So going into game two we were more confident since we were supposed to have a full roster of players ready to go. Unfortunately, those nagging issues continued to play a large part of our early season problems and we dropped another close game by 5 points. It has been frusterating at times because we feel like despite not playing very good basketball we have been competitive in the first two games of the season. Surely we need to cut down on the amount od turnovers because in this league the margin for error is so slim for us.
Every team features athletes who can jump higher than us, shoot better than us and in general are taller than us as well. Therefore, we need to play a near perfect fundamentally sound game to succeed. It is a good learning experience for us though since we are playing shorthanded with only 7 or 8 players from week to week.
After getting used to winning all the time in the lower level league we are finding that we no longer can coast for even short stretches because every possession is important for us. Starting 0-2 is not the best way to make a first impression on these teams but I find solace in the fact that we have yet to be blown out in the first two contests.
I hope that in our next game we are able to somehow close the gap even firther and maybe even pull out a victory for the first time. Everyone is playing extremely hard and eventually that hard work should pay off for us. In the end, we want to build an even stronger franchise and program so this first "expansion" season for us is a building block towards the future of the team.
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