I bet Rice just wants to pour some gasoline on the Chris Paul fire. There is nothing he loves to do more than to stoke the flames of rumor control.
Exactly the reason I will listen! That, and for some reason I like the crazy old guy. I think he is very misunderstood by those who take life a little too seriously.
It doesn't matter what city we are in, PHX, INDY or NYC, other teams coaches/GM's announcers and even the refs go out of their way to come visit Rice. He is well respected around the country!