NEW YORK — When Pacers' president Larry Bird decided prior to training camp to support coach Jim O'Brien's fervent desire to exile Jamaal Tinsley, I thought it was a lousy idea.
Why on earth would an opponent want to acquire a player owed $21 million over three seasons when the parent team finds him so repugnant?
Still, at least management eliminated any chance of Tinsley or O'Brien creating an embarrassing or prickly disturbance.