I'm guessing there won't be a tribute video when Isaiah Thomas returns to the Q...
There have been celebrity marriages that lasted longer than IT's career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a career filled with uninspiring play and enough locker room drama to be its own show on Bravo. There were rumors of Thomas calling out Kevin Love for checking out of a game due to an illness in a team meeting. Also, Thomas insinuated that the team needed to make some adjustments after a recent loss to Orlando, a suggestion that Coach Tyronn Lue vehemently denied.
Was it just the fact that he was still recovering from a hip injury? Was it the fact that he just did not click with LeBron James and not being the go-to guy that made him a beloved icon in Boston? Whatever the case was, there's something to take from this, and it is a cautionary tale of how we need to understand our lot in life.
Ever been in a relationship that you knew within a couple of weeks it wasn't going to work out? Ever been at a job that you knew was not the one for you and you needed to get out as soon as possible? There's no shame in admitting that something isn't just what you thought it was. Organizations, especially in sports, make horrific decisions but allow ego and fear of embarrassment to keep them from making the right choice.
We sit on gifts and talents because we make decisions that pleases others. There is a time to compromise, but not at the cost of hindering our own development. Credit to General Manager Koby Altman for understanding that this relationship was D.O.A and made the right move.
Thomas will have the chance to regain what little credibility his career still has, and the Cavs can now focus on getting swept by Golden State or Houston come June, but with a little less reality show-based entertainment. Lesson to be learned here when the ship be sinking, and that is not to be the guy still re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
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