Cappie & Team USA..

well, if i'm going to do this blog, i might as well get my hands dirty, right?

i've stayed away from most things Cappie.. having met her, she's real cool.. and she's from Chicago.. on top of that, she can flat out ball.. i used to tease on some "how can she call herself the D.Wade of the WNBA?" or "who does she think she is?".. then i watched what she did in NY, and that changed my whole rationale of Cappie.. to me, Cappie is that ball player that just balls.. she laces them up and just goes at you.. she's not going to be your best friend.. she's not going to act fake to you on the court.. ask Phoenix.. she's a competitor.. this year, she grew into being 1 of my top 3 favorite WNBA players.. on the court.. y'all can guess who the 2 are that are above her.. but she's definitely a player that i would pay to see..

now that i got that out of the way, let's talk about her as a person.. i read the recent article about her not joining Team USA.. to put it bluntly - who cares? it's her time.. it's her game.. it's her legacy.. who are we to get into her head and tell her what we want her to do.. yea, she's into fashion.. and? yea, she left Phoenix to have a bigger "life" opportunity in NY.. and? as a Chicago native that left to go be in NY, i get it.. NY is the place to be.. NY is a rare place where you realize that you don't need to be anywhere else to get what you want or be set.. real talk.. i applauded her decision to leave Phoenix and go create her own WNBA legacy.. and look at what she did in that first year!! she took a team that not many people felt had a legitimate chance, and got them to the doorsteps on the WNBA Finals.. that says something.. and off the court? she's living her life.. Fashion Week, magazine features, NBA connects.. she's on top of the world.. let her breathe.. please..

these women have NO TIME! they go from job to job, country to country trying to earn a living.. and now we have a player that has a choice.. and she made it.. you don't like her choice? so what.. many NBA athletes passed up the opp to win a gold medal/World Championship as well.. i'd have to do my research, but I believe Cappie has both already.. what she doesn't have is the time to go conquer the other facets of her game of life.. she's not just a basketball player.. she's a brand.. she's smart enough to know that.. and i'm smart enough to see that and applaud it..

do you, Cappie.. if i was on her team, i probably would have sat her down and agreed to the decision she made.. but that's just me..

i - Q..