What Happens To A Dream Deferred
Lockout Leaves Trey Johnson with Europe as Only Option
What happens to a dream deferred? Though Trey Johnson might not be Langston Hughes , he too ponders the same question.
Johnson is the absolute portrait of the collateral damage caused by the NBA lockout. While Kobe Bryant and Deron Williams can use their overseas options as a means to stay in shape, guys like Johnson need Europe to remain employed.
Like many NBA players Trey Johnson had to consider playing overseas during the work stoppage. Recently he agreed to a one-year deal with Italian club Teramo . Unlike a lot of other NBA players Johnson’s contract does not have an opt-out clause meaning no matter what happens in the coming months he’ll be out of the NBA for at least a year. That is a frightening prospect for guys that live for the possibility of earning a 10-day contract. Johnson made the most of his opportunity this year. Before the Lakers gave Johnson a purple and gold jersey he was tearing up the D-League to the tune of 25 a night while playing in Bakersfield. So impressed with Johnson’s play was Phil Jackson that he gave the journeyman some burn in the playoffs.
Despite getting a vote of confidence from a Hall of Fame coach, Johnson finished his time as a Laker without a contract. Next came those padlocks and suddenly Johnson is left with no options but to play in Europe.
It is all too easy to get lost in all the talk of how many NBA ballers are breaking the bank. In the coming months we’ll hear far too many debates regarding the amount of money being paid to the players and how much coin the owners are supposedly losing. Never forget how difficult, if not impossible, it is to get to the point where you can earn one of those guaranteed contracts.
For Johnson the lockout means the deferment of his NBA dream. Maybe he would not have been given a contract by the Lakers. Fact of the matter is his NBA profile was never higher than the moment PJ put him in during the first quarter of the first playoff game of the Lakers’ all-too-short postseason. Maybe he wouldn’t have been a Laker but there was a definite chance Johnson could have got one of those guaranteed contracts by another team.
Before you bemoan all the money 12 guys on an NBA roster are clocking remember how hard it was for Trey Johnson just to be that 12 About Fansided
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Rusty Dreams « A Poem A Day
, Though, sometimes gets lost. As I prepare to return to the classroom (and all of those What I Did This Summer essays), I want to make sure I inspire children to express the deep feelings they have about an event before they try to organize and revise their thoughts into the perfect essay.
One way that I’ve accomplished this in the past is through poetry. Poetry can help children get at their core feelings about an event. Sergio, for example, is a smart, quiet student who has been dealing with family changes ever since we met. He wanted to write an essay about living without his older brother, who has been serving in Afghanistan for two years. Sergio really misses him and wants him to come home. I thought Sergio’s idea for his essay sounded important and meaningful.
Before Sergio started to write, I gave him Langston Hughes’ poem about deferred dreams and asked Sergio to think about his dream for his brother to return home safely. How would he describe that dream? What does it feel like to wait for him? Below is the Langston Hughes poem and Sergio’s imitation, which talks about what it’s like to carry around the weight of a “rusty dream.”
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust over and sugar over—
Like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
Like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
by Langston Hughes
What Happens When a Dream Rusts?
Does the dream rust until it falls
like a man’s heart when it’s broken?
Does it stink like a spoiled egg?
Is it crushed with a lie?
Is the dream like a sharp nail
being pinned to the wall?
Does it fall into the fire
and explode like popcorn?
Or does a rusty dream lay
down, ice-cold like the fallen
brother of a marine.
by Sergio, 4th grade
Thank you, Sergio, for reminding us that the personal stories we tell can be powerful and beautiful. Thank you for showing us that poetry can put us in touch with our deepest feelings and lay the groundwork for more writing.
By Marcia Chamberlain, Writers in the Schools
A Poem a DayIn this blog Writers in the Schools (WITS) celebrates kids--in their own words. We feature essays, stories, and poems that were created by K-12 students in our program. All material (c) Writers in the Schools 2007-2011. If you wish to republish this work, please credit both the organization and the author. This material may not be used in commercial ventures of any kind.
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