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Imo, people oughta realize that all these realities can coexist, they're not mutually exclusive:
1. It's okay to feel a sense of loss with Demar gone. He was here for 9 years, raised the floor of this franchise to where it had never been, and loved the city and the team. That's admirable.
2. That said, even though he raised the floor of this team with all his skill and hard work, the playoff ceiling was evident, and a risk needed to be taken to raise said ceiling. The opportunity arose, and the time was right. It had to be done.
3. Since day one after the #1 seed got swept by the #4 seed in the second round, it became public knowledge that no one was untouchable. The whole team and fanbase knew that. Unless something else was said to demar (other than "nothing is imminent") to explicitly contradict this public knowledge, nothing should have been a surprise.
4. Having said that, Demar is an emotional player, and even though I really wish he didn't keep feeding this clickbait-hungry media, he earned the right to process his emotions the way he chooses. With time, reality will set in and he will focus on his work, as he always does.
5. If we make the finals or win a championship, a huge part of it will be because of Demar. Because of how he admirably raised the floor of this team and took it out of the darkness. If we ever get there, we will be able to say "We couldn't have done it without him, but we couldn't have done with him either". That's confusing, but it's true, and with time this reality will also set in.
6. As much as the media wants clickbaits, there doesn't have to be a hero or a villain on this. Demar is neither. We don't have to pick a side and love or hate the guy. He was a great player that did his part (and the team also did a lot for him), and now a new page will be presented to both player and team. Knowing both, I'm sure they will make the most out of it going forward.
Fret not. Soon twitter will find another gossip/drama to chase, and soon we'll have actual basketball games to enjoy again.
1. It's okay to feel a sense of loss with Demar gone. He was here for 9 years, raised the floor of this franchise to where it had never been, and loved the city and the team. That's admirable.
2. That said, even though he raised the floor of this team with all his skill and hard work, the playoff ceiling was evident, and a risk needed to be taken to raise said ceiling. The opportunity arose, and the time was right. It had to be done.
3. Since day one after the #1 seed got swept by the #4 seed in the second round, it became public knowledge that no one was untouchable. The whole team and fanbase knew that. Unless something else was said to demar (other than "nothing is imminent") to explicitly contradict this public knowledge, nothing should have been a surprise.
4. Having said that, Demar is an emotional player, and even though I really wish he didn't keep feeding this clickbait-hungry media, he earned the right to process his emotions the way he chooses. With time, reality will set in and he will focus on his work, as he always does.
5. If we make the finals or win a championship, a huge part of it will be because of Demar. Because of how he admirably raised the floor of this team and took it out of the darkness. If we ever get there, we will be able to say "We couldn't have done it without him, but we couldn't have done with him either". That's confusing, but it's true, and with time this reality will also set in.
6. As much as the media wants clickbaits, there doesn't have to be a hero or a villain on this. Demar is neither. We don't have to pick a side and love or hate the guy. He was a great player that did his part (and the team also did a lot for him), and now a new page will be presented to both player and team. Knowing both, I'm sure they will make the most out of it going forward.
Fret not. Soon twitter will find another gossip/drama to chase, and soon we'll have actual basketball games to enjoy again.
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