FIVES

I've always had this thought that the starting five are the guys who should make the team happy. The last five guys on the floor are the ones who're supposed to make the fans happy. And the ones in-between? Their job is to make the other team cry. 

The Starting Five

Admit it, don't you have this little thrill of joy whenever your team scores first in the game? The first blood in the game. Even if it's just a jump shot or a simple lay-up, cause you know that that first basket will start the team's bid for a thrilling game. That's the job of the first five, to build the momentum for the team. They will be the fuel to the fire. I've always thought that they're supposed to make the team happy because they'll be the reason for the team to have a big lead in the early minutes of the game. Whatever they've started will be continued by the rest of the guys who'll be in the rotation. It's crucial for the first five to start the game right, so that it would be, sorry for the lack of a better word, easy for their teammates to play the rest of the game. 

The Last Five

You're down by 2, 3, 5 or 10 and you have a minute or two in the clock. Of course, you will turn to your best 5. Your best shooters and your best defenders. The guys who live and breathe "crunch time". They should make the fans happy, by giving them a win. A come-from-behind win is always the best. The exhilarating feeling that you get when you know your team can still make it. It could be something that you didn't expect or something that you half-expected, but for sure, it's something that you hoped for and something that you badly wanted. An overtime, for me, is a bonus. But it's the same, your best five and your best luck. At the last ticks of the clock, you will see every person, every fan, standing and cheering their hearts out for their team to win, to show their team that they are there. And it's the last five on the floor's job to reward those cheers with a win. To give back, to show them that it was worth watching the game, that it was worth cheering them on 'til the end.

The In-betweens

The in-betweens are the ones who play in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter, obviously. They're the guys who want just want to be part of the rotation. And once they get that chance, they would want to, and they should, make the opponent cry. They're the guys who you never expected to blow up (Oh, I remember those days when Sunday Salvacion and Mark Macapagal became big names coming out of the bench and making those unexpected triples for Ginebra. Man, the good old days. Sorry, been under a rock for 4-5 years, that's as far as I can remember lol) The guys who are just waiting for their time to be ripe, and their talents to be seen. They are the ones who every person on the opposing team should be afraid of. It shouldn't be the best shooter known or the best defender known to mankind, because those people are expected to show exemplary work. It should be those guys who patiently warm the bench and themselves. Waiting, just waiting to pounce. 


But whether a player is part of the starting five, the in-betweens or the last five, what matters is that each and everyone of them know their role while they're on the floor. That way, the team, the fans and the players are all happy with the outcome of the game. Another thing, whatever sport you're playing, the most important thing is for you to offer everything to Him, make Him happy, and have fun. And most of all, you should be happy because you know that you were able to give it your all. If you win, then hooray and good job for you. If you lose, remember, there are no losses just lessons. High-five!
(How weird, my blog entry ended this way. LOL!)

Laters,

G