Every Game Gets Bigger and Bigger

If you follow the Mad Ants, and chances are you do if you are reading this blog, you know that the Mad Ants keep playing bigger and bigger games each and every week. That doesn't change this week, as the team heads to Portland, Maine for a game against the Maine Red Claws. The Red Claws may not have the best record, but much of that is because they had a lot of injuries to really good players like Magnum Rolle and Stephane Lasme. Well, those guys are back, and Maine is playing much better, including a big win on Sunday at one of the best teams in the league, the Bakersfield Jam. No doubt, we have our work cut out for us, and if we don't play hard and smart from the start, we are going to get boat raced like the last time we played Maine.

Our last game against New Mexico, I thought we did a lot of good things. I thought we shared the ball well, and I thought they came out with a purpose and with some urgency. That certainly showed in the second quarter when they really took the lead for good. It was a nice effort against a team that was very hot coming into Fort Wayne with 4 wins against top level teams in this league.

The big theme that continues for the Mad Ants has to be urgency. Every play, every pass, every shot, every defensive effort must be made with an urgency that every thing counts. We don't want to look back and think I wish I would have concentrated a bit more on some possession. Playing with a real sense of urgency from the opening tip will give us a great chance to win against a very talented team in a very tough environment. Let's hope they all continue to lean on each other and get us a monstrous win on Thursday.