http://www.mensbasketballwire.com Information, articles, links and discussions about NBA and college basketball. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:13:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Cleveland Cavs are the latest NBA team to renovate, as the team pulled off a monster 3 team trade to get LeBron James some help.  In the deal, the Cavs will bring in Ben Wallace, Joe Smith,  Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West.  Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/22/cavs-get-make-over/ The Detroit Pistons' 10 game winning streak is officially over.  In their first game after the All-Star break, the Pistons were unable to match the intensity that they had before the break.  In fact, in the 103-85 home loss to the Orlando Magic, Detroit was woefully short of any intensity.  ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/20/pistons-streak-is-history/ Last week, a trade that was to bring Jason Kidd from New Jersey to Dallas fell apart, due to the loose lips of Jerry Stackhouse.  The talkative forward was supposed to be included in the deal, but was to be returned in 30 days after being waived by the Nets.  ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/18/kidd-to-dallas-finally/ The Atlanta Hawks are on the verge of making the playoff for the first time in years, and hope their latest trade will be enough to push them over the top.  All year, the Hawks have relied solely on Joe Johnson to provide the outside scoring for the team, so ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/17/hawks-trade-for-bibby/ With the Utah Jazz winning steak over, the Detroit Pistons are currently in possession of the longest running streak after winning their ninth straight against the Hawks last night.  There are plenty of losing streaks that are in effect at the moment (Miami and Washington have each lost 7 in ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/13/pistons-on-a-roll/ Five games after the trade that sent Pau Gasol to the Lakers, things seem to be working out well.  The Lakers are 4-1 since the trade, and Gasol and Bryant are starting to figure each other out.  Kobe is doing what he always does, which it to fill it up ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/12/gasol-fitting-in-well-in-la/ In a battle between what many feel could well be the NBA Finals match-up, the short-handed Celtics defeated the short-handed Spurs, 98-90 on Sunday.  Boston was without starting center, Kendrick Perkins and forward Kevin Garnett, while San Antonio is still without the services of PG Tony Parker.  Without two of ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/11/celts-win-possible-finals-preview/ The Jazz are by far the hottest team in the league at the moment, owners of a 10 game winning streak. The team with the next longest streak is Detroit, who have won 6 straight. It's not like Utah has been beating up on the Sisters of the ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/08/utahs-hot-jazz/ Around this time of the year, just before the trade deadline, there are some blockbuster trades, and then there are some head-scratchers. Phoenix trading Shawn Marion to Miami for Shaq is a head-scratcher if there ever was one. The Suns are in first place in the Western Conference, ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/07/a-matrix-for-a-shaq/ A few weeks ago the Lakers season looked on the verge of collapse when suddenly blossoming center, Andrew Bynum, was lost to a knee injury for much of the rest of the season. Bynum was just coming into his own this year, and was providing scoring, defense, and the ... http://www.mensbasketballwire.com/2008/02/05/lakers-get-big-with-gasol/