Take Better Care of My Basketball!

A Moment of Hope · Apr 5, 2022 · 4m

"Take better care of my basketball!" How often I'd hear Coach Smith say this to his team. He knew that we had only so many possessions in a game, so when we turned the ball over, we gave our opponent more opportunities to score. Which would usually result in a loss for us.

Of course, it wasn't really Coach Smith's basketball. But he did control the game. Who would play. Who wouldn't. How many minutes of game time each player would have.

Eventually, we all came to realize that the better we would take care of "his" basketball, the more playing time we'd get. And the better we would play as a…