NEW YORK -- Who exactly were the Wizards bidding against when they awarded Jerry Stackhouse a two-year extension ($18 million) to piggyback the two years he could have escaped from before July 1?

Did Abe Pollin really believe another team was going to invest $33 million over four years in a guy who couldn't get along with Michael Jordan and Doug Collins?

So what if he lost Stackhouse? He couldn't deliver in the playoffs in Detroit when he was the Pistons' leader and he couldn't produce under pressure in Washington as a lead backup Jordanaire.