As Chicago teammates, Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry talk regularly. Kwame Brown and DeSagana Diop chat often on the phone.

Maybe the four should get together one day on a conference call. The number to dial would be 1-800-MEWATCH.

The four big men, all drafted last June in the top eight straight out of high school, have done a lot of watching this season. It's quite evident they're all far from ready for the NBA.

Brown, selected with the No. 1 pick, is averaging a paltry 4.4 scoring average. Also microscopic are the averages of Chandler, the No. 2 pick who is putting up 3.0 a game, and Curry, the No. 4 pick who is at 4.7. Chicago's top rookie scorer is none other than guard Trenton Hassell, a second-round pick who played three years of college ball. His 9.6 average is more than what Chandler and Curry are scoring combined.

Then there's Diop, taken No. 8 by the Cavaliers. Diop is out for at least another week after injuring his knee during a scoreless six-minute stint in the season opener. Maybe it's not bad that Diop is hurt, so he can postpone the additional embarrassment of stepping on the court.

``Kwame and I talk a lot on the phone,'' said Diop, who got to know Brown when he roomed with him at several high school all-star tournaments