Both games this weekend came down to the final possession, and each time we were on the wrong end of a close game.
The wounds from this weekend are still fresh, but I suspect that the sting from these missed opportunities will bite at us for the remainder of the season. Had we been able to capitalize and win at least one game we would have picked up a game over Fukuoka in the race for the final playoff spot.
This weekend hurts doubly bad because we are hosting Osaka next weekend. We are 0-4 against Osaka so far, and really only one of those games was close. They are the most difficult team we've played against.
I am not accustomed to losing. In high school my teams were very good, placing 2nd and 3rd in the State my two years on varsity. In college I suffered one losing season out of four. Not bad for a mid-major school known for its academics. Last season in Denmark we were very good, winning the National Cup and winning 80% of our games before losing to a clearly superior team in the Finals.
This has been a rough season for me, I am not accustomed to team failure like this. I often find myself laying in bed late into the night, unable to sleep. In my self-imposed solitary confinement the mental replays of my mistakes nick me like little cuts from a razor. Last night I slept about three hours. This was after I played well, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Tonight we lost by three. I was 1-6 on free throws, including 0-4 in the fourth quarter.
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man you just have to keep playing...my first game last weekend was bad for me too..it can be frustrating playing with people that really suck but you can only do what you can control and sometimes you can have an off night too.....believe me i know you frustration/ disappointment and all that just play hard
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