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Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Updated: May 16, 10:59 AM ET
What's hot, not for the week

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By Dan Shanoff
Page 2 columnist

This eBay madness has got to end. Just because a professional athlete spit something out, shaved something off or had something removed does not make it precious or valuable. And it's not like we're talking about Anna Kournikova here. What happened to the days when you could just find some post-surgery bone chips in a dumpster outside the clinic? Now that that's said, I'll be selling my old high school basketball jersey on eBay next week if anyone is interested.

So now that you've got the scoop on one thing that's totally passé, take a look at the rest of what's hot and what's not this week. Feel free to share with your co-workers, buddies and significant others - they will really appreciate you for it:

What's Hot, What's Not this week
Category	Hot	Not
Manager candidates	Bench coaches (like Tony Pena)	"Interim" managers (like John Mizerock)
Playoff madness	NHL Game 7s	NBA series that last five games
Potential tennis retirement	Martina Hingis	Goran Ivanisevic
Good seats still available	New Jersey Nets	Charlotte Hornets
Fashion	Kobe's full-length leg sleeve	Pierce's sweatband-above-ankle
Reason why Mike Dunleavy wants to avoid Clippers	He and his limp Duke pedigree will sit behind prep-to-pro D-Miles	Consistent with his abilities to be NBA's next Danny Ferry
Irons	Nike	Titleist
Cubs controversy	They just plain suck	Stealing signs from Cards
Rivalry	Kings-Lakers	Kings-Mavericks
Netminder	Curtis Joseph	Patrick Lalime
Hairstyle	Kidd shaves it all	Wallace lets it go
How to bring NFL back to L.A.	You know you love the sound of "L.A. Chargers"	League-watering-down "expansion"
What Mavs need to get over hump	Skills in playoff defense	Trade Mike Finley for Yao Ming
Every right to complain	Martina Hingis	Tony Gonzalez
Renaissance	Kenny Anderson	David Robinson
NHL coaching merry-go-round	Ken Hitchcock	Ron Wilson
'70s-themed shoe endorser	Pete Rose (Pony)	Jerry Stackhouse (Nike)
Chicago power pitcher	Mark Buehrle	Kerry Wood
Movie blockbuster	"Star Wars"	"Spider"-Who?
Who should rep Knicks at lottery drawing	Pedro Astacio	Spike Lee
Reason to leave Browns' front office	Head coach does your job better than you	"Organizational changes"
Fall programming "Osbournes" rip-off ideas	The McDowells (as in Roger)	The Tysons (as in Mike)
Conventional wisdom about Ricky Watters	Who? Two words: Has-been	Versatile backfield threat
Unsettling labor rumors	MLB strike	NBA strike
eBay auction item (Ed. note: When in Rome...)	Relief pitcher's bone chips	Starting pitcher's goatee clippings

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.

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