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Dispatches From the NBA Entertainment League. By Graham Murphy - - - - SEASON 3 - - - - Dispatch 4: The Game That Sunk Us Into a Paxil-Defying Funk (5/5/08) Dispatch 3: The Game That Made Us Think That Things Were Bad but Hadn't Hit Rock Bottom (3/19/08) Dispatch 2: The Game That Confirmed Some of Our Initial Worries (2/11/08) Dispatch 1: The Game That Marked the Beginning of Our Grudge Against the Commissioner (1/8/08) SEASON 2 - - - - Dispatch 10: The Game That Reflected Our Character (9/20/07) Dispatch 9: The Shot Heard Round the League (6/4/07) Dispatch 8: The Games That Vaulted Us to Near the Top of the Standings (5/21/07) Dispatch 7: The Game That Succeeded the Hangover (4/26/07) Dispatch 6: The Game That Demonstrated That Sometimes You Take a Bite Out of the Apple, Sometimes the Apple Takes a Bite Out of You (3/9/07) Dispatch 5: The Game That Said We Could Play With Anyone (3/1/07) Dispatch 4: The Game That Was the Pride of New England (2/15/07) Dispatch 3: The Rout That Got Us Back on Track (2/8/07) Dispatch 2: The Game That Begged Ecclesiastic Pondering (1/31/07) Dispatch 1: The Game That Announced We Were Not to Be Messed With (1/16/07) - - - - SEASON 1 - - - - Dispatch 15: The Game We Won't Be Able to Get Out of Our Minds (4/26/06) Dispatch 14: The Playoff Games That Were Distressing Yet Provided Succor (4/17/06) Dispatch 13: The Game That Could Have Offered Payback (4/5/06) Dispatch 12: The Warning Shot Over the Bow (3/22/06) Dispatch 11: The Game That Wasn't (3/13/06) Dispatch 10: The Game We Thought Might Be Close, but Wasn't (3/6/06) Dispatch 9: The Partial Revenge (2/23/06) Dispatch 8: The Bludgeoning (2/9/06) Dispatch 7: Game Six: The Agony of Defeat (2/2/06) Dispatch 6: Game Five: The Romp (1/24/06) Dispatch 5: The Bye Week: A Little Rest for the Weary (1/18/06) Dispatch 4: Game Four: The Imposition of Our Will (1/11/06) Dispatch 3: Game Three: The Sweet Smell of Victory (1/3/06) Dispatch 2: Game Two: The Stolen Victory (12/23/05) Dispatch 1: The League and Game One: The Shame (12/21/05)

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