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From: beegle@ftp.phy.uab.edu (NCNHJGMTB)
Subject: Re: Barkley (Re: Sixers no playoffs-enter Shaq lottery)
Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 15:54:10 GMT

In article <1992Apr16.141425.20621@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes) writes:
>
>comments and blasted him, Katz and the Sixers.  Charles called
>Shue nothing more than Harold Katz' caddy.

>I think that Charles is right.  I mean, what GM would trade away

Of course Charles is right Shue's hiring was a joke, but after
all what sane man would want to be GM under Katz' ownership? 
That is kind of like being GM of he Yankees under Stienbrenner. Both
owners seem to think they know all.

>a couple of first round picks for a part time center (Manute), trade
>another first round pick for a solid player (Mahorn) and then release
>him for nothing, and sign a stiff (Shackleford) to replace Mahorn?

True the sixers did release Mahorn and signed Shackleford but remember
they out bid several other teams for Shack. And can you tell me who 
Golden state drafted with the ONE first round pick they received????
Furthermore, what has Mahorn done over in Europe? If he was that good 
why is he not in the NBA right now? 

>As for the original intent of this article, Katz would love to
>get rid of Charles.  But as I said every time this topic comes
>up, he is not just going to give him away.  The Sixers will want
>a quality player and a first round pick for Sir Charles.  The
>lottery teams are not going to give up the chance of getting a
>NBA star for the next ten years on Charles, who says he is only
>going to play three more seasons.  The top teams are not going
>to have the high first round pick that the Sixers desire.  There
>has been talk about a straight Barkley/Hakeem trade, but it's
>just talk.  I think it all depends on where the Sixers land in
>the draft.  If they get Shaq or Mourning, Barkley stays and the
>Sixers are a contender right away.  If not, the Sixers package
>Sir Charles with whoever else is of value and rebuild from the
>ground up.
>

The problem with trading Barkley, other then getting fair return, is that
with Katz well know desire to win NOW, how long will you think he will
just sit around and twiddle his thumbs will the sixers lose 60 games a 
year. Remember the new spectrum is opening up in a few years and thoes
luxuary boxes don't just sell themselves. Plus the sixers local TV 
contract is allmost all on pay TV, if the sixers are loosing who is 
going to watch. All this talk about how cheep Katz is, is wrong. The
sixers are always over the cap and if you are not spending then how 
can you be over the cap. 

I don't want it to sound like I am defending Katz, because that is 
far from the truth, but the man does like to win and you cannot
fault him for that.
>
>Joe Dakes
>AT&T Microelectronics
>555 Union Boulevard
>Allentown, PA  18103
>alux5!jmd

Luke B.
                                         Spelling is not my strong suit.

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From: afcanav@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (VIC CANACCI)
Subject: Re: COTY
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date:  8 Apr 1992 09:28 EST  

In article <31453@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, ec120wee@sdcc4.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff) writes...
>Okay, so who's going to be COTY?  Some possible candidates, in
>order, in my opinion:
> 
>Larry Brown (of course)
>Pat Riley
>Don Nelson
>George Karl
>Phil Jackson (probably has too much talent on his team to be a
>                viable candidate, but he is a very good coach)
> 

Again, in my homer mode, How about Coach Lenny Wilkens of the Cavs?
The team is 29 games over .500 this year, after finishing last year out of 
the playoffs. Yes, Price has come all the way back to all-star form, and he 
does have decent talent, but for the majority of the year, he started 
Winston Bennett whose not even in the NBA anymore, and really has stood up 
well to the pressures of not playing Ferry as much as his contract would 
warrent if the team was not so committed to winning now. By the way, Reggie 
Lewis went nuts last night in Cleveland knocking down 38 as the uninspired 
Cavs ended their 12 game home winning streak. 



Vic Canacci, Sverdrup Tech., NASA Lewis Cleveland
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Another Bird man
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:48:24 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <13APR199217293991@rigel.tamu.edu> h0j1297@rigel.tamu.edu (BURT J.) writes:
>Heck yeah!
>
>The Celtics are going to Punish Person's Pacers!
>                         Trash Jordan's Cows
>                         Rip Daugherty's Cavs
>                    and  Destroy Hardaway's Warriors!
>
>Go Celtics!

Bahhhahaha. There are jokers everywhere. I thought I was the only one.
From: bih@bagheera.East.Sun.COM (Bennet Ih - Sun BOS Hardware - Sunergy)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Sixers Draft Question
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:41:38 GMT
Reply-To: bih@bagheera.East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc. - BDC
NNTP-Posting-Host: bagheera.east.sun.com

> By the way does any sixer fan know who they are looking at with the number 1
> they have this year? I would assume it is Power Forward/Center type but 
> am not sure who will be available in the #9 spot. 

The Sixers basicly need a lot of help. The number 1 priority is getting a center.
Their current 3-headed center of Shackelford, Bol and Ruland is a bust. 
Shack (not Shaq mind you) is really a power forward and does not posess the
size or strength needed to be a starting center. We all know what Bol CAN'T
do (anything except block shots); and Ruland has played in a total of what,
10 games in the last five years? BTW, Ruland is filing a suit against the
Celtics claiming a Celtics employee clobbered his achillies tendon with a
ball cart, causing the injury that has once again knocked him out of the NBA.

The second priority is bench help, especially at guard. At guard, there's Hawkins,
Dawkins and ????? (a lot of head scratching). Wiggins, Oliver and Grant haven't
shown any consistency and even if they did, Sixers management would probably trade
them away for nothing or (eg Scottie Brooks, Andre Turner).

At least the Sixers are strong at forward, although Ron Anderson's getting up in
years. I guess you just have to pray that the ping-pong balls are kind to
Philly so they can get help they really need. And I'm sure there will be
plenty o' rumors regarding Charles and a trade between now and draft day.

-Bennet
From: klund@pepperoncini.gac.edu (Kevin T Lund)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Brueur to Golden State?
Date: 16 Apr 92 16:25:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: gacvx2.1992Apr16.102541.985
Distribution: usa

In article <563@nachos.SSESCO.com>  writes:
> So, does anyone think that Nellie would be seriously interested in  
seeing Bru
> in a Warriors uniform next year?

Oh please, please, please, PLEASE take him away from us!!  I love my  
little Woolfies but I just can't stand Bru.  He can block shots and  
occaisonally score, but his defense is the worst I've seen in a while.   
Get him away from here and let the youngsters learn to play!

Kevin L
> 
> rgds,
>   T
> -- 
> "Rock and roll is more than a haircut."  -- Nuno Bettencourt
> 
> Toni Morgan (toni@zetaco.com, ...uunet!knute!toni)
> Zetaco, Inc. (612) 890-5135
From: seiden@rwja.umdnj.edu (David Seiden)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Tark the Shark to the SA SPURS!!!!!!!!
Date: 16 Apr 92 11:28:08 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway NJ

Hallelujah!!!!!  Being  a diehard Spurs fan, I am very excited that Tark has come to the Spurs.  He is one of the greatest coaches around.  Larry Johnson brought up a good point though.  Will million dollar NBA players want to be taught?

What are your thoughts?

Thanx in advance.
Jeff

seiden@umdnj.edu
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From: gjh2j@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Jeff Hawkins)
Subject: NBA Most Improved Player
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 22:41:30 GMT

Well, since the rest of you all can talk about your thoughts on NBA's Most
 Improved Player, here are my thoughts on who will and will not take it.

Drazen Petrovich: He's always been an All-Star calliber player and should
have been named to this year's squad. But he was awesome last year also.
He and the other foriegn players are supposed to be the best, that's why
they're allowed to play here, no dice.

Tim Perry (yeah suns) and Pervis Ellison: were lottery selections, so they're
only doing what was asked of them, survey says XXX

If I were a betting man (heh heh) I'd place my money on one of the following:


John Starks: Has played like a man possessed this year!

Antoine Carr: Have made the Spurs more of a contender after slumping with
Sacremento

Kevin Willis: 'Nuff said

Orlando Woolridge: Not given his due

Andrew Lang: Has come on as an intimidating center, capable of actually blocking,
 not fouling, even scoring

or even....

Dan Majerle: After being robbed of the 6th man award, he has become
 an all-star swingman who puts up 20+ a game

And an early favorite for coach of the year: Larry Brown

Any thoughts?

*****************************************************************************
Jeff Hawkins                "Well, now Bill Clinton has done both Flowers
Va Football #1               and weed" -Rush Limbaugh
  gjh2j@virginia.edu
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From: nates@ll.mit.edu ( Nate Smith)
Subject: BOXSCORE orl75hou75.04apr92
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 22:53:02 GMT

orl 101, hou 110   04apr92

orl (18-57)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
catledge,terry    21    4  10   0  0   2  3   3  5   2   3  0  2  0  0  0   10
higgins,sean      26    6  12   0  0   0  0   0  6   1   0  0  3  0  0  0   12
kite,greg         25    1   3   0  0   0  0   5  8   0   1  1  0  1  0  0    2
anderson,nick     31    5  16   0  1   3  5   3  6   5   1  2  1  0  0  0   13
skiles,scott      28    4  16   1  5   2  2   2  4   8   1  1  3  0  0  0   11
bowie,anthony     32    8  17   1  1   6  6   4  5   1   2  1  1  0  0  0   23
williams,brian    19    4   8   0  0   6 10   3  5   1   4  3  3  2  0  0   14
acres,mark        27    2   7   0  1   3  3   3  7   0   0  3  0  1  0  0    7
corchiani,chris   22    2   8   0  0   5  6   0  2   6   2  3  1  0  0  0    9
turner,jeff        9    0   2   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   2  1  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
orl totals       240   36  99   2  8  27 35  23 48  24  16 15 14  4  0  0  101
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .364   .250   .771       team rebs 17, team TO's 1
bench technicals: MGoukas

hou (39-36)      min  fgm fga  3m 3a ftm fta or tr  as  pf st to bk tc ej  pts
johnson,buck      30    4   8   0  1   2  3   0  5   4   5  2  2  0  0  0   10
thorpe,otis       32    8  14   0  0   5  5   4  9   4   2  1  2  0  0  0   21
olajuwon,hakeem   44    9  12   0  0   4  5   3 11   0   6  1  5  8  0  0   22
maxwell,vernon    38   10  18   4  9   0  0   0  4   5   2  4  0  0  1  0   24
smith,kenny       31    6  12   1  2   2  2   0  3   7   1  0  5  1  0  0   15
bullard,matt      11    1   4   1  2   0  0   0  2   1   2  0  0  0  0  0    3
smith,larry       20    0   1   0  0   0  0   1  5   2   3  1  2  0  0  0    0
floyd,sleepy      16    6  11   1  2   0  0   0  0   3   3  0  1  0  0  0   13
johnson,avery     17    1   3   0  0   0  0   0  0   6   2  1  2  0  0  0    2
herrera,carl       1    0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0    0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hou totals       240   45  84   7 16  13 15   8 39  32  26 10 19  9  1  0  110
FG, 3P, FT averages:     .536   .438   .867       team rebs  8

orl   17  22  23  39  -  101
hou   28  30  22  30  -  110

attendance 14344, time 2:04, officials: DGarretson,BDelaney,TBernhardt

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From: gjh2j@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Geoffrey James Hawkins)
Subject: Jordan playing Baseball?
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 22:44:10 GMT

Let's hope Jordan faces a mean Rob Dibble his first time at the plate.
That would make all the bandwagone fans upset (WAAAAAH)
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From: McNaught@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu (Jim McNaught)
Subject: Re: Home Court for Det-Bos????
Organization: Institute for the Learning Sciences
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:24:02 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.214927.1@galluj> 11mwarner@galluj writes:
> Hi.  I was just wondering about Pistons-Celtics for the playoffs.  If 
they end
> up tied with each other in the 4th and 5th positions, who gets the home 
court
> advantage?
> 
>
Boston gets the home court advantage because they've already won the 
season series with Detroit, with one game left to play between the two 
teams (I don't believe the Pistons have beaten the Celts this season).

On another note, wouldn't it be ironic if the Celts overtook NY in the 
Atlantic for that coveted #2 seed, only to find Indiana had slipped to the 
7th spot?

JMc

"Oderint, dum metuant."
(Let them hate, so long as they fear)
--Accius
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From: oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III)
Subject: Re: Laker Injuries
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	<1992Apr8.072542.1158@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 16:28:22 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.072542.1158@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) wrote:
> What Shaquille says is irrelevant.  He will play for whoever drafts
> him.  And I don't want the Lakers to get into the habit of losing and
> dreaming about next year and praying that some 20 year old kid who
> has never won a damn thing in his life will suddenly fall in their lap
> and save them.  That kind of shit is for losers.

Amazing how, when things are going bad, Laker fans all sound like Ed Lor.

--
____________________________
	Jim Oliver  
	oliver@athena.mit.edu /	joliver@hstbme.mit.edu
	oliver%mitwccf.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
From: tmorgan@nachos.SSESCO.com (Toni Morgan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Where are they now?  The UseNet Draft of '91
Date: 16 Apr 92 22:47:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: nachos.564
Organization: none

In article <matthew.703386177@pram.cs.ucla.edu> matthew@pram.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher) writes:
>A year later, here's a look at the UseNet draft (and the real draft).
.
.
.

>Minnesota Timberwolves	Brian Williams	Luc Longley
>  The T'Wolves should have listened to Shari Nelson or maybe they wouldn't
>  be putting 11 balls in the bin this year.  Brian Williams is inspired.


Ah, Matthew, you dis me again!  I'm pretty sure _I_ was the T'wolves GM who
(as a net.service, so no one else would have to) picked Williams for the
Woofies last year.  With any luck at all, perhaps the Wolves will get the 3rd
pick this year, thus making it a brainless selection.  Fourth is a definite
bad pick to have.  First means they would have to take O'Neal, and I don't
reall want to be watching him here next year.  Second, and they'd surely make
the wrong choice (that is, whichever choice they made would eventually turn out
to have been the wrong one).

-- 
"Rock and roll is more than a haircut."  -- Nuno Bettencourt

Toni Morgan (toni@zetaco.com, ...uunet!knute!toni)
Zetaco, Inc. (612) 890-5135
From: alanj@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Warriors (Warriors/Jazz)
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:46:16 GMT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <OLIVER.92Apr15041646@ballard1.mit.edu>, oliver@athena.mit.edu (James D. Oliver III) writes:
> In article <1992Apr14.171041.14282@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) wrote:
>> Didn't think so.  Now, how about them Jazz .  In winning 3 out of 4
>> this season, they blew you guys away by 22, 27 and 39 points.  Aren't
>> you worried?  <NO! NO! NO!>
> 
> I haven't seen any of the Jazz-Warriors games this year, but, on the other
> hand (geez, I can't believe I'm going to praise Nelson here), the Jazz are
> still the most limited and predicatable of the upper-echelon teams.
> They're always going to do the same thing every game.  Sounds to me like a
> team made-to-order for a Don Nelson over a seven-game series.
> --
> ____________________________
> 	Jim Oliver  
> 	oliver@athena.mit.edu /	joliver@hstbme.mit.edu
> 	oliver%mitwccf.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU

Have you watched the Jazz at all this year??  They have mixed things up a
little this year.  The emergence of Blue Edwards and David Benoit and the
addition of Tyrone Corbin have made the Jazz much quicker and much more active. 
They rebound better that they ever did.  

One of things that they have tried to do lately is run a little more. 
Against teams like Golden State, they still try to play a little more half
court because the Warriors run so well, but when the break is there, the Jazz
push it.

They are able to mix up lineups much better than in the past.  If they are
against a smaller quick lineup, they can go with 1)Stock 2)JMalone 3)Blue
4)Corbin and 5)KMalone and they are quick and active.  The last 5 games or so
they have began backing up Stockton with Jeff Malone, bringing Blue to 2 and
Corbin at 3.  This gives them an interesting look.  Another lineup change (they
did this against Phoenix) is to play Blue at 3 with Corbin at 2.  This gave the
Suns fits because whether Hornasek(sp?) picked up Blue or Corbin, he would get
posted up.  It seemed like the Jazz made a good run while they had this match
up.

I guess is what I am saying is that the Jazz are changing.  Granted in the past
they have been very predictable and there is still that predictable component
on the team but half of the roster (6 of the 12 players) are new since the last
time they were swept in the playoffs.  If they get the Clippers in the first
round they may get swept again.  But then, in the West, anyone could exit
early.  But watch for the Jazz.  They may not be as predictable as you predict.
put
From: edrury@3cpu.rain.com (Ed Drury)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Most Valuable Player
Date: 14 Apr 92 00:54:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: 3cpu.1819
Reply-To: edrury@.UUCP (Ed Drury)
Distribution: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Organization: 3cpu's uucp

In article <1992Apr13.191716.25422@reed.edu> terra@reed.edu (Terra Goodnight) writes:
>
>I just have a hard time believing that playoffs don't matter.
>
>Terra


 If they do matter then it would be influenced by the previous year because
all the awards are decided by the time the playoffs start and they are
announced at scheduled intervals durring the playoffs. Unless , of course,
this year they do it completely different this year. Which may be all for
the best for the reason you mentioned. But's for as long as I can remember
these awards have been all settled before the playoffs ever begin.




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From: bs344@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Benjamin Bass)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: Phil Jackson (Bulls) gets new contract
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:19:07 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr13.221907.20643
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


In 12158, Andy Knipp writes:

Phil Jackson,  the head coach of the soon-to-be 2 time World Champion
Chicago Bulls was given a contract extension today.  Jackson was, in typical
Reinsdorf fashion, given a small, short-term contract when he replaced
Doug Collins.  Riensforf will pay dearly for that.

No details yet,  however it will be a multi-year deal > 500K per.

Since the Bulls are a team with: 1 legit All-* (who happens to be a ball-hog),
the worst starting center & point guard in the league, and a horrible
bench,  superior coaching must be the reason they won the championship.   :-)
-------

Responding to the above:

Jackson's original deal with the Bulls the summer they fired Doug Collins
as head coach (this was reported by Sam Smith, JORDAN RULES author, in
the Chi Trib a few months ago) was a 2-year deal with two option years at
the club's discretion.  This was a can't-miss deal for Reinsdorf. The
pay was minimal, so if Jackson didn't work out, he could just cut him loose
with a small (by NBA coach standards) severance pay.  However if Jackson
worked out (he did), the club could just extend him for two more years
(they did) at relatively bargain-basement price.  The reason Jackson 
accepted this deal, which was not the greatest for his side, was that he was
an asst coach with a very good club but with no coaching (head-c) experience
in the NBA.  The chance to take over at the helm of a good major-market
team was too attractive, so he bit his tongue and signed a contract weighed
in the owner's favor.

His contract extension is well deserved.

And Andy ... Mike may be a ball hog, but keep in mind that he has a 21
point scorer and a 16 point scorer starting with him.  Also, Paxson's
role is not to drive every time up the court.  He doesn't even distribute
the ball most of the time, Jordan does.  If you want to survive on the 
Bulls playing alongside Jordan, you adapt.  Just ast Kyle Macy, Steve
Colter, Rory Sparrow, Sam Vincent, and Sedale Threatt.  The Bulls have 
two Olympians, an intact and healthy starting NBA title team, and a pretty
deep bench.  They are intelligently coached.  Look for them to repeat.

Ben Bass
-- 
Ben Bass
University of Michigan
Internet:  Ben_Bass@um.cc.umich.edu
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From: dmjoffe@dry.Princeton.EDU (David M. Joffe)
Subject: Big Win for the Nets
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:08:34 GMT

The Nets beat the Heat in Miami, 105-100, after being down 96-88 with
4:29 left.  The Nets made the run with Derrick Coleman on the bench,
probably because of a spat with Fitch.

Standings in the Eastern Conference as of today:

6)	*Indiana 39 41       (at Nets, Cleveland)
6)	Nets     39 41       (Indiana, Orlando)
8)	Atlanta  37 42       (Knicks, at Cleveland, Chicago)
9)	Miami    37 43       (Milwaukee, at Boston) 

Indiana has clinched, but the Nets haven't because the Nets would lose
a tie-breaker against either Atlanta or Miami because of head-to-head
play.

The Nets have a two-game lead over Indiana in conference, and I think
that they have beaten the Pacers twice already this year.  So a win
over the Pacers Thursday would clinch the 6th spot and a first round
match against the Cavs who they have beaten twice this year.  Based on
Atlanta's tougher schedule and the fact that they still play Orlando,
it is doubtful that the Nets will finish worse than 7th.

I wonder how hard they will play against Indiana knowing that they could
play the Knicks if they finish 7th.
From: pabouki@eos.ncsu.edu (PERRY ANDREW BOUKIDIS)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Shaquille in Teal
Date: 6 Apr 92 05:49:54 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University


In article <1992Apr3.202932.14329@u.washington.edu>,
dasaxe@milton.u.washington.edu (Daniel Perreault) writes:
From: bis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Bis)
Subject: Re: Home Court for Det-Bos????
Organization: Bis Information Services
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 03:33:50 GMT

In article <1992Apr13.144604.29281@crd.ge.com> hanley@fyi.crd.ge.com (Christopher W Hanley) writes:
>
>Cleveland has already cinched up the #2 spot, but the possibility still exists
>for Boston to play Indiana, ie if Boston overtakes NY (more than likely)
>and Indiana holds off New Jersey (less than likely) this would make for 
>a #3 vs #6 matchup - reminiscent of last year's playoffs

Nope.  Winning the division title guarantees a team at least the #2 seed.

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