"Can [Jason Richardson] be a Michael Jordan? We're not expecting him to be," said Michael Jordan, whose Charlotte Bobcats traded for Richardson yesterday.
Apparently using Michael Jordan as the standard for greatness has become so commonplace that even His Airness has taken to the habit. I don't know about you, but I find Jordan's third person reference to himself to be pretty awkward.
Danny Ainge was clearly a better athlete than he is a general manager. The Sonics fleeced the Celtics in the Ray Allen trade yesterday, and Ainge must be the only guy on the planet that doesn't know it.
If having a player of Allen's ilk is good enough to win a championship, then having two of them -- Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce -- should have been good for several.
If you're a Sonics fan, you have to be thrilled with yesterday's proceedings. You dump a large salary and an aging superstar for a solid shooter, an up and coming point guard, and the fifth pick in the draft. Oh yeah, Seattle also nabbed a Future Hall of Famer with the second pick.
And finally, the Knicks continue to baffle me. While it was certainly time to show Steve Francis the door, why would you want a guy like Zach Randolph in return? The guy has had more than his share of on and off-court problems. New York has had its struggles recently, but I'd like to give Isiah Thomas a little hint: it's not talent you're lacking. Always remember, character counts.
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