Catch and Katie Smith become teammates once the W season ends and USA Basketball begins. Right now, of course, they're rivals-- or at least Indy fans believe they are: coach Laimbeer stokes the fires of the, um, rivalry by saying that for Detroit, it's just one more game.

As he knows, his team will have to play better against the Fever than they did against the Lib. Maybe it's all part of Bill's reverse-psychology setup.

Finally, someone who knows something picks Indiana-- in part because a Monday-night game three, should it take place, may not produce such a big, wild, crazy Shock crowd.