| Admit it, the first thing you did when
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| | didn't get a better offer from Cuban,
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| the 2004-05 NBA schedule came out last
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| | though, when he sees his former owner
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| week was check to see when Shaq and the
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| | giving a million bucks away to a complete
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| Miami Heat would visit Kobe Bryant and
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| | stranger sometime this fall on The
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| the Lakers. It probably didn't take long
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| | Benefactor.December 14, 2004 - Knicks at
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| to find that game, though, as we all know
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| | Nets before the New Year looks pretty
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| the NBA marketing machine would slate it
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| | innocent on paper, but chances are Tim
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| for big time ratings on X-Mas day. Kobe
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| | Thomas doesn't feel the same way. Thomas
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| and Shaq won't be the only hyped-up,
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| | is still bitter over a flagrant foul by
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| intriguing match-up of the season,
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| | New Jersey's Jason Collins in last year's
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| though, that's for sure. With such an
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| | playoffs and has vowed revenge. Thomas
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| active off-season, the 2004-05 season is
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| | never got a chance to deliver his payback
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| sure to be loaded with must-see games.
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| | in the playoffs and who knows if he'll
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| Here are some of the games I'm looking
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| | cool down by the time this December
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| forward to...November 2, 2004 - Opening
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| | meeting rolls around.January 20, 2005 -
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| night always brings some interesting
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| | Tracy McGrady heads back to Orlando to
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| games, but, with this year's season
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| | face his old team. If you're playing
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| opening on the first Tuesday of November
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| | fantasy basketball and you can update
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| in an election year, I'm sure a lot of
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| | your roster daily, I'd think about adding
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| viewers are going to be watching
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| | T-Mac right about this time of year. It
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| something else. That's too bad because
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| | wouldn't surprise anyone if he drops 40
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| they'll be missing a solid lineup of 3
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| | or even 50+ against his former team.
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| games to start the season. The new-look
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| | We'll also get a look at how Francis,
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| Rockets, headlined by Yao Ming (now in
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| | Mobley, Dwight Howard and the young Magic
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| his third season) and last year's scoring
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| | are progressing.February 13, 2005 -
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| champ and newest Houston arrival, Tracy
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| | Kenyon Martin will lead the Nuggets
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| McGrady, will head to Detroit to take on
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| | against New Jersey. No bad blood, here,
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| Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and the
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| | but it's always interesting to see a guy
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| defending champion Pistons, who will be
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| | like K-Mart return to his old city.
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| receiving their rings. We'll also get to
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| | You've got to wonder if Jason Kidd will
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| see the Kings with-or-without Peja
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| | be still a New Jersey Net when this one
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| Stojakovic take on the Nash-less Mavs.
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| | rolls around.March 15, 2005 - It's too
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| And, Kobe and the new-look Lakers host
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| | bad we have to wait until the middle of
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| Denver.November 4, 2004 - Francisco Elson
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| | March to see Carlos Boozer return to
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| apologized for making some derogatory
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| | Cleveland, but better late than never,
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| comments about Kevin Garnett during the
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| | right? The city of Cleveland isn't going
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| playoffs, but it's safe to say KG's
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| | to forget. If Boozer were to wait five
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| probably got payback coming in the form
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| | years before stepping foot in Gund Arena
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| of a huge game as his Wolves face off
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| | again, I'm willing to bet he'd get booed.
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| agains the Nuggets. Also, it's worth
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| | It's going to be pretty ugly up there.
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| noting the Charlotte Bobcats tip off
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| | Now, why isn't this game scheduled to be
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| their franchise history against the
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| | on national TV? To add to the interest
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| Washington Wizards.November 16, 2004 -
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| | factor, Lebron might be positioning the
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| Just halfway into the first month of the
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| | Cavs for a late-season playoff push.April
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| season and Steve Nash will head back to
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| | 20, 2005 - It's impossible to know
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| his old stomping grounds to take on the
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| | exactly what the playoff situation is
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| Dallas Mavericks. The good money says
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| | going to be late in the year, but Spurs
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| Mavs owner Mark Cuban and Nash won't be
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| | at Wolves on the last day of the season
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| bickering by then, and Nash should be
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| | sure does look interesting.
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| well-received. Nash might wonder why he
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