Trevor "30%" Ariza

[GuerillaBlack]

Is he eligible for the D-League?

*sigh*

Dude is just flat out HORRIBLE. 30% three point shooter, and attempted seven against Chicago. I hope Morey can package him in the McGrady trade. We should have offered Ron the MLE. I'm pretty sure we would have won more games. Bump the talk about Ariza "is the future". Ariza has no future. He sucks.

[GuerillaBlack]

Please, do take back Traveling Ariza. We'll gladly re-accept Ron.

[Allanon]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/image.php?u=10902&dateline=1261333416

Great avatar.

[GuerillaBlack]

Ariza is an exception.

[Def Rowe]

Shouldn't you give the guy a full season to prove himself before you push the panic button?

[j.dizzle]

No team made a great move this past summer. You guys told us Ron had lost a few steps on D, and he has. We told you guys Ariza was a scrub that played a few good games in the playoffs, and he is. And we all knew Dick would be a huge waste of money for the Spurs, and he has. Rasheed just wants to chuck 3's and get T's. Shaq is hoping to ride the James train to a title, then claim it was him that led the team to its first ring. Bad moves all around. Carter is showing his age. No one got better.
God damn you said it perfectly :toast Ron Rons head is still fucked up though & has plantar fasciitis so he'll get better..Ariza cant even dribble the ball though so I'm happy with Ron Ron, he drains open three's atleast.

[GuerillaBlack]

No team made a great move this past summer. You guys told us Ron had lost a few steps on D, and he has. We told you guys Ariza was a scrub that played a few good games in the playoffs, and he is. And we all knew Dick would be a huge waste of money for the Spurs, and he has. Rasheed just wants to chuck 3's and get T's. Shaq is hoping to ride the James train to a title, then claim it was him that led the team to its first ring. Bad moves all around. Carter is showing his age. No one got better.

This is true. Though it looked great for all teams in the beginning, as the season has played out, no one has gotten better really (except for the young teams who's talent got mature).


Alicia was better.

Will do a new Alicia avatar. :toast


God damn you said it perfectly :toast Ron Rons head is still fucked up though & has plantar fasciitis so he'll get better..Ariza cant even dribble the ball though so I'm happy with Ron Ron, he drains open three's atleast.

Every time Trevor dribbles and tries to stop he starts doing the LT Electric slide. It's an amazing thing to watch.

[mystargtr34]

No team made a great move this past summer. You guys told us Ron had lost a few steps on D, and he has. We told you guys Ariza was a scrub that played a few good games in the playoffs, and he is. And we all knew Dick would be a huge waste of money for the Spurs, and he has. Rasheed just wants to chuck 3's and get T's. Shaq is hoping to ride the James train to a title, then claim it was him that led the team to its first ring. Bad moves all around. Carter is showing his age. No one got better.

I was gonna make a thread on this. Even Marion for the Mavs has been below expectation. I think Shaq has been ok though, it fixes the matchup problem against Orlando anyway. Dont forget Dyess either.

Dick
Ron
Marion
Shaq
Sheed
McDyess
Carter

None have really done what was expected.

[Allanon]

Alicia was better.

Which Alicia?

This chick looks pretty good to me :lol

[Allanon]

Alicia Keys, man!!!!!

Ahhhhhhh THAT Alicia.....I approve of Alicia Keys too :lol

[Ghazi]

If Terry/Howard weren't shitting the bed this year that Marion move would look much better.

[j.dizzle]

Yea trevor is terrible at trying to drive through 2 defenders but Ron isnt that much better..I cringe everytime he drives in for a layup hahaha he needs to understand that refs will rarely call a foul cuz hes so damn big.

[Tmac&Luther]

God damn you said it perfectly :toast Ron Rons head is still fucked up though & has plantar fasciitis so he'll get better..Ariza cant even dribble the ball though so I'm happy with Ron Ron, he drains open three's atleast.

If that's what he has, well then he won't get better until next season.

The only thing that heals that injury is prolonged rest, which won't come until the offseason.

[j.dizzle]

If that's what he has, well then he won't get better until next season.

The only thing that heals that injury is prolonged rest, which won't come until the offseason.
yea it probably aint gonna fully heal but he'll get some pretty good rest and treatment all-star week. All LA needs from Ron is to knock down wide open threes & wear out ppl by posting them up..I think he'll start playing harder after all-star break.

[Tmac&Luther]

yea it probably aint gonna fully heal but he'll get some pretty good rest and treatment all-star week. All LA needs from Ron is to knock down wide open threes & wear out ppl by posting them up..I think he'll start playing harder after all-star break.

It takes weeks of rest to heal that injury....like a month of being off your feet.

[GuerillaBlack]

Adam Wexler twitter:

With his 3-14 shooting night, Trevor Ariza now sits dead last in the NBA in FG% among the 117 players who qualify (37.8%).

Ariza is THE TRUTH!

[mystargtr34]

Damn 37.8% Thats pretty bad. Im interested to know who has the all-time lowest in the modern era. Has to qualify obviously.

Jerry Stackhouse back in 2001 had something around 37% i tihnk... maybe not that low.

[DaDakota]

He is HORRIBLE.......

And we have to watch him suck for 5 more years......ARGGHHHH !!

DD

[noob cake]

He is HORRIBLE.......

And we have to watch him suck for 5 more years......ARGGHHHH !!

DD

We'll be fine. Ariza is young and can play defense. We'll just ban him from shooting next year when we have better options.

[Pelicans78]

Ariza's been a terrible signing. I didn't realize he was this bad. Talent around Lakersd really hid his deficiencies. Rockets are better off playing T-Mac and letting his contract expire instead of this guy. Reminds me of when the Hornets signed Mo-Pete and Posey for 4 years.

[GuerillaBlack]

We'll be fine. Ariza is young and can play defense. We'll just ban him from shooting next year when we have better options.

I'd probably agree with you if Ariza wasn't missing...hell airballing...wide open shots.

[ClippersDynasty]

So much hate at ClutchFans for Ariza :lmao

Didn't realize he was doing so poorly and that every Rocketfan hates him so much.

[noob cake]

I'd probably agree with you if Ariza wasn't missing...hell airballing...wide open shots.

How will he miss shots that he won't be able to take next year? :sleep

[Tmac&Luther]

We'll be fine. Ariza is young and can play defense. We'll just ban him from shooting next year when we have better options.

Selling out for steals is NOT playing defense.

Ariza is one of the most overrated defenders in the league...he's not that good on defense.

[Def Rowe]

Adam Wexler twitter:

With his 3-14 shooting night, Trevor Ariza now sits dead last in the NBA in FG% among the 117 players who qualify (37.8%).

Ariza is THE TRUTH!

Shit... I didn't know that.

[Double-Up]

Shouldn't you give the guy a full season to prove himself before you push the panic button?

He's dead last in FG% for players who qualify in the entire league at around 37%. That's horrible and I wish he would take a backseat to other players because right now he is seriously hurting the team by jacking up shot after shot.

[Double-Up]

Adam Wexler twitter:

With his 3-14 shooting night, Trevor Ariza now sits dead last in the NBA in FG% among the 117 players who qualify (37.8%).

Ariza is THE TRUTH!

Beat me to it...still he needs to know his role and it sure as fuck isn't a scorer.

[Indazone]

Now you understand why T-Mac was so pissed off sitting on the bench with his 7 minutes watching this waste of talent Ariza play like he belonged in a pee-wee basketball league.

[Danny.Zhu]

I was gonna make a thread on this. Even Marion for the Mavs has been below expectation. I think Shaq has been ok though, it fixes the matchup problem against Orlando anyway. Dont forget Dyess either.

Dick
Ron
Marion
Shaq
Sheed
McDyess
Carter

None have really done what was expected.

Add in Gortat, Bass and Hedo.

[TJastal]

lol@ this thread

You guys are all going to be loving the guy once you get the proper pieces surrouding him.

Asking him to be the main creator of the offense is like asking Battier to, its not going to work out. If McGrady and Yao were both healthy he would be in his proper place as a 3rd or 4th option.

As if mental issues weren't enough, if Artest has any major foot issues like planar fascitis you can kiss his career down the drain. Artest has 260 lbs of weight on a 6'7" frame and he spends alot of time guarding perimeter players. That is a recipe for disaster.

[DaDakota]

Actually no we will not because Trevor is a guy who needs a superstar player to take attention away from him, and we do not have one, and there are only a few in the league.

Having him signed for 5 years as a guy who can not:

1. Dribble
2. Pass
3. Shoot
4. Space the floo
5. Stay in front of his man

It was a miserable signing, he only fits with players like Dwade, Kobe or Lebron....heck trade him for Big Z now.....and let Cleveland have him they could use him more than we can.....

DD

[Double-Up]

Actually no we will not because Trevor is a guy who needs a superstar player to take attention away from him, and we do not have one, and there are only a few in the league.

Having him signed for 5 years as a guy who can not:

1. Dribble
2. Pass
3. Shoot
4. Space the floo
5. Stay in front of his man

It was a miserable signing, he only fits with players like Dwade, Kobe or Lebron....heck trade him for Big Z now.....and let Cleveland have him they could use him more than we can.....

DD

He can slash and he's a solid defender he's just playing out of his role right now, he is definantly worth the salary we're paying him.

[GuerillaBlack]

He is definitely NOT worth the salary we are paying him.

He is probably the worst MLE player in the NBA.

[Sportstudi]

Damn 37.8% Thats pretty bad. Im interested to know who has the all-time lowest in the modern era. Has to qualify obviously.

Jerry Stackhouse back in 2001 had something around 37% i tihnk... maybe not that low.

I made some research from the 1980-81 to 2009-10 season (qualified). As the result, Baron Davis (in 2008-09), Kerry Kittles and John Starks had the lowest with 37 % each. Here you are (http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&type=per_game&per_minute_base=36&is_playoffs=N&year_min=1981&year_max=2010&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&lg_id=&franch_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos=&qual=fg_pct_req&c1stat=fg_pct&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=fg_pct&order_by_asc=Y).

[DAF86]

No team made a great move this past summer. You guys told us Ron had lost a few steps on D, and he has. We told you guys Ariza was a scrub that played a few good games in the playoffs, and he is. And we all knew Dick would be a huge waste of money for the Spurs, and he has. Rasheed just wants to chuck 3's and get T's. Shaq is hoping to ride the James train to a title, then claim it was him that led the team to its first ring. Bad moves all around. Carter is showing his age. No one got better.

Ariza is sucking right now 'cause he's trying to play a role that he isn't good at: playmaker/scorer, once the Rockets get a bonafide go to guy I think he could be a pretty good player for them, playing the role he's supossed to play: a defensive stopper and energy guy that waits for the open shot on offense.

[Allanon]

If the Rockets get a couple of star players back in and put Ariza back into a role, then he'll probably play alot better.

[GuerillaBlack]

Ariza is sucking right now 'cause he's trying to play a role that he isn't good at: playmaker/scorer, once the Rockets get a bonafide go to guy I think he could be a pretty good player for them, playing the role he's supossed to play: a defensive stopper and energy guy that waits for the open shot on offense.

Have you seen Ariza play? Dude is bricking wide open shots. That's all on him.

[ffadicted]

No team made a great move this past summer. You guys told us Ron had lost a few steps on D, and he has. We told you guys Ariza was a scrub that played a few good games in the playoffs, and he is. And we all knew Dick would be a huge waste of money for the Spurs, and he has. Rasheed just wants to chuck 3's and get T's. Shaq is hoping to ride the James train to a title, then claim it was him that led the team to its first ring. Bad moves all around. Carter is showing his age. No one got better.

For once this man speaks with wisdom lol
Still holding on to the hope jefferson turns it around though, at least he's acknowledged he's underachieving this season


He is definitely NOT worth the salary we are paying him.

He is probably the worst MLE player in the NBA.

Dice is trying really hard to take that crown lol

[Lars]

Still trying to hold my judgement for when Yao gets back.

[TJastal]

Still trying to hold my judgement for when Yao gets back.

There you go, once Yao is back next year and McGrady's salary is off the books you guys will have enough cash to sign a pretty good 1st or 2nd option.

Then Ariza will naturally move into his natural fit of 3rd or 4th option, like he was with the lakers.

[DaDakota]

Actually we won't because of cap holds for Lowry and Scola etc.....all we get from McGrady's expiring deal is $7 million in cap room.

What a pisser.

DD

[Indazone]

He is definitely NOT worth the salary we are paying him.

He is probably the worst MLE player in the NBA.

I don't care who you are role player or not. If you're wide open, in the NBA and you take your shot, there's no excuse for bricking or airballing the ball all the time.

Truth? HE SUCKS

[The Franchise]

Still trying to hold my judgement for when Yao gets back.

Even with the team we have he should never be more than a fourth option on offense. Scola, Landry, and Brooks (and when he has it going Chase) should all recieve the ball before Ariza get's his turn to dribble the ball off his foot, and turn it over.

[Brazil]

Ariza should be a role player and not a go to go guy.

[Indazone]

Have not figured out the manlove that Adleman has for Ariza. If it had been JVG his ass would have been riding the pine by now.

Only thing I can think of is Adleman promised him minutes prior to signing and unlike JVG does not go back on his word.

But c'mon Rick...enough is enough. Nobody will fault you now for sitting his ass on the pine.

[TheMACHINE]

You guys are all going to be loving the guy once you get the proper pieces surrouding him.



Surrounding him?! LOL

You must mean getting a number 1, 2, 3 and 4 offensive option before him. lol

[ClippersDynasty]

Trevor doing his thing again tonight, 4-11 for 8 points.

[GuerillaBlack]

Trevor "Electric Slide" Ariza is just horrible. McGrady would have been 10x better. He's probably laughing his ass off in Chicago right now. I don't blame him.

[IronMexican]

I thought Artest for Ariza was a lateral move. Guess I was wrong. I was even in favor of Ariza, cause he was younger.

[Andrew Bynum]

He's shooting 29.8% from three and he's taken 258 attempts :wow

How are the Rockets even in contention with this guy playing 38 minutes a game?

[Allanon]

After starting the year shooting like 20%, Artest is now the Lakers best 3 point shooter.

Who knows, maybe Ariza can find his touch.

I like Ariza, hope he somehow makes a comeback.

[Allanon]

After starting the year shooting like 20%, Artest is now the Lakers best 3 point shooter.

Who knows, maybe Ariza can find his touch.

I like Ariza, hope he somehow makes a comeback.