Oh man, PLEASE tell me he retired that embarassing (and ridiculously unfunny) shtick for good. That thing was way overdue for a mercy-killing out back the barn.
I thought the Swami retired because it kind of ran it's course in 90. And I thought Confucius was dropped because someone found it offensive.
I missed the Confucious thing I think.....I didn't have cable in college....missed a lot of games, lived vicariously through box scores.
The Confucius complaints happened this season. Rice would come in to the studio during courtside wearing some asian looking pull over, and predict stuff. He's not allowed to do it anymore, so I've heard.