Jerry Stackhouse may not be all smiles if the Jason Kidd trade does not go through

Jerry Stackhouse gave an interview saying New Jersey would buy out his contract, then after the 30 day waiting period, Stack could return to the Mavericks in a prearranged deal. source

This is illegal. It is called tampering. The league may not allow Jerry to return to the Mav’s if the trade happened.

Mark Cuban does not want to lose Stack.

Wow, this just keeps getting better. First, Devean George and his Bird Rights, and now Jerry Stackhouse and tampering.

Just think how happy David Stern must feel to stick the dagger in Cuban for once.

Losing Stack to gain Kidd, may hurt the Mav’s depth, but still would improve their team.

This deal just got more complicated, but will still probably happen in some form or another.

LeBron wants action

Meanwhile, LeBron James is upset that the Cavaliers have done nothing to try and get Kidd, in spite of LeBron’s lobbying for Jason. It is doubtful that the Nets would leave Jason Kidd in the same conference.

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LeBron has lately been Mr. 4th quarter

LeBron.

Maybe we should just end this right there.

It could be one of those existential things.

LeBron.

You would nod your head and repeat, “LeBron”.

Somehow we would all know what was meant.

Right now it means “Look out in the fourth quarter, because LeBron is taking over!”

LeBron just got done beating the Lakers and Kobe in the fourth on Sunday.

Now he has done it to the Trailblazers.

Frustrated by a couple of blocked shots, James took over against the Portland Trail Blazers and made a reverse layup with less than a second left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers an 84-83 victory Wednesday night.

James scored 17 points in the fourth quarter — two more than the entire Portland team. Teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas said James became frustrated when he was blocked twice by Blazers center Joel Przybilla.

“LeBron came down the court and he was really angry at himself. And then he took over,” Ilgauskas said. “I don’t think he missed the rest of the game.” source

Since watching LeBron dispatch the Pistons from last year’s playoffs, one gets the sense there are starting to be more and more nights that LeBron can have spurts where he can totally control a game.

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LeBron James has the Cavaliers looking up!

This game came down to the last nine seconds.

You knew who was going to get the ball, but the result was not what you thought.

Kobe never got the shot off.

Final Score Cavaliers 98 – Lakers 95.

Final Stats LeBron 41 points – Kobe 33 points.

Luke Walton fumbled one of the pass exchanges and it cost the Lakers a chance for a heroic Kobe 3 pointer to tie the game.

That was the game decider, but not the game.

With LeBron James and Larry Hughes patrolling the 3-point line like armed guards with attack dogs, Bryant dished off to Luke Walton. James closed and Walton’s brain cramped. He fired the ball back to Bryant, who was unable to even get a shot off as time expired in the Cavs’ thrilling 98-95 victory on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center.

For a team taking pride in its resurgent defense, it’s tough to play it better than that. source

What the game was all about

The game was about two Superstars of the NBA trying to lift their teams to new heights without powerful surrounding casts.

James is averaging a league- leading 29.6 points on 48.1 percent shooting one season after leading the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals for the first time in the franchise’s inglorious history.

Bryant, the league’s two-time defending scoring champion, is second behind James so far this season with an average of 27.7points on 44.8 percent shooting. He has adjusted his game somewhat to better fit the Lakers’ newfound balance in 2007-08. He is playing fewer minutes and scoring fewer points. source

Just a perfect Sunday afternoon marquee matchup.

The Cavaliers and LeBron won this one, but it could have easily gone the other way. The Lakers were leading by 9 with 8 minutes left. Varejao had sprained his ankle and then Ilgauskas fouled out.

LeBron brought them to victory, but the key was moving Ira Newble from shooting guard to power forward. Ira spoke about is versatility as being an important factor for his team in the post game interviews and he was certainly right tonight.

So Drew Gooden became the center, Newble became the power forward, James stayed at small forward with guards Hughes and Daniel “Boobie” Gibson.

“It’s crazy — start at the two, finish at the four,” Newble said with a grin. “What helps me do that is just playing hard. When you play hard, everything else falls into place.” source

Not hard to see Cleveland’s lack of depth with that lineup.

LeBron kept talking team defense in the post game interview, but really it was mostly LeBron and Kobe on this afternoon and what could be better?

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And LeBron shall lead them…

Winning.

Every team that experiences winning can tell you how great it feels. After a while a team that wins begins to think of themselves as winners.

That is where the trouble begins. Teams forget all the hard work, the lucky breaks, the momentum, the close calls that went their way. They seem to claim a divine right that makes them better.

Cleveland started to really play as a team when they faced the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs last year.

Detroit, on the other hand, was a tired and uninspired team. To be sure, they took the Cav’s lightly.

LeBron and teammates made them pay for that attitude and knocked them out of the playoffs.

Cleveland forgot that they were still learning, still getting better, still needed more help. The summer came and the front office made no moves.

Now Cleveland must relearn to be winners. It is a process and with LeBron, they can do it. Right now, though, Cleveland is struggling.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a team in disarray.

A 105-96 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night was their 10th in 13 games, and was met with a chorus of boos from fans of the defending Eastern Conference champions.

The latest loss, in which the Cavaliers never led and trailed by 28 points in the third quarter, was so bad LeBron James left the arena without talking to reporters. source

NBA Basketball Fan Question Is Cleveland out of the playoff picture all ready?

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