Sorry for the long wait for another blog, there was a small problem with my website for a few weeks but now its back up and running. I just want to first off thank all my wonderful fans who still check on me and follow my career it means the world to me. I'm still over here chasing the playoffs and working hard everyday. Like I said before for me, its great to have good numbers/stats at the end of the year but for me there's nothing like winning and having playoffs, wins, trophies, championships on your resume. Of course I want to play well and have great numbers but what's so funny is...every player in the beginning while they meet with the coaches and organization they say "OH I JUST WANT TO WIN" which to me I'm just being real thats some BS. I can see and know by actions who really want to win and play for the team. I'm a winner and love winning even if I wasn't the star that night, that month, the year whatever lets just win games and celebrate together at the end of the year thats me because basketball is a team sport. We haven't been playing well as a team in the month of April, it hurts because we were in 7th,8th, now 9th place with a chance still to make the playoffs. We are a good team and I really think we are a playoff team no doubt, now we just have to buckle down these next 3 games and fight to get our spot in the post season. There are only 3 games left, 2 on the road, and 1 on our home court. We have to win 2 games so the pressure is on and I promise I will give it my all every sec, minute, quarter, day in order for my team to play well.

Right now I'm still leading the LEAGUE in assist, and averaging 15 points a game. This has been my best year of basketball professionally. This year has given me more confidence in my abilities and I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to play a lot of minutes with the ball in my hands, and get a chance to work on my overall game. I know I got better this season, my body feels good and I know this will be a big summer for me because I know what I have to work on to improve and get to the level of play I want to be at. I say this all the time but I really don't think about the future that much, because when you start thinking too much in the future you sometimes forget about the present. I just take things one day at a time and with that said, I never let a day go by without getting better, trying something new, or learning something from myself or others. I feel this is the way to improve and better yourself. I was taught try not to make the same mistakes over and over, so I pay close attention to detail such as what makes me a good player, what makes me effective on and off the court, what I need to improve to get to the next level. I think it starts when I wake up in the morning each day not next week, next month, next year right now. I just want to get better thats what makes me special and a good player. I want to be great, I want to learn, I want to win and play the game I love. I eat, sleep, dream basketball it has done so many amazing things for me, this is what keep me going, I can't see myself without it so in order for that to happen I must display what my momma give me DISCIPLINE. Sometimes in my life I know I'M NOT PERFECT, I may do some stupid things but WE ALL DO. I just try to learn from my mistakes, move on to the next day and get better. I promised myself when I broke my foot in 2006 I would be faithful to basketball for the rest of my life because those 3 months of my life I LEARNED A LOT about myself, my family, my friends, the world and after laying on the floor for 3 months with no basketball in my life made me a better person, better basketball player, its like it let an animal out the cage. I'm focused and determined to be the best I can be on and off the court, this is my mission, these are my goals.

Other than that I been dealing with a really really bad toothache, the worst pain you can have because it goes right to your head. I really been struggling with it for weeks, but I was thinking its only a month you can wait until you get home, but then it got worse and worse. I couldn't sleep for days, I couldn't eat so I was like OH NO I can't take this no more. I found a dentist who worked in the STATES for a long time and he worked on me today, I have one more tooth for him to fix but WOW i feel a lot better. Even through all the pain I still try to work, I don't believe in days off I really don't I REALLY LOVE BASKETBALL, I want people to understand that about me, its the best game ever invented. I told my team a few times I couldn't make it to weight lifting because I knew I wouldn't get any work done, so I used the morning to try to sleep a few hours, so when basketball practice came I had some rest. Besides that my body feels good, I'm excited about this week game like always, I can't lie I hate playing one game a week because you are so excited all week to get out there and play especially coming off a loss or a bad game. This is my first time playing one game a week and its different but this year was GREAT for me because it give me a chance to practice more, work on my game, which I needed and it will show I promise. 

What I been doing on my free time??? I still going bowling which I love and I have become a good player before I was pretty average because I didn't go as much but now I go 2-3 a week my game has got a lot better. So when I get back home I can shut all my people up who say they nice. In my family, my friends we love to go bowling its a great leisure activity for the family so I'm looking forward to being the best this summer. I also been working on my new projects 972:JUST LISTEN, NEW HOBBY 1 & 2 which are my 3rd, 4th, 5th hip-hop mixtape. I tell people all the time ever since I put out my first one back in 2006 each project I got better and better. Few people know how hard I work on my music, its been a love of mine since I was 8 and I always wanted to do what I'm doing now. Once I go to the pros thats when it became even more of a love because I needed something to balance my life, basketball is not only physical it takes a mental toll on your body so music has done so much for me personally. It helps deal with the stress, pressure, and allows my mind to be free. I really think when I put these projects out for my fans, supporters, friends and family will understand how much time, love, passion I have for music. Every city I go to for basketball whether UTAH, ISTANBUL,TEL AVIV, AVELLINO, DC I have done music in those cities and it shows no matter where I go in the world I can do what I love with talented people. I got into GHOST-WRITING as well, thats when you write songs for other artist which is an honor for me because I have heard stories from some of my homeboys, in books & magazines about dudes who went to jail, foster homes and they used their time to write and do other things which for me is GREAT because they say they wrote 100 songs. But I'm in a different situation. Yeah I want to be in the NBA, I think I will be back there, but instead I take 10 hour flights to other countries, by myself, so what do I do when I'm not in the gym??  I have wrote 120 songs in 8 months, I have recorded 70 songs, I have traveled around the country seen historic landmarks, this is a blessing, its like a dream for me coming from OUT WEST CHICAGO. So thats why I continue to tease everyone about my music because I'm very confident about my music and my work ethic. I feel when someone put in the time and work to make their dreams come true its worth the wait, its worth giving it a chance. That's why this summer its time to let my music be heard and I CANT WAIT I'm so excited.

Other than that I'm working hard everyday as always because I KNOW the world, I know what's going on in this recession, its tough to find a job even with a college degree, in my city we have become the MURDER CAPITAL 100+ murders that's horrible, so sad we are living in a tough world. So here I am in another country doing what I love I can't and WON'T complain about nothing I PROMISE I will appreciate and honor the fact that I play the game I love for a living, I promise I will work and play as hard as I can, its in my blood. I know we are in tough times but please enjoy life, smile, enjoy your family, appreciate waking up in the morning, tell your mom, your friend you love them, just please try to stay positive and enjoy what you have. I really appreciate the love and support if you are reading this blog right now you are special in my heart....I write these blogs for me of course its good for my soul, but everything I write is for YOU, my wonderful fans, Y'ALL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, people who barely know me send me messages and I feel like I have known them all my life THANK YOU...I'm happy my site is back up and running now I can update everyone on what's going on. Things are getting heated over here I will be ready for these next 3 games, trust me I went to U OF I, PROVISO EAST, where I was taught to fight, compete, and GO HARD or stay home......THANK YOU again for reading my thoughts, this is how I was feeling at the time..what up to my family I LOVE YALL....UNTIL next time yo boy

PS CONGRATS to the U OF I football players who were drafted that was a great day good luck hope y'all have great careers GOD BLESS...and GO ILLINI! 

Quote of the day: "life is a daring adventure or nothing at all"

DEE BROWN "ILLINI PRINCE"

ONE MAN FASTBREAK