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October 24, 2002
check ball..
havent done this in a while, but have been meanin to. i think the lack of original and complete ideas makes it difficult. but when they do come, i hafta write..
Top Five Things to Look for this NBA Season
5) poor john tesh - no more royalties for the former-entertainment-tonight host now that abc/espn has snatched the television rights from nbc. it will be interestin (and likely great) to see how it pans out. best things so far: games on fri nites and the commercials on espn ("szerbiack!! szerbiack!!)..
4) beasts of the east - the past three seasons have produced three different conference champions. can we get a little consistency here? or is this the parity that should exist league-wide as it does in the nfl? sports illustrated has the nets comin out on top again, but many teams are stacked: indiana is young, new orleans (sounds weird) is deep, and the wiz have retooled--course it helps to have god on your team. on that note..
3) swan songs - by seasons end we may see four future hall-of-famers hangin it up: the other tower (d rob), mailbag--i mean mailman, his partner-in-crime, and mj (well, you never know w/ him). wow, it will then really be a new era in the league..
2) yao-sers - a lotta hype on the new 7'5 toothpick in texas, in part created by the dramatic entrance thanks to his home govt. but all the roadsigns in the past couple seasons were pointin to him as he may be the culmination of the next step in the evolution of the game: big foreigners w/ the skills to play away from the basket..
1) who will slay the giant? - will someone please dethrone the lakers? i mean im all for sound, fundamental basketball--crisp passin, good spacin between players, and energy on defense. but who really wants to watch shaq and kobe make it four come june? the best chances:
- san antonio: just need a little more from their perimeter players..
- dallas: they will score, but will they play defense?
- portland: they always have a shot cuz of their depth esp w/ sabonis back..
- sacramento: they have the motivation and the game--now just get the job done this yr..
to be honest, one wk ago i was mildly concerned that i wouldnt be as interested in the nba this yr, esp early on since football will still be in season. ha--who am i kiddin..
Posted by chars at October 24, 2002 06:06 PM
Comments
"In the mind of one Chars Paik"...
I luv it :)
Posted by: Jimmy at October 24, 2002 06:39 PM
i think this will be the year the lakers go down. they just need to work out a deal so that they play the mavs in the first round, spurs in the 2nd and the kings in the western finals. tire them out that way.
you're my hero.
Posted by: mungmungdog at October 25, 2002 01:43 AM
I think the Lakers will win it again. Once Shaq comes back, they will once again be unstoppable. I predict two more championships including this year. They are just too dominant.
Posted by: harry at October 25, 2002 11:57 AM
never underestimate the value of a great podiatrist. shaq certainly doesn't.
Posted by: aumphy at October 26, 2002 12:15 AM
A new dynasty is born...
the Yao...
in his honor...a haiku
Big man score often
In the paint or way outside
Will learn english soon
Posted by: G$ at October 28, 2002 05:24 PM