A New Day..

yesterday's love proved to be an inspiration for me to keep going w/ the blog.. i know that i have some loyal readers and supporters, but i also know that i haven't kept up w/ the blog the way that i should have.. yesterday made me realize that a voice is definitely needed to provide another view of things..

i'm still feeling a certain way about the Cappie situation.. i'm not trying to beat a dead horse, but just watching the comments people left, the various chatboards, etc, it just made me feel that many of you just don't get what the players go through.. a lot happens behind the scenes that fans are never privy to.. i think a lot of you know that, but tend to forget during the heat of the moment.. that's cool and all, but as good of a job most of these women do staying out of the news, tabloids, discussion boards, etc, they still see and hear what all is being said.. now w/ Twitter and Facebook, they definitely do.. there were people talking about greed (are you really serious?) related to playing for money.. injuries, etc..

actually, let me pause there.. aside from my NFL FAM, these WNBA players play through more injuries than a little bit.. i would say that on any given night 70% of the league is playing at less than 100%.. i know people have a problem w/ the way that i say things, and throw numbers out that aren't true facts.. for you, it is what it is.. that's my style to have fun w/ facts and figures.. i have 2 engineering degrees from Northwestern, i've earned the right to play with as many numbers as i want.. when you get through discrete mathematics and every other form of math, you're allowed to do that (only jokes, but you get what i'm saying).. but seriously, these women play through an amazing amount of injuries just to play for their families and support systems here in the US..

ok, un-pause..

i value the off-season like you wouldn't believe.. all of my players have been going non-stop since their season's ended.. no lie.. first, the season ends, and you deal w/ all of that.. the injuries, the disappointments, etc.. then, they figure out where they're going next.. and i'm not talking about overseas.. i'm talking about in the days following.. do they go home? go on a mini-vacation? do they go and handle other business opportunities? the list goes on.. then you have to weigh it all against how much time they have before heading overseas.. for some, that might only be a week or 2.. i know for a fact that one of my players hasn't had a break since the season ended.. she's been getting on her "brand" grind.. foundation stuff, personal stuff, business stuff.. she's motivated to establish her life after basketball..

i read something funny when someone talked about basketball needing to be all that the players concentrate on.. are you serious?? no, no, really.. are you serious?? and what happens when these athletes are no longer playing? you're looking at them then on some, "what happened to all of your money? why weren't you preparing for life after sports?".. that irony is hilarious.. we all go to work, but most people that work for The Man, have plans to leave The Man.. that's called inspiration.. that's called preparation.. so, are you now saying that because these women are entertaining you, they need to shuck and jive for the 5-8 years they can play the game at an elite level? after having shucked and jived all through high school and college playing for *cough* free?

ok, that's a different blog - which i WILL write about in the future - so i'll just make my final statement..

imagine working all year, and you saved up your vacation time for a big trip w/ your family and friends.. you've worked hard all year long, even putting in overtime to obtain more income for this trip.. you weren't mad at all.. you did your job, with that end goal (vacation) in mind.. now imagine on the day before your last day, your boss comes and says, that 2 week vacation? well, i need you back here in 4 days.. what would you do? how would you feel? what would you say? how would you react? that's a lot to think about in a short period of time.. well, that's how these ladies are EVERY season.. EVERY year.. they get to the end and realize that they still can't take or catch a break.. EVERY year..

now ask yourself again, is it so bad that Diana is considering taking time off? although i feel that most of you all wouldn't have a negative thing to say if she actually did.. ahh, i digress..

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