Latest Operation Dunk Setback: Slamfest Game #3 (2-1)

Though Slamfest had a "bye" this past week, we did have a game the prior week. It ended up being our easiest victory of the season, culminating in a 76-50 victory. Normally this would excited me. However, the team we played against only had 4 players, so we played 5 on 4 for most of the game. I kinda hoped we would drop 100 points, but it was not meant to be. We did manage to play a little better as a team, particularly on defense, so the game was definitely a positive step for us. This week's game is against the other 2-1 team in our division in a battle for second place a spot behind the really good team that schlacked us. Game time: 9 pm... WTF?

The one bad thing about last week's game is that I ended up hurting my heel/ankle on a breakaway layup. Even though I was wide open and clearly not going to miss my layup, an oaf on the other team decided to tackle me as I was going up. Sure enough, I made the layup easily and then landed awkwardly on my left leg with all of the oaf's weight on me. A few minutes later, my heel began to hurt and I quickly subbed out of the game. Though the injury has not bothered me too much, it still aches whenever I put weight on it. My solution for this has been to ice the injured area and rest it for a while.

Last weekend my Operation Dunk training consisted of three more days of surfing in Los Angeles. My buddy Nick "Stork" Holt and I went on a surf bender, surfing at County Line, Pytas, and Topanga in L.A. During the Pytas session, I caught a couple of waves that were the longest rides of my life (1 minute plus). By the end of the session, my legs felt like they had gone through an entire day of skiing. Needless to say, good Operation Dunk training.

My basketball training begins again tomorrow with a couple of games of pickup basketball (to test out the foot), followed by some light lifting. Full report on this week's game to follow our 9 pm game on Wednesday.