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Beyond the dunks (it's a weak field, anyway) ... beyond the 3-point frenzy (where's Dell Curry?) ... beyond the three-on-three exhibition (see my column from earlier this week) ... NBA All-Star Weekend wouldn't be the same without a look at What's Hot and What's Not in the league at midseason.
Check this out, and have some interesting talking points when you aren't judging the slam-dunk contest.
What's Hot 'n' Not at NBA All-Star break
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Category
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Hot
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Not
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Draft camp, schmaft camp
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Pau Gasol
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Steven Hunter
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Pre-NBA seasoning
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International experience
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College experience
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Scouts' favorite 2002 NBA No. 1 overall draft pick
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High school junior LeBron James
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Duke point guard Jason Williams
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Kings lineup
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Sans Webber
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With Webber
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Second-wind vet
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Popeye Jones
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Patrick Ewing
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What-are-you-thinking? acquisition
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Derrick Coleman
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(It's always Derrick Coleman)
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Contract joke
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Calvin Booth
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Todd MacCulloch
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Prep worth props
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Tyson Chandler
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Dasagana Diop
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Is it a contract year, Donald Sterling?
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Elton Brand
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Michael Olowokandi
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Trade bait
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Jalen Rose
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Nick Van Exel
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Arena music
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Petey Pablo
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Ja Rule
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On-court fashion trend
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Calf-sleeves
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Sweatbands everywhere
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Skill for wannabe 10-day-contractors
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Rebounding (see Leon Smith)
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Knowledge of NBDL cities
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NYC-bred rookie point guard
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Jamaal Tinsley
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Speedy Claxton
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UNC guy not in dunk contest
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Vince Carter
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Jerry Stackhouse
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Michigan State growth stock
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Jason Richardson
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Zach Randolph
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Jersey
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Any European player's jersey with a weird number
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Latrell Sprewell
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Violation
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Criticizing referees
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Defensive three seconds
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Lakers' tenuous grasp
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Chemistry
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Match-up advantages where it counts
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Role player
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Three-point marksman
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Big man with six fouls to give
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Laughingstock strategist
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Jerry Krause
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Kevin McHale
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Nearest Laker competition
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East Rutherford, N.J.
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Sacramento
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NBA Finals MVP candidate
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Jason Kidd
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Antoine Walker
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Needs more pub
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Quentin Richardson
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Steve Nash
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Owner's hangout
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Dairy Queen
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Locker room
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Friend-wowing fantasy-draft pick-up
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Jonathan Bender
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Mitch Richmond
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Goal of defensive-specialist midseason acquisition
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Stop MJ
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Stop Kobe
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Frustrated star
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Nick Van Exel
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Steve Francis
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"Pau"-man's Gasol
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Andre Kirilenko
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Hanno Mottola
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Soothing team presence
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Tim Hardaway
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Anthony Mason
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Compression sleeve on ...
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Full calf
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Nonshooting arm
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Hair style
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Let it grow out
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Bald
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Requisite scoring punch
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Unstoppable jump-shooter
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Slasher
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Fun to watch
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New Jersey Nets
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Los Angeles Clippers
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Air or Heirs?
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Still Air
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Still Heirs
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The writer told you so
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The dominance of MJ's Wizards
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Predicting 70 Wiz wins (still mathematically possible!)
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Dan Shanoff is a regular contributor to Page 2. Agree or disagree with what's hot? Want to send in your prediction of what will be "in" in 2002? Send Page 2 your comments.
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| ALSO SEE:
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Shanoff: The Hot 'n' not list for Super Bowl
Shanoff: The Hot 'n' Not List for 2002
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