Basketball in Switzerland has been great to us so far! There are 11 teams in our league and we have played everyone once, which puts us at 1/3 of the way through the season right. We currently have 4 wins and 6 losses. Injuries have been a big problem for our team. Douglas Tshomba has been out for 3 games and Pierre Wooten has been out for 5. These two guys account for over 30 points per game! So, I was FORCED to take more shots! HAHA
Game 7 of the season, we played Lausanne gave them their first win of the season! Everybody was pretty down after the loss and our coach even tried to quit... long story. To top it all, we had to play Fribourg, who was the undefeated at the time. But, we pulled out a HUGE upset and beat them here at home! Unfortunately, I rolled my ankle in the last play of the first half. I went into the locker room and got it taped up and finished the 2nd half with some pain, but it wasn't too bad.
So, I went to the team doctor and he took X-Rays and checked my ankle on a sonogram. He cleared me to play saying that everything looked OK. Our next game against Monthey was just 3 days away at home. Mary took care of me while I rested and iced my ankle. I played against Monthey after double-taping my ankle. We played pretty well, but unfortunately lost on free throw with no time on the clock. To make things worse, the guy who made the free throw is 41 years old! (Don't give up the dream Scoots!)
After the Monthey game, I didn't practice all week because my ankle just wasn't feeling better. The swelling went down, but the pain just would not go away. I've rolled my ankle a hundred times, and it usually feels better after a week or so. So after 2 weeks, I got an MRI, on Thanksgiving :( But, we quickly had something to be thankful for because the radiologist and the team doc told me that I did not reinjure my surgically repaired tendon and would not need another surgery!
So, the good news is no surgery, the bad news is that I can't play until after Christmas. However, I'm treating this time like a little vacation! Although we don't get to visit many places, Mary and I get a lot more time together around the house. I also get to take lots of naps as you can see... Mary never fails to take a picture of me!
Boncourt is a very unique place to play in many ways. Most teams in the league are owned by a single person or company, Boncourt is owned by "the people" or the city. Boncourt is a town of just 1200 people, but we average over 900 per game (2nd in the league)! The club refers to itself as a family, which reminds me a lot of Pekin. There are always people from the town that stop in at practice and people stop us all the time and talk to us about basketball. We can't understand anything they say, but it is great to feel that support!
Each game, they give a gift to the MVP from each team (chosen by the opposing coach). The first game against Nyon, I won it and got this huge basket of groceries! Lots of good chocolate!
Game 7 of the season, we played Lausanne gave them their first win of the season! Everybody was pretty down after the loss and our coach even tried to quit... long story. To top it all, we had to play Fribourg, who was the undefeated at the time. But, we pulled out a HUGE upset and beat them here at home! Unfortunately, I rolled my ankle in the last play of the first half. I went into the locker room and got it taped up and finished the 2nd half with some pain, but it wasn't too bad.
So, I went to the team doctor and he took X-Rays and checked my ankle on a sonogram. He cleared me to play saying that everything looked OK. Our next game against Monthey was just 3 days away at home. Mary took care of me while I rested and iced my ankle. I played against Monthey after double-taping my ankle. We played pretty well, but unfortunately lost on free throw with no time on the clock. To make things worse, the guy who made the free throw is 41 years old! (Don't give up the dream Scoots!)
After the Monthey game, I didn't practice all week because my ankle just wasn't feeling better. The swelling went down, but the pain just would not go away. I've rolled my ankle a hundred times, and it usually feels better after a week or so. So after 2 weeks, I got an MRI, on Thanksgiving :( But, we quickly had something to be thankful for because the radiologist and the team doc told me that I did not reinjure my surgically repaired tendon and would not need another surgery!
So, the good news is no surgery, the bad news is that I can't play until after Christmas. However, I'm treating this time like a little vacation! Although we don't get to visit many places, Mary and I get a lot more time together around the house. I also get to take lots of naps as you can see... Mary never fails to take a picture of me!
Boncourt is a very unique place to play in many ways. Most teams in the league are owned by a single person or company, Boncourt is owned by "the people" or the city. Boncourt is a town of just 1200 people, but we average over 900 per game (2nd in the league)! The club refers to itself as a family, which reminds me a lot of Pekin. There are always people from the town that stop in at practice and people stop us all the time and talk to us about basketball. We can't understand anything they say, but it is great to feel that support!
Each game, they give a gift to the MVP from each team (chosen by the opposing coach). The first game against Nyon, I won it and got this huge basket of groceries! Lots of good chocolate!
I love this blog. 14 more days...Can't wait to see you two.
ReplyDeleteOMG. It is great seeing your pictures. We miss you and Mary so much. REST> REST REST> I am so glad that Mary is there to keep you in line. Love, Aunt Sharsh
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