Ron Artest in Silver and Black

[FromWayDowntown]

CIA? But why?

Misdirection.

It could also have been a ploy to get Denver to bid against itself and eliminate its depth in an effort to add a volatile part to that club. It could also be that Sacramento was willing to help float the story if it aided the bargaining with the Nuggets.

Misdirection seems quite plausible, though.

[nbrans]

Kings annouce last-minute trade with Spurs

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 5:20 pm EST
Word has leaked of a huge trade between the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. Talks between the Kings and Nuggets apparently broke down this morning. The Spurs will receive small forward Ron Artest, while the Kings will gain Brent Barry, one other undisclosed expiring contract, and San Antonio's 1st Round picks for 2008 and 2010.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Arghhh!! you guys suck!

Why is everyone falling for this bullshit? Or are you just going around posting this on everyone's board?

[ChumpDumper]

Kings annouce last-minute trade with Spurs

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 5:20 pm EST
Word has leaked of a huge trade between the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. Talks between the Kings and Nuggets apparently broke down this morning. The Spurs will receive small forward Ron Artest, while the Kings will gain Brent Barry, one other undisclosed expiring contract, and San Antonio's 1st Round picks for 2008 and 2010.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Arghhh!! you guys suck!Why would that be last-minute?

[Indazone]

Whew, just found out this was a unsubstantiated rumor by some Kings fan as a joke! HA HA!

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Kings annouce last-minute trade with Spurs

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 5:20 pm EST
Word has leaked of a huge trade between the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. Talks between the Kings and Nuggets apparently broke down this morning. The Spurs will receive small forward Ron Artest, while the Kings will gain Brent Barry, one other undisclosed expiring contract, and San Antonio's 1st Round picks for 2008 and 2010.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Arghhh!! you guys suck!How credible is this? just wondering...

[FromWayDowntown]

How credible is this? just wondering...

Not at all.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Whew, just found out this was a unsubstantiated rumor by some Kings fan as a joke! HA HA!figured

[ChumpDumper]

How credible is this? just wondering...Not.

[Streakyshooter08]

I am confused. Could somebody tell me what the LATEST news is. It is hard to follow through the time zones....:)

[timvp]

Kings annouce last-minute trade with Spurs

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 5:20 pm EST
Word has leaked of a huge trade between the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. Talks between the Kings and Nuggets apparently broke down this morning. The Spurs will receive small forward Ron Artest, while the Kings will gain Brent Barry, one other undisclosed expiring contract, and San Antonio's 1st Round picks for 2008 and 2010.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Arghhh!! you guys suck!Fail.

[Kori Ellis]

Kings annouce last-minute trade with Spurs

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 5:20 pm EST
Word has leaked of a huge trade between the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. Talks between the Kings and Nuggets apparently broke down this morning. The Spurs will receive small forward Ron Artest, while the Kings will gain Brent Barry, one other undisclosed expiring contract, and San Antonio's 1st Round picks for 2008 and 2010.

Source: Sacramento Bee

Arghhh!! you guys suck!

If they didn't mispell announce, you could have fooled someone.

[ChumpDumper]

I am confused. Could somebody tell me what the LATEST news is. It is hard to follow through the time zones....:)The latest news is rocketfan is a turdburglar.

[Indazone]

However you guys just landed Thomas

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AgiL9x3L0oB33fv5EPED76i8vLYF?slug=jy-thomas022008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Spurs acquire Thomas from Sonics for Barry, Elson
By Johnny Ludden, Yahoo! Sports
12 minutes ago

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More From Johnny LuddenSuns need Shaq to produce on the court and off Feb 20, 2008 Pistons continue to hold onto top spot Feb 20, 2008
By Johnny Ludden

The San Antonio Spurs have reached agreement with the SuperSonics that will bring them center Kurt Thomas in exchange for guard Brent Barry, center Francisco Elson and a 2009 first-round draft pick, league sources said Wednesday.

The teams are in the process of finalizing the deal with league officials.

By acquiring Thomas, the Spurs get some needed size to help them counter Phoenix’s Shaquille O’Neal and Houston’s Yao Ming. They also are expected to drop under the luxury-tax threshold, possibly saving them about $2 million. In exchange, San Antonio will send the Sonics a portion of the savings.

While Barry has been sidelined with a calf injury, Ime Udoka has taken his place in the rotation and proven to be a dependable contributor with his defense and 3-point shooting. Elson’s inconsistency limited his role with the Spurs this season.

The Sonics, who also considered an offer from the Orlando Magic for Thomas, have now generated three first-round draft picks from Rashard Lewis’ sign-and-trade deal last summer.

Johnny Ludden is the NBA editor for Yahoo! Sports. Send Johnny

[FromWayDowntown]

I am confused. Could somebody tell me what the LATEST news is. It is hard to follow through the time zones....:)

According to Sam Amick's blog on the Sacramento Bee's website, there is every reason to believe that someone in the Spurs organization has been suggesting that they're making a deal that the Kings have no interest in taking.

[Kori Ellis]

I am confused. Could somebody tell me what the LATEST news is. It is hard to follow through the time zones....:)

No news. All speculation.

[hater]

they hooked us up!!!

[Indazone]

go ahead and check Yahoo sports. Tim Thomas is now a Spur.

[Streakyshooter08]

So no Artest...

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Kurt Thomas isn't too shabby! I like the way things turned out

[Kori Ellis]

go ahead and check Yahoo sports. Tim Thomas is now a Spur.

Kurt

[MaNuMaNiAc]

go ahead and check Yahoo sports. Tim Thomas is now a Spur.tim??

[nbrans]

It was fun while it lasted.

[Streakyshooter08]

Well, getting Thomas is great but compared to Artest, it is a letdown...

[timvp]

Artest was your classic CIA smokescreen. Well executed, Pop :tu

[Streakyshooter08]

Is there any chance that the Spurs still trade for Artest?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Is there any chance that the Spurs still trade for Artest?
Nope. We're done fixing up the roster for the season.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Apparently Artest to Denver is done and should be confirmed later......

on the other hand there is another source saying the FO still wont give uo LK :lol

Silly season it is

[Ice009]

FUCK. I came home and continued reading this thread from where I left off before I went to work. I was on page 15 when I left and as I read through the darn thing I saw that fake post and thought it was a done deal. Then see we got Kurt Thomas which is a bit of a let down. I was excited about TOTAL LOCKDOWN D with Artest.

[ChumpDumper]

We never had enough for Miller or Artest after their GMs got raped in previous trades.

[baseline bum]

Thank God no Artest.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Thank God no Artest.

:tu

You and Ex and I are some of the few who see it.

[baseline bum]

:tu

You and Ex and I are some of the few who see it.

It's too bad, because Artest has Hall of Fame level talent. If you saw the Sac-Portland game last night, Artest came in and single-handedly shut down a Trailblazers team that was on fire in the fourth. They were on like a 13-0 run, Kings call timeout, Artest checks in, and all of a sudden Martell Webster and Brandon Roy cannot get a decent shot off. Ron's a time-bomb though.

[Kori Ellis]

Just FYI, I heard today that Artest has been on his medication for almost 2 years straight now. This might be the longest he's been on his meds since he's been in the NBA.

[Cherry]

Thank God no Artest.

Amén :toast

[baseline bum]

Just FYI, I heard today that Artest has been on his medication for almost 2 years straight now. This might be the longest he's been on his meds since he's been in the NBA.

Sounds like propaganda to increase his trade value. :dizzy

[baseline bum]

double post

[Kori Ellis]

Sounds like propaganda to increase his trade value. :dizzy

I didn't hear it from anyone in the media and don't think it's been printed in the media. I asked someone close to him.

[spursrule32]

It floors me how so many Spurs fans are willing to trade integrity for talent. You want root for a guy that was fighting with fans, missed a game b/c his album was coming out, almost killed his dog because he just stopped feeding it? I don't care if he goes to Denver or to whoever - I'm so glad he won't be on the Spurs. The guy is a headcase and pretty much just a bad person. His play might fit with Spurs, but his personality would never fly with our core's personality - if you say it would you do not know this team!

[Kori Ellis]

It floors me how so many Spurs fans are willing to trade integrity for talent. You want root for a guy that was fighting with fans, missed a game b/c his album was coming out, almost killed his dog because he just stopped feeding it? I don't care if he goes to Denver or to whoever - I'm so glad he won't be on the Spurs. The guy is a headcase and pretty much just a bad person. His play might fit with Spurs, but his personality would never fly with our core's personality - if you say it would you do not know this team!

He's manic/depressive more than he's a bad person.

But it's not like the Spurs have never had a criminal/headcase on their roster.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Just FYI, I heard today that Artest has been on his medication for almost 2 years straight now. This might be the longest he's been on his meds since he's been in the NBA.

Good to know. :tu

BTW Kori, I don't hold it against Artest that he has a clinically diagnosed mental illness. I have had a friend who was bi-polar, and a girlfriend who suffered from clinical depression. I just don't think Artest's selfishness on the court (as documented), and volatility, would fit well with the Spurs' team-first philosophy. It's a moot point now anyway, I guess.

[spursrule32]

He's manic/depressive more than he's a bad person.

But it's not like the Spurs have never had a criminal/headcase on their roster.


if you do not feed your dog to the point of starvation, you are a bad person - just my opinion.

Rodman might have thought about killing himself (even had the gun in his mouth,) but he was more about getting attention than he was crazy. Artest is the kinda crazy that can lead to jailtime.

[Ghost Writer]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

The Spurs still have never traded for that star-quality player, but maybe they aren't that desperate.

Man, Artest would've been a nice coup, for that cheap.

Ahhh.

I'm cool with Kurt Thomas.

It shows they want to address an immediate issue at PF/C.

[Bruno]

The "insider" from realgm celtics message board has added:


Ian Mahimi isn't going anywhere. he's next in line and we all know the success the Spurs have had developing foreign players. they take too much pride in it to trade Ian. Plus he's having a terrific season in Austin. He's only a year or two away from being a nice contributor to a championship caliber team who keep in mind, will be reloading around tim, Tony, and Manu after this current championship run.

I guess that Spurs like Mahinmi after all. :stirpot: