On The Clock (Book 2)

Chapter 4: Expect To Win

We were down big... As there was simply just 5 seconds to go left in the half... We were about to inbound the ball, as I knew that in order for us to score. Someone would have to jack up a miracle 3 point attempt. That some one having to be me of course, as I doubt that no one would be open for me to pass it to them in that 5 second time span.
That was the problem with the game right now. As it was not the fact that it was that we simply were not as good as they were. As obviously we were not, as we were simply just a band of misfits, at that, never the less.
But it was more just the fact that we were being lazy. I was not of course, as I felt like I was trying my best. But no one was moving around or doing their play calls on offense to try to get open never the less.
And no one was guarding their man, or making plays on defense to do any thing to help us. As we did not have a single steal, nor a single block in this game, never the less. Meanwhile it was just the opposite for them, as they had plenty of those.
As it was kind of hard if it was that I was not going to lie to my self, as to the fact that it was no one seemed to want to get open. I was not a shooter what so ever, as I could not just pull up when ever I wanted. I had been lucky to be able to pull up on a couple mid rangers, but that was about it.
As it was simply just the fact that I had a simple 6 points at the end of the half, all at the exact same time too, never the less, all at once. As it was that I had in fact just kind of seemed to think on that for just a little bit more time. That was when in the end, I just then did in fact just seem to start to get my mind and my focus off of all of the rest of those other thoughts, all at once.
We were down 28-46 as I was fairly certain with the way that things were going so far, that it was only going to get worse for us, rather than better. I felt like I just kind of wanted to give up on this all. I just wanted to call a time out and decide to sit for the rest of the game and let the rest of the team figure things out for themselves, as I was sure that they would not score a single point for the rest of the game if it was in fact the case.
I kind of felt like I was being a little bit of an ass hole as to just what it was that I was thinking right now how ever, all at the exact same time too, never the less, at that. As I just kind of seemed to stand there, and I just kind of seemed to stare at Pearce, who of course was in fact the one who was in fact inbounding the ball to me, all at the exact same time too.
I began to start to realize that it was that he was in fact of course beginning to start to speak to me all of the sudden, all at once. As I just kind of blinked my eyes a few times, all at the exact same time as well, all at once. And in the end, I just then did in fact seem to start to go right on ahead, all at the exact same time too. And I just then did in fact seem to start to go on ahead and nod to him, at that. As it was clear to me that I was in fact letting him know that I was in fact paying attention to him right now, at that.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to notice him do as such a thing like that, all at once. That was when in the end, I just then did in fact seem to start to hear him continue to speak to me, a little bit louder this time, as it did in fact seem to just start to wake my self up all at once. As I of course did in fact just seem to start to begin to listen as to just what ever it was that he did in fact feel like he even needed to say to me in the very first place any ways, none the less, at that.
"Come on Trevor! Pay attention!" He said to me, as I saw that the ref was about to blow the whistle, to call a 5 second violation, all at the exact same time too. I did my best to try to calm my self down, all at once.
As in the end, I just then did in fact see the ball floating right over towards me, all at once, at that. As just as soon as it was that it did in fact seem to touch my hand, all at once. That was when I then did in fact hear the loud beeping of the buzzer, all at once, as it was clear that it was letting me know that the game was in fact about to end, never the less, all at once.
As it was that it had in fact just seemed to start to do as such a thing like that, that was when I began to start to remember how much little time we did in fact have left in the half, all at the exact same time too, all at once. As I just then did in fact seem to start to sprint down the court, all at once, as I got my eyes on just what it was that was in fact going on up there, all at the exact same time too.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to realize that it was in fact the case all of the sudden, all at once. That was when I just then did in fact seem to start to go right on ahead, all at once, at that. And that was when I just then did in fact seem to start to all of the sudden look up to find an open man to pass it to for one last quick shot.
Of course, to no such sort of surprise to me what so ever, I noticed that every one was simply stand still with their eyes wide. As their guys were right up on them, meaning that there was no way I was going to be able to get an open pass to them with out the other team getting on the pass and deflecting it, all at the exact same time too, never the less.
I kind of groaned a bit to my self, all at once, as I then did in fact seem to start to go to the half court marker, all at the exact same time too. As I saw that there was less than 2 seconds left on the clock, all at once. That was when I just took the basketball with one hand, and I threw up a miracle shot in a bit of some rage and anger, all at the exact same time too, at that.
As it of course got no where near where it was that the basket was even at, all at the exact same time too. Making it even more embarrassing for me, as I heard a few people from the crowd and from the side lines. As it was in fact clear to me that it was that they all were in fact laughing as to just what it was that I had in fact done, never the less.
It only made me feel even more angry, all at the exact same time too, all at once. As in the end, I just then did in fact seem to start to go right on ahead, all at once. And I just then did in fact begin to start to look over at my team mates, all at once. As it was that the buzzer did in fact go off, all at the exact same time too.
And I then did in fact begin to start to yell to them, all at the exact same time too, at that. As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to do as such a thing like that, all at once. That was when they then did in fact turn their heads over to me. As at the very least, they now were at least paying attention as to just what it was that I was in fact about to say to them.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to realize that. It only seemed to make me even more angry, all at the exact same time too. As I just then did in fact seem to start to continue to yell over towards my team, at that. As I knew that it was now that they were in fact beginning to start to listen as to just what ever it was that I even felt like I even needed to say to them, all at the exact same time as well, at that, never the less.
"Fuck! Will some body move or some thing! Get open! I can't do this all by my self!" I yelled to them, all at the exact same time too, as I felt like I just wanted to give up on this all. What was the point of all of this basketball stuff, if no one seemed to want to help me with it at all.
This was a team game, as I was simply just too short to be able to do this all by my self, all at the exact same time too, never the less. I was starting to get annoyed by it, as I really just was tempted to ask Xavier to let me sit for the 2nd half. That way I could see as to just how awful it was that they would do with out me.
I kind of regretted even wanting to play with this team this year, if it was that I was not going to lie to my self either, none the less. As I should have just asked my mom to sign me up for another rec league, all at the exact same time too, rather than the fact that it was that I had decided to play at this terrible school.
This was a terrible part of the city, and every thing about it I hated... I hated basketball at this point, as the fact that we were this garbage, and I was the only one that seemed like was in fact trying. That all just seemed to fuel the rage in me even more, all at the exact same time too.
I kind of just went right over to the side line, all at once. As in the end, I just then did in fact seem to just sit right down on one of the chairs, all at the exact same time too. As I kind of just seemed to dip my head a bit low to the ground, all at the exact same time as well, at that.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to do as such a thing like that, all at once. That was when I then did in fact hear the voice of Xavier, as it was that he too did in fact begin to speak, all at once. As I could tell that he was also a little bit upset as to just what was going on right now. But he seemed to be keeping his calm a lot better than it was that I had, as it was that he was in fact speaking to us all, all at once, none the less.
As it was that I had in fact just began to start to realize as such a thing like that, all at once. I then did in fact get my eyes on Xavier, all at the exact same time too, all at once. As I saw that he did not have his eyes on me, at all right now. But I just went right on ahead and nodded to him either way. As it did in fact make me feel just a slight bit better to know as to the fact that it was that I was in fact beginning to start to pay my full attention on to just what ever it was that he did in fact feel like he even had to say to me all of the sudden, all at once, at that.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to continue to start to do as such a thing like that, all at once. Xavier of course did in fact just seem to continue to speak to the entire team, all at the exact same time too, as I of course. I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what ever it was that he even had to say to all of them, all at the exact same time too, at that.
"Look... Now Trevor... You don't gotta be an ass hole about it... But he is right, you need to be moving around more, we don't have a single chance in this game, much less the entire season if you all just stay still..." He said to them all, all at once. As I saw that he did in fact turn his head over to me, and he did in fact just seem to start to nod to me, all at once. Just as soon as it was that he had in fact even just said as to just what ever it was that he had even said to me, never the less.
It kind of did in fact make me feel a slight bit better about things, as soon as it was that I had in fact heard him say as to just what it was that he had even said, never the less. As I of course did in fact seem to let out a little bit of a soft sigh to my self. As I felt a little bit relieved to know that I was not the only one that noticed it.
I knew that if we kept it up like this all year, then we were not going to win a single game. I did not want that to happen, as I knew for sure no scouts were going to have their eyes on me at all, as our team would be labeled as clowns. But then again, this year did not seem to matter all too much to me any ways, so who really cared?
Well... Would there even be a team next year if no one really cared? That was a better question that it kind of felt like I needed to ask my self. As I was in fact quite a bit worried about it all if I was not going to lie to my self either, none the less.
I kind of just breathed in a little bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at once, as I looked away from my team for just a few moments, all at once. And I then in stead got my eyes, and I got my focus on the side lines, at that. As I looked at the crowd for just a few moments, looking at the usual spot that it was that I always looked over to.
As of course, though she might have been a little bit late. She was there as she always was, as I cracked a little bit of a smile on my face as I saw that my mother was smiling right back at me. I knew that she was well aware that we were not playing all too well, as I knew that she too had in fact played basketball in high school, never the less, at that.
But the smile on my face that she gave me, did in fact just seem to start to make things feel all the more better, all at the exact same time too. As I was starting to think that this might not be nearly as bad as I had first thought that it might be, none the less.
I kind of just then closed my eyes for just a few seconds, as I blocked out all of the noise that was around me right now. As that was some thing my mother had told me my father had always done during the games. When it was that he was in fact playing bad, he would just close his eyes, and get rid of it all, none the less.
It always worked, as she told me. I had to believe what she said to me, just for my own sake. I knew that this had to end up better, as I was sure that Xavier was going to get the team ready for the 2nd half with some sort of speech in the locker rooms, none the less.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to think on those better more safe thoughts for just a few moments of some time, all at once. That was when I then did in fact begin to start to hear a voice begin to start to speak to me all of the sudden. As it was of course the familiar voice of my good friend Brandon, none the less.
I opened my eyes, all at once, as I of course, did in fact just seem to start to get my eyes on to his, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was in fact going on right now. Nor was I all too sure as to just what it was that he was even going in the very first place any ways, at that.
I kind of just stared at him for a little bit more of some time, at that. As in the end, I just then did in fact begin to start to blink my eyes a few times, as well. As I then did in fact seem to start to go right on ahead and nod over towards him. As it was in fact clear that it was that I was in fact letting him know that he had my full attention on to just what ever it was that he was about to say to me all of the sudden.
I was not all too sure as to just how much that really even helped him, as the look on his face simply just seemed to be the exact same that it was a few moments before hand. As he just simply seemed to go on ahead and continue to speak to me either way. I of course did in fact just begin to start to listen as to just what ever it was that he did in fact feel like he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways, at that, none the less.
"Come on Trevor... The rest of the team is going to the locker room, we need to go too!" He said to me, as he put a bit of some umph in to it, to let me know that he was being for real. It was clear that he knew that I was a team captain, and he knew that it was that I could not just make it seem like I had in fact kind of given up on the team.
Even if it was how it was that I kind of felt like I was in fact feeling right now, as it kind of felt like there was no point at this point. There was no way that we could come back in this game from the way that we were playing right now. And there was no way that we were going to win a single game this year if we could not stand a chance against a weak team such as the one that we were playing right now.
I kind of just seemed to let out a little bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at once, as in the end, I just then did in fact seem to just start to get my mind, and my focus off of all of the rest of those other thoughts that it was that I had just seemed to even be thinking on long before now, all at once. As it was that I had in fact just kind of seemed to stand there and stare in front of me for just a little bit longer. That was when in the end, I just then did in fact seem to start to wake my self up, all at once, as I then began to start to realize as to just what it was that I did in fact need to go right on ahead and do.
I kind of just seemed to let out a little bit of a soft sigh of some sort of relief to my self, all at once. As I knew that I needed to show some leadership if it was that I wanted to get big. I kind of just cracked a little bit of a hopeless smile on my face, all at once, as in the end, I just then did in fact kind of go on ahead and start to nod back to Brandon all at once.
As it was that I had in fact just seemed to start to do as such a thing like that, all at once. I noticed that it was that he did not seem to be all too sure as to just what it was that I had in fact even just done, at that. But luckily enough for me, either which way that it just so happened to be, he did in fact just seem to start to go down the tunnel to the locker room any ways.
I had my eyes wide, as it was that I just did in fact seem to stare at him as it was that he had done as such a thing like that all of the sudden. As in the end, I just then did in fact begin to start to realize that I needed to do the same. And that it was that I needed to catch up with the rest of the team right now, all of the sudden, all at the exact same time too, at that.
I kind of just shook my head a little bit to my self, all at once. As I just seemed to erase all of the rest of those other thoughts that had in fact just seemed to be in my head long before now. And I then in the end, just then did in fact seem to start to run on over to just where it was that Brandon was even at right now, none the less.