Catchin up (part IV) whew.

Thanks for reading...Southwestern Sun boys' basketball sched here. This is the last email I wrote to my friend before the end of the break.

Good morning!

Team got a nice win, 49-40, last night against Mesrobian! We won every quarter in a game for the first time this season. The boys put down 14 assists on 22 makes. Awesome passing and good moving to and away from the ball. Ryan just about flashed up to the high post anytime the ball was swung around and was able to inflict damage with easy hoops, or nice passes. He did miss all of his free throws, though, because he dinged his hand up pretty good and had to have two of his right fingers taped. But he is okay. Also, one of our guards, Collin Liang, was whacked on the head early in the first Q on a breakaway layup. Either an elbow or a tooth(!!) gashed him and he had to be taken to the ER for five staples. He pretty much relaxed after the doc said they would not be shaving any part of his head (I am sure you know about these kids and their hair these days.)

We had three kids, Ryan, Graham and Jim, in double figures. Graham had ten rebounds and Jim is emerging as our top scoring threat (he even added two treys for good measure!) Some of our reserves, like Andy Wang (a tall wiry player) and Colman Li (who has good instincts), are coming along nicely and can be counted upon for some solid D. Boiling it down, this was a good win because the boys found open guys and made good defensive adjustments! They had an awkward-shooting 5'3" or so bomber who sank three of five from downtown! We could not solve those screens, but a 3-2 defense quickly discouraged those attempts. We were also lucky that the visiting team did not press much, if at all. We still need to work on beating that press.

But it is nice to go into the break on a (one-game) winning streak! Hehe. I only wish we could play more. You were right about shots eventually starting to fall. Things are looking much better. Now, the question is how to get these kids staying fit over Break? The emails are a good start.

Alright Coach, time for some prep now. Have a good one!

AJ

P.S. Ryan says you don't eat cheese, or red meat. I have adopted a vegetarian diet during weekdays and it is working wonders, surprisingly.