The New Jersey Nets are in town to play the Blazers tomorrow night, and as usual, two of my favorite Jersey guys are in the entourage. Fred Kerber, ace reporter for The New York Post, and my nephew, the Nets' equipment manager, are spending a day and a half or so in the Rose City. Let's hope their stay here is a pleasant and productive one.

Neither the Nets nor the Blazers have won a game in a while, and so tomorrow night's contest should be a mildly interesting start to the holiday weekend. I predict a close game, although let's face it, I can't predict much of anything correctly these days.