Bryant says it's already gone. The measure of his greatness isn't in the bad game. We will see his mettle Friday night. He didn't dwell on what happened when he went home Wednesday to his young wife, had a bite to eat and went to sleep. His disappointment was obvious.
Frustration is inevitable.
As the third year of his retirement passes, Jordan's legend grows and the bad games are forgotten. Everyone is fallible. It is the great ones who respond. The East Coast folks think he's become this pretty boy of style, not ready to be hounded. On the other hand, Bryant is an East Coast guy who has thrived on challenges.