Artest in Houston was a winner there is no doubt about that. I will miss that win or go home mentality he had.
HOWEVER Laker fans... Be prepared.
Be prepared for some of the most agonizing basketball you will watch. At times Artest will frustrate you beyond belief. His shot selection is beyond abysmal, and there have been many times he has single handedly lost us games. (Both Reg season and Playoffs). He will often go into his alter ego (Ron-Ron as we called him) and dribble you out of a possession and turn the ball over on a play that makes you raise your eyebrow and go WTF? Will he help? Its hard to tell. I don’t think he will hurt you, but this isn’t the major upgrade you guys are saying it is. You have been warned.
I will bookmark this thread for later in the year. Just you watch.
If Phil can contain Rodman.. I'm sure he could contain Artest.
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If Phil can contain Rodman.. I'm sure he could contain Artest.
Phil is older and Artest is more confrontational than Rodman. We'll see. Don't forget Phil might not travel to some away games due to his health.
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That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
artest is more confrontational? not with his coaches. artest, unlike rodman, has changed his ways a bit - he's gotten a little more mature. rodman was always the same.
Artest is a great individual and always has been. he's a true competitor on the court, and off it he hasn't been a problem. i don't recall him ever having issues with coaches the way you guys make it seem, nor do i remember him being a locker-room problem. the brawl has people thinking he's some uncaged animal but it simply isn't the case. you need to look no further than the western conference semis to see how professionally he handled himself. did he get in kobe's face? yeah, but it was to prove a point not to provoke a fight. he's going to get along really well with Kobe, Lamar and Pau, and gives LA even more lineup possibilities. his offense will take a hit, but he'll have his opportunities to score. one thing is certain is that both his and kobe's defense will look better than they have been playing together than individually. you can imagine everyone in LA is ecstatic, and that Odom is hoping to resign to win more rings playing alongside his childhood teammate.
as a Kobe and Artest fan I cannot be happier to see this pairing.
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Knicks fans, can you imagine what Jennings is going to do to you? He’s gonna be slicing through that defense like V for Vendetta. Then, after the game, he’s gonna slice through security and find Donnie Walsh and stab him in the damn heart.
I guess Kobe feels like averaging 30 again. At this point, he’s like Keanu at the end of the first Matrix. He became who he was supposed to be and now he’s just gonna do whatever he wants.
artest is more confrontational? not with his coaches. artest, unlike rodman, has changed his ways a bit - he's gotten a little more mature.
Did you perhaps miss the playoffs?
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Artest is more confrontational than Rodman? I can't remember any player in the past two decades who has been more confrontational, physically and verbally, with the player he's guarding than Rodman.
Ron Ron literally ran from Kobe when tapped; Rodman used to wrestle Mailman on EVERY play, come playoff time.
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Phil is older and Artest is more confrontational than Rodman. We'll see. Don't forget Phil might not travel to some away games due to his health.
Phil is older and Artest is more confrontational than Rodman. We'll see. Don't forget Phil might not travel to some away games due to his health.
phil is actually much more laid back nowadays, so i can see him coexisting w/ ron, he does'nt seem to get into a players face unless their name is lamar, bynum and farmar. and artest is a different player now than he was in indiana.
i actually just cant wait to hear his post game comments, he's the best story teller in the league, its going to be a riot
looks like the nba will finally get me to buy league pass
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"GOT…damn! And I know Rubio saw it at like 4 in the morning and started crying and told them hoes from Ibiza to get the **** outta his room. And he said it in Spanish, too, so he looked like an angry drug dealer in a Michael Mann film. GOOD! How’s that for the league’s image, Stern? You ****ing *******. His name is Brandon…he from Compton…he got rapper friends…and he’s your league’s next superstar. Cry!
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Knicks fans, can you imagine what Jennings is going to do to you? He’s gonna be slicing through that defense like V for Vendetta. Then, after the game, he’s gonna slice through security and find Donnie Walsh and stab him in the damn heart.
I guess Kobe feels like averaging 30 again. At this point, he’s like Keanu at the end of the first Matrix. He became who he was supposed to be and now he’s just gonna do whatever he wants.
Rodman never was suspended from the league and held to the fire over his actions by the league like Artest was. They let him be him even after kicking a cameraman in the nads. I mean the beer thrown at you is more of a reason to go after someone than tripping on someone out of bounds IMO.
I'm more worried about Kobe trying to talk to Ron like he does some of the other guys. Phil will keep them in line is what you'd like to think. What if it's a road game in a hostel environment where they are playing terrible and should be winning against a lesser team and Phil decided to stay back on that road trip? Kobe starts playing coach ******** and calls our Artest for taking a shot or something....
This rich getting richer trend in the NBA is kind of getting out of hand. Teams tanking and going into this so called rebuilding mode is just as bad for the league. At what point do they just axe 2 to 4 teams so we have twice as many teams loaded with talent?
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discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation;
That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes;
That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.." ONE LOVE
Artest in Houston was a winner there is no doubt about that. I will miss that win or go home mentality he had.
HOWEVER Laker fans... Be prepared.
Be prepared for some of the most agonizing basketball you will watch. At times Artest will frustrate you beyond belief. His shot selection is beyond abysmal, and there have been many times he has single handedly lost us games. (Both Reg season and Playoffs). He will often go into his alter ego (Ron-Ron as we called him) and dribble you out of a possession and turn the ball over on a play that makes you raise your eyebrow and go WTF? Will he help? Its hard to tell. I don’t think he will hurt you, but this isn’t the major upgrade you guys are saying it is. You have been warned.
I will bookmark this thread for later in the year. Just you watch.
Yeah, I have seen that multiple times from Artest. Hopefully those occurrences will be few and far between, but I'm sure we wil definitely see it.
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He will often go into his alter ego (Ron-Ron as we called him) and dribble you out of a possession and turn the ball over on a play that makes you raise your eyebrow and go WTF?
Artest is more confrontational than Rodman? I can't remember any player in the past two decades who has been more confrontational, physically and verbally, with the player he's guarding than Rodman.
Has Ronnie Postal's meltdown after getting elbowed by Mr. Bean fallen down the memory hole?
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^ ehmunro, I'm almost 100% certain you said the league was over-reacting because it was Artest who was doing the confronting on that play. I could be wrong, though.
Besides, Artest is always going to get treated by the league that way, he hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt and being on the Lakers shouldn't change that. I fully expect him get suspended/ejected from games this season, maybe even in the playoffs again, because he really is that nuts sometimes and the league has had enough of it. And no one can really blame the front office for that, he's insane. My personal hope is that the team and Jackson can keep him in-line.
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