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Hoops Odds and Ends...
By Craig Berosh
phillypage2 columnist (10-26-2003)
San Antonio (7 to 2): Just Follow Robert Horry to find the champion.
Sacramento (4 to 1): Webber is cursed. The Maloof brothers are blessed.
Dallas (5 to 1): Has a shoot-first, defend-never formula ever produced a champion?
New Jersey (10 to 1): With Scott, Kidd, Martin and Zo there’s real potential for disaster.
Detroit (12 to 1): Larry will have the Pistons playing the right way.
Minnesota (15 to 1): Worth a long shot.
Indiana (18 t 1): How many friggin ex-Celtics are now GMs?
New Orleans (20 to 1): A core of Mashburn and Davis just ain’t good enough.
Philadelphia (20 to1): Team might want to hire an anger management specialist.
Orlando (20 to 1): Follow Tyrone Lue to find a loser.
Portland (25 to 1): Mo Cheeks is cool.
Boston (25 to 1): Less wins but more shots for the new scoring champ Paul Pierce.
Phoenix (30 to 1): Could win the East.
Houston (35 to 1): Could win the East.
Toronto (40 to 1): Give you 10 chances to name their head coach.
Milwaukee (40 to 1): More turnover than a pizzeria paying minimum wage (sorry, that’s the best I could do).
New York (50 to 1): Even Spike wouldn’t make this bet.
Seattle (60 to 1): I miss Xavier McDaniel!
Atlanta (70 to 1): Pitchers and catchers report in nine months.
Miami (75 to 1): Not a bad city to suck in.
Washington (75 to 1): They got a Kwame and a Jahidi.
Golden State (75 to 1): Who really cares.
Utah (80 to 1): Still better than watching Stockton and Malone for another year.
Cleveland (100 to 1): God bless LeBron and Dejuan.
LA Clippers (100 to 1): Honestly, I have no idea.
Chicago (150 to 1): Got to be patience when you draft teenagers.
Memphis (200 to 1): See Golden State.
Denver (300 to 1): I got nothing left.
* odds to win the championship based on Las Vegas sportsbook as of 10/25/03