Scotty B

broad stokes about people only show you’re lack of understanding about yourself.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

Celebrating a life-long @BYUfootball cougar fan & three-decade long season ticket holder Don Brown.

Love and miss you dad ❤️ #byufootball #biggerthansports

@silkyjbrown @TomHolmoe @gregwrubell

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

It's utterly ridiculous that we have all these supposed billionaire geniuses running around, and their greatest innovation of our lifetime has been stealing our personal data to sell us targeted ads.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@elizabethbelsky It’s cause they’re afraid, they act tough until they’re challenged, then take their ball and go home.

Also, it’s always the ones that call for English to be the official language of the US, that write sentences like this…

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@benaird34 Yeah that was perfectly done

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@benaird34 Wow what a pass!

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

“You became the villain in the stories you used to love” what a powerful line 🤌🏻

[DCPetterson.bsky.social @dcpetterson]

This is spectacular. Right on the money. Whoever wrote this absolutely understands our popular culture.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@tiffanee_dawn Oh my hell, what are they doing?

Utah…………………🎵………………….Jazz

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@deseretistan I would seek a therapist & learn and grow on your own end. Learn about boundaries and work with your kids to understand them as well (this will only help them in their lives/relationships too). My therapist said once, “what if it isn’t about you?”make daily adjustments & effort.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@Sam_Vecenie I wanna see the stats on how much more he may run than all the other players. Baseline to baseline, baseline out to the 3pt line, back to baseline, then across court to the other baseline…etc. maybe I’m wrong but I’ve always thought he puts in the miles. Same with Jokic.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@YFanGirlJ 5 star tweet 😂

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@AdamSchefter ….the boise state broncos! 🤦🏻‍♂️ this is more of a Ford commercial than a football one

[Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote]

Since @ConanOBrien is all over socials right now, here’s a clip that explains why - no matter how many people try and tear me down for “peddling hopium” - I continue to see the silver lining. From his farewell speech:

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@tiffanee_dawn 😂😂😂keep fighting (and winning) the good fight

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@brennanknotts It’s a right of passage at the very minimum 🙄

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

THIS.

How many coaches “transferred” 2-3xs…for get this…more money….

[Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr]

when the people who had less get more it feels like everything to the people who had it all this whole time.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

The power of good support: coaches/teammates, family, medical and a strong kid navigating HIS story. Don’t know you Braden, but am proud of your strength and journey 💪🏻 inspirational 🙏🏻 #mentalhealthishealth

[Braden Appelhans @AppelhansBraden]

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that. 

I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help.

Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.  

I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place!

Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in.

You change from here.

I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point. 

So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year! 

-BA1

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@AppelhansBraden Love this, love the great support and what a great story. Keep on keepin on, one day at a time! 💪🏻

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@jonstewart ❤️🙏🏻for your family and Dipper❤️

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

Ohhhh is that what I’ve been doing wrong? Using clubs with only a single sweet spot?

Gotta get me some of these Ai golf clubs 😂

[Callaway Golf @CallawayGolf]

Designed with real player data and a revolutionary new Ai Smart Face™ for sweet spots across the entire face.

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@BrotherMike17 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

[Scotty B @scottkendal]

@NBA_University Love the jerseys, colors, and script 😍

Hate the logo. 🤮

The shadow shading on the N,S,E,W, compass part isn’t shaded right…

And a “clipper” is a fast and agile boat, not a fricken cruise ship 😂 and the “basketball lines” on the ship’s belly…, 😂 that ball be flat AF