Blog #3
Scrimmage:
Surprise! Surprise! We were supposed to leave at 2pm, we left @ 2:33pm. I don't know if I'll ever get used to that. My family has always been notorious for showing up to social functions fashionably late. In college my housemates put myself and another housemate in a group called NSU (No Sense of Urgency). Maybe it's because I treat basketball like it's my job because I don't like to be late. I'll be the first to admit that I am usually strolling in a few minutes late when it comes to social functions when there is no consequence or reprecaution but ever since my roommate in college and I were late to our first road trip of our college career, I've stuck to what they call Double D time since then. I usually set at least 3 alarms. One for each part of the preparation:
#1 is wake up
#2 is usually shower
#3 pack up
2 & 3 are interchangeable depending on the event. Ask my girlfriend Lele she experiences first hand the alarm system I have lol... I plan on sticking to my system even though I am usually 15min early already it just gives me more time to skype, email, blog and stay up on current events.
Scrimmage or game, it's great to start off the season with a win. They ended the first half up 35-40. I missed all 3 of my shot attempts and overall didn't do much. The style here is a lot different then Europe. They let a lot more stuff go, pushing, grabbing, hand checking, etc... The second half I bounced back and went 3-5 from the field and made a big play down the stretch. An and one to put us up 3. We ended up winning by 7 or 8. Still have a lot to improve on and get acclimated with my new team, coach and style of play. Can only go one way from here and that's forward. We have a press conference tomorrow at 11am in the hotel and practice at 1pm. We also scrimmage Monterrey again on Sunday but at home this time. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
I guess we have a few long bus rides this year so DVDs are a must have. We watched Machete on the way there and I Am Legend on the way back. In English! Most of my road trips over the past 3 years have been in the native tongue of that region. I am hyped to say the least. We also stopped at a Subway/Church's Chicken for dinner. I got a foot long turkey with everything on it including jalapeños. I'm not gonna lie it was just as good as the states...
I hope all is well back home. I love and miss you more than I show. Until next time................... Love
