michael's final basketball game is tonight! i will try to get a great shot of him in his junior jazz outfit to add the this video-post. it has been a joy to watch michael play this year. he is a kinder player than i was at his age. he still has a competitive streak in him, but it's kinder and gentler. he passes more, cheers his teammates on, cheers when they score etc. i have lots of b-ball footage, but i focused on a single game for the video below. this is the game after the SDSU game where we saw jimmer drop 43 on the 7th ranked team in the country. we hadn't discussed before the game, but michael decided he should take long jimmer-length shots early in the game.
we talked at half-time about how he is more of a brandon davies type because of his height compared to teammates. we discussed the meaning of 'high-percentage' shots and that until he's made over 1,000 three-pointers in the gym he should work for the higher percentage shot. he took it to heart and the video shows his progression during the game as he moved closer to the hoop.
he's a sweet kid and loves this game...
4 comments:
I LOVE the defense by Michael! Good job boy!
Sweet moves on the court. I love hearing your commentary and encouragement. I also love seeing Aaron begin to mimic his cousin's bball moves and pretend to play with him on his own hoop at home.
Way to go Michael! You're awesome!!! Wish we could have seen you in action. I'm glad we at least get to watch you at home.
thank you melinda and mellisa. it is fun to watch his defense. his last game tonight was more of the same. he had this short stocky kid that was leaning was into him much the period and it surprised him at first but he slowly warmed to it and started pushing back :)
Sweet. I love the intense D! The slow-mo was a nice touch :)
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