Watchin' Good Basketball

That wasn't the theme on Monday night when we took the floor. We actually had nine players, which is alot for us. So, game time approaches, and our captain tells the five of us to go out there. We only had 3 guards, so i was in the starting lineup. We went out, and bang, bang, band, it was 10-0, and we had 3 missed shots and 3 turnovers, and only 2:00 had run off the clock. We turned the ball over once, and on the way back down the floor, one of the forwards looks at me and said, "Hey, you gotta stay home at the top of the zone here." We always played zone, until the end of the game last week, when we had to go man because we couldn't stop the one shooter from killing us. Well, prior to the game, as the starting 5 were walking out onto the floor, I'd said to the captain, "So, we're going to match up?" And his replay was yes. Flash forward to us being down by 10, and I looked at the forward and told him we were playing man. That was news to the other forward and the center. So, we'd played 2 minutes of ball with two guards playing man to man defense, and the three big men playing zone. I'll tell you right now, that's not a good sign. Well, we struggled to shoot, and they cut into us deep. Finally, they scored to make it 18-0 with 6:00 to play in the first quarter and I decided it was time for a time out. The rest of the game was much better. We played well as a team, and at one point late in the 4th quarter, we had the ball with a chance to tie the game. We lost by 4 or 5 points, and I became the second Martin Group player this season to foul out. I wasn't happy about that, mainly because the inconsistency of the final three fouls I got tagged with. But, ohh well, not much I can do about it. So, we're now 2-7, and at the bottom of the league.

Tonight, I'm headed out to watch the Mitchell Christian James Valley Christian Game. Should be good, and I gotta get going. That's the good basketball I'm going to watch.