So for my birthday my girl got me a black GO jersey...

I can't lie, I was inkling for a white Roy jersey that reads on the front, "Blazers" instead of, "Portland" like the away jersey.  What matters though is that I now have a jersey at all.  I've needed one since I openly cheered for the Blazers at Oracle arena against the warriors (the game where Rudy was given a technical in the end for being fouled yet fouling) and a W's fan barked, "Can't you afford a jersey?!"  It stung.  I stung back, "Can't you afford a point guard?!"  An exchange no doubt that left us mutually thinking, "Can't we all just get along?!" 

Shucks, at least I got Brandon featured on my fantasy squad...I digress.  Regardless of what I may have wanted you know I gotta rep the GO jersey every game day and then some.  I live in Frisco so all I got is league pass, a foam finger, glass mugs from back in the day featuring Buck and Cliff(ord), and my newly acquired GO jersey.  

Now that his name dons my back several times a week I admit I'm inclined to follow the guy's every step.  I'd say our opponents have been for the most part under-burdened by Greg's presence.  He's had his moments.  The game we lost to the Warriors down here was perhaps his most impressive game...I think I remember 4 boomshakkalakkas.  

I'm not sure if it's the jersey, the blazer's recent struggles, or the fact that I hate my job but I just haven't been sleeping well.  Last night, I had a terrifying dream about GO trying to get out of a clown car but he was too big and these little blazes were doing their darnedest to pry him loose but he wouldn't budge a lick.  

After consulting some very trustworthy dream interpretation websites and meditating in triple-threat position I have come to a revelation.  GO wasn't stuck in the clown car; GO is the clown car.  As good and over-achieved as we've been this season, nothing is as important as GO's development.  I realize this is even more important than games, which is why I should hopefully be able to sleep tonight even if we somehow manage to lose to the Queens at home.  

So hey all you Blazes out there, stop pulling on my man and let him drive this thing. Besides, it's worth it to develop GO on the court since he's already had time to develop off of it.  I'll sacrifice a few W's to see where he's at and measure him up against some of the game's best.  It's probably also good for him to have his butt whipped from time to time--it'll help him mature and get hungry for revenge.