Today was the worst day for a basketball coach, the last tryout. You know that every kid there just wants to be on the team and just wants to belong. But, in basketball there are only so many jerseys and so many spots available on the team, that cuts are inevitable. It's an awful task to sit there and look a kid in the eye and tell them they didn't make the team that they so desperately want to be on.
However, the last tryout also brings the opportunity for one of the most rewarding experiences as a coach as well. It doesn't get much better than the experience of calling a kid into your office that works so hard and has been so unbelievably committed that his work ethic and toughness overshadow his shortcomings in skill and athletic ability, and having the opportunity to tell that kid how proud you are of him and that he has MADE the team is as good as it gets. There aren't a whole lot of more rewarding experiences than that.
Now for the week 10 picks...
I'm picking all favorites this week because according to parents of kids that get cut, thats what coaches do.
Oregon @ Stanford (+7.5)
Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Goooooooooo Ducks!
USC @ Arizona State (+11)
Trojans take out frustration from last weeks stomping.
Wake Forest @ Ga. Tech (-13)
HOT SHOOTER!!! I'm posting the Tech fight song with next weeks picks if they win again for me.
Oklahoma @ Nebraska (+6)
I just had a 3rd grader in one of my classes move to Oklahoma. I didn't think people really even lived there, but here's a welcome to Oklahoma present for that kid.
Season: 23-15-0
Until next time,
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