Dan's Comeback?

I think we were all a little surprised by The Educators decision to rejoin the Elite. Maybe not because we thought he had gotten over his competitive addiction, but because we thought he had finally realized he wasn't really elite. It takes a lot of humility to step back and accept that you're just not good enough. However, it seemed as though after a few years off Dan had forgotten his lesson and wanted to give it another go.

However, this season there is something strange about the way The Educators fits into the league. His team is at the top of his division! I sensed something had changed. Maybe, like Jamaal Charles or Colin Kaepernick, he had found some clarity in his time of isolation. Maybe he spent the past few years secretly studying under the tutelage of his old roommate, SSG. Or maybe.... this really isn't Dan's comeback.

I had my suspicions when he started winning after being out of the game for so long, but a SnapChat from Shy confirmed what I suspected for the past 7 weeks.

The Legend of Our Trading Black Hole

Boys! 

Gather around…   

As I tell you an infamous campfire story… 

This a tale because we needed a legit creative piece. 

*It happened a long time ago, in a league far, far away… 

A story so impactful, its effects are still felt today… 

*An impact, so great, HBK & L.E. are the only GMs who survived… 

*One of the first trades in the Elite history took place. 

Mighty Men of Benjamin sent Gotham Knights a trade offer. 

*A season vet, Rudy Johnson for the rookie…Adrian Peterson.  

The rest is history, my friends… 

*Mighty Men of Benjamin went on to win the belt that year.

*He’s basically winning at everything in life now, too. 

And Gotham Knights? 

*It’s rumored he still hears “You Duck!” over and over in his head. 

*It’s rumored Sons of Thunder has never even traded because of this. 

Gotham Knights was never the same…ever, again. 

He just… 

Shut.   

Down. 

R.I.P. 

He stopped trading. 

He stopped shaving… 

He stopped cutting his hair… 

He moved away from everyone he knew… 

And now he’s stopped setting his lineup, too. 

The moral of the story is you should definitely have Direct TV.   

And this is why Gotham Knights will never ever trade with you.

*Also, my article was in the shape of how you read a heart rate monitor.  

Tuesday Morning Hangover

Social media is prime. Every day I review statistics upon statistics that show it’s true. There’s Facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat, Vine, YouTube, etc. Each and every one of them appeal to a different audience. I use them all, but there is one social outlet, that’s captured my attention limited interest and it’s called, “Twitter.” A creative, brevity defined network that shares thoughts, opinions and ideas. A challenge to users to express everything and nothing within 140 characters is probably what I like most, but then it became that much more amazing by streaming Thursday Night Football. If you’re not aware, Twitter and sports go hand in hand. Justin or Maucus could tell you, they won’t even watch one without the other. In fact, I could devote an entire article just to the topic of how tweets are responsible for the invention of hashtags, photoshop savants, etc. If I had received a wedding invite to the matrimony celebration of these two coming together, I would have attended and took out anyone who would have said otherwise when the speaker asks for objections. For those of you who aren’t fans, welcome to playground for the next few months as we watch creativity, competition, comedy and…commercials. (Life’s not perfect).  

This has been one of the best, worst years of my entire life. In the span of less than a year, I’ve lost a job, moved away, sat in the midst of a cancer center and have been told countless times, “we’re just not that into you.” Now that’s not where the story ends, but that part isn’t important right now. The journey is far greater than the destination. It’s not when you’re undefeated that you know you’re an excellent GM, it’s when you’ve battled injury, waiver failure and an inauspicious schedule, but still make the playoffs that it’s clear despite it all, you’re a playoff warrior (just don’t blow a 3-1 lead). It is through everything I shared above that I discovered exactly who I am. All my life, I’ve seen things go my way and now I’ve seen things almost seem against me. Highs and lows are temporary. I went 11-2 last year and lost, I’ve gone 8-5 and won it all. The season isn’t over. As we reach the part of the year where the standings are slowly beginning to separate, don’t give up. The same is true in life. I sit here at 6:29 this AM because I refuse to give up on my unnecessary responsibility to you, my readers. You’ll win some weeks, you’ll lose some weeks, but let life’s entire season define you. Life is really a series of test to see if you’re who you really say you are despite what is happening to you. If things are great, appreciate it. If it’s difficult, appreciate it, too. It’s spiritual. Heaven doesn’t start when you get there, it starts right here, right now…and it’s all up to you.   

HBK