I think in the 4th we had a small lead most of the time. In the end we were able to hit our free-throws and won. It was a greta feeling especially as we have been very close in many other games. 2 in overtime and lost by only a few in many others. After a win they have a 'tradition' here is Giessen where you look up at the crowd and hold your hands straight out towards them. You shake your hands for a couple seconds and then wave your hands up and down. The fans are doing this at the same time back to you. You do it 4 times, one for each group of stands (the 4 sides of the court). The atmosphere, as you can imagine, is so much better after a win. After the game, we meet as a team and have dinner in the VIP area. They have served ham, chicken, shnitzel, and goose already. Its really quite good food. It was nice because even in there the atmosphere was much lighter and more fun. Looks like we'll just have to win some more games.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
First Win
A week and a half ago our team got our first win! We played against Paderborn. We played pretty much even with them the whole game. They hit a shot at the at halftiem to go up by a few. Then in the second half it was close again. 
I think in the 4th we had a small lead most of the time. In the end we were able to hit our free-throws and won. It was a greta feeling especially as we have been very close in many other games. 2 in overtime and lost by only a few in many others. After a win they have a 'tradition' here is Giessen where you look up at the crowd and hold your hands straight out towards them. You shake your hands for a couple seconds and then wave your hands up and down. The fans are doing this at the same time back to you. You do it 4 times, one for each group of stands (the 4 sides of the court). The atmosphere, as you can imagine, is so much better after a win. After the game, we meet as a team and have dinner in the VIP area. They have served ham, chicken, shnitzel, and goose already. Its really quite good food. It was nice because even in there the atmosphere was much lighter and more fun. Looks like we'll just have to win some more games.
I think in the 4th we had a small lead most of the time. In the end we were able to hit our free-throws and won. It was a greta feeling especially as we have been very close in many other games. 2 in overtime and lost by only a few in many others. After a win they have a 'tradition' here is Giessen where you look up at the crowd and hold your hands straight out towards them. You shake your hands for a couple seconds and then wave your hands up and down. The fans are doing this at the same time back to you. You do it 4 times, one for each group of stands (the 4 sides of the court). The atmosphere, as you can imagine, is so much better after a win. After the game, we meet as a team and have dinner in the VIP area. They have served ham, chicken, shnitzel, and goose already. Its really quite good food. It was nice because even in there the atmosphere was much lighter and more fun. Looks like we'll just have to win some more games.
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