For Jordan and Coach Doug Collins, there are at least four early-season problems that already need to be digested, according to the Washington Post's Thomas Boswell.  First, the Wizards were a 19-win team last season and don't appear to be a great deal better now.

The second problem is rookie Kwame Brown. So far, Brown has disappointed the Wizards with both his skills and his work ethic. He came to camp overweight. Though he may be a fine player in three years, no facet of his game is at an NBA level right now.

Jordan and Collins can seem a bit quick to change their views on players. Collins has already benched Rip Hamilton, who averaged 18.1 points last season. They had a private air-things-out meeting on Wednesday. Jordan loved center Jahidi White when he first arrived as team president. So, White got a five-year contract. Now, White appears to be in the doghouse and on the trading block. On Wednesday, Collins said he desperately needed "a third big man." Then rattled off his options. Except White. Who'd just played zero minutes.

The third problem is that Jordan's decisions as president have not worked out very well. Rod Strickland, Juwan Howard and Mitch Richmond (signed by the Los Angeles Lakers) are gone. But, aside from Jordan himself, the Wizards have no stars.

As a final issue, there is Jordan The Player. While he's still exceptional, he has not yet been the old Air. In close games, he has to play 40 minutes for the Wizards to stay in contention. Yet, so far, he hasn't had the gas left in his tank to dominate those close games at the end. He may soon. But he hasn't yet.