Improving The Defense of the Washington Wizards
truthaboutit.net 10/4/2008 — Everyone knows that the Washington Wizards have a lot of room for improvement on defense...but how exactly will that happen?

Toronto Raptors Season Preview
hoopsaddict.com 10/4/2008 — Last Years Record: 41-41 Losses: Maceo Baston, Primoz Brezec, Carlos Delfino, Juan Dizon, Jorge Garbajosa, T.J. Ford, Linton Johnson, Darrick Martin and Rasho Nesterovic. Additions: Hassan Adams, Nathan Jawai, Jermaine O’Neal, Will ...

Pollin': Who will be less embarrassing?
bulletsforever.com 10/4/2008 — The win % of the Washington Nationals, or the three-point defense of the Washington Wizards.....which will be worse?

Taser is set to "Shock"
bulletsforever.com 10/4/2008 — NBA pundits (and bloggers) need to keep their eye on Dominic McGuire.....another draft gem for Ernie Grunfeld.

RaptorsHQ Season Preview - Part I - RaptorsHQ.com
hooplife.ca 10/5/2008 — RaptorsHQ takes a first look at the upcoming season for the Toronto Raptors...

Haywood Out For Scrimmage (update) — Wizards Insider 10/3/2008
Brendan Haywood will not play in tonight's scrimmage due to that sprained right wrist. The word is that he had some swelling in the wrist and headed back to DC to get it checked out. That's all I know right now but I'll provide an update as soon as ...

Heat aim to build momentum in preseason (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 10/4/2008
The notion that preseason games are irrelevant doesn't apply these days with the Miami Heat. A winless exhibition record in 2007 was the first sign of trouble in what quickly became a miserable season for the Heat, who open this year's preseason slate ...

The Biggest Bust of the Greatest Draft Ever: Who Was Picked Between These Two? — Bleacher Report - NBA 10/3/2008
No doubt the Detroit Pistons have been a terror in the Eastern Conference for many years in recent history. Chauncey Billups and Co. are title contenders every season they step foot on the hardwood, and it is hard to deny them the respect they ...

Stuckey, Pistons spoil Beasley's preseason opener — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 10/6/2008
MIAMI (AP) -- Rodney Stuckey scored 23 points, including two jumpers in the final 8.8 seconds of reg...

Gearing Up For Dallas — Wizards Insider 10/6/2008
The Wizards took a day off yesterday but hit the court again today and will start getting for the first two preseason games: Tuesday night at Dallas and Wednesday night at Memphis. The interesting thing about this week is that it includes three games ...