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Our One On One feature this week will deal with a pair of certain Hall of Famers in Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley, and, not surprisingly, that's one of the games we discuss. Also, remember the 1998 draft? We did, and two of the top five players from that draft are discussed as well. And, as always, click here to register your comments via e-mail.
Friday: Houston at Portland, 8 p.m. ET
Talk about a change of fortunes for two teams. We don't really think the Rockets are 2-10 because Scottie Pippen is no longer on the team. We don't blame Steve Francis either. In fact, we're not sure why this team leads the NBA in losses. We are sure that Sir Charles Barkley will have the troops ready for this one. (By the way, we'd be remiss if we didn't add this fact on the teams the Rockets have fallen to: Only two have losing records.) Pippen's enjoying his stay in Portland, as his team has lost only once and people are already talking about this team challenging for the Bulls' record for wins in a season. It's a cliche, but you can probably forget about the records in this one. Barkley may not win this one, but don't expect him to get blown out. Also on Friday night, Vince Carter visits Utah and Jamie Feick challenges Shaq. Good luck, Jamie.
Saturday: Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. ET We're discussing, of course, the trade of Antawn Jamison for Vince Carter. With the Tar Heels, Jamison was the college player of the year and expected to be a stud. Carter was a nice player, a high-riser, but not a stud. And don't blame the Warriors for a horrible trade. If Jamison never makes it real big, it's a bad draft pick, not really a trade. They wanted Jamison all along. They actually gave the Raptors Carter and the cash for Jamison. Currently, Carter is among the league leaders in scoring at more than 23 points a game and makes every highlight reel from here to Tokyo. He was an easy choice as the NBA rookie of the year last season and his team is among the best in the Eastern Conference. Jamison averaged less than 10 points a game last year on a bad team. P.J. was itching to play him more but couldn't because the rookie wasn't getting it done. This year Jamison, clearly the team's best player, is averaging 16.6 points and 7.4 rebounds and is showing signs of being a really nice player. But he's no Carter. And his team is Bad with a capital B. Either way, Jamison wasn't really a bad draft pick. Anyway, to make a long story short, these guys didn't get to meet in a game as rookies thanks to the shortened season and they get it on for the first time tonight. In our Power Rankings, the Raptors are No. 6 and the Warriors are No. 27. | ALSO SEE Weekly Tip-off, Nov. 16
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