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On the move? Lakers may be fielding offers for Glen Rice
Posted: Thursday February 03, 2000 02:02 AM
Don't be shocked at all if Glen Rice gets shipped out of L.A. within the next few weeks -- or the next few days. The Detroit Pistons have entertained the possibility of acquiring him in a three-way deal with Washington, and 76ers' coach Larry Brown has hinted at acquiring Rice as well. Rice is not happy about his lack of involvement in Phil Jackson's triangle offense. When asked about his 1-for-7 shooting performance in Sunday's loss to the Rockets, he quipped, "I got that many shots?" A day later, Jackson suggested that Rice just hasn't stepped up to the plate, even questioning whether he deserved the ball. Clearly, Rice isn't happy, and if Jackson cares, no one's noticed. A divorce seems imminent. Nothing 'great' about the Great White North?No one wants to play for the Toronto Raptors. They wanted Rice earlier in the season, but he told them he would leave the second he became a free agent. Toronto then inquired about Indiana's Mark Jackson, but he made a lot of noise about demanding a long-term contract, knowing he probably wouldn't get one. Then the Raptors turned their attention to Golden State's Mookie Blaylock, only to hear him say he had no desire to live in Canada. Guess Vince Carter isn't such a draw, after all. Jordan not living up to his own standardsOne week after becoming president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards, Michael Jordan made an amateur move. Everyone understands why he fired Gar Heard as the Wizards' head coach. The Wizards were near mutiny because of Heard's constant criticism of his players, and he'd have been gone with or without Jordan. Still, Jordan never once talked with Heard or any of his assistants. And at the time of the firing, Jordan wasn't even in town; he was in Atlanta during Super Bowl week. GM Wes Unseld was assigned to deliver the bad news. And how did that go down, by the way? It went down after a Wizards' win, with Heard's daughter outside of his office crying her eyes out -- after hearing from an MCI Center employees about her father's firing. This, from Jordan ... who complained for years about the way in which Bulls GM Jerry Krause conducted himself professionally. Come on, Michael! Stephen A. Smith covers the NBA for the Philadelphia Inquirer and is a regular contributor to CNNSI.com.
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