"FINDING OUR GAME," tells the story of a group of guys who are
making the journey through their midlife years. The guys meet
during a chance encounter, and find that they all share a common
love for the game of basketball. They hit upon a plan to play once
a week. Over time, their friendships grow and they start sharing
stories, which leads to exploring some common experiences in coping
with modern life. All in the group seem to benefit by this amateur
group counseling, and they end up having some fun along the way
too. The little group slowly starts to expand their membership by
enlisting other like minded soles. They also include their sons to
the mix too. The basketball dynamics are changed with the "yutes"
joining in, and it's not just the pace of the game that changes.
The guys find that there are other side benefits to his weekly
basketball game. One side benefit is the teamwork and the common
ground they are building with their sons. The guys think there are
valuable life lessons that are transferred to their sons even
though they can't explain or verbalize what these life lessons are.
They also feel they are showing their sons how a friendly-good game
of basketball could and should be played. The book describes other
events that help shape the group. They face pressure from the
wives, a nasty neighbor, gym closings, and the death of their
friend and leader JB, but the band of b-ball brothers find ways to
keep on going, and to keep on playing. They acquire the habit of
stopping by the local watering hole for a brew and a post game
recap, after playing ball. This doubles the time of the Thursday
night outings and leads to other misadventures like: bar hopping,
and eventually road trips. The Jumbo Weekend theory is discovered
and embraced, mostly because it helps justify their Thursday night
outings. Over time, the guys begin to change their basketball game
to the type of game they think it ought to be. They try to take the
ego out of the game shunning, trash talking, hot dogging, bucket
hanging, hard fouls and even arguing. The book also explores the
differences between men and women. Women seem to be naturally good
at communicating and hence good at creating their own social
support network. Guys tend to be loners and keep their frustrations
and problems to themselves. Guys just don't naturally develop the
support networks, and this group of guys started out no
differently. But after a while, the guys start to open up and share
their worries and concerns over a myriad of modern life's stumbling
blocks, like: to-do-lists, responsibilities, life pressures and
divorce. Around this same time, the author finds himself headed for
a midlife crisis, but is rescued, in part, by his new found
basketball buddies.
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