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LeBron James is about to join their club. So what advice would current prep-to-pros stars give the Ohio high school phenom? Knowing what they know now, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tracy McGrady say James should do the right things and keep his family close, writes Marc Stein in his weekly report.Chat: Senior NBA writer Marc Stein, noon ETLittle big man | Gentry's vote of confidence
Marc Stein, the senior NBA writer for ESPN.com, writes "The Stein Line" every Monday during the season. To e-mail him, click here.
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MALE OF THE WEEK
 Steve Francis
All Franchise did, listed generously at 6-foot-3, is overshadow 15 feet worth of Yao vs. Shaq with 44 points Friday night.
E-MAIL OF THE WEEK
 Since when is 10 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime game a great performance? For Yao Ming, I would call that a marginal performance at best.
Scott Baker
Harlem, MontanaSTEIN: You left out Yao's six blocks, and that Shaq didn't dunk over Yao until overtime. Shaq's limited mobility certainly helped, but he had only 13 points through three quarters also because Yao consistently denied deep position. Kobe Bryant and Rick Fox claimed afterward that Shaq only needed a quarter to figure Yao out. Truth is, Shaq didn't solve the riddle until his two late buckets in regulation and two dunks in OT.
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SPEAK OF THE WEEK
 "He's 7-5. He's supposed to block 'em."
— Shaquille O'Neal on Yao Ming.
STAT OF THE WEEK
3-0
That's Sacramento's record in Hype Bowls against the Lakers, New Jersey and Dallas -- three wins, the first two on the road, by an average of 23.7 points.
STAT OF THE WEAK
0-3
That's Sacramento's record in games immediately following those wins -- losses to Portland and Minnesota in overtime and another Saturday to the Clippers. The new Kings Of The Big Game allowed an average of 115.3 points in the three defeats.
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