Life Lesson Learned

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”

-Vincent Van Gogh

Since the age of four I have been playing basketball and I have learned a countless number of lessons about life that have made me the young man that I am today; for example, how to talk to people, how to handle criticism or advisory, and responsibility and taking full ownership of my actions. Now with two MAC games played and both of them slipping out of our hands, I have yet again learned another life lesson that I will never forget. And that lesson is appreciating the little things.

Starting the MAC 0-2 is not what we expected, however some lessons are learned the hard way and this is one of those times. Now you could blame our losses on missed shots or a number of things, but the real answer is not getting the little things done. For those who don’t know what I mean by little things, a little thing could be a lot of things. Setting a good screen, boxing out, cutting hard, getting loose balls, getting deflections, taking charges, and number of non-categorical events that happen in a game. Taking two early losses in MAC play, I feel that this is an aspect that we must improve on. Vincent Van Gogh said it the best, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Once we can get this concept cemented into our brains, the sky will be the limit. Until next time, that’s Wats’ Up! 

MAC, here we come!

We’re on the bus right now on the way back from Cornell University, where we were able to end our non-conference schedule with a win; bringing our record to 8-4. Tonight’s win felt good, because as you all know we just suffered a lost to BYU last Thursday and to be able to learn from our mistakes, refocus, and come out and put on a solid performance against a team who went to the sweet sixteen last year makes it all sweeter.

We are now about to begin our conference schedule, with a home game against Bowling Green this Saturday. Those who follow our progress know that we were projected to finish in last place in the MAC. To us, it’s not a surprise and it’s our number one motivational tactic that we have used all season.  We feel as if this year can be really special if we continue to get better daily and fix the little mistakes that are keeping us from reaching our full potential. Right now, as we continue to make our strides, our minds are focused; we are working on our weaknesses, and never forgetting where we started and where we’re going.

Expect MAC play to be very exciting, very physical, and very passionate because every single game is a rivalry game. MAC, here we come! Until next time, that’s Wats’ Up!