Last night Ben Gordon showed he still has a little "something-
something" in the tank when he hit on all nine of his three-
pointers and scored an impressive 45 points against the Denver
Nuggets in a losing effort.  It wasn't enough to get the Pistons
a win, but it might have helped his cause.   Gordon is one of a
few players who are "has-beens," (or should I say has Bens?) who
have underperformed on their contract. He's due $12.4 million
next year, but if he has a few more performances like this and
shows he still has that scoring ability that he did in Chicago,
he could play himself into some trade value this offseason. 
Kirk Hinrich is another ex-Bull who is starting to get a little
more playing time. He's been playing himself back into form of
late. He's averaged 11 points and three assists over the last
seven games and is hitting .428 from deep.  If Hinrich keeps up
this rate, he could generate some interest as a free agent this
summer.  Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are both well past their
prime, but that