1999 PREVIEW `99 : TELL 'EM GOODBYE.Byline: Howard Beck, Staff Writer Eight players who probably will retire by season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. , if not sooner: 1. Charles Barkley This article is about the basketball player. For the politican, see Charles E. Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. : Sir Chuck has made annual retirement announcement. Unless Rockets win it all, he'll go to Hall of Fame without a ring. 2. Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (IPA: /ˈhɔrnəsɛk/); (born May 3 1963 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000. : One last run with Stockton-Malone, then Horny horn·y adj. 1. Made of horn or a similar substance. 2. Tough and calloused, as of skin. says he's done making Jazz music. 3. Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played most of his career with the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. : Third consecutive season marred by serious injury. He's out until January, at least, and might not make it back. 4. Sam Perkins Samuel Bruce Perkins (born June 14 1961, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, also known by the nickname "The Big Smooth." The Dallas Mavericks chose him with the fourth overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, one slot after the Chicago : Our favorite rasta big man has said this season is his last. Could go out on high note with championship-contender Indiana. 5. Bison Dele: Says he's retired. OK, so no one cares, but if he can be talked into unretiring, he could be traded to Lakers and solve their power forward problem. 6. Rik Smits: Achy feet almost forced Pacers' venerable center to quit this summer. 7. Sean Elliott: Spurs playoff hero eyes January return after kidney transplant. If he can't make it back this season, he says he won't at all. 8. Dennis Rodman: Should have retired already. Only a desperate team will gamble he has anything left. Please go away. BUILDING BOOM Five more luxury-suite-enhanced arenas debut this NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= season. That's 17 new buildings since 1990 (not counting an inside-out overhaul of Oakland Arena). Next year, Dallas will get No. 18, the American Airlines Center For the arena in Miami, Florida, see . Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference (not to be confused with Miami's new American Airlines Arena). A look at what's new: 1. Staples Center: Lakers and Clippers become roommates in $400 million downtown palace. 2. Pepsi Center: Denver can't get too sentimental about McNichols - Nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
3. American Airlines Arena: Heat scheduled to move in Jan. 1, after just 11 seasons at Miami Arena. 4. Conseco Fieldhouse: Pacers' retro playground will be Camden Yards of NBA, designed to look like traditional Indiana hoops fieldhouse. 5. Phillips Arena: Hawks finally get their own home after splitting time at Georgia Dome and Ga. Tech. INTERVIEWING REALTORS Groups in New Orleans, Baltimore and Anaheim are set to poach poach damage caused to sodden pasture by the hooves of cattle and sheep. In clay soils and when the ground is sufficiently wet the damage caused by a heavy stocking rate of sheep may be very high. Said also of the take-off in front of a jump in an equitation course or a race. an NBA franchise. Three teams ready to rent an oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. U-Haul: 1. Spurs: Today's arena ballot measure could determine fate of team and free-agent-to-be Tim Duncan. 2. Rockets: Houston voters also at polls today for arena referendum, also motivated by veiled threat of Rockets relocation. 3. Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
FIVE ON THE RISE 1. Nets: Marbury-Van Horn are the next Stockton-Malone. All Nets need is good health and return of Jayson Williams. 2. Timberwolves: Kevin Garnett ready for MVP-type year, gets help with full season of Terrell Brandon, addition of Wally Szczerbiak. 3. Hornets: Surprise contender in the East, thanks to generous Lakers, who provided starters Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell. 4. Raptors: Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, plus tons of depth up front. A point guard away from being really dangerous. 5. Nuggets: Healthy Raef LaFrentz, addition of Ron Mercer make Denver a playoff threat. FOUR ON THE DECLINE 1. Sonics: Laker castoff cast·off n. 1. One that has been discarded. 2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected. Ruben Patterson is starting small forward. Clipper castoff Brent Barry starts at off-guard. Case closed. 2. Jazz: Ageless wonders starting to show their age. Karl Malone's back aches. Loss of Shandon Anderson hurts bench. 3. Magic: Traded away everyone, rebuilding around rookie Corey Maggette and praying for Grant Hill or Tim Duncan next summer. 4. Pacers: Like Jazz, last shot at a title with Smits, Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin starting to fade. Need quick maturation from youngsters Al Harrington and Jonathan Bender. HOW THEY'LL FINISH Western Conference Pacific Division 1. Portland 2. Lakers 3. Phoenix 4. Sacramento 5. Seattle 6. Clippers 7. Golden State Midwest Division 1. San Antonio 2. Houston 3. Minnesota 4. Utah 5. Denver 6. Dallas 7. Vancouver Eastern Conference Atlantic Division 1. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 2. Miami 3. Philadelphia 4. Boston 5. Washington 6. Orlando Central Division 1. Charlotte 2. Indiana 3. Toronto 4. Atlanta 5. Milwaukee 6. Detroit 7. Cleveland 8. Chicago EASTERN CONFERENCE: Charlotte WESTERN CONFERENCE: Portland NBA CHAMPION: Portland CAPTION(S): 6 photos, box PHOTO (1) Charles Barkley David Zalubowski/Associated Press (2) Vince Carter Hai Nguyen/Associated Press (3) Seattle Coach Paul Westphal and star player Gary Payton John Froschauer/Associated Press (4) Duncan vs. O'Neal (5) no caption (Penny Hardaway) (6) no caption (Phil Jackson) BOX: Hot Dates |
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