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Here I am in the playoffs. I’m two years removed from my last postseason appearance and it feels great to be making another appearance. When the season started out I thought I would be here in a Wizards uniform. But the move was made and I’m obviously better off because of it. I’m here in Dallas with an actual title contender.

The First Round

Anybody in this Western Conference is a legit threat. They clawed and fought all the way. So I know that we are meeting San Anotnio in the first round and they mean business. It was no easy task for them to make it in the postseason in this conference or to hold on to the seventh seed.

Teams like the Cavs and Lakers got the chance to rest key players who are huge difference makers. This also gives them a chance to give their bench guys some run. We didn’t have the liberty of doing things like that and I even played with a sore hip the last game of the season. We were still fighting and clawing our way into the postseason.

Since we didn’t get to rest we have to keep this energy up straight into the postseason. The best way to do that is to just keep a clear mind and stay focused on your one goal, winning a championship.

When we were in the race for the playoffs we had to watch out for the lowly, non-winning teams. They were the most dangerous towards the end of the season. At times they have an out of body experience and want to prove something by knocking you down. But that’s all over and done with, and we are on the road to a championship. First victim….San Antonio.

Knowing my role

My role on this team right now is a lilttle bit of everything. I defend and take on those tough assignments. Offensively, I take the pressure off of Dirk and the other guys.If you look at our startinng line up we got four All-Stars starting each game. So we are a forced to be reckoned with this postseason.

The team as a whole is focusing on having a great defensive presence, executing our offense properly and making sure teams know they just can’t waltz down the middle on us.

‘Dem UConn Huskies

They are a beast. Our program at UConn is just built for greatness. Shout out to Maya Moore doing it big in the championship. That championship game was a pretty tight one. It was amazing to see them bounce back in the second half like that. That was a great look. I think they can continue to dominate with this win streak. They are going to be on top until coach Gino leaves.

Baby Caron on the way

My wife is in her last trimester right now and the baby is due in June. It’d be a good look if we could have a Larry O’Brien trophy baby. 

See you guys in the postseason!

–Tough Juice