After the LA Lakers acquired Pau Gasol from Memphis Grizzlies, and Shaquille O’neal going to the Phoenix Suns, the third blockbuster deal of the month involving Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets was held by the Mav’s Devean George. A trade that could have sent future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd to the Mavericks.

The deal consists of Kidd going to Dallas together with Malik Allen for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Devean George, $3 million and two first-round picks. A deal that could have changed the phase of the Mavs contending for the championship.

George was fighting for his free-agent rights, which will happen at the end of his contract this year, that’s why he want to hold the trade for a moment. According to league rules, players on a one-year contract (but who spent the previous season with the same team and are thus eligible for Early Bird free-agent rights at the end of the contract) cannot be traded without their consent. The free-agent rights could have been nullified if he had agreed with the trade. Whatever happens, Kidd would still be traded to the Mavs. The staff are trying to finish the deal to meet the trade deadlines of the league.

The Western Conference are now pretty serious for grabbing a playoffs spot. The top 8 teams in the west are tight with at least 30 wins each. The 2008 NBA playoffs is gonna be fun to watch.

Recently, a Beagle won as America’s top dog in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2008. The Beagle “Uno” became the first of his breed to become the top dog for almost 100 years. Beagles are known to be in the list of 100 popular dogs, but now it became the best of them all.

The crowd cheered wildly when the judge, J. Donald Jones, choosed the winner. Little did he know, he made a mark in the history of dog shows. It was a very hard contest for the dog Uno, he faced breeds that were well known to win(Two Poodles, Sealyham Terrier, Weimaraner, Australian Sheperd, and an Akita). He went from an underdog into a top dog.

His handler, Aaron Wilkerson, could not believe Uno won. But Uno did his job well of being the cutest in the show.

After a slow start entering the season, the Houston Rockets are now back on track winning their seventh straight game in 3 years. Lead by their all-star center Yao Ming, they won against Portland Trailblazers with a score of 95-83, giving them now a record of 31 wins and 20 losses. Not really a bad record for a team but they still need to step-up their games to take a spot in the playoffs. Facing the teams in the west is tough, but they need to hold their ground to reach their goal.

The “Garnet-less” Boston Celtics pulled-off a win against Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs last Sunday. Without Kevin Garnet, Paul Pierce lead the team by scoring 35 points against the Spurs, playing without star guard Tony Parker. The win against the Spurs gave the Celtics their 16th straight win against the Western Conference teams. The number one team now has a record of 39-9, all of their losses coming from the East. Does this mean that the East are going big in the upcoming All-Star games, and produce another champion at the end of the season? I think the Eastern teams has a great chance of getting another champ this year.

The Los Angeles Lakers made the first game of Shawn Marion with the Miami Heat a hard one. After being traded to Miami, Marion made his debut game with the Heat facing Kobe Bryant and the new improved Lakers. The crowd were loud as they welcome their new star player. Everytime Marion touches the ball and scores a basket, the crowd goes wild with cheers. Marion ended the game with 15 point and 14 rebounds, but that wasn’t enough for his debut game. Kobe scored 33 points and managed to lead his team to win against the Heat, 104-94.

We are seeing a “classic” Shawn Marion game here, 15 point and 14 rebounds. He still has his game and what I think is that he is comfortable playing with Miami. I could see a potential for the team in the future. If Miami could keep the team intact and fire-powered, there could be great potential of a number two championship.

We heard last week how the Los Angeles Lakers acquired star-center Pau Gasol from Memphis Grizzlies and that the news buzzed around the NBA. But little did we know about the deal that went on with Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns. Yes, it was shocking, or should I say “SHAQ”ing. The Suns acquired all-star center Shaquille O’neal from the Heat in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. It is sad to see “The Matrix” Shawn Marion leave Phoenix for a newer team, but the Sun’s staff agreed that the trade would be beneficial for the whole franchise.

We all doubt the fitness that Shaq possess, and if will be able to play, but the training staff assured that they will prepare him and bring back the intensity of his game. It is well known what miracles the training staff of the Suns could do, just think about Grant Hill and how he is playing right now.

The acquisition means that Shaq will be the center for the Suns, moving back Amare Stoudamire on power forward position, Grant Hill as small forward, Raja Bell as shooting guard, and Steve Nash as the point. Think about all the possibilities this line-up could do.

We all know what was lacking in the chemistry of the Suns to be able to match-up very well in the finals, now that they have Shaquille O’neal, I believe they have a great chance capturing their long awaited crown.

A friend of mine told me about this movie that will disturb the minds of men. When I watched the trailer, I was horrified and somewhat amazed. Just check it out, but I warn you guys…

It is a video of a female who has a disorder commonly known as “Vagina Dentata” or Teeth in her sex organ. So, watch out guys, and always remember that “every rose has it’s thorns”.

I find myself inside a local mall and was wandering around for stuffs that I need to buy. I took one particular item and went straight to the Cashier to pay for the item. I was expecting the price of this item to be around P60.00 because it was already my second time buying that kind of item, but I was shocked when the cashier told me that it’s worth is P364.00, Around P300.00 more than the price I expected. I demanded the cashier to check it’s actual price, but they insisted that the price is right in their computer. I canceled my purchase and went directly to the grocery of the mall. I saw the same item and checked it’s price, P65.00. So I was right all along. I hurriedly purchased the item and got back to that part of the mall to demand about their scam. I was entertained by one of their personnel and to my amazement, she only told me that “it’s much better that you buy that item in the grocery store sir”. I felt insulted by what she said, it’s good that I didn’t want to ruin my day and demand their management to fire her. So I left the place instead.

Lesson is, be careful of things you buy, even though you think you’re in the right place, you might still be victimized by these Price Scams.

Check out this new trailer from Batman, The Dark Knight. Showing this summer of 2008.

Despite their five game losses, the Phoenix Suns are back on track as they won their third-straight game last Sunday (January 20), and their 14th straight at home against the New Jersey Nets.

Led by Amare Stoudamire’s 28 pts, the Suns beat the Nets 116-92. This is the 14th straight that the Phoenix Suns had won against the NJ Nets at home. The Suns, who only trailed 2-0 in the First quarter, never looked back as they led all throughout the game.

According to the team, who now has a record of 29-12, it’s the energy that they bring to the ballgame that made them successful for the past three games.

Grant Hill, sidelined due to an injury,  is expected to play in their game in Milwaukee.