Travel Team #2

Mike Lupica
Pular Fiction
89-156

Richie Walker decided to make his own travel team, the Middleton Warriors. Danny was so excited because this meant that his dad would be sticking around with them for awhile and he would feel like he had a real family. The team was very good they only manage to find 9 players and most of them weren't really good. Danny and his best friend will both knew it too. The first practice they had was terrible, but Richie kept telling them to hang in their and the season could be very special. The first weekend of games came and the warriors went 0-2 and lost one game by 40. instead of being the team nobody wanted to play they were the team everybody wanted to play. One night Richie showed up to practice early and caught a glimpse of the girls practice. The best girl in the area, Colby, was making the game look easier dribbling by defenders like they weren't even there. Richie was very impressed and asked her father if she would like to pracite with his team. Then she starts to practice every night with them and Richie decides to let her play on the team. With Colby they were allot better they actually won one game, Danny finaly had someone to pass to when he drove. Things weren't just getting better for the basketball team, but this Christmas Danny was the happiest he has ever been. His mom and dad were looking like a real couple and it felt like one of the perfect family Christmas that you see on t.v. Danny got a Jason Kidd autographed basketball from his father. The next travel game they were in it to the end against the team that beat them by 40 early this season. It was 38-37 with 10 seconds left Danny's team was down. He split the defenders with his double cross over he was always working on perfectly and pulled up for the shot... short. Danny missed as time expired right as things started to look good this happens.

I really like how Danny's family life is starting to improve. The most important thing in life is your family and it looks like he got his back. I can relate to how Danny felt after missing that shot because every basketball player gets knock down at some point in time. It's up to Danny to work even harder and win the next game, which i predicted he will. In life in order to achieve success you need to continue to push forward after your failures.