Five days of hell (no, I’m not talking about the Mets)

Life without internet for 5 days isn’t pretty. We live in a world where being without internet for a matter of seconds causes devastation to the masses. Fortunately for myself, there are many viable options for WiFi service, including restaurants, houses, and colleges, all of which I used during my five days of hell. Just kidding. It is not THAT difficult to survive without internet. Anyhow, I kept thinking of ideas for blogging during these past five days and wrote them down instead of getting on the computer and blogging like I normally do. So now I have a huge list of mostly interesting topics, but I don’t really feel like writing about any of them anymore. Rather, I will write what is on my mind right now. And that topic happens to be the NBA. For those of you with no prior knowledge, NBA free agency began on Wednesday. Since then, there have been more stars on the move than I have ever seen. Yesterday, Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza switched places, with Artest leaving the Rockets for the Lakers and vice versa. So now it seems like the Lakers once again have the inside edge for the title, right? Not so fast. The Cavs, with LeBron James and newly added center Shaquille O’Neal, are likely to add another piece via free agency. The Magic added Vince Carter, and the player they just lost today, Hedo Turkoglu, joined the already strong Blazers. The Spurs added Richard Jefferson, and the Celtics may add Rasheed Wallace. The Pistons brought in Ben Gordon and Charlie Villaneuva, and we already know that the Wiz brought in Randy Foye and Mike Miller. The Hawks added Jamal Crawford, and the Warriors could add Amare Stoudemire. And Q-Rich is back with the Clips. Jason Kidd may sign with the Knicks, although I hope he re-signs with the Mavs. Allen Iverson may sign with the Grizzlies, which seems a bit bizarre to me. I thought people played in this league to win a championship. And there are many more free agents available, not to mention many more future trades. Most of these player movements, in my opinion, have a similar trend. The stronger teams are getting stronger. The Lakers replaced Ariza with a better version of him in Artest. The Magic lost Turkoglu but added Carter. The Cavs added Shaq. The Celts will probably add ‘Sheed. Those are four of the top teams in the league. Scary that they just all got better, and straight up depressing to the lower tier teams. Considering the defending champs just got better, I’d say they are the favorites for next year. But it’s too early to tell. You never know what can happen within the next year. For all we know, MJ could come back. (Okay, maybe not that extreme )

Oh, and it’s good to have internet back. But I was fine without it. Sometimes we miss good ‘ol fashioned writing, right?….Right??