http://crispinbasketball.com Enjoying and Imparting the Game Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:54:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over the past week, we have won two games against winless teams.  Both games were difficult ones, as is usually the case when playing teams seeking their first win.  We are now 5-2 in the Turkish league.  I am hopeful we can continue to play well and improve.   I scored ... http://crispinbasketball.com/two-game-update.htm Well, during our family time Sunday morning, the kids prayed that Daddy's team would score 100 points.  And sure enough, that is exactly where we ended the game.  It was a good home win for us, because the team we played isn't an easy team to beat.  I ended up ... http://crispinbasketball.com/banvit-100-karisyaka-91.htm Had a busy week here...three games in eight days (2 or them away) with another one coming this Sunday.  We lost two out of three, but those losses came to a pretty-good Cyrpus team in the European Challenge.  Thankfully, we were able to get a good road win in the ... http://crispinbasketball.com/three-game-update.htm We lost 95-86 to a very strong Galatasary team tonight.  I didn't play particularly well.  They wore me out with a strong defensive scheme.  Got me out of my rhythm.  The game was tight throughout.  We even had a chance to tie it or go up one with 3 or ... http://crispinbasketball.com/tough-home-loss.htm Well, last week we won one that no one really expected us to win.  And this week we lost won we certainly should not have lost.  It hurt.  84-82 after we were in control the entire contest.  A couple bad calls definitely hurt at the end, but we still should ... http://crispinbasketball.com/tough-road-loss.htm We played against a Romanian team tonight at our place. It was a six-point game at half time (53-47), but we ended up winning by 35. 112-77. We were obviously the superior team and thankfully showed that in the second half. We now move on to ... http://crispinbasketball.com/fiba-win.htm We started the regular season tonight with a big victory over a strong Efes Pilsen team. The game was at home and the atmosphere a fun one. Final score Banvit 105 Efes 91. Just so everyone understands, Efes Pilsen is not only one of the strongest teams in ... http://crispinbasketball.com/big-win-2.htm Well, I now have Internet in my apartment, so updates were certainly be more consistent. Over the past few weeks we have managed to lose 3 straight in a preseason ‘cup’ tournament for Turkey. But we did emerge victorious last Tuesday against a team from Romania (on their ... http://crispinbasketball.com/internet-and-updates.htm This week we play four games in four days at our home court. Eight high-quality teams are here, so we have played well to win two out of our first three. Our losses at the beginning of the preseason really seemed to help us clarify who we need ... http://crispinbasketball.com/two-of-three.htm So the season has begun...sort of.  At least our preaseason is in full swing.  Games are always welcome! I am back in Turkey playing for Banvit this season.  I have been here about a month so far.  No Internet yet, so the updates have been slow in coming, but Lord willing, ... http://crispinbasketball.com/first-update-of-2008-2009.htm