MIAMI, Fla. – Yesterday
was a long day. The team woke up early, had a quick breakfast at 7 a.m. and
headed to DFW to catch what seemed like a long flight to Miami. When we got to
the hotel, sandwiches were waiting, but the players had to eat them quickly
before getting back on the bus and driving to Florida International for
practice.
Of course not all of us made it back to the hotel with the
team. Radio voice Mitch Hyder stayed at the airport to report a missing bag,
but when the team got to the hotel we discovered that someone had grabbed it
and thrown it on the bus.
FIU’s women were practicing in the Arena, so Denver ended up
in an auxiliary gym upstairs, which would actually be covered up if all the
bleachers were extended. To say the gym was cozy would be an understatement.
There was about two feet beyond the end lines, and the sidelines were walls.
However, the team made due and had a good practice for about 90 minutes before
a quick workout in FIU’s weight room. The drive back to the hotel was a little
longer due to rush hour, but there was still about an hour before dinner.
For the second-straight time, we ate at an Italian chain
restaurant the night before the game, and for the second-consecutive time a
server dumped a drink down the back of one of the players. Nigel Peter-Denman
jumped up pretty quickly as a glass of water cascaded down his back before
shattering on the concrete floor. At least he got a free dessert out of the
ordeal.
Yearly travel totals:
Total Flights – 14
Total Mileage Flown
– 10,340
Total Bus Miles –
1,287
Total Number of Hotels – 12
Total Number of
Different Airports – 9
Total Number of
Airline Delays – 1
Total Number of
Cancelled Flights – 1
Total Number of Bags
Lost – 2
Total Number of Bags
Lost by Team, Not Airline – 1
Total Number of
Players Doused with Drinks by Waiters – 4
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