Angry about the Bulls` failure to trade for Walter Davis, Michael Jordan said it was ''the same old stuff'' after learning Davis had been dealt to Portland.

He added that if he were general manager, ''The Bulls would be much stronger.''

Jordan, who always is asking the Bulls to trade for former North Carolina players, was asked what other acquisitions he`d make.

''Well, maybe Dudley Bradley coming off the bench and Kenny Smith and Brad Daugherty,'' he joked.

- After complaints this week from Stacey King and Will Perdue about their lack of playing time, coach Phil Jackson told them to keep such remarks out of the newspapers or risk fines.

- De Paul`s Kevin Edwards is a question mark to the Heat, which drafted him in the first round in 1989. He`s still an unreliable 41 percent shooter, and the Heat hasn`t decided what to do about him when his contract expires after this season. He was Miami`s leading scorer as a rookie, but lost his starting job earlier this season.

''I still want to start,'' said Edwards. ''I`m still adjusting to that. But it`s out of my hands, and I`m not discouraged. ''I feel I`ve played well, but not as well as I can. I don`t know the reason I haven`t been shooting well. Maybe I`m rushing shots. But I know I can be a very good player if I get a couple of kinks out of my game.''

- Rony Seikaly missed his third game this season against the Bulls Friday, but is expected to return from a knee injury Saturday against New Jersey. The Heat would then have to make a decision on 7-foot-2-inch free agent Alan Ogg.