Ethan's 1st Basketball game

It was a rain-soaked drive to the downtown Anaheim YMCA gym Saturday morning where Ethan was scheduled to play his first game with the Timberwolves. He really looked the part with his new Nike Air Zooms and Nike Dri-fit basketball shorts, and he was noticeably excited/nervous. During warm-ups he made 2 out of 3 layups and I think that helped his confidence. He is probably one of the youngest, shortest, most inexperienced on his team but I think his coach sees something in him (as we do) because he started him at point guard. The game was very close and the two teams exchanged leads countless times. I was really impressed with how easy going his coach was in contrast to the other teams obnoxious, overly boisterous coach. Ethan was admittedly confused on where he was supposed to be on defense, and I was encouraged to see him ask his coach for direction. Ethan was not excited about his debut because he rarely handled the ball, and had no shot attempts. I told him that he did fantastic for his first game, and that it would only get easier for him over the course of the season. His team lost 26-25 and had a chance to win with a buzzer-beater. It is going to be fun to watch him develop and he always makes me proud.