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...PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2001-02 NBA SEASON...
Below are 10 predictions that you can bank on for the upcoming year in the NBA...
...Kobe Bryant tries to school Michael Jordan during their two regular season encounters so as to lay claim to being “The Man” in the NBA. Kobe forgets two things, though: first, MJ is 39 years of age and old enough to be his father, and second, he isn’t even the best player on his team. With Shaq there to preserve the nascent “Bling-Bling” dynasty, Kobe is not double- and triple-teamed like Jordan was back in his days with the Bulls. And so, despite attempting...
...Portland Trailblazers jump out to the best record in the NBA through 50 games, just like they have during the past two years, only to see their season disintegrate when hot-headed Rasheed Wallace slaps Scottie Pippen on the head in practice after the former Bull makes a sly joke about his teammate’s headband. A fight ensues and Damon Stoudamire is caught in the middle, Jeff-Van-Gundy-on-Alonzo-Mourning-style, and ends up breaking his shooting hand. The loss of its starting point guard and the subsequent internal animosity result in the Blazers finishing...
...Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic in six games to complete the three-peat. Deciding that he wants to pursue a blossoming rap and movie career, Finals MVP Shaquille O’Neal retires from the NBA. Phil Jackson—realizing that he has been one lucky dude to have had either Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen or Shaq and Kobe on all of his professional teams—retires in order to preserve his streak of nine championships in 12 years of coaching. Kobe continues to watch more Jordan highlights from back in the day to be more...