I had a long layover at the Denver airport and spent most of that time watching the Duke/Baylor game. It was an incredibly exciting game, the score close throughout most of it. It wasn’t until the last few moments where Duke really pulled ahead. The commentators continued to mention it…
“Second Chance Points”
Duke missed its first shot on a regular basis, but through a rebound and a quick pass, the team scored several three point shots, several field goals, and ultimately won the game.
While we often talk about a teams ability improve on rebounding, we don’t tend to do this in our own lives. We put a bunch of effort into an initial drive, but once there is a setback, we often give up.
It’d be weird to see a player in March Madness attempt a shot, miss it, and immediately head to the bench. Baylor, even when down by eight with just over a minute to go still fought hard.
We need to as well.
Grab that rebound and try again.