<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Atlanta, and a sellout crowd of 21,073 watched. This year, sans Jordan, the Wizards arrival in Atlanta drew barely half the paid attendance -- 11,507 -- and many of those came dressed as empty seats. That difference underscores the difference between this year's Wizards and last year's gang -- the team has gone from the league's biggest drawing card to a non-event. While other teams have experienced similar declines in fan interest when their star player left -- most notably Jordan's Bulls -- this one has a twist: The Wizards might actually be better this year than they were a year ago.</div> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/bask...1118/index.html
