Day 2
With time running against us the camp moved the next morning to Panama City, Panama! The Final 48 were given a taste of the travels they could be a part of if they made the team.
As we got off the plane I looked over at Zane Ritter, who was bending over in pain..
SpF: Zane are you alright?
Ritter: SpF, I, I think i'm pregnant
SpF: What? You're a guy, You can't get pregnant!
Ritter: Well I went "InZane" at a party last night and ate sooo many of Jairo's Burritos and Ricardo's Taco's, My stomach hurts..
SpF: You must have a stomach ache than..
Ritter: NO! I can feel a kicking in my stomach
SpF: That's not a good sign, I'd hit a bathroom asap Zane!
* Zane Ritter vanished for the remainder of the practice*
Another interesting day here at USA NT Camp, as soon as we were shown the practice facilities here in Panama City, Our coaching staff and players hit the hardwood for training and team sessions.
A commotion was rising at the far east court. Walking over I noticed once again it was Willis Lundy and Perry Gipson.
Lundy: Whaz yu means I cheateds??
Gipson: You Know Lundy! We all know I had you!
Lundy: Haha butt you'ze fall!! How yu maked pass cutz neway?
*Coco emerges to settle argument*
Coco: You two are longtime rivals, I respect rivalries but sometimes it becomes too much, I'm going to test you two, Willis Lundy and Perry Gipson are teaming up! But trust me you two will not have an easy task, Your rivalry will challenge one of BB's greatest as you'll be playing Ismael Grubbs and our NT special guest Dirk Trujillo.
The Gym fell silent.. Grubbs and Trujillo looked down one another and likewise so did Gipson and Lundy.
The game that followed was.. interesting.
As Lundy took the ball up the floor, he refused to pass to an open Gipson and on the other side of the ball Trujillo was left alone to guard Lundy because Grubbs was waiting to be the one to get the rebound first.
When I asked Willie Dillard what his thoughts were he responded with:
" I can't tell if they're playing 2 on 2 or 1 on 1 on 1 on 1!"
As Grubbs was about to go up for a layup he was suddenly rejected by his teammate Dirk Trujillo
Trujillo: Just like the semifinals right Ismael, Missing layups.. tisk tisk
*Grubbs grabs balls and dunks down over Trujillo*
Grubbs: Just like last seasons worlds.. OO yeah you weren't there.
In an amazing coincidence.. The score was tied 20-20.. but really the 4 players each had 10 points.
*Next Basket Wins - Gipson's Ball.. err I mean Gipson and Lundy*
As Perry dribbled up court he spun around Dirk Trujillo for an open floater when Lundy blocked it and took it up court, halfway to the rim he was stripped by Ismael Grubbs who in turn was rejected by Trujillo on the other side of the court. With the other 3 fuming over their teammates Dirk Trujillo with a wide open layup to win the game went up and had his shot Rimmed out..
*Coco picks up the ball*
Coco: We all learned a valuable lesson today.. Always Dunk The Ball.
After the game I walked on over to assistant head coach Brian and head coach GM-Jason!
SpF: What do you think about the final 48 here today in Panama City?
Brian: All of them good players, but we're looking for great so I want these guys to show up today in these practices to see what they're really made of.
Jason: I agree, it's put up or shut up, go or slow, rise or fall, HAM and Bologna for these guys and I hope they know it, because we'll find out.. we'll find out...
SpF: What are you going to do with them?
Brian: You see that canal over there? *points to Panama Canal*
Jason: They're swimming it.
SpF: That's hardcore!
Brian & Jason: We Know.
Stay Tuned tonight as the final cuts are posted than tomorrow our final roster followed by our game with Panama!
-SpF-
Last edited by SpF at 8/7/2011 5:04:00 PM