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Top of the Key: Preseason Observations

By Vincent Hui
ESPN Games Fantasy Edge

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The NBA preseason games aren't like NFL preseason games. Basketball teams don't try to protect guys by only using starters in the game for a couple of possessions: they're trying to gel and create team chemistry. Thus, what makes the NBA preseason games worth watching is how much you can actually learn about a player and his possible role with his team. Last October, I watched Darko Milicic flounder in preseason games and the brief moments he "ran" the floor only heightened his Aryvdas Sabonis- ...

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