over my 7th and 8th grade summer, i always biked to warren park with my friend in the afternoon to play basketball. we weren't that good, but we put up a good game because we played almost everyday. we eventually got pretty good, just because we played so much, but once all of us departed to high school, i lost that motivation to play.

practice makes perfect, as i realized today. i havent played in a few months and the first thing that happened when we played against the kids at the park was get raped. it was bad, really bad. but once we left to go play with some alumni from last year, we owned. i think having a positive mindset about the game, mainly because we knew the other team wasnt that good, really helps you play better. but regardless of the other team's lack of basketball skills, we still got better, just because we had more practice.

we'll work our way up, playing basketball with people around our skill level, and challenge those guys at the basketball court again. starting tomorrow, we'll play early in the morning to get that practice in.