I think we gotta keep Beas in the rotation. Havin Chandler Beasley KCP Hart and Rondo off the bench is going to be a really nice bench unit and way more balanced. We can't have Hart playing the freaking 4... Stephenson had a few nice games, but I think with KCP finding his stroke (kind of) and Hart being a diffreence maker all over the court...and Beasley just being a better fit overall with our 2nd unit at the 4...it leaves Stephenson in no man's land.
So please what are the cliff notes on their NBA journey together and childhood friendship growing up .... for those of us this dun't play for?
I still pronounce the name as it is in the title even without the T... And that is partly my daughter's fault because of this dude:
Fyi: I intentionally misspelled it Beastly, cause imho he is and will continue to be when he channels his pain into the game. For those wondering, here's what I'm talking about: Per McMenamin:
horrible news...my prayers are with him and his family. Very tough loss. Actually it doesn't get tougher than that in life.
I lost mine three years ago, the complete feeling of emptiness which might only be described as dry sadness is pervasive and continuous.
I'm sorry to hear. I lost my dad when I was 8 so I didn't really "understand" it back then. From today's perspective I can say thank god I was too stupid to understand. The thing that is undisputable is that nobody in the world loves you like your mom. Every (sane) mother loves their kids more than anybody else on the planet. When you lose your mom, you basically lose the person who loved you most on planet earth. I personally think its worse when you see it coming slowly. I prefer a "sudden" death if that makes sense. My uncle (age 41) died with leukemia and I saw him struggle for months with his illness and I also saw other family members struggle for months to deal with it...and then once he dies, the pain is still the same. So I felt like the "painful" period is just longer when you sit next to someone who is fighting for his life and eventually losing it. It is a mix of insecurity, hope, angst, fighting spirit, etc...suspense is worse than disappointment.
My Mom was Stage 4 cancer for 14 years. Just brutal down the home stretch, and now I'm losing a daughter in the same way.(Not cancer though) She was given 6 weeks to live back in March, and somehow she is still here. The human body can endure some terrible things, and you end up suffering right along with them. Trying to be thankful for all of the bonus time, but some days..... I literally struggle to function. Sometimes it's all I can do to hold onto my Lebron hate to keep my sanity. kidding/not kidding If Beasley loved his Momma, basketball may be a sanctuary for him, but he might also be completely lost right now. I definitely would not consider trading him. I would feel cold and callous, and completely counter to who the Lakers are as a franchise. After going through a nasty divorce and having child relationships fractured, I can say nothing mattered more to me than family, and it shatters you at the deepest levels. Prayers for the Beasley family during this time and hope the team can rally around him whenever he needs them. Professional athletes are often held to a different standard because of their pay, but at the end of the day, they are still just as human as us. But they rarely have any privacy in which to live their life. I can't imagine suffering in a fish bowl while the world watches and judges. That just sounds miserable.
I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter, sirron. That's just horrible. I too lost my mom some years ago to cancer and so I'll also say that losing your mother is very, very tough. I miss her every day. It's a rough one.
