He'd psychologically and physically dominate his opponents, and he wouldn't leave the court until he was satisfied that all of his opponents knew that he could psychologically and physically dominate them.
Marc was on the treadmill at the 24 Hour Fitness on King Street and Bishop Street 2 weeks ago (10/30/25 at about 7 PM) and as I walked past him, he said under his breath, "MEXICAN."
I rarely wear shoes when playing basketball these days, but guess what? GUYS STILL CAN'T GUARD ME (THEY STILL DON'T POSSESS THE QUICKNESS TO STAY IN FRONT OF ME). IF I'M SOBER AND I PLAY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, NOBODY ON THESE ISLANDS CAN GUARD ME! EVEN AT MY CURRENT AGE! POR FAVOR, BELIEVE IT!
ZAPATOS!
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On Megyn Kelly’s show, the Primal Blueprint guy pointed out that 83% of Americans deal with foot pain or problems.
Modern shoes, narrow, cushioned, restrictive, have basically destroyed natural foot strength and ground feel. Every step, run, or jump starts with your feet, and when they’re weak, the whole body suffers up the kinetic chain.
He started a shoe company specifically so feet can actually function like feet again.
One study found that wearing minimal footwear for just six months increased toe flexion strength by an average of 57.4%. Stronger feet improve balance, posture, gait efficiency, and reduce injury risk up the entire body.
Fixing your feet might be one of the highest-leverage changes you can make for overall mobility, pain reduction, and long-term health.
Have you tried wider toe-box or minimalist shoes? Did you notice any difference in how your body feels?
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Brandi Kaluhiwa
I have trouble making layups at my older playing age. I think it's because I become conscious of my movement and the fact that I'm attempting to make a layup prior to attempting to make a layup. When I was younger, I never gave any of this thought (I've become more self-conscious as I've gotten older). Do you understand? To perform a sport that requires instinctiveness and thus less conscious thought well, you must perform your movements and actions (e.g., running, ball handling, shooting, etc. if you're playing basketball) unconsciously. Once you become self-conscious and begin thinking about your movements and actions you perform far less effectively (an expert can transform into a novice).
Brandi Kaluhiwa
I liken it to having the YIPS when playing golf. You begin missing easy putts because you're placing too much pressure on yourself and becoming conscious of yourself (conscious of your thoughts, conscious of your movements, and conscious of your actions). (You're overthinking and becoming self-aware rather than allowing your unconscious mind to perform the action you've successfully performed countless times. I've got to come up with a word for missing easy layups due to being conscious of your movement. Maybe I'll call it the BRIX!)
Read about the non-conscious mind and sports performance!
