Work Harder

Sometimes games, Basketball, Football, Hockey, whatever, are not about gameplans, X's and O's, watching film, scouting the opposition. Sometimes, its just about working harder. That's the message Dave Pilipovich delivered to his team, and talked to KVOR about after his Air Force Mens Basketball team fell to Nevada last Saturday 80-62. Yes the Falcons were playing without their best all around player Kam Williams who is probably lost for the season with an achilles injury. And true, most team the Falcons play are bigger and more athletic. Thats old news at the Academy. But sometimes a point comes when you gotta play harder and try harder. And it transcends sports. In life, many times you just have to give more effort, and bust your ass. I used to tell my kids, "I would love it if you brought home straight A's. However, if you try your hardest and give school your best efforts, then we'll take the results." In sports and life, you can't just show up and expect good things to happen. And when adversity strikes, sometimes you just have to try harder, and suck it up, and work, work, work. Any coach or parent can live with the results if their team or children are giving it their all. But 80% doesn't cut it, in life, or in sports. Losses pile up and coaches get fired if it keeps up year after year. The Falcons, if they want to have a respectable season, need to leave it all out on the floor game after game. If you work hard, good things will happen. Air Force found out Saturday what happens if you don't. Wednesday night Air Force hosts San Jose State at 7 on 740 KVOR. Thursday its the Dave Pilipovich basketball show at 630 from the Back East Bar and Grill in Monument on 740 KVOR.