Another Victory and Highlights

So we got another good victory on Sunday with a win over Solna 111-81! It was just an 11 point lead for us going into the fourth quarter but we blew it open. I had another good game with 21 pts, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.  It was a really good team win as a lot of the guys had really good games.  We are really strong at the guard spot and with our bigs that it is tough for other teams to match up with us.  Once Fredde finishes the highlights, I will put them up on here. So what else is new? Well my hard drive crashed so I am in the process of fixing my computer.  Becca will be here on saturday night! Pretty excited about that.  WE have a really important game coming up this weekend.  Our next 6 games are going to be much tougher but the team is doing well and I like our chances.  Sorry I can´t think of anything more exciting at this time.  My wrist is doing a little better but I still have to tape it everyday. I think it is something I will just have to deal with for a while.

Update 1-22

Well this has been a bit of an up and down week.  My computer crashed and I believe its the hard drive so that has been quite frustrating.  I will be needing to get that fixed soon and it should be quite costly. But my coach has let me borrow his computer which has been really nice. I now also have wireless internet and have my xbox live hooked up so will be able to play that which is also nice.  Practice this week has been very intense.  No one wants to lose which is good.  I have been practicing this week with <i believe a sprained wrist but it does get better each day so I appreciate the prayer.  I will also be seeing my beautiful wife in 1 week so I am really excited about that.  We have another game tomorrow against Solna at home so that should be real fun.  I had dinner at my teammate Davids relatives house tonight and it was delicious.  People here have been so accepting and inviting.  I will post again tomorrow after the game but until then, there will be live stats tomorrow at 9 am your time. GO Nässjö. Please let me know if you have any questions on anything thats going on over here!

2nd Win!

We got our second win of the second half of the season last night with a victory of 84-67.  This was a good win for the team and brings us going yet another step closer to our goal of winning the league.  I had a bit of an off game with struggling from the free throw line and the floor but still managed 16 pts and 3 rebounds.  Fredde our 2 guard had a great game with 28 pts and going 6/10 from 3.  The other team played a zone the whole game against us which was frustrating but we were clearly the better team and pulled the victory out.  I fell hard on my wrist at the end of the game and it is giving me some problems right now so I could use some extra prayer for some quick healing. Thanks for the support! Go Nassjo
Here are the highlights!

Check Out the Highlights from my First Game!

Was not the best angle for taping the game but we did what we could with it. Big thanks to Fredde for putting the highlights together.  I am number 15 in the video and the best way to see me is I am the one with the black sleeve on my arm!

First International Win!!

We got our first win of the new year last night in Stockholm! The team played really well together. Everyone is so unselfish with the basketball! We blew the other team out 99-57! I had a good first game of my international career with a start and 21 pts, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.  We should have a Youtube highlight video up some time this week and as soon as it is, I will link it to the blog so everyone can see the highlights.  The games will only get tougher from here but I think our team is up to the challenge and hopefully we can win it all!

First Game Tomorrow

Just a real quick update. I have my first game tomorrow at 5 pm in Stockholm.  So that means that it will be 11 am your time.  I am going to attach a link where you can follow the game play by play.  Click it and then look for Nassjo vs Fryshuset Live. Something like that. Thanks for all the love and support! Go Nassjo!


Game Play-by-Play

First Scrimmage

Had the first scrimmage last night against Forum which is a team from about 30 minutes away.  I thought the scrimmage went well.  The team played really well together and I played a good game too.  It was nice to get out and play against some new people instead of the same people everyday.  So now we will have 2 more days of practice until our first game which is up in Stockholm.  Please send some extra prayers over that I can stay healthy and injury free! Thanks for following and I will update the blog probably after the game on Saturday!

Adjusting to Life in Sweden

Things are going really well here in Nassjo.  I could not have asked for a better city and teammates to come to.  Practice has been pretty tough with a lot of running but I know I need it.  We have a scrimmage tomorrow. It will be nice to play some new people. I am really looking forward to it.

A couple days ago I went to my first Bandy game.  I would describe it as a mix between hockey, field hockey, and soccer.  It is 11 guys per team on ice using a plastic ball. It was very exciting.

I would say that my transition here has gone as well as I could have possibly hoped for.  It is obviously very tough being away from Becca and my friends and family.  My first week has gone well. I have not been able to get my XBox running yet so hopefully at some point I can.  If anyone has any questions about the basketball or Sweden or anything else, just comment on the blog and I will answer it as soon as I can.

Thanks for all the love and support!