Even though the theme of blog is improving our lives, finances, etc., writing about other stuff is fun as well. So, since Sammy has woken up so early this morning, I've only been able to work in the office for a little over a hour and while I have a lot more work to do when he goes to sleep later, I feel like doing some writing and then I'll do my regular work on the laptop.
So, last night was the 2012 NBA All Star Game in Orlando. First of all, the facility in Orlando is beautiful. We went down and saw the Amway Center in December and you can't even compare it to the old Amway Arena (or what we as locals still called the O-Rena, the Orlando Arena) that it replaced. Central Florida has many pros and many cons, but I still can't shake the place. It's more than just theme parks there, it's this Florida lifestyle that is hard to define. The combination of the weather, the water, and the many things to do, I absolutely love it and at times greatly miss living there.
We watched all sorts of coverage of the All Star Weekend, which began on Friday. I usually watch the coverage on NBATV, but watched a more than usual because it was going on in Orlando.Overshadowing the whole event is Dwight Howard's trade demand and whether he's going to stay or leave Orlando. Much with his obsession of being called "Superman," Dwight seems to want to be a superhero and even though he's very likely to be traded or bolt Orlando, he just keeps talking up the city and the fans. In all honesty, it's rather patronizing. He's among this clump of "stars" now that are part of what I consider the whining generation. LeBron James and countless others that act like spoiled narcissistic brats. D12 wants to "win a championship," yet the guy wants to go to the (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets. So, even if he goes there and plays with Deron Williams, the team still most likely won't get any farther than the current Magic team, who is 3rd in the East, 5th overall in the NBA.
The guy is completely disingenuous. This most likely is about ego and money. He wants to feed his ego with the larger market, his face plastered on a buildings, and most of all, satisfy adidas in a top sized market. If it was about winning a championship as he claims, he would have resigned last season when he could have done an extension and helped the Magic get the final pieces to get back to the Finals.
What I thought was most interesting last night was what happened when the players were introduced. When the Eastern Conference starters came out onto the stage, Dwight and LeBron (and Dwayne Wade to a lesser extent) were all jumping around, doing a show like they were in the WWE, and just looked, well, like the spoiled brats that they are. To their right and our left was Derrick Rose. This guy eats and breaths basketball. He's old school and insanely good. As all the four other players were dancing up there, Rose stood there almost stone cold and clearly embarrassed by what was going on around him. When he was introduced he smiled a bit, waved the the crowd, and just stood there. All the while, the baby man club next to him was jumping around and just feeding into the brat stereotype that these guys have on them. It's not about not having fun, it's the All Star game, but it's always interesting to see the ones who endlessly have their wanting to win championship mantra and they don't ever seem to. Maybe, just maybe it's because of their acting like the brats that they clearly are and they become the characters that have been created, not athletes competing at the highest level in the world.
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