Finally something to report. John and I went to our first basketball practice last Saturday - an hour long open gym session before the football game - and got the first men's basketball story of the season out. John wrote the story, so he should get most of the credit, but I felt like we did a good job working together and his final product turned out quite well.
We weren't really sure of what to write about, since the season doesn't start for a long time and this was a really informal practice, but the perfect story just walked in. Former Missouri basketball player Kareem Rush - arguably the best Missouri player in decades and now playing for the NBA's Indiana Pacers - walked onto the court and started shooting on an unused basket. After a few minutes he joined in the pickup game and soon after John and I approached him for an interview.
John and I both asked questions, first about what he was doing in Columbia, then about his season in Lithuania last spring and then about the upcoming NBA season. He was a very good quote and I think John and I got all of the information that we needed to. John also talked to some other players about him and then wrote the story. I thought the story in Sunday's paper was very well written, straight to the point and interesting for the readers.
Since we have two people on the beat, I can't take much credit at all for John's article. The only thing I did was come to practice with him and ask a couple questions in the interview. Nonetheless, I think this was a good sign for the upcoming season because John and I communicated very well at the practice, found a good story idea and then John executed it very well.
I'm excited for the next open practice so I can get my first clip of the year too.
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