For the glass-half full crowd, it’s the dawn of a new era for Waiakea boys basketball.
For those inclined to see a glass as half-empty, hard realities must be confronted.
The Warriors likely won’t be able to count on any more miraculous finishes this season, and they definitely can’t bank on Calvin Mattos anymore.
During a Saturday morning practice at the school gym, coach Paul Lee continued to take stock of which players he can rely on as the preseason beckons.
“That’s what these guys don’t understand,” he said, “you’ve got to work twice as hard as everybody else because even though we lost our whole team, everybody is still going to be gunning for us, because we’re still the defending champs.