Lost by 1 point in double OT. When 5 of my main players fouled out, three in 4th quarter. An absolute full-tilt effort by all.
Proud to say these boys are my team.
On to baseball!
3.09.2014
3.08.2014
My March Madness
OK, round 1 is in the books and my boys prevail. Score was 44-19. Figured we'd have an easy one.
2011-2012
Game 1 - LOSS 33-32
Game 2 - WIN 34-31
Game 3 - WIN 53-47 (Playoffs)
We went on to win championship
2012-2013
Game 4 - WIN 37-30 OT (we hit a 3 at the end of regulation to tie game)
Game 5 - LOSS 48-44
Game 6 - LOSS 46-40 (Playoff Semis)
They went on to win championship of this league (I won my other)
2013-2014
Game 7 - WIN 41-40 OT
Game 8 - LOSS 42-19 (we barely showed up)
They are #3 seed, we are #6
Now we travel on Sunday for round 2. Against a team I have played a lot over the last few. Check this out:
Game 1 - LOSS 33-32
Game 2 - WIN 34-31
Game 3 - WIN 53-47 (Playoffs)
We went on to win championship
Game 4 - WIN 37-30 OT (we hit a 3 at the end of regulation to tie game)
Game 5 - LOSS 48-44
Game 6 - LOSS 46-40 (Playoff Semis)
They went on to win championship of this league (I won my other)
Game 7 - WIN 41-40 OT
Game 8 - LOSS 42-19 (we barely showed up)
They are #3 seed, we are #6
So...we are 4-4 against these guys since we joined the league. And I always suspected the road in the playoffs would go through these folks. Check me back tomorrow for the update. Wish us luck.
3.06.2014
One Day More
First, OSSS (Oldest Son of SoulSlam) has HS baseball beginning tomorrow here in NJ. Based on the snow cover, there will be lots of indoor practices to start. He's looking to rock it this season as a soph. Good luck, bro.
Second, my 7th grade travel basketball team has first round playoff tomorrow evening. Home game. We ended up #6 seed, and as luck would have it, the #11 seed dropped out, giving us a favorable draw in playoffs. We take one game at a time, but it's all teams we have the capability to beat if we play our game. So good luck to YSSS (Youngest Son of SoulSlam) and your host.
3.02.2014
More of the White Stuff
While not as bad as initally predicted, we still gots some snow coming here to North J. Our southern (re: Shore) neighbors look like they's gonna get slammed though.
And just an update...lost our last regular season game in hoops. So we L-I-M-P into playoffs. Tough road ahead.
So we get a March storm to add to the white landscape around us. HS Baseball practice starts Friday here...that means lots of indoor practices at odd hours for most. Our travel baseball league starts the first weekend in April. I can see that getting a delay since I find it hard to believe we will have a storm, full melt and drying out in less than 30 days. Not here in Flood Central.
Better be a spectacular Spring & Summer. Just sayin'.
And just an update...lost our last regular season game in hoops. So we L-I-M-P into playoffs. Tough road ahead.
2.28.2014
A Day Off (Memento Post)
I'm at the 30 day mark in days accrued at the J-O-B, which means use 'em or lose 'em...so I am off. Got some stuff to do but decided to post an update on last night's game.
Flash forward (backward) about 23 seconds. We were up 39-38. They come down court, get off a shot, we don't box, they hit a little layup, score is 40-39. I call a timeout with 17.7 seconds left. Tell the boys a few very pertinent points: that we do not need a 3-point shot, and I do not want a 3-point shot, that we need to drive basket to get off a good 2-pt shot, and that the other team has six (6) team fouls and if we get fouled we go to line for 1 and 1.
We inbound underneath opposing basket and the other team let's us roll! We save at least 3 seconds!!! We get ball in across halfcourt, pass, pass, stand still, dribble around perimter for approximatley 12 seconds then huck up a terrible 3-point shot which did not go in. Game over.
Now earlier in the 4th quarter, around the 2:30 mark, my center committed a foul under the basket. To which the corekeeper for home side says "fouled out with 5!", and my scorekeeper disputed, saying that was his 4th foul. BTW, my scorekeeper was 100% correct. Anyway, we have about a six (6) minute interruption as we discern the absolute horror of a book the home side kept. And even though the ref knew we were right (told me afterwards) he has to go by home book by rule, so big man is out. That smarts.
Earlier in game I put a boy in that misses a lot more practices and games than most. To be fair, he had a tough injury (outside of basketball), but he also plays in some GD soccer program, so that apparently takes precedent. We go into 3-2 defense and I call out his spot. When we come down, he's in wrong spot...then he's WAY OUT OF POSITION on a pass across court and a boy has an easy lay-up for 2. Now you may say, "that happens"...and you could be correct. BUt about 3 weeks ago I sent out a video of a major college team explaining the 3-2, with instructions to all the boys to watch (practice time is severely limited), and guess what? He never watched. And even after I found out oh so long ago and told him to watch, he still has not. So he doesn't know what's what. And that's a shame. But it's also on him.
So like the movie Memento, I'll start at the end. We lost 40-39.
Flash forward (backward) about 23 seconds. We were up 39-38. They come down court, get off a shot, we don't box, they hit a little layup, score is 40-39. I call a timeout with 17.7 seconds left. Tell the boys a few very pertinent points: that we do not need a 3-point shot, and I do not want a 3-point shot, that we need to drive basket to get off a good 2-pt shot, and that the other team has six (6) team fouls and if we get fouled we go to line for 1 and 1.
We inbound underneath opposing basket and the other team let's us roll! We save at least 3 seconds!!! We get ball in across halfcourt, pass, pass, stand still, dribble around perimter for approximatley 12 seconds then huck up a terrible 3-point shot which did not go in. Game over.
Now earlier in the 4th quarter, around the 2:30 mark, my center committed a foul under the basket. To which the corekeeper for home side says "fouled out with 5!", and my scorekeeper disputed, saying that was his 4th foul. BTW, my scorekeeper was 100% correct. Anyway, we have about a six (6) minute interruption as we discern the absolute horror of a book the home side kept. And even though the ref knew we were right (told me afterwards) he has to go by home book by rule, so big man is out. That smarts.
Earlier in game I put a boy in that misses a lot more practices and games than most. To be fair, he had a tough injury (outside of basketball), but he also plays in some GD soccer program, so that apparently takes precedent. We go into 3-2 defense and I call out his spot. When we come down, he's in wrong spot...then he's WAY OUT OF POSITION on a pass across court and a boy has an easy lay-up for 2. Now you may say, "that happens"...and you could be correct. BUt about 3 weeks ago I sent out a video of a major college team explaining the 3-2, with instructions to all the boys to watch (practice time is severely limited), and guess what? He never watched. And even after I found out oh so long ago and told him to watch, he still has not. So he doesn't know what's what. And that's a shame. But it's also on him.
So we play the 2nd best team in league (by record) on Saturday night and win or lose, we will be limping into the playoffs. Next year I give an IQ test at tryouts.
2.27.2014
What's In Front of You
The 7th Grade Hoops team is playing tonight. Got two games left in regular season, then playoffs. Currently sitting at 9-6 so a W tonight would be tremendous.
After two (2) championship travel seasons as 5th & 6th graders (respectively), we are a little average this year. Could be that we don't have that early bloomer, height-wise and we haven't always been best and hardest working team on the court.
So my pre-game ramble will basically tell this terrific group of boys young men that we can only concentrate on what's in front of us. See what happens.
Stay tuned!
2.26.2014
Encapsulation
Really the whole thing boils down to this:
Are we all just an infintesimal speck on some giant diorama?
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