Coming Back to the States

I am writing today with a sad heart. After Jacob's two try-outs this week and the four try-outs earlier, we have not received any feedback on teams wanting to sign him right now. They say he is very talented and athletic but "raw" meaning him not playing high school basketball has caught up with him. Also, the teams say they don't want to invest in him because he's already 27. If he were younger, this would be a different story. With the teams that would pick him up, the pay would not be enough for us to stay here and live comfortably. So, after a long sleepless night, we have decided to come back home to the states.

This does not mean things are for sure over, it just means that teams may not make a decision on Jacob until mid to late August. If the right offer presented itself, we would come back in a heartbeat.

We are both extremely happy that we came. Jacob is happy with his performance at his try-outs as he gave 100%. We liked living in Germany as we became cultured fast. Very few people speak English, so that was a treat when trying to eat out. We met some great people and will always remember them.