LEBRON JAMES TO MIAMI !!

Looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise value has gone down, after LeBron James followed and joined Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade at the Miami Heat.

Looks like the second coming of the Big Three heh, looks good to watch these three stars in one team, but it does not guarantee a championship ring.

It seems that Cleveland fans will hate James, they've supported him ever since he began in NBA.

Let's just wait if the new Big Three live up to their expectation.

Are the Redeem Team ready ?

This is probably the question many of us are thinking now.

It's the Olympic time, and the most exciting basketball showdown will happen. Only tough teams can play in the quest for the Basketball Olympic Gold.

Defending Champion Argentina sure is raring to win it back to back while 2006 FIBA World Champions are out to forget what happened to them in Athens. Sweeping the elimination was their only great achievement in 2004 but come knock out game, they were booted out by Team USA. So expect the Spaniards to be more aggressive.

And now the Redeem Team, Le Bron James,Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are mature now, and surely that experience in 2004 have toughen them up.

Plus with the addition of Kobe Bryant,Jason Kidd, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Michael Redd, I think this Redeem Team have a pretty fair chance of bagging the gold.

It's gonna be a very tough competition, but I think the Best World Basketball Team in the Olympics is Team USA,not of course unless other team upsets them.

SHAQUILLE O NEAL joins Phoenix Suns

Wise and brilliant move by Shaquille O Neal, I think before he retires he want another championship ring. He just packed his bag and left for Phoenix Suns to be sure that he have a big chance of getting that elusive fifth championship ring.

Although it’s not yet official, it would likely to push through. Shawn Marion will head to Miami Heat in exchange for the Big Man. These will be exciting for the Miami Heat since they now have two of the high flying wingman in the NBA. With Wade and Marion combining forces expect the Heat to change their basketball type, it’ll be like slam and jam type of game for the Heat.

As for the Phoenix Suns, their run and gun style will definitely take a backseat for now. It will be now the Two Towers play now since Amare Stoudamire and Shaquille O Neal will man the paint now, plus the slashing of Grant Hill and the no look pass of Steve Nash.

This will just spice up the Wild Wild Western Conference. I’m pretty sure that other teams like the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks will be worried. They might even think of reshuffling their team before the trade deadline.

I am sure that Shaquille O Neal will be unstoppable anew with his new team, remember when he was starting with Orlando Magic, L.A. Lakers and Miami Heat. He brought all this team to the Championship and he was successful with Lakers and Heat.

The questionsnow are, Can Shaq jell well with the rest of the Suns? Can he bring Phoenix Suns to the Promised Land?

Meltdown at Miami

I was surprised at what is happening around the NBA these days. Who would have thought that the NBA Champs two years ago, the Miami Heat are now languishing at the cellar at the Eastern Division with an unlucky thirteen game losing streak.

Of course they did start the season with a 0-5 record, with Dwayne Wade still injured at the start of the season. And as luck would have it, it was Shaq’s turn to get injured during their recent thirteen game slump and still counting.

They were the defending champions last year, but they were derailed by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. So a roster revamp is inevitable. Trading Antoine Walker to the T-Wolves in exchange for Ricky Davis may just have been a bad move for the Heat. In my opinion, Ricky Davis and Wade play just the same way, unlike Walker who is not only a scorer but also a bruiser and a body banger. The Heat should have at least get someone who had some of Walker’s capability.

Another that got traded who seems to be lucky now is James Posey, unlike Walker’s T-Wolves who have the worst record in the NBA, traded to the powerhouse Boston Celtics. The Heat simply missed his outside shot during crunch time.

Another bad mistake for the Heat is not re-signing Gary Payton, I still choose Payton’s playmaking skills over Jason Williams sometimes selfish plays. Gary Payton brings direction, leadership to the team when his around.

If I were Pat Riley I put in Gary Payton back at the lineup, there is still time to catch up, its only midseason. Shaq and Dwayne should give their damn very best if they want to return to their glory days.