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| March 11, 2002 | Deveney, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Playoffs? Doug Collins does not want to talk about playoffs. How can he talk about the playoffs when his team lost nine of its last 10 games and faces a 13-day, seven-game road trip through the meaty section of March? How can he talk such silliness with Michael Jordan on crutches after knee surgery and the rest of the Eastern Conference gearing up for a stretch run?

Without Jordan, Collins' Wizards are Richard Hamilton and not much else--and even Hamilton has been having troubled times. They are the merry men without Robin Hood, the MGs without Booker T., beef Wellington, hold the beef. Collins prefers to keep a lid on the postseason discussion.

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