Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Curve Brackets - Choose Wisely



     Good Afternoon!! A whole day of basketball ahead is a gift from the gods. I’m one of those lucky ones that if a good game is going on my boss will be watching it too. Hope you all choose wisely in your brackets and don’t have to burn it early waiting for the NBA playoffs to hurry up. My bracket is looking perfect I might say. I went out on a limb and made some risky choices like Hampton over Kentucky.

     JOKING....there isn't enough HBCU pride in the universe that I will make that prediction. Shout out to the MEAC though, one of us will have a Cinderella Story just not this year. This is why I love the tourney because anything can happen. Most years my bracket is on point, I did pick Kentucky over UCONN last year but whatever.

    Anyways, one of my homeboys said I put him in my curve bracket like I have this devious tournament of who I will curve today. It's not that sinister but curving is necessary most times. There's just too much attentions out there for it not to be a required. Social media loves judging us curveaholics by condemning our friend zones, poor texting habits, and ignoring DMs. I find this comical because it’s not that simple just to make a bracket and review every potential’s stat then pick who gets curved and who is to advance. 

      If only dating was that easy but we all tend to choose wrong sometimes. I do all the time. That’s not exactly my bracket if I was petty enough to make a realistic one but similar so you get the point. Before you get all "judgey", (my favorite fake word because sometimes you all are so judgmental), everybody chooses wrong eventually. It's apart of life to make mistakes right? Most are just one break up away whether it's next month or years from now. If you're wrong in the choosing it will always reveal itself. 

     I tend to joke I always chose wrong but it is no disrespect to anyone since not everyone makes it to the big dance anyways. Congratulations! I just hate wasting my time but lately I started realizing everyone I come across is either a lesson or a blessing. The value in choosing wrong is when you learn from it. There’s always some dumb schmuck that chooses Georgetown year after year. Don’t be him. Seriously don’t be that guy. 

Since I am on this journey to not be “ain’t shit” by 30. I already gave up hoes, if you want to join my support group find out how here. The next step is to choose wisely. So I complied a short list of how to choose wisely (we love lists here):

1.     Pay attention to the red flags early – People reveal who they really are we just don’t want to believe it’s true early on. Review those stats before putting your all in. Some just shouldn’t even cut getting past the first round.   
2.     Don’t always dismiss the unlikely choice – No one really expected Mercer to beat Duke last year. Give what might not be your obvious choice a chance. It just so may be a winner.
3.      Stop picking the same losers over and over again – I don’t care what you feel some things just will never happen. Luckily this year Pitt doesn’t give me the option of being disappointed again. I’ve learned to figure out exactly what round they will go wrong. Year after year I want them to succeed so badly but I know they will always Pull A Pitt. You know who your loser type is,  remember don't be that Georgetown guy.

March Madness is here!!!!
  

Lauren

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