Ron Artest is learning not to play dice with the Basketball Gods. Larry Bird never took any shit as a player, and he sure isn't going to take any as a general manager. Bird finally spoke about Ron's very public trade demand and the subsequent about-face. Bird says he feels "betrayed" by Artest, and that he thinks Artest will do fine...somewhere else. My money's still on Toronto.

I hereby banish thee. To Toronto.