First Look: The 2004-05 NBA Schedule

Written by Dave Fitzpatrick


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December 14, 2004 - Knicks at Nets beforerepparttar New Year looks pretty innocent on paper, but chances are Tim Thomas doesn't feelrepparttar 133225 same way. Thomas is still bitter over a flagrant foul by New Jersey's Jason Collins in last year's playoffs and has vowed revenge. Thomas never got a chance to deliver his payback inrepparttar 133226 playoffs and who knows if he'll cool down byrepparttar 133227 time this December meeting rolls around.

January 20, 2005 - Tracy McGrady heads back to Orlando to face his old team. If you're playing fantasy basketball and you can update your roster daily, I'd think about adding T-Mac right about this time of year. It wouldn't surprise anyone if he drops 40 or even 50+ against his former team. We'll also get a look at how Francis, Mobley, Dwight Howard andrepparttar 133228 young Magic are progressing.

February 13, 2005 - Kenyon Martin will leadrepparttar 133229 Nuggets against New Jersey. No bad blood, here, but it's always interesting to see a guy like K-Mart return to his old city. You've got to wonder if Jason Kidd will be still a New Jersey Net when this one rolls around.

March 15, 2005 - It's too bad we have to wait untilrepparttar 133230 middle of March to see Carlos Boozer return to Cleveland, but better late than never, right? The city of Cleveland isn't going to forget. If Boozer were to wait five years before stepping foot in Gund Arena again, I'm willing to bet he'd get booed. It's going to be pretty ugly up there. Now, why isn't this game scheduled to be on national TV? To add torepparttar 133231 interest factor, Lebron might be positioningrepparttar 133232 Cavs for a late-season playoff push.

April 20, 2005 - It's impossible to know exactly whatrepparttar 133233 playoff situation is going to be late inrepparttar 133234 year, but Spurs at Wolves onrepparttar 133235 last day ofrepparttar 133236 season sure does look interesting.

Dave Fitzpatrick is the manager of http://www.hoopsavenue.com


Geocaching: A Great Way To Get Outdoors

Written by Chuck Fitzgerald


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Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Armed with a GPS andrepparttar coordinates, how tough can it be? In an urban area, easy access is typically available inrepparttar 133224 way of roads and trails. But what about on a mountain? What if there aren’t roads nearby? It’s entirely possible to be a few hundred feet from something and not be able to reach it (across a river or two hundred feet belowrepparttar 133225 cliff you’re on are good examples). After you try to find a few caches, you’ll understand a number ofrepparttar 133226 nuances of actually findingrepparttar 133227 cache. That’srepparttar 133228 fun part. Once you findrepparttar 133229 cache, there are a couple of simple rules. Signrepparttar 133230 logbook and if you take something fromrepparttar 133231 cache, be sure to leave something.

But what about placing a cache? That’s fun too. Just be sure to followrepparttar 133232 rules as outlined at www.geocaching.com. Once you’re a seasoned geocacher, you’ll try your hand at travel bugs, geo-teaming and benchmark hunting.

If you have only a couple hours to search for a cache, try to find one that is close by. If you have a couple days, take a family trip and make an overnight adventure out of it. Using your GPS along with your sense of adventure, you are bound to spend more time out of doors with people you enjoy. What could be better? Get Outdoors!

Chuck Fitzgerald is Owner and President of Phoenix, Arizona based BackCountry Toys, an online store providing backcountry specialty gear and educational information to outdoor enthusiasts. Visit www.BackCountryToys.com to receive the free newsletter "FreshAir” or call (800) 316-9055.


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