this morning i was reading over Chris Paul's desire to trade from the New Orleans Hornets. apparently he even has a wish list of who he wants to play with (the Knicks, the Lakers and the Magics)
(don't know how true this is) but the point is this
very cute but very taken, yep he's engaged point guard who's a three time nba all star with an average of 18 points per game this season and a paycheck of 13 and a half million is ready to move on.
now if you haven't heard, the greatest player to ever play the game to date,
Michael Jordan (if you can imagine, the skies have just opened up and i heard angels singing as soon as i typed his name) has commented that he wasn't a fan of
Lebron's decision (click the link if you need some refreshing, i won't tell) to leave Cleveland and play with Wade and Bosh in Miami. some have said, hey, it's a different game than it was back then. who knows what decisions you would have made? but either way, no love lost, it's just a different game, which sounds a lot like love. here we are putting all this time and effort, reaping the benefits, whether it's a gold medal, a child or good sex, in love
and basketball people change their minds and sometimes it feels like it's overnight but we both know it's not.
so you mean you just wanna up and leave and go somewhere else? you want to play with them now? what about us? we've been by your side this whole time? we've supported you, we've made you better, we were there for everything, your accomplishments, your downfalls. we loved you when these options were impossibilities. and now you just wanna up and leave?
now after having a conversation like that, it's hard to tell whether we're talking about love or basketball. in this case, we can be talking about both. if it is true that he's looking for a trade in which i say, "damn lakers, y'all gonna give up Bynum like that? he's been playing with an excruciating torn meniscus
(a really bad knee) and still managed to be an asset that led to a championship ring." but hey what do i know about loyalty? especially since i don't know what getting a ring feels like, a championship ring or a wedding ring. no diamonds here. if chris paul is indeed ready to leave new orleans, it still hurts. we can be as political as we want and say that we're happy as long as he's happy. but who wants to see someone they've nurtured achieve that potential with someone else? who can be happy when the person that makes you happy is saying they might be happier somewhere else? a saint, that's who and i'm no saint, neither are you.
either way, in love and basketball, trades happen all the time, especially when you least expect it. you can offer all the incentives you want and offer all the history y'all have together but when someone is ready to go or not ready to stay, start getting political. go ahead and prepare your statement, "i love (insert free agent, chris paul or ex boyfriend/husband name here) and though we've decided to go our separate ways (even though
we didn't decide anything, it was more like
he did and then told
you about it) i wish him nothing but happiness in all his endeavors." blah blah blah. nobody gets to that point that fast. but nonetheless, speak kind words but it's ok to hope that the trade/new girlfriend doesn't work out and he realizes how good of a team/girlfriend you were to him and comes running home, with a ring...the championship ring.
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