I promise...this is not about Tim Tebow.
I got a lemon cream pie-in-the-face dose of reality this past year. You just never know when life serves you a dose of change. The question becomes, "What do you do about it?".
For me, I enjoy lemonade. While I am so tempted to get down on myself and my uncertain future, I simply refuse. While I still have a way to go, I have already come a long way. I don't want to dwell on this because this message is about positivity.
The support that I have gotten from my co-workers, friends and family has been incredible. This includes friends that I have not seen in years. I have also created new friendships with people that have shared my recent journey. Interactions like this have helped me to keep my glass of lemonade full.
But enough about me - this is more about you. The energy that I have gotten from you has helped me on my journey back to normalcy. I just want to take the time to thank you for your support and wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday season. And take it from someone who appreciates human interaction: Take time to stop and smell the roses.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
The Plantation
It's rant time, not to be confused with Hammer time.
The deal was set: NBA All-Star guard Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets was the gem in a six player, three team deal in which he was headed to the Lakers. NBA insider Chris Broussard said that Paul was ready to board a plane to LA and that Kobe Bryant was waiting for him at the airport to celebrate. Other players involved included Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Rockets players Kevin Martin and Luis Scola.
Out of the blue, the league nixes the deal for "basketball reasons". "The decision was taken that Chris Paul in New Orleans was more valuable than the trade that was being discussed," commissioner David Stern tells Bloomberg. "I don't want to speak on the basketball side, but that particular one was weighed against Chris Paul's continued presence in New Orleans.'' This was also in response to complaints from owners that was crystallized in a e-mail sent by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, who said that you might as well call the other teams the Washington Generals. As a result, the Hornets would lose Paul, who will be a free agent in July, and would get nothing for him. The twist that allows this to happen is that the Hornets is the only team that is owned by the league. I don't even want to get started down that road.
This situation is similar to the one involving center Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. He has already told the Magic that he will not come back when his contract ends in July and wants to be traded to the Nets. This gives the Magic the opportunity to get something for him. This is similar to the gangsta move that Carmelo (Melo, my man - The Roots) Anthony did that got him to the Knicks last year.
On the one hand, the Godfather (Stern - my name for him) works for the owners. On the other hand, while you are not quite yet denying the rights that NBA great Oscar Robinson fought for regarding free agency, we are still talking about, in the long term at least, a poor business decision. At the worst, it smacks of a time long ago. What makes it worse is that the league just reached agreement on a new bargining agreement. Yeah, I know that it's hard to have that perception of these players who are in general millionaires, but I do. All I want is the opportunity for players to have the freedom to achieve their competitive dreams. I'll just leave it at that.
BTW - My Heisman vote goes to Trent Richerson (1583 yds. rushing, 23TD's). He's the best player on college's second best team. Too bad that I don't have a vote.
The deal was set: NBA All-Star guard Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets was the gem in a six player, three team deal in which he was headed to the Lakers. NBA insider Chris Broussard said that Paul was ready to board a plane to LA and that Kobe Bryant was waiting for him at the airport to celebrate. Other players involved included Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Rockets players Kevin Martin and Luis Scola.
Out of the blue, the league nixes the deal for "basketball reasons". "The decision was taken that Chris Paul in New Orleans was more valuable than the trade that was being discussed," commissioner David Stern tells Bloomberg. "I don't want to speak on the basketball side, but that particular one was weighed against Chris Paul's continued presence in New Orleans.'' This was also in response to complaints from owners that was crystallized in a e-mail sent by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, who said that you might as well call the other teams the Washington Generals. As a result, the Hornets would lose Paul, who will be a free agent in July, and would get nothing for him. The twist that allows this to happen is that the Hornets is the only team that is owned by the league. I don't even want to get started down that road.
This situation is similar to the one involving center Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. He has already told the Magic that he will not come back when his contract ends in July and wants to be traded to the Nets. This gives the Magic the opportunity to get something for him. This is similar to the gangsta move that Carmelo (Melo, my man - The Roots) Anthony did that got him to the Knicks last year.
On the one hand, the Godfather (Stern - my name for him) works for the owners. On the other hand, while you are not quite yet denying the rights that NBA great Oscar Robinson fought for regarding free agency, we are still talking about, in the long term at least, a poor business decision. At the worst, it smacks of a time long ago. What makes it worse is that the league just reached agreement on a new bargining agreement. Yeah, I know that it's hard to have that perception of these players who are in general millionaires, but I do. All I want is the opportunity for players to have the freedom to achieve their competitive dreams. I'll just leave it at that.
BTW - My Heisman vote goes to Trent Richerson (1583 yds. rushing, 23TD's). He's the best player on college's second best team. Too bad that I don't have a vote.
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