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The two-headed beast of the East.(Caught On The Fly)(news about sports teams and athletes)

The Sporting News

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When it comes to the NBA, the East long ago went south, but Indy and Detroit just might be worthy of being mentioned with the best in the West. Put them together, and they broke even against the Lakers, Spurs, Mavs, Kings and T-wolves through the first dozen weeks. But the hard part is telling them apart. Both P-men stress "D" and like to act tough and are coached by guys who used to coach the other guys. The discerning difference: One team has Jermaine O'Neal, and the other drafted Darko Milicic instead of Carmelo Anthony.

Darth Raider strikes again

No organization runs against the grain more than the Raiders, whose drawn-out coaching search almost netted Sean Payton. But why was Oakland hot after him in the first place? Payton was relieved of his play-calling duties with the Giants midway through 2002, then helped oversee a bad Cowboys offense in 2003 (you did see the playoffs, right?). But a wire story reported Payton was the only person brought back for a second interview after four candidates met face-to-face with owner AI Davis. Of course, a big reason for that may have been because the other three ...

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