Let the chips fall
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Stephon">Stephon</span> <span word="Marbury">Marbury</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="Marbury">Marbury</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>, <span word="joins">joins</span> <span word="Brave">Brave</span> <span word="Dragons">Dragons</span>, <span word="AP">AP</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 6, 2010), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pond">pond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parched">parched</span>, <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>”, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="negligible">negligible</span> <span word="money">money</span> – <span word="US">US</span>$100,000, <span word="negligible">negligible</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="max">max</span>-<span word="money">money</span> <span word="player">player</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unfold">unfold</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="logging">logging</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1800<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="trailblazers">trailblazers</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="chop">chop</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>, <span word="chips">chips</span> (<span word="small">small</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="hither">hither</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thither">thither</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="chopping">chopping</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p>
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