, | the other press Sports November 13, 2002 NBA Synopsis: The West Sam Payne Sports Contributor In The West Dirk Nowitski might be my favourite play- er, actually, Steve Nash might be my favourite player—well, Michael Finley might be my favourite player. Dirk, Steve, Nash, Van Exel and Raef can run like no others—it’s instant offence, offence wins games, the Mavs will win the west, defence wins championships, maybe Cuban will trade for some help. Dirk Nowitski might be the best player in the league; his stat line might be too big to put in a regular box score some games. Mike Bibby this, Mike Bibby that! He is not a top-10 point guard! Who couldn't look good playing the point in Sacramento? Hell, J.W. was a hero for a couple of years when he was there. Chris Webber will dom- inate yet still look like he’s in tears half the time. Vlade may throw out his back taking a dive and Stojakovich might not miss a shot the entire year. They won't finish far behind the top spot in the east Kobe and Shaq, Shaq and Kobe, Phil Jackson has everyone obeying THE ROCK and “Knowing their roles.” I’m not sure if anyone can beat the Lakers come playoff time. I hope someone does. Tracy Murray shooting three’s will be good, Rush is sup- posed to be nice. Rick Fox will continue to have different versions of the worst hair in the league. He's married to Vanessa Williams, I go to Douglas, we know who the real winner is. Oh yeah, It DOESN’T MATTER if Shag can hit free throws, he scores 30 a game and theyve won three straight titles! Dunks are worth two points each, remember? The Clip Joint, yes they were called that before Lamar Odom started playing there. Why is everyone on Odom so much any- ways, like he’s the only player in the NBA getting high. Every basketball fan should write a letter to the Cavaliers thanking them for dealing Andre Miller to L.A. This team is going to be very fun to watch, even with- out all 87 lbs of Darius Miles. Olawakandi has turned out to be a legit NBA centre and Elton Brand is not only an all-star he’s bet- ter than Tyson Chandler will ever be. I hope someone is smart enough to put a Mavs vs. Clippers game on regular cable. San Antonio—They weren't old enough last year so they got Kevin Willis (82 yrs old) and Steve Kerr (51 yrs old) now with Steve Smith, David Robinson, Danny Ferry, well they're very old. Duncan can’t carry them through the playoffs. Blazers—Wells and Paterson are better than Pippen and should get more of his minutes. Yao Ming will be very tall and likely mediocre, Stevie Franchise will give not get migraines and Maurice Taylor will return to form. The rockets will take the last playoff spot. The Grizzlies have an exciting team with a lot of potential, only a couple years too late, Drew Gooden, Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, Swift, J.W isn’t bad at all. Can I get tickets? Doh! T-Wolves—Kevin Garnett has never got the Wolves out of the Ist round. If Wally world continues to be excellent it could happen but... Mavs, Kings, Lakers or Spurs in the Ist round... Stockton is awesome, Malone is steady, they are both very old, and likely will trade Kirilenko for being too fast and athletic then sign Oliver Miller to compliment Greg Ostertag’s game. Golden State needed help but not Kenny Anderson. Marbury is a cancer, I bet Shawn Marion wishes he got dealt with Kidd. Point Guards better than Mike Bibby in random order: Nash, Payton, Kidd, Miller, Marbury, Cassell, Terry, Brandon, Stockton and Steve Francis... If I didn’t mention your team they're like- ly not very good, so root for Dallas or at least our home team, the Sonics. classifieds Students advertise for free! For free student classifieds up to 30 words, e-mail: submit@op.douglas.bc.ca with your name, student number, desired sec- tion, and put “classified” in the sub- _ ject line. 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