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While Indiana has no chance of making the playoffs this year, their young core will begin to formulate into a playoff contending team within the next few seasons. 13. New Jersey Nets After losing Vince Carter this offseason, the Nets have started the process known as the "rebuilding" mode. All-star Devin Harris and center Brooke Lopez will lead the way for this extremely young team and after this season, New Jersey will enter the 2010 signing with enough money to sign a big named player or two. 14. Charlotte Bobcats The Bobcats decided to trade up their starting center Emeka Okafor in return for the injury prone Tyson Chandler. They also re-signed point guard Raymond Felton for another year, forcing two year man D.J Augustin to wait another season before taking over. Charlotte remains as one of the worst teams in the league. 15.Milwaukee Bucks The Bucks gave up more production and potential than they actually received this offseason.

After letting go of Richard Jefferson, Ramon Sessions, and Charlie Villanueva, Miluwakee is in for one of the worst seasons in history, unless players like Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut can stay healthy for a full season. Click here to get sent to NBA Primetime for the full article!. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday on an official visit until February 4, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin. World Cuba RussiaMoscow was Havana's main benefactor during the Cold War and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Cuba last year was seen as a sign that Russia seeks to rekindle the alliance that was abandoned after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.Russia is considering a $20 million loan to Cuba, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last week, adding that the money would be spent on buying Russian goods.Rising import costs, falling prices for major export nickel and three hurricanes meant that 2008 was one of the worst years in Cuba's recent history.Russian oil firms want to drill offshore and its military has talked about airspace defense cooperation with Havana.(Reporting by Simon Shuster; editing by Elizabeth Piper) World Cuba Russia. Today, the Milwaukee Brewers official site BREWERS.COM published the yearly letter from Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio to fans. I bring the letter to your attention and I hope to read feedback from the Bleacher Report Brewers community. October 12,2009 Dear Brewers Fans:On behalf of all Brewers players, coaches, and front office staff, we thankyou for your tremendous support this year. For the second consecutive season,more than three million fans attended games at Miller Park, which represents theninth-highest attendance in Major League Baseball.

This is a truly remarkableaccomplishment, which once again confirms to me that you are the best fans inall of professional sports This isn't solely my opinion. I have heard frombaseball executives, members of the media, and fans from around the country, allof whom agree that your passion and knowledge have no equal. Coming off last season's playoffappearance, I expected us to play very meaningful games again through Septemberand compete for another postseason berth. This higher standard demonstrates how far we have come in raisingour expectations and how much our performance has improved. Never one to shyaway from competition, I welcome the challenge of being held accountable for ourefforts to meet this standard.As I think back on the 2009 season, I find many positives that deservemention in addition to reaching three million in attendance:Our offense scored the third most runs in the National League, trailing onlytwo playoff teams (Philadelphia and Colorado).Prince Fielder put together what I believe was the best offensive season inteam history, capped by an all-time Brewers franchise record 141 RBIs (tied forthe NL lead) and 46 home runs, one behind Albert Pujols for the league's topmark. Louis, I thankedthem for playing and working hard right to the finish, capped by a weekend sweepof a Cardinals team that was competing for home field advantage in the playoffs.Even through challenging stretches, our guys always played to win. We have begun a thorough top-to-bottom review of all aspects of ourbusiness and baseball operations, and we will work diligently to improve ourroster.