Basketball
has played a major part of my life since I was 11 years old. As much as I love basketball, I almost stopped
playing a few years ago. Law school was
demanding and it made me feel that I did not have time to play. I finally started playing basketball again at
the end of my second year. That really
helped me get my mind back to the game. During
my third year, I joined a gym, and played a few times per week. During bar prep immediately following my
third year, I played basketball when I could, but realized how much I missed
being away from the game. The problem
was simple: Where could I play with a group of like minded people who did not
want to argue and fight about every possession?
The answer to that problem has been the Wake County Lawyer Basketball League.
I
started working at my firm in September 2011 and almost immediately I asked my
colleagues about local basketball leagues.
I was informed about the Wake County League. I signed up for the league in November 2011
and the winter league began in January 2012.
The league was perfect because you played one game per week on Saturdays. I ended up being selected to play on a good
team and we clicked as a unit almost immediately. We finished the season with an outstanding
record and advanced through the playoffs.
Eventually, we lost in the championship game by 5 points. I do not like losing, and making it that far
just to lose the championship game was a tough pill to swallow. I thought I would have to wait a year before
being able to play again. I was pleasantly
surprised when I found out that I would have a chance to play in the summer
league.
The
league began in July 2012. I was on a
completely different team, but we ended up meshing very well. Everyone seemed to know and accept their
roles. At first, we thought we would be
a zone team, but then, we figured out that we could hang our hats on man-to-man
defense. That worked really well for us
as we went through the season. We had to
deal with many absences throughout the summer because of vacations and family
obligations, so our record was not great.
The beauty of the postseason is that your regular season record does not
matter. You just need to hit your
collective stride at the right time. We
did just that and made it to the championship round. We played a very good team, but thanks to
great pressure defense, timely shooting, and unselfish play, we won. I was extremely excited to win the
championship, considering my team’s loss in the championship game in March.
Peace
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