Practices 5-6

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Now onto Allen Iverson's favorite piece of basketball, practice. We had our fifth practice on Sunday right before our guys had their finals. It didn't exactly go the way we would've liked but at the same time half of our guys were sitting around on Saturday and Sunday helping out with a basketball tournament that we were hosting. We went for about an hour and a half just to get their legs going and make sure they were prepared for the main reason they actually came to college, school. It certainly is tough this time of the year to practice. It's really nice outside, finals are about to happen, and in the famous words of Noah Aguirre, "I like girls in sundresses."

Yesterday's practice was much better. Our guys were able to focus a little longer after being done with finals. Now it's just basketball. We went through a lot of stuff yesterday. At this point, we are nitpicking a lot with what we want. We have to be able to focus and make the right decisions and learn from our mistakes. Just a little thing like securing a loose ball instead of reaching for it or creating a little better angle to a make a post pass. Those little things could and have a made a difference in winning or losing a game. Ask Butler's guard about slowing up on a breakaway and getting blocked instead of two points. They ended up losing by two. That's life and basketball.

These ten practices have been great for me. I am starting to get a better grasp of our players and what each is capable of in a half court setting. Hopefully, I'll be able to get some "head coaching" experience in one game out in Greece. It would be extremely beneficial for me. We'll see how everything transpires out there. We finally got our opponents and I'll try to update everyone with who and when we are playing within the next couple of days.