Thursday, August 27th, 2009 at 5:20 pm  |  50 responses

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

SLAM welcomes its newest blogger: Casey Jacobsen.

NBA vet; father; husbCasey Jacobsen & daughterand; world traveler; tongue twister; teetotaler… Casey Jacobsen is a man of many hats. Casey will be playing with Brose Baskets in Bamberg, Germany for the ’09-10 season, and he’ll be blogging with SLAMonline from across the pond. You may know him as a former high school and college All-American, but we bet you didn’t know this… — Ed.

by Casey Jacobsen

Breaking News: There are a lot of blogs on the internet!

Wikipedia tells me that there are over 112 million blogs in the world, so what would make you read mine? You might be asking what makes me so special…

Here are my stats (let me know if anything catches your eye):

Name
Casey Jacobsen

Job
Professional basketball player, currently in Bamberg, Germany

Previous Employment
Phoenix Suns (‘02-05), New Orleans Hornets (‘05), Tau Ceramica-Spain (‘06), Bamberg Germany (‘07), Memphis Grizzlies (‘08), ALBA Berlin Germany (‘09).

College
Stanford University (‘99-02). Yes, I am a proud college drop-out.

Major
Communication (a.k.a. the only major I could pass at Stanford while playing ball and trying to have some sort of personal life).

NBA Career High (Points)
21 vs. the Seattle SuperSonics in 2Casey Jacobsen tongue roll & bulldog005.

NBA Career Low (Points)
0, many times.

Place of Birth
Glendora, CA (Los Angeles County)

Relationship Status
Married, with two young daughters, and an English bulldog (pictured).

Food I Cannot Live Without
Cap’n Crunch

Hidden Talent
I can roll my tongue in three ways (pictured).

Things I’ve Never Done
Shot a gun, rode a horse, taken drugs, drank alcohol, taken a charge on Shaq, dunked over LeBron James, signed a $88 million extension… I better stop now.

Pet Peeves
People who update their Facebook profile 10 times a day; people who leave in their Bluetooth earpieces in when they are not talking on the phone; body odor; people who continually ask me questions about a sporting event I am watching while I am watching it; NBA players who complain about money issues… again, I better stop now.

Best Moment of My Life
The births of both of my daughters, Elizabeth and Peyton.

Worst Moment
The death of my mother, Rebecca JoAnn Jacobsen, in 2003, 10 days after I was married.

So… now you know everything you need to know in order to make a decision on whether or not you are going to read and follow my blog with SLAM. I want to use this blog to get some things off of my chest. I am going to write about my experiences in Europe this season and in the past, as well as a lot of NBA issues and basketball stories I experience. I hope you will come along with me this year and share your thoughts.

It’s going to be a great year!

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  • Milan Posted: Aug.27 at 5:22 pm
    Opening post is promising. I’ll definitely read it.

  • Fleezy Posted: Aug.27 at 5:29 pm
    seems good. i love the non-BS “Paul Shirley” point of view.

  • izzo Posted: Aug.27 at 5:32 pm
    His tongue looks like a va…..

  • Ryne Nelson Posted: Aug.27 at 5:37 pm
    Welcome to the crew, Casey. Looking forward to reading!

  • AlbertBarr Posted: Aug.27 at 5:39 pm
    Hmmmmm….interesting.

  • Brad Long Posted: Aug.27 at 5:47 pm
    This is awesome in so many ways.

  • jbn74sb Posted: Aug.27 at 5:49 pm
    It’s funny that, as a pro, this dude is a total scrub. Yet he is 100 times better at basketball than anyone else on here…

  • TADOne Posted: Aug.27 at 6:04 pm
    Cap’n Crunch is awesome.

  • jk_light Posted: Aug.27 at 6:06 pm
    I saw him play in the German Play-offs this may in Berlin. 2 Years ago he won Bamberg the Championship in Germany. I heard he is a cool dude and I’m looking forward to reading his blog and seeing another perspective in the slam family.

  • Tzvi Twersky Posted: Aug.27 at 6:19 pm
    Casey, appreciate you joining us. P.S Marvin O’Connor is my fav college player ever. Hope you recall that name.

  • Thesubwayconnection Posted: Aug.27 at 6:23 pm
    Nice! I know a couple people who play overseas, so it’ll be good to hear more stories. I’ll be reading.

  • Moose Posted: Aug.27 at 6:34 pm
    Mr. Jacobsen, allow me to introduce MYself as a response to yours! Name: Moose. Location: Boston, MA. Age: Errrr….let’s keep that one quiet. Anyways, GREAT to have you on board here! I’m a SLAMonline regular; I’ll be reading all of your stuff. Great to have you.

  • TADOne Posted: Aug.27 at 6:34 pm
    Bodie, being he is from your backyard, i’m certain you may have a story or two about him, no?

  • Moose Posted: Aug.27 at 6:36 pm
    And another thing, don’t call yourself a college dropout, haha! Jumping from college to the NBA isn’t shameful. Especially when that college is Stanford and you attended for three years. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I also have a shared blog with a few other SLAM regulars that can be found by clicking my name.

  • Zaal Posted: Aug.27 at 6:44 pm
    Interesting, I’ll read. / izzo, I don’t know what type of chicks you’re dealing with on the reg..

  • Sleeze Bag Posted: Aug.27 at 6:59 pm
    Um…this dude seems pretty cool and is a total baller. I’ll be reading for sure. Take it easy sleezy

  • Ben Posted: Aug.27 at 7:16 pm
    You’re in the Virtual Hoops exhibit at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Don’t forget that.

  • David Posted: Aug.27 at 7:22 pm
    Cool, sounds good and can’t wait to read your posts. But, uh… cool it on the tongue pics, thanks.

  • chingy Posted: Aug.27 at 8:04 pm
    The “Things I’ve never done” and “Pet Peeves” were by far the funniest sections…looking forward to future posts

  • Sandy Dover Posted: Aug.27 at 8:47 pm
    I’m sorry to hear about your mom–one of the most memorable things I remember about you was when SLAM did a brief feature on you in either your junior year at Stanford or right after you were drafted by the Lakers, and your mom said something to the effect of, “I don’t know why they call him the Jewish Jordan–he’s Catholic!” (hahaha…) Hopefully all is well with your career–stay up!

  • Boing Dynasty aka Free Lester Hudson Posted: Aug.27 at 9:08 pm
    Wasnt there a current NBA player (Amare?) who was supposed to have a blog here, but never made it back for blog #2?

  • Ben Osborne Posted: Aug.27 at 10:34 pm
    Casey is a great shooter and hopefully a great blogger. Thanks for coming along. BTW, kudos to Goggitron for the sick banner.

  • Adam Fleischer Posted: Aug.27 at 10:35 pm
    Looking forward to reading more, Casey. If this was any indication, we should have some good stuff ahead of us.

  • Dacre Posted: Aug.27 at 11:05 pm
    bn74sb Posted: Aug.27 at 5:49 pm
    It’s funny that, as a pro, this dude is a total scrub. Yet he is 100 times better at basketball than anyone else on here…
    ____
    I laughed because I agreed, and now I cry because it’s true.

  • Michael NZ Posted: Aug.27 at 11:13 pm
    Please, SLAM, keep the blog regular. Remember that Amare blog? Lasted 2 posts or something. So if Casey posts – at least somewhat regularly – then I’m readin’.

  • Ryne Nelson Posted: Aug.27 at 11:36 pm
    Casey is no Amar’e, Michael. Be sure of that. STAT’s blog was a disappointment.

  • Hursty Posted: Aug.27 at 11:41 pm
    Cool.

  • DP Posted: Aug.28 at 12:01 am
    nice to have you on the team, casey. i’m ready to see what you can bring to the table. play wit it.

  • D12FSU Posted: Aug.28 at 12:20 am
    I forget which game, but i picked you up for my franchise, and you were a beast of a 3pt shooter lol

  • dma Posted: Aug.28 at 1:03 am
    It’s funny. I hated you when you were at Stanford while I was at Oregon. I mean, come on, the mascot is a TREE! But in the L, you were cool. I mean, you gotta root for the white guy who’s making a living on a sweet looking jump shot. Welcome aboard!

  • Dillan Posted: Aug.28 at 1:14 am
    Look forward

  • stokesey Posted: Aug.28 at 1:40 am
    Look forward to reading about your experiences and random tidbits, will be watching out for sure, Oh and SLAM is Amar’e the new reggie miller to you guys since I presume he blew you guys off…please correct me if im wrong :)

  • Tariq Posted: Aug.28 at 2:10 am
    I need to go update my Facebook status.

  • Sandy Dover Posted: Aug.28 at 2:23 am
    Hold up–I was thinking of Sam Jacobson from the University of Minnesota, not Casey. My bad!

  • the rod Posted: Aug.28 at 3:38 am
    hey casey i’m a fan of yours from europe,saw you last year as you played with ALBA…waiting for you to come back here with bamberg, keep up man

  • Blinguo Posted: Aug.28 at 8:43 am
    Wondered what happened to this guy. And now we all get to find out. Look forward to maybe hearing more about Germany from your point of view and about the things you don’t get to see/do/experience back in the States over there.

  • Anton Posted: Aug.28 at 8:53 am
    Sup Case. I’m Vice-President of initiation ceremonies on this site (along with One Liner MVP). So as we welcome you to our family, you’ll need to post pics of your wife. Read Article 1.36a: “All new posters shall in fact post photographic evidence of their female counterparts. Exceptions include: delayed posting as a result of a new computer, if the mentioned spouse is a cousin, or is devoid of hotness.”

  • Markus Posted: Aug.28 at 10:04 am
    Casy rocks Basketball in Germany. Is one of the best and most popular players in Germany.

  • 24 Karat Gold Posted: Aug.28 at 10:26 pm
    hey casey i remember playing nba live and doing fantasy draft…lets jus say u were always a free agent at the end but i would occasionally draft you with my 13th pick because i needed a 3 point sharpshooter…glad to see you on slam now

  • 24 Karat Gold Posted: Aug.28 at 10:29 pm
    Mr. Jacobsens Career Stats Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2002–03 Phoenix 72 0 15.9 .373 .315 .686 1.2 1.0 .5 .1 5.1
    2003–04 Phoenix 78 13 23.4 .417 .417 .820 2.6 1.3 .6 .1 6.0
    2004–05 Phoenix 40 0 19.2 .414 .382 .774 1.7 .9 .3 .0 5.3
    2004–05 New Orleans 44 1 23.4 .398 .364 .792 2.3 1.7 .5 .2 7.6
    2007–08 Memphis 53 0 10.3 .339 .222 .765 1.2 .4 .1 .0 2.0
    Career 287 14 18.5 .393 .352 .769 1.8 1.1 .4 .0 5.2

  • Jacob J Posted: Aug.29 at 1:17 am
    Ive heard of this guy before.

  • nastierthanyou Posted: Aug.29 at 9:13 pm
    Tremendous first half in the mcdonalds all american game. Bender stole the show but you showed your game. Well done

  • knock Posted: Aug.30 at 12:11 am
    um, this guy is a total scrub…AT basketball. Seen what lil this guy has done. He might get it done in the lil euro leagues in germany, but i would kill this kid in the u.s. Sorry you couldn’t make it in the nba, but i dont care to hear about germany.

  • Hursty Posted: Aug.30 at 4:12 pm
    ^knock^ – you’re a fool. Obviously. Wanna throw some youtube highlights of you dominating in HS and College on here?
    No?
    Then stfu.

  • lane Posted: Aug.30 at 8:51 pm
    umh…casey jacobsen is Mormon – not Catholic. casey — do you know Rick Stafford over there in Germany?

  • matt604 Posted: Aug.30 at 10:11 pm
    knock stfu… welcome to the slam team man, hope you enjoy your stay and post some good content

  • VA Posted: Aug.30 at 10:29 pm
    hope he’s good. by this post he sounds petty good. in my mind though khalid is the best blogger on SLAM.

  • Joel O's Posted: Aug.31 at 1:19 pm
    Haha, what a pleasant surprise here. I love the frank, self deprecating tone. All the best in your career in Germany, Casey, as well as your endeavours on this blog.

  • h-wag Posted: Aug.31 at 2:45 pm
    Great to see you here, Casey, I´m so looking forward to the next Bamberg season. Hope the success is coming back with you. And lane:
    If I remember correctly, Rick Stafford was an assistant coach on the 07 Bamberg championship team with Casey, so he should know him.

  • Jakob Kagel Posted: Aug.31 at 2:51 pm
    saw him play for ALBA when I was in Berlin, he can really shoot

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