He’s Not Stupid Enough to Answer That Question

Dan Le Betard of the Miami Herald had a question-and-answer session with Miami Heat forward P.J. Brown about the NBA’s best and worst:

Q: Worst dresser?

A: Armon Gilliam.

Q: Best trash talker?

A: Reggie Miller.

Q: Dirtiest player?

A: Charles Oakley.

Q: Smartest player?

A: John Stockton.

Q: Dumbest?

A: Not doing that one.

Trivia time: Who holds the NBA record for three-point shots without a miss in a game?

*

Team effort: Wallace Matthews of the New York Post thinks the entire New York Knick hierarchy, and not only recently reassigned president and general manager Ernie Grunfeld, should go.

“After all, the poisonous stew that the Knicks have become is a collaborative effort,” Matthews wrote. “Grunfeld bought the groceries, [Madison Square Garden CEO and new president Dave] Checketts approved them, [Coach Jeff] Van Gundy cooked them up and served them.

“Now everyone is sick.”

*

Overconfident: Jeff Gordon in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “In case you were wondering, British tennis star Greg Rusedski will not win the French Open. Just ask him.

“ ‘I have about as much chance of winning Roland Garros as of seeing a UFO land today,’ Rusedski said. ‘I really don’t enjoy it. Anyone who bets on me to win Roland Garros should be shot.’ ”

*

Unladylike: When the first Kentucky Derby was run, May 17, 1875--a Monday--women were encouraged to attend and sit in their own section of the grandstand. They dressed in their Sunday best, wearing flowing gowns, expensive bonnets, and carried large parasols. Betting was out of the question for women then, but some did it anyway, sending their husbands to place their wagers.

*

Next step: The Downtown Athletic Club, home of the Heisman Trophy, is in bankruptcy court. Said Michael Ventre of MSNBC: “You know what this means: ‘The Poulan Weed Eater Heisman Trophy.’ ”

*

Novel idea: UCLA quarterback Cade McNown, who was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bears, has repeatedly had to answer questions about his height, 6 feet 1, and his arm strength.

Said McNown: “I’d like to be 4-3, then I could throw under the pass rushers.”

*

Trivia answer: Jeff Hornacek of the Utah Jazz against the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, and Sam Perkins of Seattle against the Toronto Raptors in 1997, eight each.

*

And finally: The world’s oldest football went on display for the first time in centuries Friday, according to Scottish museum officials in Edinburgh.

Made of a pig’s bladder and wrapped in leather, the small ball probably belonged to Mary Queen of Scots and dates from 1560 or 1570, a museum official said.

After the ball was found in the 1970s, it was put in a box with other collectibles and gathered dust until a few months ago.