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New Beginning
You know the feeling when you're at home just sitting back wondering about different things. It doesn’t matter what's going on around you; you are focused in the moment and really just thinking about about different things that are going on in your life. Well, to say the least, I have had a few of those recently. Being traded from Portland to New Orleans was a bag of mixed emotions. Obviously the city was great, and like I said in the my last blog, I have relationships within that organization that I really believe will last a lifetime, but it was time for a change. It’s funny how some things work, because over the summer one of my good friends is actually from Toronto and told me he could just feel I was going to end up there. I obviously kind of brushed him off and never really entertained it with him. In the back of my mind, though, I knew deep down what a great situation it would be due to the fact it was a young up and coming team that was definitely on the rise. At the time I was still with Portland and trying to make it work there. One thing with me, when I go into something I’m not going to go half way or even three quarters. I believe you have to be 100% committed to truly achieve what you want. Anyway, the morning I got traded from New Orleans to Toronto was different. The reason I say it was different is because I didn’t have mixed feelings this time. Don’t get me wrong, New Orleans is a GREAT organization in a great city, and the fans are amazing ,but I knew finally there was a serious opportunity for me to go out there and play basketball again. The truth is, I haven’t been able to do that consistently for the last two years. Yeah, I could blame the coach team for not being able to play, but to me that is petty. Everything in this world happens for a reason. The man upstairs has a plan for all of us and ,obviously, his plan was to land me in Toronto. A new country, a new climate, a new beginning. I can’t lie and say that I knew to much about Toronto prior to being here, but for the short time that I have been here I hope this is something that doesn’t come to an end. It’s not only a city that embraces us as the players we are, but as the people we are as well. You don’t get that everywhere in the world. So, I guess to really sum everything up, I really hope Toronto continues to embrace me and this team as we continue to do the same......
JB
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Changes
Throughout life everyone experiences changes. Some good, some bad; it is an inevitable part of life that we must come face to face with sooner or later. Obviously I have gone through one of the biggest changes ever in my life over the past couple weeks. With the business that I went into, change definitely comes with the territory. Luckily, I had a pretty good idea what was coming, so I wasn’t caught totally off guard, but it definitely isn’t as easy a transition as I thought it would be. Being traded from Portland to New Orleans is like going from two total opposites of the world. Even though Portland was something I was comfortable with, Ican't express how happy I am with the change. If you have read some of my previous blogs, you’’ll remember me actually talking about New Orleans and the struggle the residents have been through since the storm. It's very ironic that I was traded here after that -- lol.... I've also been lucky that I know people here that have been able to show me around the city , making it easier for me to get aquainted. With us playing Portland on Saturday for the first time since the trade, it definitely will be a little different. Some of the relationships that I gained with my former teammates are definitely ones that will be life-long type friendships. In the end though, Saturday is just another game that we need to win to continue our 7-0 start. Hopefully, we will be able to do it.
JB
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