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Re: Artest to Lakers

dsilby — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:48:54 GMT

jackpinelouie:
quicksdraw:

just another reason to hate the nba. the rich always get richer, stern makes sure of that.

+1 the yankees of baseball ,almost seem lovable compared to Kobe and the Lakers

Try living in LA. I hate that f'ing team.

Re: Artest to Lakers

jackpinelouie — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:49:43 GMT

quicksdraw:

just another reason to hate the nba. the rich always get richer, stern makes sure of that.

+1 the yankees of baseball ,almost seem lovable compared to Kobe and the Lakers

Re: Artest to Lakers

quicksdraw — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:06 GMT

just another reason to hate the nba. the rich always get richer, stern makes sure of that.

Re: Artest to Lakers

shipitdear — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:54 GMT

It's reminiscent of Rodman joining the Bulls. It's the perfect fit for that psychopath who will morph into a model citizen under the watchful eyes of Phil Jackson and Kobe.

Re: Artest to Lakers

tompeters — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:47:43 GMT

Swapping Artest for Ariza should not "seem" like an upgrade...it is a massive upgrade. Ariza is a punk. He averaged 8 points per game during the season, about 11 during the playoffs, and played really, really well the last two games of the finals. I don't know, maybe it's me, but that reeks of Tim Thomas circa 2000.

Anyone who pays more than 4 mil a year will be wondering when that contract is up after the first month.

As I have said before, it is not that hard for role players to look really nice when playing with all-pro players like Kobe and LeBron. Just think of all of the Spurs castoffs who looked like champs playing alongside Duncan, guys like Nazr Mohammod and Rasho Nesterovich, only to sign mid level albatross deals that teams immediatly regretted. Ariza will be one of these, as will Hedo, as will Varejo. On the flip side look at Mo Williams; on our team he is a malcontent and is expendable...playing with LeKing makes him an allstar, this is not an accident, trust me.

Artest is an allstar talent with LOCK DOWN defense. There are many people who have a good reputation for defense...Artest is the real deal and is the closest thing to a human pit bull as there is. Barring injuries, I say the Lakers will challenge for the victories record next year. The great thing about this is that it prevents LeKing from winning a title and helps ensure that he will go to the Knicks next year.

Re: Artest to Lakers

WiscoKing13 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:30:10 GMT

nice upgrade over Ariza

Artest to Lakers

malaisej — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:29:28 GMT

From ESPN:

"Free-agent forward Ron Artest says he's leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers. In a text message to ESPN.com on Thursday night, Artest wrote: "I am happy to say I am goin' to L.A."

Swapping in Artest for Ariza seems like an upgrade to me. Also consider that Artest was one of the few to be able to play any defense at all against Kobe, and that will also strengthen LA.