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THIS TIME PACERS WON'T BE DENIED
By PETER VECSEY
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Afterthoughts on the non-playoff teams:
PISTONS - Look for Grant Hill to lead the league in
speculation.
HAWKS - With Dikembe Mutombo and J.R. Rider, they now have
both Defender and Defendant of the Year.
WIZARDS - Abe Pollin is so old he remembers the days when
owners made more money than the players.
CELTICS - More ashes will drop from Mt. Rushmore this season
than from Red Auerbach's cigars.
MAGIC - New coach Doc Rivers won't be able to tell this team
with a scorecard.
BULLS - One player away from qualifying as a lottery team.
CAVALIERS -Shawn Kemp has gone from "Man Child" to "Many
Child."