| Here are your big stories for the upcoming new | | | | Kobe or Shaq would go down with an "injury", the |
| season: | | | | Lakers won more with Kobe OUT of the line-up, then |
| - Kobe Bryant found guilty of rape. Lakers are forced | | | | when Shaq was out of the lineup. Much more, as this |
| to "bend over" for Kobe's manhood and finish with | | | | chart from will illustrate |
| their worst record in 10 years | | | | Plus/Minus splits for Shaq-Kobe |
| - Mark Cuban shocks the world as he gives away the | | | | Player Situation Off48 Def48 Net48 W L |
| Dallas Mavericks on his show, The Benefactor! | | | | Shaq with Kobe 104.0 93.5 +10.5 45 10 |
| Although the show was cancelled before this episode | | | | Shaq w/out Kobe 95.0 91.2 +3.8 34 29 |
| was aired, the transfer of ownership is legal and | | | | Kobe with Shaq 104.0 93.5 +10.5 45 10 |
| binding. | | | | Kobe w/out Shaq 94.7 99.3 -4.6 22 36 |
| - Vince Carter traded to Knicks! Unfortunately, trade | | | | Looking forward though, none of that matters as |
| had to be annulled after Vince fails medical. After | | | | both players go into this season surround by a new |
| years of speculation, doctors confirm that Carter | | | | starting 4. |
| indeed has no heart. | | | | Shaquille and Miami aside, the next biggest story will |
| Ok, so those may not actually pan out, but here are | | | | be how 5 of the 8 playoff teams from the East may |
| some that we think will: | | | | be below .500. We expect quality basketball to be |
| - SHAQ catches latino Heat in Miami as the city gets | | | | hard to come by in the East. Your two other top |
| playoff fever | | | | teams will be Detroit and Indiana. We expect Isiah |
| - James may be King, but it's Carmelo that finds | | | | Thomas to make things interesting in New York, |
| playoff gold for the 2nd year in a row | | | | Lebron James to make highlight reels in Cleveland, |
| - Vince Carter traded Knicks! Team then goes on to | | | | and Toronto to be Charlotte's 2nd rival (after New |
| loss 15 straight and fall out of playoff contention as | | | | Orleans) as they will be battling to stay out of the |
| Vince's heart is called into question. The focus of this | | | | cellar. |
| year will not be on the top two draft picks, but on | | | | The Sun may set in the West, but we feel that this |
| (arguably) the top 2 players in the league. Expect | | | | team is on the rise, and ready to take the next step |
| Kobe and Shaq to dominate national headlines as | | | | forward. The Kings, Timberwolves, Lakers and Spurs |
| each will set out to prove that they were not the | | | | will be hard pressed to keep them out of the top 4 |
| cause of the Lakers collapse in the Final's against the | | | | this year. With the possible exception of Seattle, |
| Nets. It is a matter of public record that during | | | | every team should be fun to watch this year. |
| stretches of the last 2 seasons, that when either | | | | |