Mike: How do you think the Wizards will do this year?

Stuart Scott: MJ is 10 pounds lighter; that will help the knee. Stackhouse is not just a scorer -- he's tough, too. Bryon Russell is old-school; he'll help in a lot of ways. And Juan Dixon may be a tweener, but he has a lot of heart. MJ loves heart. I see 45-50 wins for the Wiz.

BubbaShoes: Most promising young NBA player?

Stuart Scott: How about Jermaine O'Neal. He's a nice, fluid center with good hands. That's rare.

Shoetie: T. Owens and his infamous pen: Creative genius or jerk?

Stuart Scott: He's not a jerk. He told me on SportsCenter he just wanted to have fun. I wouldn't want my daughter to do it, but he gets an A for creativity.

Spencer: T.O. may be wrong, but as long as everyone is celebrating the smallest play (or sometimes skipping plays), doesn't he have a right to do what he wants?

T.O.: Dude, I lost my Sharpie!!!! Hook a brother up.

Shoetie: Impersonators suck.

Stuart Scott: Shoetie -- stop hatin'. And you never know ... it might be him.

Spencer: Can the Hurricanes beat the Bengals or the Texans?

Stuart Scott: Miami may have eight or 10 NFL guys, but the Texans and Bengals have a rosterful. It's like saying the best high school team could beat Duke. As much as I'd like to see it happen, it wouldn't.

Shoetie: Why is fighting such a big part of hockey?

Stuart Scott: Hockey fights are like brushback pitches. If it's enforcer vs. enforcer, it's part of the game. Every coach and player accepts it. The kicker? The goons are usually friends and the nicest guys off the ice.

BuckeyeMike: Lay off T.O. He showboats but gives 100% and never takes off plays (unlike a certain receiver in Minnesota).

T.O.: Yo, Stu. Will you sign my chat transcript?

This article appears in the November 11 issue of ESPN The Magazine.