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   The Denver Post Online
   
                                   Sports
                                      
                                Jock-ularity
                                      
   By Jim Armstrong
   Denver Post Sports Columnist
   
   June 18 - Notes from the cheap seats ...
   
   If the Nuggets really want Keith Van Horn that badly, why the hell are
   they talking about it a week before the draft? Something tells me the
   answer is obvious: The Nuggets really don't want Van Horn that badly
   ...
   
   Bill Hanzlik will know he's making progress when the Nuggets are
   getting big, bold headlines in midJanuary instead of mid-June ...
   
   Every NBA executive lies at this time of the year. The only thing you
   can believe about the draft - other than Tim Duncan being the first
   pick - is that the Celtics will take Kentucky's Ron Mercer at No. 6
   ...
   
   For the record, Rick Pitino told the Boston media the other day that
   he had Van Horn ranked as the ninth-best player in the draft ...
   
   OK, they've had the parade and the speeches. It's time for Dennis
   Rodman to hit the waiver wire. Hmmm, maybe he can get a job sweeping
   up the confetti ...
   
   It doesn't say much for the NBA when a pretty good player such as
   Sasha Danilovic bolts the Mavs to sign with a European team. Then
   again, maybe it says a lot about the NBA ...
   
   From the L.A. Times: Lakers executive vice president Jerry West holds
   the record for the best nine holes at the Bel Air Country Club in Los
   Angeles - a 28 on the back side on his way to a 63 ...
   
(Non Basketball Stuff deleted)
   
   In Chicago, the Bulls' front office reportedly has some reservations
   about the latest word from Michael Jordan Q that he wants to play two
   more seasons. It seems, if His Airness plays one more year and
   retires, the Bulls would have $20 million under the salary cap to
   chase free agents. If he plays two more years, they would miss out on
   the free-agent class of '98, the one that could include Joe Smith and
   Antonio McDyess ...
   
   Kind of makes you want to shed a tear for Jerry Reinsdorf, doesn't it?