Still Climbing

Hello everybody! I just finished eating dinner and I am about to watch the Duke and Baylor game, but first I wanted to post this week's blog. There has not been a lot of changes in the past week so this blog may not be as long as usual.
Like always, basketball will be the main topic of discussion. We have been struggling over the past few weeks, but I am happy to say that we are showing signs of life. Last night we played the number 1 team in the league. We played a heck of a game but fell just a little short! We lost by 1 point in overtime! This sucks because we had a couple of opportunities to win the game. Things looked real dim at the end of regulation as we trailed by 2 poinst with 7 seconds to go. I got the ball on an out of bounds play and I was able to make a nice move to get to the basket and make the lay-up to send the game into overtime! Unfortunately, we found ourselves in the same position at the end of overtime. Once again I was able to elude my man with a quick reverse dribble but I was unable to connect on the game winning shot! It hit the back of the rim, and instead of being the hero, I had to go home with another loss! The silver lining here is the fact that we were able to play the #1 team in the league down to the last posession! If we can bring the same effort every night,we should be able to make the most of the last 6 weeks of the season. Normally, I am not one for moral victories but we are climbing out of the valley! I can feel it! I am finally getting back to my normal form after the bruised thigh and we are coming together again as a team.
As for life outside of basketball, I have to be honest and say that I have been thinking about home, lol! The time sprung forward an hour last night, the weather is getting better, and practices are becoming less intense. All these are signs that summer is near.
Speaking of summer, it should be a busy one for me . The Driven Perfection Youth Foundation will be giving back as it normally does and I am actually in the process of preparing for that now. If anybody is interesting in donating or contributing to our charitable efforts please check out my website(www.jj-miller.net) and use the contact information on the foundation page!
Well I am going to go now! I hope everyone has a great week and as always EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!

A Frustrating 2 weeks

It's late Saturday night and I am typing this blog now because I missed the opportunity to post last week. I want to make sure that I don't miss this week's chance. I hope all is well with everyone reading this week's blog. By the title, I am sure that you can tell that I am in a depressed mood. Nevertheless, I am pushing on. Let's get into another episode of Exceeding Expectations.

Basketball has not be going to good for me over the past few weeks. I got injured 3 weeks ago and I have been trying to battle back every since! I can say that I am healthy again and fully capable of playing the way I am accustomed to playing. Unfortunately, I am not back in my groove yet. More importantly neither is the team. We loss our last 2 games by 20 pts or more and we have been completely out of sync. There has been so many things going wrong that I am not sure which problem we should be focused on. I only hope that in the coming days we find our chemistry! The season is coming to an end fast and we need to do everything we can to make the most of it.

As for life outside of basketball, I really feel like things are going well. I have been able to focus on being the best man that I can be for myself and my family. I have also been able to get some work done on the Driven Perfection Youth Foundation project for this summer.

Life and basketball are directly linked for me. When I am doing good in one, I am also doing good in the other! This is not the case right now which is why I am a bit frustrated!

I am trusting God though! I believe that all things work for the good of those who love the lord! I am not sure when things are going to get better on the court, but I know for sure that they will. I realize that in times of trial we can learn a lot about ourselves. I am staying focused, faithful, and determined!

I hope that everyone has a great weekend! I am going to get some rest now, but I am looking forward to next week so that i can once again try to EXCEED EXPECTATIONS! I hope that you will do the same.