He’ll Never Be More Than a Worm

Mike Downey’s article on Dennis Rodman (Dec. 14) was a clever defense of a nonconformist. Unfortunately, a truly free spirit is a guy who emphatically tells the game where to go when he’s ready to go (such as Michael Jordan), not someone who holds his teammates hostage while he’s trying to figure out whether he’d rather be banging the boards or just be a “pre-Madonna.”

ROSS NINBERGER

Los Angeles