By GREG

Dallas Maverick's point guard Steve Nash is having an outstanding season. After leading Canada's Olympic squad to a surprising seventh place finish in Sydney he entered the season with confidence.  It's showing.  Through Friday he the 6'3" guard was averaging 16.6 points and 7.6.  This is to the delight of Nash who was not even sure if he was going to remain in Dallas after the Mavs aquired Howard Eisley from Utah. His success has not gone unnoticed as he was named to participate in the 3-point competition.  Nash is shooting an impressive 40% from behind the arc and is leading the league in 
free throw percentage at 92.5%. Look for Nash to continue to be the number point guard in Dallas.  While sitting out with a hamstring injury the Mavs struggled with Eisley running the offence.  With Dirk Nowitzki a having break-out season and Michael Finley pouring in 21 points a game look for the Mavs to make some noise in the Western Conference.

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THE DYNASTY THAT SHOULD NOT BE
 
By LUCAS "REX" BANACK

Everybody says the downfall of the Lakers will be the Kobe and Shaq ordeal, but as long as the Lakers have one-sided time-keepers - and possibly one-sided refs - the Lakers will last longer then the Bulls.  It is a travesty what happened to the Grizzlies; these guys have 1 of the last 22 against division rivials.  The one time that they could have beat the "most dominate team in the nba" they get jobbed.  Then the nba rules that shaq was fouled on the shot so they score 2 points plus the free throw. Now everyone and their mothers know that the odds of Shaq making 2 free throws in a row are about the same as Steve Nash winning the dunk contest. The NBA should accredit the Grizzlies the win, reverse the fine on Shareef, and apologize to the fans who have to watch big town players get away with everything.  I guarantee you that if the situation was reversed the Griz would have lost.  And contrary to popular belief the two most dominant players in the NBA are not in la la land, they are in Philadelphia(Allen Iverson) and Toronto(Vince Carter), and if you consider leadershp ability and courtside willingness they are not in the top 5.

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