Hello all. I'm sorry for the length between posts, but a much needed vacation without internet service just would not let me post. With that being said...
Forget the summer blockbusters. The prices are outrageous as well as the refreshments. Just grab a candy bar, a can of Coke, snuggle up in your Snuggie, and switch over to ESPN. There you will find all of the action-packed, drama-filled, love-triangular, gut-busting, science-fictional (if you consider a certain someone's talent), cliff hangers that no movie can match. It is the NBA free agency, and, as of this year, it is the hottest item on the market.
Who can doubt it? Lebron James as a leading man who's trying to find himself and secure his future through courting or playing a wide field of women (NBA teams). Sidekicks Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade are close friends of Lebron, and, although their paths may differ from Lebron, they plan to stick together through the thick and thin. Then, there are the many women who are looking for a multitude of things within the leading men. Some need a savior. Some want the past. Some just want commitment.
Seriously, the whole ordeal can be described as laughable. Lebron is one of the best athletes of all time, but it is ridiculous the measures some of these teams are taking to secure him. Cleveland developed a ten minute Family Guy episode (Lebron's favorite show) portraying him and his friends in the cartoon world. The Bulls, pathetically and redundantly, keep sizing him up to Michael Jordan. Examples including giving Lebron a pair of original Air Jordans and asking if he could fill the shoes and showing Lebron empty boxes of championship rings. The Knicks (congratulations on gaining Amare) and the Nets have been cat-fighting over the issue while the Clippers hang miserably in the midst as the huge, and I mean huge, underdog.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are another story. They are not just part of the drama. They are making a documentary about the drama. I have a lot of respect for Dwyane Wade (I feel neutral about Bosh), but I am losing more and more respect as the days pass. To begin with, Wade was almost certain and let it be known that he would most likely stay in Miami. As time has passed, he's fallen more and more into the unknown. To me, all of this drama may be just for the documentary's sake. I hope not. That would be disgraceful. Makes good television though.
Anyways, just check out the sequel. Coming to a TV set near you hopefully by the end of the week.
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