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In the context of Amare Stoudemire's comments about the Spurs, what do you think constitutes being a "dirty" team in the NBA?

Schleicher The Spurs may play dirty when necessary, but they definitely do not deserve the title "dirty." David Robinson would not let his former team be tarnished by a word like that, and Tim Duncan represents a stand-up guy. Maybe Stoudemire and his teammates should take a look at themselves, stop acting like girls (Steve Nash looks like a girl too) and start playing some playoff basketball.

Mayers I did see Amare Stoudemire's heel get kicked. I did see Steve Nash get kneed in the jewels. Plus, half the players in the NBA have called Bruce Bowen dirty. My verdict: Bowen is foul. The only thing San Antonio is guilty of is being boring to watch.

Chartrey A dirty team in today's NBA is about as rare as a Britney Spears' single topping the charts . Everything's about finesse and scoring now. Gone are the days of Bill Laimbeer and Charles Barkley knocking people's teeth out and getting away with it.

Cameron Defining a whole team as "dirty" is not something I'm going to do. A dirty player, on the other hand, is that punk that gets under you every time you go up for a lay-in or a rebound. He's the guy that always sticks his feet and his elbows where they do not belong. He's the guy that flops all the freaking time. He also happens to be named Bruce Bowen or Manu Ginobili.

An auction house has already put a $1 million bid for Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball. How much would you pay?

Schleicher That is "ridunkulous." How are they going to get the ball to auction it off? If the ball already has a multimillion dollar price tag written on it, people are going to be packing heat to make they can get it. Maybe the auction house will just pay for every seat in the outfield sections and rope off the entire area so that no one can get close to it. In reality, the ball is worth about $13, and that's all MLB should have to pay to make sure it ends up in the Hall of Fame, where it can truly be displayed as a priceless gem.

Mayers I'd give a stick of gum and a Juicy Juice box. Baseball is the most fraudulent sport in the world, and Bonds' soon-to-be home run mark will be the most fraudulent record in sports history. As a matter of fact, give me that stick of gum back.

Chartrey Are you kidding? I'd go Wrigley Field-style and huck that ball right back at Bonds. With as big as his head has gotten during the past few years, I bet I could hit it from the stands as he was rounding first base. Wait, how much is it? Screw that, I'm holding that ball hostage until my great-grandchildren can live comfortably off the profits.

Cameron I'd pay more for the ball Edgar hit that scored Griffey to down the Yanks. Personally, I have no beef with Bonds, but I also have no money. I do like to buy low and sell high (anything). If I could get it for a 'g,' I'd be all over that.

Tim Lincecum won his first major league game last weekend, does he have the potential to make it big?

Schleicher If you make it to the big leagues, doesn't that count as "making it big"? As far as I'm concerned, Lincecum has already made it big, and he's just going to make it bigger. After earning honors as the best pitch in college baseball (Golden Spike Award), Lincecum smoked through the minor leagues this spring and earned his spot in the starting rotation for the Giants. The guy has a great career ahead of him.

Mayers No doubt. He was in my F.I.G. The F.I.G. of greatness. 'Nuff said.

Chartrey Lincecum is a dream and a nightmare for any manager or GM. Any guy that size who can hurl fastballs upward of 100 miles-per-hour and hide the ball that well is enough to make any scout salivate. But the torque he puts on his body in his pitches also would make that same scout cringe. If he can stave off injury, Little Timmy will be climbing the ranks.

Cameron Of course he does. If he didn't have the potential, would we even be mentioning him? Lincecum has big-league stuff that's gonna' fool a lot of peeps his first tour of the National League, and for my money, barring injury, he'll win at least 60 games during the next four seasons. Watch.

Does Tank Johnson deserve to be suspended now that he's out of jail?

Schleicher Absolutely — he's lucky to have a job. The NFL operates a professional organization that generates billions of dollars a year. Its employees should be expected to act like executives of a major corporation, not like thugs. At pretty much any respectable job (coke dealer is not respectable), if you get sent to jail, you get fired. Why should there be a double standard for athletes? It's a good thing Roger Goodell has woken up to this reality. Bud Selig should follow suit and start cracking the whip in Major League Baseball.

Mayers Yeah, especially with the precedent that has been set by the new commissioner. I think jail time merits, at the very least, an eight-game suspension. Heck, Adam "Pacman" Jones didn't even serve a day and look at him. Tank did get to play in the Super Bowl, though — he at least has that for some consolation.

Chartrey The way I see it, Johnson has already served his debt to society. He spent two months in jail and has been forced to change his lifestyle — albeit a positive change — and is ready to contribute. Adam Jones and Chris Henry had served no such time and it warranted a suspension. I just hope this UW alum can turn things around.

Cameron Yes. Pro athletes that break the law should be punished in court and in the realm of their sport. Like it or not, these 'fellas are role models, and just because they've served their time in jail doesn't mean they've cleaned up the stains they've left on the game.