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[QUOTE="bballbeadle, post: 2607386, member: 548"]
I am still feeling startled and giddy by this turn of developments. I never expected Battle to stay and I’m sure many of you felt the same. What I am remembering is how this team came together at tournament time. How they looked so EAGER to be playing together, feeling that magic of being a TEAM who can win. Their excitement was a joy to watch! They just did not give up. They looked like they loved each other and never wanted it to end. (Okay, give me a break for romanticizing. I have a woman’s perspective.)

So, we all sadly said goodbye to Battle, but eagerly awaited Bazley - our Battle substitute. We were all hopeful he would fit in without too many hiccups and that magical feeling could keep going next year. When Bazley dropped out, many of us had the realization that he may not have been Battle-like at all. In fact, the more we learned, the more certain we were. He was in it for his own glory. He would step on our backs and spring into the NBA and that was all we were good for. Maybe it was rationalization, but I began to feel that as awful as it was to lose Bazley, perhaps we had dodged a bullet.

And now the key component of that team is back! No Battle substitute - the actual Battle! The real deal team can play together again and keep their eyes on the prize.      The battle, as it were, is ON.
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