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BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: New Orleans Hornets
BDL's 2008-09 NBA Season Preview: New Orleans Hornets
KD: "Peja, came back. James Posey, only interested in 60 wins and shoving Kirk Hinrich, two things we’re way into. Julian Wright, flighty. Rasual Butler, once-flighty. Melvin Ely, 2001-haircut. Byron Scott, arms crossed. Hornets, ready."
 GM Survey: 2008-09 Predictions
GM Survey: 2008-09 Predictions
nba.com — Oct.22, 2008 -- Will the Boston Celtics be the first NBA team to repeat as champions since... the 2002 Lakers? Perhaps it will be the latest version of the Lake Show to stop them? Is this the year that the King gets crowned MVP? Which team helped ... (more) GM Survey: 2008-09 Predictions
Celebrating the New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower
hornets247.com — Bower isn't an active, sexy GM like Kevin Pritchard of the Blazers or Bryan Colangelo of the... Raptors - men who are as skilled with the press as they are with building a team.  He gives short answers during interviews, and isn't interested in ... (more) Celebrating the New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower
FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Who could prevent a Celtics-Lakers reunion?
FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Who could prevent a Celtics-Lakers reunion?
msn.foxsports.com — Boston prevailed, of course, for the ninth time in the 10 championship confrontations between these two storied... franchises. And what wouldn't David Stern give to crown the upcoming season with still another Lakers-Celtics series? While there's an ... (more) FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Who could prevent a ...
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32 Hours of James Posey: Hour 30
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