Normal Game, New Tension

Never before have I gone into a game with as much tension as this one. My NJB team is playing on Sunday, our forth game in a nine-game season. Sounds simple, right?

Well for obvious reasons it isn't a regular game. First of all, we're not in Los Gatos for this game. We will be in Evergreen. Second of all, I have not scored a basket in our last three games. I have been thinking of new ways to score and decided I would play good defense so I can steel the ball, and run downcourt to make a layup. Sounds easy to do, right?

Well, here's the big news. It's not. You can't magicly steel the ball and make a layup. It is hard to steel a ball and most people can't do it just by thinking they can. It reqires down-to-earth training, and you've got to belive in yourself and think you can do it.

And that's not even geting into the ways of winning.