Semi-finals loss against HBK
When was the last time I made a post about a basketball game eh?
On Wednesday night we had our semi-final match against HBK. They were ranked 1st and we were ranked 4th. We were pretty much fodder for them. You know that team everyone wants to play in the playoffs because they are deemed an easy match? Yup, that was us this season.
Despite going into it expecting a loss, I still wanted us to fight for it. The first 10 minutes or so had the usual playoff tension and suspension. Even though we lacked serious offence, they weren't doing particularly well themselves. Then they started a burst after that and blew us away.
In the second half I started marking their star guard one on one from full court and shut him down somewhat, but it was already too late. I found that they could be easily disrupted by doing that, but too bad no one else seems to understand the significance of it.
Things got a little heated between Mike and I, as I yelled at him during a time out to stop shooting in traffic.
It was a bit of a sad loss for me, because I always had in the back of my mind that if we came first place this season, then it'd be my last as I would want to finish on a winning note. However, this loss has meant that I'd be here for at least another season.
I do, however, look forward to taking some time off basketball. The season starts again in a fortnight, and I've told Mike I'll be skipping the first few weeks to rest. Even though my achilles has recovered somewhat, I would really like some rest for my mind. Sometimes too much of a good thing is not good.
On Wednesday night we had our semi-final match against HBK. They were ranked 1st and we were ranked 4th. We were pretty much fodder for them. You know that team everyone wants to play in the playoffs because they are deemed an easy match? Yup, that was us this season.
Despite going into it expecting a loss, I still wanted us to fight for it. The first 10 minutes or so had the usual playoff tension and suspension. Even though we lacked serious offence, they weren't doing particularly well themselves. Then they started a burst after that and blew us away.
In the second half I started marking their star guard one on one from full court and shut him down somewhat, but it was already too late. I found that they could be easily disrupted by doing that, but too bad no one else seems to understand the significance of it.
Things got a little heated between Mike and I, as I yelled at him during a time out to stop shooting in traffic.
It was a bit of a sad loss for me, because I always had in the back of my mind that if we came first place this season, then it'd be my last as I would want to finish on a winning note. However, this loss has meant that I'd be here for at least another season.
I do, however, look forward to taking some time off basketball. The season starts again in a fortnight, and I've told Mike I'll be skipping the first few weeks to rest. Even though my achilles has recovered somewhat, I would really like some rest for my mind. Sometimes too much of a good thing is not good.
posted by toey | 10:22
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