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More than meets the eye in exhibitions

By Charley Rosen
Special to Page 2

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

To even die-hard NBA partisans, preseason games are perceived as being too much ado about nothing much. In truth, however, the early preseason contests contain a microcosm of the problems faced by each and every team, and help provide a blueprint of a way out ... at least, on some occasions. Here is NBA action in its crudest form, the raw material that will become the stuff of everlasting nightmares or springtime dreams come true. ALBANY, NY -- A quick pregame glance at the playboard inside ...

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