In honor of the long holiday weekend, we're changing the usual "Hot" vs. "Not" breakdown, in favor of a more appropriate "Thanks" or "No Thanks." As in: Thanks for retro NBA shooting shirts, Serena's U.S. Open outfit and Sharpie-induced hilarity. Or "No Thanks" to, among other things: the Notre Dame green-jersey debacle, Olympic skating judges and MLB All-Star Game tie scores.

What an appropriate moment to note that it's always fashionable to take a minute to give thanks, notably for the fact the sports world provides a revolving door of fads and bandwagons, to fans' neverending distraction. Check out the list below, then impress your extended family at the dinner table, during game-watching or while lazing out thanks to turkey-supplied tryptophans:

What's Hot, What's Not this week
Category	Thanks	No Thanks
Thanksgiving tradition	Lions/Cowboys on TV	Sibling fighting
Must-have retro football jersey	Brady Pats red No. 12	Manning Saints (hunh?) No. 8
Backup QB savior	A.J. Feeley	Steve Beuerlein
Heisman front-runner	Larry Johnson	Willis McGahee
Boxing excitement	Re-focused Mike Tyson	More Tonya Harding
Big team in Big Ten	Iowa	Ohio State
Picking a new baseball GM	Youthful enthusiasm	"Seniority"
NFL MVP bandwagon	Michael Vick	Brett Favre
Rivalry game	Notre Dame-USC	Florida-Florida State
Must-see TV	"Doggy Fizzle Televizzle"	"The Osbournes"
College-hoops tourney team	Virginia	Gonzaga
"Duh!" NFL overtime call	Take the ball (duh!)	Duh, I think I'll take the wind
Bucs-Pack rivalry	Heated trash-talking	Ill-advised hits
Serena's endorsements	Smile-showcasing toothpaste	Anything with Hamburglar
One-name big man	Shaq	Yao
NBA rookie sensation	Juan Dixon	Nik Tskitishvili
Most dominant golfer	Annika Sorenstam	Tiger Woods
Blazers blotter	Ruben Patterson	Stoudamire/Wallace
Olympic hoops	Larry Brown acting like it's his honor	Shaq/Kobe acting like they're doing us a favor
Depth on Hanukkah-present bench	"SportsNight" DVD	Socks
Future coach	Avery Johnson	Mark Jackson
Holiday-weekend flick	"Eight Crazy Nights"	"Solaris"

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.