We had another preseason game tonight. This time it was against our rivals....Vigevano. They told me prior to the game that the games against this particular team are always crazy and extremely intense. Even though preseason games are called "Friendly Games" and do not count in our record, this game meant a lot to the two sides. It had an atmosphere of a playoff game. Thousands of fans came...both home and away. The opposing team is only about 15 miles away from Pavia so a lot of their fans made the short trip.
European fans are crazy. It was a lot of fun playing in that intense atmosphere. We ended up winning a close game at the end. I played pretty well and scored in the mid-20s. But it definately wasn't an easy game to win. Our team actually had 5 technical fouls including ejections (Don't worry...I didn't get any). It was a tough game to the end, but like I said, we ended up squeezing out the victory. Even though it was a preseason game, their was an awards ceremony to recieve a large cup that these two teams play for each year. I love the extreme fans that we have and I think I will enjoy playing with the adrenaline that they create. It was a lot of fun and it wasn't even a "real" game. I am looking forward to starting the regular season.
We have quite a few more preseason games to go until we hit the season opener on Oct 4th. We travel to a couple countries including Switzerland over the next couple weeks.
Talk to you soon.
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Brett - It sounds like you are having a good time. We miss you but know you are taking away a lot of great memories!!! Hopefully see you at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHI Brett, i'm PAvia's Fan....i'm so happy that you love the extreme fans of Pavia. Yesterday we were a few people but at the beginnig of the season we will be much more.We support us.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very great small forward, one of the best i ever seen in Pavia.
Go Brett!
(sorry for my english)
So glad to get these updates...keep them coming!
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