When was the last time i feel like a family in a team?

After joining back the team for some time, i still feel a little out of the circle. Remembering the feeling i had in the past, where i feel a part. Be it PJ, and needless to say Kaixuan. It's the feeling that is absence in this batch. I don't feel really happy after all, or is this an unhappy team by nature?

After being the vice captain, regrettably i still do not understand how the team functions. Their mindset, goals, vision. Sometimes i ponder to myself, is my return actually useful, or just redundant? Are my particular set of skills and play really useful in the team?

I came to experience that type of intense feeling last training with Quest, a short part. When coach needed centers from PJ to do the transition drills. I haven't went back to KX trainings, since my dad was in town and i had to accompany him. I wonder have the play styles of the guys changed? Or is it I, who still loves in the past? Somewhat i feel lonely on the court now.

In my opinion, a successful team firstly need coherence. I mean, each individual players have their role which they should excel and expected to perform well in games. For example, scorers, playmakers, rebounders, stoppers etc... Till now, only a few of them have been defined, not enough to make a consistent play style in the team and of course trust in your team mate which boost communication.

Secondly, hunger. Which will help in commitment. If you are playing in a team that have no obvious goal to improve, there is really no point training. Cause without the motivation key, you just don't want to train harder and push the limits. I have yet to pant my lungs out so far, weird... Guilty... Tough training should help improve my stamina...

Lastly, making it simple, discipline. What's the point of putting programmes in place if you don't force yourself to it? You can walk the whole 6k, do drills for the sake of doing? It'll just tear away the commitment, and the meaining of coming down for trainings. Shooting 50 balls where you know you have to shoot a lot more to improve. In the end, our abilities will stay stagnant there.

All this three attributes are those that made a team happier. Achieving an obvious goal, feeling yourself improve! When you feel stronger, able to out-muscle your opponent, scoring fastbreaks one after another, or crashing in shots which left the opponent burnt. I felt it before, ever since, no more...

Of course, as one of the three leaders in the team, I have to show these, in order for others to follow. But bear in mind, it is still up to them whether to keep in line, or go AWOL. We really got a lot to do, much more... Substance is not quite there, so we have to make it up, by pure hard work. Make others awe, at the very least, our fighting spirit... Guys.. Let's work... Can we?