First Half, Second Half
It's that time of year again. Yep, March is here and the Madness has begun. And that makes life better.
First off, I should say that my beloved Arizona Wildcats had about the worst season I can remember. I say "about", because I do recall one that was worse, and that was before St. Lute took over in Tucson. Sure, they made it 20 wins (extending the NCAA's longest current streak of 20-win seasons) but they they did that in two parts: the first stretch was 13-1, the second was 7-9. And then they got blown out in the first round of the PAC-10 tourney. Sigh.
On the other hand, today I got to watch one of the hottest teams in the northwest, the Boise State University Broncos... women's team. (Have you ever noticed that men's teams get all the press, even when the women are better?) The Lady Broncos (would that make them the Mares? Hmmm, that just doesn't sound right!) have been good all season, and except for a couple of injuries might have been great. Today they played a very good Fresno State team, and they didn't look too wonderful in the early going. They were down 9-2 after the first two minutes, and by half time they had never led. They got it turned around, though: hot shooting and smart plays let them take the lead in the second half and even though the Bulldogs never let up, the Broncs prevailed. One more win, and they go to the NCAAs! Go Big Blue!
So I got to thinking, isn't it interesting how you never know at the beginning how the end will look? Basketball teams can start boiling hot then slow to a mere simmer, or come out with all the power of a toy poodle and end up like a team of Budweiser Clydesdales.
What about you? Have you been on top of your game, or has the game been on top of you? If things have been hard, cheer up - you're not out of the game yet! Pray for the Lord to guide you, and jump back in. And for those of you in the lead, strong and proud - well, remember you haven't won anything until the final buzzer sounds. Pray for humility and blessing, and keep doing what is good and right.
Either way, you can get there if you don't give up.
Go Cats! Go Broncos! Go You!
First off, I should say that my beloved Arizona Wildcats had about the worst season I can remember. I say "about", because I do recall one that was worse, and that was before St. Lute took over in Tucson. Sure, they made it 20 wins (extending the NCAA's longest current streak of 20-win seasons) but they they did that in two parts: the first stretch was 13-1, the second was 7-9. And then they got blown out in the first round of the PAC-10 tourney. Sigh.
On the other hand, today I got to watch one of the hottest teams in the northwest, the Boise State University Broncos... women's team. (Have you ever noticed that men's teams get all the press, even when the women are better?) The Lady Broncos (would that make them the Mares? Hmmm, that just doesn't sound right!) have been good all season, and except for a couple of injuries might have been great. Today they played a very good Fresno State team, and they didn't look too wonderful in the early going. They were down 9-2 after the first two minutes, and by half time they had never led. They got it turned around, though: hot shooting and smart plays let them take the lead in the second half and even though the Bulldogs never let up, the Broncs prevailed. One more win, and they go to the NCAAs! Go Big Blue!
So I got to thinking, isn't it interesting how you never know at the beginning how the end will look? Basketball teams can start boiling hot then slow to a mere simmer, or come out with all the power of a toy poodle and end up like a team of Budweiser Clydesdales.
What about you? Have you been on top of your game, or has the game been on top of you? If things have been hard, cheer up - you're not out of the game yet! Pray for the Lord to guide you, and jump back in. And for those of you in the lead, strong and proud - well, remember you haven't won anything until the final buzzer sounds. Pray for humility and blessing, and keep doing what is good and right.
Either way, you can get there if you don't give up.
Go Cats! Go Broncos! Go You!
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