So, after a grueling season of listening to the comment "we suck" (putting it nicely) every night, Dan has some how coached the boys into the state playoffs. We still have to finish the region tournament to see what seed we will get, but we are in! The winning game was following by lots of celebrating Monday night with the staff and a few past players who understand the meaning of it all.
I've often wondered this season if Dan will make it to the next day. He has a team full of boys that do not have the heart that he does for basketball and competition. He has never experienced this before and has struggled daily with how to reach them. And although he has not fully reached every kid on the team, he has continued to push and refuses to give up. Sometimes I see his sad face come out of the locker room and it makes me just want to cry because I know there is nothing I can do to make it better. I try to keep his spirits up, but he is such an intense person and he expects so much out of these kids on and off the court. I wish they could see how much he cares instead of worrying about the next tattoo they are going to get........
We play Thursday and Saturday night to see where we will fall in the region (1-4). I'll let you know how it goes and update you on state playoffs after that.
