e other press Sports m Payne orts Contributor aybe I Will Get Cable here is only so much CBC one man watch. The NBA season, my season, arrived. Its got me, I am weak. ketball is my procrastination tool ring the winter school session. My insanity” has me playing by day and tching hoops by night. I sing, “If I uld be like Mike” on the SkyTrain. dribble a ball to the grocery store; | ar headbands and goggles to class. I | random people to tell them that BA action is Fan-tastic.” My neigh- urs have offered to “share” their cable h me, [ll be getting my basketball es taken care of on multiple channels s weekend. The NBA season promis- something that most leagues don't er: uncertainty. There are only a dful of “playoff locks” in the league, those locks may not fit at the top of ir conferences, so where will they fit is week it’s the East, next week the West. THE EAST id you see that hook-shot alleyoop s from Jason Kidd to Jefferson in the -season? Wow. The Nets stealing, I an, trading Keith Van Horn for Mt. itumbo was a huge move for the ts. They signed Rodney Rogers and if nyon Martin doesn’t get suspended flagrant and/or damaging rims and BA Synopsis backboards with his dunks the Nets will repeat as the Eastern champs and Kidd will get the MVP award he missed last year. I keep having this nightmare that Tracy McGrady is dunking on me. He follows me from court to court, into alley ways where adjustable hoops sit atop garage roofs, he shows up on my dates with his own hoop, I beg him to stop, but he 360’s on me and knocks me over—I wake up screaming, it’s terrible. How many players in the NBA have this same nightmare? Probably lots, he might be unstoppable. If Grant Hill can play all year (not likely) and Mike Miller continues to hit every 15 foot jumper he takes, and Shawn Kemp doesn’t eat all the other Orlando players’ food at every meal, the Magic will be tough to beat and no team will want to face T-mac in the playoffs. The Hornets behind Baron Davis and Jamal Mashburn will make a quick transition to New Orleans; teams com- ing to town during Mardi Gras will lose. Starting for your Washington Wizards from North Carolina...Micha...I mean, Jerry Stackhouse. Did the League force the Pistons into accepting Richard Hamilton for Stack because it’s Michael's last run? Hamilton had some good games last year, when MJ was in the line up, his cornrows weigh more than his upper body. Anyway the Wizards made some great moves in the offseason acquiring Jerry, Larry Hughes, Russell and Charles Oakley. Dont ever bet against Mike, if he stays healthy, this team could actually make a lot of noise come playoff time. I hope Shammond Williams wears a huge fro in Boston and plays well, employee #8 will shoot a lot of 8 for 25’s but Pierce will be on form again and if Vin Baker can keep making positive steps... the Celtics will still only be OK. Vince will silence all the critics, he might line them all up and dunk on them at the same time. Lindsey Hunter, Lamond Murray (when he gets back) will help a lot. The Hawks are going to start 3 all- stars (Reef, Big Dog and Ratliff) and a sweet point guard and will make the playoffs. The Cleveland Cavaliers, I don’t want to talk about this team, it upsets me. Other notes: I think Iverson is unreal, but with his injuries and Sixers roster I dont see Philly doing much... The Knicks will suck, I feel bad for McDyess, Spree “fell? broke his hand; someone should sue him for a change. Ben Wallace is an animal, an all-star and is in tough to make the playoffs without Stackhouse. November 6, 2002 classifieds dents advertise for free! r free student classifieds up to 30 ords, e-mail: mit@op.doughs.bc.ca with your , student number, desired sec- , and put “classified” in the sub- line. and Student rganizations ceive 50% off our Fast Cash id rate. Cash Ads 3 lines 3 times for 0 (30 words max). 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