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King's Day and Re-Injured in Tough Loss - Blog #26 (Apr. 21 - 27)
Basketball Update: We had one game on Friday this past week. It was a tough matchup for us on the road at Hubo Limburg. They are fourth...
Patrick Cartier
15 minutes ago4 min read
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Hoppy Easter, Frahm's in Town, and 1-1 Week - Blog #25 (Apr. 14 - 20)
Basketball Update: Welcome to the Quarter Quell blog. Thanks to all those who enjoy reading every week. I am still enjoying writing! Two...
Patrick Cartier
7 days ago5 min read
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Ezra's Birthday Party, 2-0 Week, and Rematch Vs. James - Blog #24 (Apr. 7 - 13)
Basketball Update: We played QSTA and Mons this week which were huge games for us as the regular season winds down, and we look to lock...
Patrick Cartier
Apr 165 min read
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Back at Keukenhof, Padel, and Bounce Back W - Blog #23 (Mar. 31 - Apr. 6)
Basketball Update: Our last one-game week for a little bit here versus the team in next to last place in the league, BAL. We needed a win...
Patrick Cartier
Apr 94 min read
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Cartier's in Town, Tulip Season Has Arrived, and Bad Hoops Stretch - Blog #22 (Mar. 17 - 30)
Basketball Update: As you can tell from the title, we had a bad couple of weeks as a team. We went 0-2 with losses in the Dutch Cup...
Patrick Cartier
Apr 26 min read
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The Boys Are Back in Town, March Is Here, and Two Dub Week - Blog #21 (Mar. 10 - 16)
Basketball Update: It was a big week for us. In our first matchup on Wednesday against the last team we have not played against this...
Patrick Cartier
Mar 195 min read
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Spring Has Sprung, Beach Day, & No Game - Blog #20 (Mar. 3 - 9)
Basketball Update: No game and nothing to report this week. Two games versus Groningen on Wednesday on the road and at home against 1st...
Patrick Cartier
Mar 114 min read
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Bad Loss at Charleroi and Saturday in Amsterdam - Blog #19 (Feb. 24 - Mar. 2)
Basketball Update: I was about one sentence away from finishing this blog, and the page made me refresh. Then, the whole blog was...
Patrick Cartier
Mar 54 min read
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Antwerp Trip, Hanging with Pete, and International Break Pt. 2 - Blog #18 (Feb. 17 - 23)
Basketball Update: We had our second and final international break of the season. It is a good opportunity for teams to have a break and...
Patrick Cartier
Feb 267 min read
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De Klassieker, Valentine's Day, and Van Gogh - Blog #17 (Feb. 10 - 16)
Basketball Update: We had our biggest game of the year on Saturday, De Klassieker (The Classic), against Den Bosch who was 1.5 games up...
Patrick Cartier
Feb 197 min read
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Super Bowl Sunday, Loss to Aalst, and Anne Frank House - Blog #16 (Feb. 3 - 9)
Basketball Update: We played Aalst this week on the road. They are a Belgian team whom we had beat pretty handily at home earlier in the...
Patrick Cartier
Feb 127 min read
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Bye Week, Illness, and Zwolle Rematch - Blog #15 (Jan. 20 - Feb. 2)
Basketball Update: After our win versus Mons, we had a bye week. That meant a lot of practice. Overseas basketball is unique because...
Patrick Cartier
Feb 57 min read
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Matchup Vs. James, Veenhuis in Town, and Soup Season - Blog #14 (Jan. 13 - 19)
Basketball Update: The highly anticipated matchup versus my former CSU teammate, James Moors, took place this weekend and boy, did it...
Patrick Cartier
Jan 226 min read
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Loss to Antwerp, Polar Plunge, and Packer Disappointment - Blog #13 (Jan. 6 - 12)
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Patrick Cartier
Jan 156 min read
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Happy New Year!, Plus a Huge Dutch Cup Victory - Blog #12 (Dec. 30, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025)
Basketball Update: Coming back from our mini Christmas break, we had a few days of practice, a day and a half off for New Year's, and...
Patrick Cartier
Jan 85 min read
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Paris Trip, Christmas, and Beating Rival, Den Bosch, on Boxing Day - Blog #11 (Dec. 16 - 29)
Because of Christmas last week, I decided not to post a blog because I figured most of you were busy spending time with family and...
Patrick Cartier
Jan 210 min read
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Oostende Loss and Getting in the Christmas Spirit - Blog #10 (Dec. 9 - 15)
Basketball Update: This week, we traveled to league leading, Oostende, who sits atop the BNXT all by themselves. They are the standard of...
Patrick Cartier
Dec 17, 20245 min read
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USWNT Game and Disappointing Loss to Mechlen - Blog #9 (Dec. 2 - 8)
Basketball Update: Another kind of disappointing loss for us to a good Mechlen squad that hails from Belgium. We have been struggling in...
Patrick Cartier
Dec 12, 20245 min read
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Breaking Leeuwarden's Win Streak and Thanksgiving with the Pink's - Blog #8 (Nov. 25 - Dec. 1)
Basketball Update: What a weekend for hoops. We had two huge games this weekend against Dutch teams. On Friday, we dropped one to the Del...
Patrick Cartier
Dec 2, 20246 min read
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Pinks in Town and International Break - Blog #7 (Nov 18 - 24)
Basketball Update: No games this week, just practice! All of the teams that are a part of FIBA got an international break for national...
Patrick Cartier
Nov 29, 20245 min read
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