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Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Updated: October 25, 12:28 PM ET
What's hot, not for the week

By Dan Shanoff
Page 2 columnist


	Michael Jordan shows Phil Jackson how to do soul without a soul patch.

When it comes to starting fads, Michael Jordan is as successful off the court as he is on it. The "bald" look? Made popular by the follic-ly challenged MJ. Baggy shorts? The Fab Five were just trying to be like Mike. At the '92 Olympics, Jordan's goatee sparked a summer craze.

Hair Jordan has done it again: His look for the fall -- a patch of hair at the end of his chin -- will become the facial-hair expression on both the NBA circuit, in college hoops and at your local Y game.

Make no mistake: The soul patch has been out for more than a year, so shave under your lip -- for goodness' sake, you look like a fool -- but keep that razor away from your chin. For more on the cutting edge, check out the list below:

What's Hot, What's Not this week
Category	Hot	Not
Expos in Boston	162-game Fenway season-ticket plans	Pedro as best player in town (it'd be Vlad)
Hold-your-breath baseball play	The toe-the-line bunt!	The home-run-robbing wall-catch
"Howe" will he do?	Mets don't need "players' coach"	Style turns them into "A's East"
K-Rod	Rookie jitters	Unstoppable phenom
Angels re: Bonds	Finally got it right	What are a couple HRs?
BCS poll	Table complaints until December, please	Whining
MJ's biggest problem	Blackmail	A rusty jump shot
Pride o' Tampa	Lightning	Devil Rays (even with Lou)
Indy on the Colts	Fight for 'em!	L.A. can have 'em!
David Stern	Hilarious ad spots	Why be commish?
Yao Ming's skills	Free-throw shooting	Defense
Spurrier's guy	Back to the Gainesville connection	No rookie's gonna sink me!
Heisman bandwagon	Philip Rivers	Seneca Wallace
Notre Dame	Florida State will crush them	Irish run the table
Chris Childs	Insult -- Robbed at gunpoint	Injury -- Benched for weight
Nolan Richardson	Unemployment is better than ...	... El Paso
Matt Millen	Oh, sure, it was all a psychological ploy	No, seriously: cowards everywhere!
How to gain MasterCard-like immortality	Just go to work every day	Some type of clutch home run
New Balance	Adventure shoes	Running shoes
Weekend flick	"Jackass" (Oh, admit it, you're curious)	"Ghost Ship"
Friday's discussion	How good Sweetness was	Emmitt can have Sunday

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.