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The best, worst of the decade

PER Diem: Dec. 29, 2009

Updated: December 29, 2009, 8:15 PM ET
By John Hollinger | ESPN.com

You never want to be too early with an all-decade list because you never know when a last-minute, Tiger Woods-like incident could blow the whole thing up. But with only three days left in the decade, I think we're in the clear.

So without further ado, it's time for my all-decade lists -- except one. My list of the 10 best players of the decade will come under separate cover on Thursday. But I have 10 years' worth of other gripes, vents and monologues to get off my chest, and this is my last shot. Here's my best and worst of the "aughts," starting with the teams that ought to have won a title in the past 10 years but never did.

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