Here's the thing. Left Vancouver at about quarter to six to head on over to the 6:30 practice at Tamanawis. Hit rush hour traffic, which we had anticipated and planned for, and then got further delayed because of an accident on what we think is Kittison Way. Arrived at Tamanawis at 6:45, put on the cleats, and got out of the car. Looked up to see Kel coming over to say that practice is canceled because no one showed up. Kel and Lee and Jeff and Rob A were now there, but that is hardly enough players for a quality practice. Heck, that is hardly enough players for a subpar practice. That's right, we would need at least two more to show for even a subpar practice.
Of the four players listed above, one lives in Langley and one lives in Vancouver. What a huge waste of time, gas, and money for both of them. Why the no-shows fellas? Not just any reason/excuse will do, it must be sufficient. And I'll tell you now, Spurs/Pistons Game Seven is nowhere near sufficient. The VCR was set to record in Vancouver, and I'm sure most, probably all, of you have the technology to do likewise.
We'll be looking to see who wants to chip in money for the out-of-towners for this joke of an evening, as we contemplate not having anymore practices if players can't be bothered to show up after their fifth consecutive non-win of the season. Now we wait until we're quite sure the aforementioned Game Seven is over. Then we'll rewind, get a beverage and a snack, press play, and enjoy.
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2 comments:
wow, that sucks. I called three days in advance to say I wasn't going to be there, and I hope every single other person who missed the practice at least had the courtesy to do the same. That is pretty strange, especially considering we had all but one guy out to the last practice.
For the record, I was at the practice at 6:30 - to meet Lee and Kel, Jeff showed up 10 minutes later.
5 of us were spoken for, Rob called prior and Kelly mentioned Chris called as well. So 5 guys made it, 2 guys called. That leaves 5 'no-showers' or 'no-callers'
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