JUST WHAT EXACTLY IS A GOOD GAME?
well, i think basketball is very simple. u 1 to attack to win, u 1 to defend to win.
i suppose different pple have a different definitions for a good game.
to someone who is not a basketballer, maybe seeing the team he/she supports wins is good enough.
to someone who is a basketballer, maybe seeing someone doing something impression is considered good.
to a player who is not a main player, maybe not making mistakes the times he/she is on court is considered good.
to a player who is a main player, maybe being able to execute his/her skills on court is considered good.
so what's my definition of a good game?
my coaches never tel me what's a good game. what got me where i was when i was a player at my peak? i tink basically i really have strong desire to win. i am never satisfied being just a player. i always wanted to b a player that helps my team win games. i 1 to b 1st 5. i 1 2 b part of my coach's plan. i hate to be sub-ed out. i 1 2 play s long s i can. i 1 2 score as many s balls s i can. i cannot stand myself being the one allowing the opponent to score. when u score on me, i wanna score back and score back more! i suppose that's how i prove my threat to many even though i started off basketball alot later than many pple. i never let my late entry into the bball world an excuse for me to b not playing(well) on court.
of cos i do have bad games in even in my peak. i remember how chun di used to yell at me(come to tink of it, i tink she's the ONLY coach who ever scolded me and scolded me upside down!) everytime she scold me, i was damn angry. it really 'motivate' me to make me 1 fight even harder the next game to prove her wrong! i don't bear grudges for her scolding me, i juz feel proud that after so many years, all she can talk abt everytime even up til today is the good game i gave her in 2002 on the finals agst aljunied. i know i had prove my worth back then and her effort on me had paid off.
now s a coach, my definition of a good game is seeing my team executing wat i've taught. it's seeing players playing up to their standards. the standards they should give and i know they can give.
my advise s a player/coach is no matter wat's the result of the game, ask yourself this at the end of the day: r u satisfied wif ur performance? did u give it ur all? did u let down ur team? did u let down yourself?
i always believe ur coach can teach u nothing/everything. but it's really up 2 u wat a player u can become. i only hope for all players who consider themselves as a basketballer, after many many years when u tink back again, it's ok to have no achievements to remember by but let's hope that ur memories is not filled with many regrets.