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Trendiness is a harsh mistress. One week you're the hot pick to represent the West in the NBA Finals; the next you are building a summer house with your bricks. One week you are Figo, leader of the fashionable Portugal team picked to contend in the World Cup; the next, you are being chanted off the field with the inaccurate "Adios, amigos!" by ecstatic -- yet linguistically challenged -- U.S. fans. (Actually, in Portuguese, the properly pronounced trash talk is "Adeus, amigos.")
Meanwhile, set your alarms for 2:30 a.m. Monday to hop the bandwagon of the hottest Cinderella on the planet, literally: The U.S. men's soccer squad. We yawn because we love.
So now that you've got the scoop on one thing that's totally hip, take a look at the rest of what's hot and what's not this week. Feel free to share with your co-workers, buddies and significant others –- they will really appreciate you for it:
What's Hot, What's Not this week
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Category |
Hot |
Not |
Irish Keane |
Robbie |
Roy |
Guys' definition of "Ya-Ya" |
Hot new one-name soccer star? |
Movie to check out with buddies |
Hairdo |
Clint Mathis' mohawk |
Hedo Turkoglu's "Coiffure de Turnover" |
"Outing" controversy |
NBA draft status ("in or out?") |
Pharmaceutical preference |
NBA draft hype |
Freddie Jones |
Juan Dixon |
Hoops Hall of Famer |
Harlem Globetrotters |
Larry Brown |
NHL hiring theory |
Can't beat 'em, hire 'em (Trottier to Rangers) |
Caps call Trottier; Trottier doesn't return call |
Minnesota scoring machine |
Twins |
Vikings |
Ralph Nader |
Sticking his nose in the NBA, ruining it |
Sticking his nose in the political process, ruining it |
Pedro Martinez's sweet spot |
Innings 2-9 |
The first (yikes) |
Boxing jurisprudence |
Pernell "Sweet 'Key'" Whitaker |
Anything from "Iron Mute" Tyson |
Fans for visiting teams in South Korea |
"Citizen Support Squads" for random teams |
No-shows |
Celebrity-interview tactic |
Take them to a baseball game |
Smack competitor with non-microphone hand |
Rookie third-baseman |
Eric Hinske |
Sean Burroughs |
Coaching prospect |
Major Applewhite |
Oh, the UAB staff ... |
Interest in France |
Soccer vs. Uruguay |
The French Open |
Philadelphia stadium nickname |
"The Linc" |
"Nicknames are disrespectful to the memory of Abe Lincoln." (As opposed to using his name for your for-profit company? Save it.)
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Lady Byng finalist rep |
Clutch goal-scorer |
Wuss |
Britney Spears vehicle |
NASCAR speed racer |
"Crossroads" jalopy |
A very special What's Hot, What's Not List supplement
The NBA Finals -- "Love It Live ... at least it's on during p.m. hours"
What's Hot, What's Not at the NBA Finals
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Category |
Hot |
Not |
New York pastime |
Root for the Nets as if you have all your life |
Ignoring "that team from New Jersey" |
Fire-up-your- teammates fashion |
Jerseys of historically great players |
Too-cool-for-school sunglasses |
Retro Nets player to like |
Buck Williams |
Micheal Ray Richardson |
Benchwarming cheerleader |
Donny Marshall |
Mark Madsen |
Breakout performer |
Jason Collins |
Samaki Walker |
Retro jersey |
ABA Nets |
Minneapolis Lakers |
Nostalgia footage |
Byron Scott winning Lakers titles |
Nets led by Coleman and Anderson |
Under the microscope |
Nets' depth in paint |
Referee calls |
Designated Kobe-stopper |
Richard Jefferson |
Doug Christie |
Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.
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