Season is Over

The season has now officially come to it's end.  We lost our first game to the Stockholm Eagles by 2 points.  They finished the season undefeated and went on to win the Final Four.  We did finish on a strong note by winning the 3rd place game by 18 against Malbas. I am really proud to be apart of this team and all that we accomplished.  It has been a lot of fun spending my last 7 1/2 months living in another country with my life fulfilling a childhood goal and dream.  I wouldn't change it for the world.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.  I want to thank everyone who followed my blog this season and I hope I was able to give you a glimpse into what my life was like over here and what I experienced.  Some day I'll be able to tell my kids I just packed up my bags, left the country and pursued a dream.  I am pretty proud of that.

Today is my last full day here in Nassjo.  We have a team dinner tonight where I will get to say goodbye to all my friends and teammates and then my train leaves early in the morning tomorrow.  I would appreciate any prayers for safe travel. This is a long journey back!  Thanks again!

-Rob

Going to the Final Four!

What an awesome game! The team showed a lot of heart and determination as we defeated LF Future 90-83.  Down by 4 with 4 minutes to go and needing to win by at least three, we stepped up our defense and made some key shots and free throws to seal the victory.  So next up we will be traveling down to Malmo next weekend to play 2 games no matter what.  First we will take on the Stockholm Eagles who are undefeated this year and also looking to move up to Sweden's top league like we are.  All the pressure will be on them as they are the favorites but we know if we play our game we have a great shot at taking them down.  Depending on how that game goes, we will then play again Sundays vs either the winner or loser from the other semi-final game which is Hogonas vs Malbas.

I am so excited to be making it to the Final Four this season since last season we missed out on going to the playoffs.  It should be a great experience and one that I have been looking forward to all season.  I finished with another positive game with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists.  I put together a couple highlights from the game so I hope you enjoy.  I really can't believe the season is almost over.  I only have 1 more week left here in Sweden as I fly home next Tuesday after the Final Four.  Again, thanks for all the love and supports all season for Becca and myself.  I will let you know how it went next week!

Update on Playoffs

Well, we had a super long trip up to the northern part of Sweden which took a bus ride to Stockholm (4 hours), then flight to Lulua (1 hour) and then back.  Unfortunately we lost the game by 2 but we are still in good shape.  We will play LF Future again this upcoming Sunday at home and as long as we win by 3 or more, we will advance to the Final Four.  I am confident we will get this win.  We are undefeated at home this year and played one of our worst team games and only lost by 2 on the road.

I finished the game with 8 pts, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.  I am including some highlights from our last regular season game vs Sanda and also the highlights from our game from last night vs LF Future.

Becca has arrived safely at home in the States and I miss her already but this is giving me some time to spend with the guys so that is nice.  You really realize how much you miss your significant other when instead of doing a small load of laundry, you take the laundry into the shower with you and wash it there instead :) Haha.  Seriously though, Becca is amazing and she made this season for me by having her over here.  I couldn't have been gone so long without her.

I will update you all again next week with the results from our first round of playoffs.  Enjoy the highlight clips and go Nassjo!