@Sam_Duren

Will film and write about athletic events for food. Occasionally have opinions on basketball prospects. More often its opinions about something else. Evertonian

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Sam Duren@Sam_Duren22 Jan 2022
Almost want to put up a PBS style disclaimer on videos now: "this video was made possible by a parent, high school booster club or aau program" So people aren't shocked when a video service provided by a person with a decade of experience & using professional equipment isn't free
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*observes Twitter for the last 24 hours* I see it’s another edition of: “Oklahoma grassroots adults weren’t loved enough as a child” If the work is the reward, then why do people seek out praise so much?
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I've watched a lot of disappointing Everton defeats over the last nearly 15 years. Today was a special brand of ineptitude and calamity that felt like it was made in a laboratory designed to break my faith that good things will ever happen to this club.
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Just two Class of 2015 Oklahomans
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The clutch shot making in Iowa State-Stanford is the best I’ve seen all weekend.
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Gotta love any competition between colleges where Yale and Grand Canyon are celebrated equally.
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Here's something crazy to think about, originally all three of these current Big 12 players were at Ada. Sam Godwin, Class of 2020 (transferred to Southmooore) Jaxson Robinson, Class of 2021 (graduated a year early) Kaden Cooper, Class of 2022 (went to The Skill Factory) #okpreps
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Godwin left before his junior year, so there was no overlap for all three. But there could have been two seasons of overlap if he stayed. Basketball development is tricky and non-linear, all three splitting up to take different paths worked.
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Happens ever damn time, caught up jn the now and not understanding the longer arc
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The life cycle of basketball classes are funny to watch. 2026 prospects are at the transition stage where kids come out of “nowhere”. All the previous hype melts away if proper work isn’t being put in “he’s been the best since 6th grade” “He’s so strong and built! He’s him!”
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Contemporary America often feels like the golden age of scams. People really don’t identify disingenuous energy and actions. It’s almost like people want to be pandered to. It creates an underlying current that people are supposed to use any edge or angle to get ahead.
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For many reasons, Killers of the Flower Moon stands out as an example. There’s the overarching story it paints about a dark history of Oklahoma While there’s a personal level that I grew up going to my grandpa’s land in Osage County. To receiving a headright when my mom passed
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I figure I look like a generic white guy like my father. But I see the current self branding. The self aggrandizing. It’s hard not wonder if I missed a boat or angle by not embracing my native childhood Because people don’t call out fake energy anymore It would have been so easy
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Emma Stone winning Best Actress over an Indigenous Woman, leading to people likely watching The Curse. Which deals with Emma Stone’s character dealing with the gentrification of Native American culture in New Mexico is a chef’s kiss moment
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Two games left Only one mission Survive
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Finish strongly, everyone
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Day 4 of 5 The seeds of rebellion in the media section at Lloyd Noble Center are growing. There’s no floor level bathroom for us. To use the bathroom, it requires taking the slowest elevator in the world to the upper level. Energy is low but the battle must continue
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Sam Duren@Sam_Duren10 Mar 2023
The 9 PM game that is already running late goes to OT
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Let’s start my year 34 with a full day of hoops. 8 games to be exact
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One of the favorite moments I captured this year, happened when working with @Liltwin_84 & @Big_twin84 at ToC. This little moment of the genuine gratitude and respect that Coach Schenk (an OKC based coach) had for them I think speaks volumes of what they're doing.
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It's so difficult to level up in the current evolving state of media, content creation, entertainment, whatever you want to call it. I hope their natural charisma & connection allows them to break through the noise. Because their work is real, when there's a lot of fake out there
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