Overall I was pleased with the team effort. Yes, there were mental errors, too many missed free throws, turnovers and missed shots but we played with our hearts. We won 50/50 battles and we were determined to win this game............
5 seconds left to play we are down 3. My coach draws up an awesome play. I had hardly made a shot all day but he still ran the play to me. He doesn't know how much that meant... he still trusted I could hit the shot and I told my team and myself I WAS making it.
Anyways... the clock was ticking and I came through a close line screen, the post player hedged a little so I had a quick cross over and shot. Swish..... it went in. The place erupted and I have never felt so relieved. Finally, when it mattered the most I was able to make it.. The final seconds go off the clock and in my head I'm ready for OT...
I look over and my coach says " it was a 2"..... the refs are holding up 2 fingers and my heart sank. I didn't know whether to cry, scream, or run and hide. Not only did I have an off game offensively.. but I had the chance to redeem myself and my damn foot was on the line.
You live and you learn. This week will be important. Individually I need to regain confidence. I need to get at least 100/200 more shots a day and by monday my focus changes to our next opponent. As a team we now know our potential. I think my team can be great and I wouldn't say that if I didn't believe it.
We learned a lot about ourselves from the first game... and next time we play in Torun, I am expecting another battle.
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