Yesterday at basketball, I was in a four-on-four (small) full court game with a guy named Branden. He was active in setting screens for me with a pick and roll, which allowed me to pass the ball back , creating many open shot opportunities from him. He converted quite a few of them. During the break, he smiled and said it’s great to be finally on the same team (we played against each other in different team many times). I said, “Likewise!”
I’ve discovered while back that I derive more pleasure from setting up a play for others to score than scoring myself. Granted, I love making shots as well–and I have to seize the opportunity whenever I have an open shot. But there’s something special being about to feed the ball to the next person for a great play. It’s mutually satisfying when you’re able to do a little dance together on the basketball court–while leaving others bewildered what had just happened.