almost let my team down

today, team stat played the SLIS basketball team in pool play of the Diliman Games. as the new coach of the team, i felt i needed to improve the rotation after a tiring game with Econ (which we lost) last saturday.

and so there, despite marnex's absence and abram's exam, sir Lans was there to fill in for the rest of the front court. nikko buhangin was there to bring some screens and rebounding off the bench. abram, iogue and jadd came in by the 3rd quarter, fresh from their exams. all of them made key plays when they got in. our team led by as much as 6 points by the start of the fourth quarter. the team finally pulled away and led by 14 points with 3 minutes left.

and so i decided to play since we did a good job rotating the line up. and everybody played well. when i got in, the SLIS suddenly made a run. and to make things worse, i made a KEY TURNOVER in the middle of their spirited run. with a minute left, we led by 1 na lang. casey called the time out and i just asked for him to replace me and finish the game.

at that point, i just shrunk right there. i should have not went in. i was doing a good job until i let myself in the game. i couldn't match the intensity of a team trying to catch up. frustrating really.

casey finished off the game and we won.

i said sorry to my team. i almost let them down. good thing they bailed me out. that's what i call i resilent team. players that back their teammates up.

thanks guys. i'll make sure this won't happen again. a championship will mean i will treat you guys to dinner.

frustrating. but a learning experience as well. i know my team will back me up.