PCTI Basketball Training: Sabesizzle

I'm playing twice a week right now. Would like to play more, but too many life commitments get in the way of hoop time. 3 kids plus a full-time career makes hoops a luxury item that doesn't always get its due.

I play in my pickup game on Saturday mornings and in a league on Sunday nights.

I organize my pickup game and have done so for 15 years. The talent pool is diminished but we enjoy each other and have a good time. We are mainly 30-45 year old ballers who just love to play. I would say I am one of the better players in this game, but it is a clear step down from PCTI-level talent.

The Sunday night league team is a bunch of my hoop friends who are good players. We are mainly 30-39 years old and many of us used to play in college. The league is a lot better competition than my pickup game. Perhaps comparable to PCTI-level talent.

I love my pickup game because it is mine. I created it and I am the President. But the talent level has gotten stale and thin over the years.

The league games are good, but I wish that I still had enough athleticism to really compete with some of the good young players. Some of these guys are still catching alley-oops, but that is beyond my current ability to compete.

Still love hooping. My favorite activity of all-time, outside of sex. Hopefully I can get in great shape for VII and be a meaningful contributor to my team.

Editor's Note: Good to know about the sex! This is bittersweet to hear for me because when I lived with Joe in Dallas, the game was so enjoyable. Great competition and never had to worry about not having people. I probably didn't appreciate it as much as I should have but hindsight is 20/20. Hate to hear talent has fallen off but glad it is still going. Much love to the Plano Mormons for letting us play in their gym!