League win..

This week's game was an important game for us to win.  We had lost 3 straight and were in jeopardy of losing our 3rd ranking in the league.  Our challenge was Kirat Ata.  This is a team at the bottom of the league but have signed some new players and were playing with confidence.  The game started fast with both teams scoring a lot of points.  The pace never really seemed to slow down and we finally built up a larger lead in the second half.  We ended up winning by about 15 points for our first victory in a number or weeks.  It felt good to get back on the winning track.  The coach played me a little in the first half and a little in the second.  I finished with 3 rebounds and 0-1 from the floor in 6 minutes.  Not a whole lot of minutes but it feels good to get on the court and play.  We now ONLY have a month in the regular season before playoffs start.  We need to keep the positive energy up and finish strong.  

Guilford College (my boys/old school) completed a great season by getting to the Div-III Final 4 before losing to the repeat champions Washington University.  Congratulations on a great season guys!  

Sliding a little..

Since our run in the cup, the regular season schedule has not been kind to us.  Our first game after the cup was against Holon (the team we lost to in the final).  We were already very familiar with them and had just scouted the team a few days before.  This made us very prepared for the game and we went to their house and got the win.  It seemed like all was well and we were sitting very with a very comfortable lead on all of the teams below us.  After this game, our coaches decided to sign two new guards and cut one of our other guards.  This seemed like a good move at the time but it may have disrupted some of the team chemistry.  Since the acquisition of the new guys, our team has gone on a 3 game losing skid with the last two coming in very ugly games for us.  The reasons for us losing the games is not the new players.  It's hard to put a finger on what exactly the reason is but it seems like our team lost a bit of motivation.  We are now in a 3 way tie for 3rd place and a game ahead of a couple of other teams right below us.  We are still looking to make the playoffs but are not playing the way we would like to.  Some things have to change around the team if we want to have a successful season.  As for my neck.. it is starting to feel better and I have been practicing full and have just got back to lifting weights again.  This brings my spirits up.  I was feeling a little down after a few weeks of constant neck pain with seemingly no end in sight.   

I would also like to send a shout out to my former college team, Guilford.  They are in the Div-III Final 4!  Nobody expected them to be in this spot but it just shows you what can be accomplished when a team comes together and works for a common goal.  Maybe our team will turn it around and make a run like the Quakers.  Good luck to you guys this weekend.