<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Almost three months later, after a lifeless 83-67 loss in Minneapolis, Wallace told me: "Um, there's no one guy, when things happen like this, you can turn to. That's why you've got to come together as a team and fight your way through it.'' Let's be honest right up front that this does, in fact, have a lot to do with money. If Wallace were plugging along at a mid-level exception salary, if he were the Bulls' fourth- or fifth-highest-paid player, his acquisition would be viewed as a disappointment, an unfortunate decision. But because he signed a four-year deal worth $60 million and draws the biggest check by far in the Chicago locker room -- $15.5 million this season, three times what Gordon makes, four times what Deng is playing for and No. 20 on a ranking of all NBA players -- Wallace is A Colossal Mistake, A Crippling Move and a Salary-Cap Disaster, rolled into one.</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Ben Wallace, I'm one of his biggest fans for his defense,'' Timberwolves forward-center Al Jefferson said. "He makes me work. He makes me think. ... He don't go for no fakes. He's just smart, and I'm glad I only face him twice a year.'' In deeds? Fact is, Jefferson totaled 46 points and 32 rebounds matched up with Wallace on consecutive nights last week. Who's glad he's only facing whom twice a year?</div> Nothing new, but interesting since it's an outside take. It's tempting to think, "Hey, if Shaq can get traded so easily, then maybe we can find a deal for Ben Wallace." Well, maybe not.
