Dang! After watching that I bet he will bolt for the Fakers even if he has to take a paycut just so he can scratch Kobe's nutz... damn would be scary if they got him too...
that was ridiculous, rodman wouldn't jump in the stands and punch fans, he did it all for show, you are comparing apples to oranges. and besides it doesn't matter what artest history was, he will help the spurs and i mean alot, he will be an upgrade over bowen at the very least.
but he did kick a innocent camera man for sitting there. and i think its a great comparison because what do you think rodman would have done if he was getting booed, cussed out, shoved by an opposing player, and then while trying to calm down have a cup full of some sort of beverage at you?
and plus, artest and publicly stated that he is altruistic and sacrificial, i dont mind putting his words to the test.
Heh, Artest acts like a fan instead of a pro. Kind of weird.
The advantage of acquiring either Pietrus or Azibuke is they'd likely be cheaper than Artest or Maggette. Thereby, giving the Spurs flexibility to do something else or sign draft picks.
it would be great if the Spurs will get pietrus or Buke.
Sure would. In fact, I would prefer either of them to Artest. Not that Artest isn't the more talented player, because he is. It's just that potential "unknown" element to his behavior.
pietrus, according to many warrior fans, has a low b-ball iq. and a few concerns about him, his FG%dropped from 49 to 43%, his 3 pt shot is 35% and hes supposed to be a "consistent" 3 point threat, he went from 27 mins to 20 mins. if he cant thrive in the warriors system with all his athletic ability, how well is he going to do here?
Why would you consider anything Warriorfan considers?
Rodman has been cussed, booed, and shoved and took nothing personally, he just have fun doing it, getting into people's face, creating controversies, and taking the whole approach of a badboy image. It just so happens that the cameraman was black(lucky for him) he took home a 200k compensation for a little bruise. He's a more cerebral person then people give him credit for, certainly not what you call a thug, he knows how to market himself very well, like i said you can't compare them both, one is a psycho, the other is a freak, end of story.
Artest, as I thought before the deadline, would be perfect on the Spurs:
Talent: Undeniably can score from basically anywhere on the court. Lethal if he gets in the paint, his awkward size makes him virtually unguardable. I've never seen anybody shut Artest down except for Artest. Defensively, even though he's big he can stay with the quickest shooting guards and small forwards.
Headcase: He respects Duncan and the Spurs organization. If anybody can keep him in line, it's Timmy and Pop.
I have no doubt the Spurs might have beaten the Lakers this year with Artest instead of Finley. Odom? No problem.
They would have easily defended Diaw against the Suns and Ron Ron could have stayed with Peja and kept the series from going to 7.
His worst habit on the court is dominating the ball.
His worst habit off the court is crazy talk. But Ron's been pretty much a model citizen after the Throwdown at the Palace.
great analysis!
the thought of Artest on the spurs would be Awesome. ive been saying it all year.
PG-Parker
SG-Ginobili
SF-Artest
PF-Duncan
C-Oberto
thats a very scary lineup!
That analysis is on point. I would like to add one more thing, with Bruce Bowen being 37 years old, having Ron Artest would allow us to cut back on Bruce's minutes and keep him fresh.
Artest is staying with the Kings according to his agent... he would have probably gone to the the fakers anyhow.. he loves Kobe and has said he would love to play on his team...
Artest is one of the few people Tayshaun Prince can consistently shut down.
All true except:
Peja wasn't the problem after game 2 Bowen shut him down. CP and West were the problem, where i think Artest could guard West.
Might of beaten the Lakers. They Spurs had a great chance this yr, due to injuries and fatigue they couldn't keep up.
Seeing how we made an attempt at him before, I see us tryin for him again. He can guard any position and rises to the level of his compe ion. He doesnt want to play with kobe because he loves the challenge of going against him. We could afford him or even work out a deal for him. Hes everything we need right now. We draft joey dorsey and pick up sum bench players and we are deadly. Where would he play on the lakers? They got wing players galore and u know he wont play the sg. On our team, our startin lineup would look sumthing like this: parker bowen artest duncan oberto, bowen can move to the sg; and at the end of the game it would be parker manu bowen artest duncan and pop can run his beloved smallball with no prob. HA
I also see us going after him again.
I dont think that proved anything but the best damn sports show asked artest to interview kobe. He prolly was in town...lakers aint trying to give up anyone at the end of this year, which gives the, no money or roster space to get artest. Kobe's still a me 1st who can suck MY balls HA!!!
Just popped in to share this one.
According to Artest, players on both the Lakers and the Spurs have been trying to convince him to opt out and sign with them for the MLE - an option he's weighing - ring, security, and a guranteed long-term MLE contract or hope for bigger money next offseason. He obviously has a strong Laker affinity - Vescey had an article the other day where Artest was at Game 4 and openly rooting for the Lakers (he's a self-described fan of Kobe and has has been close friends with Odom). I don't know his relationship with any Spurs. That doesn't make the Lakers the favorites (or even solidify that he opts out) - just some details.
Artest going to the Lakers should pretty much guarantee Odom would be gone so the "friends" wouldn't be playing together.
I'd obviously sign Artest for the MLE but I take whatever Artest says with about 234,893,346 grains of salt.
In a dreamers world ron would fit in and make and immediate impact. the rest he would give mentally and physically during the season to his teamates would be wonderful. ron can score, but its his defense and hustle that would spark the spurs like never before. honestly who cares if rons crazy or not. the media is the media a bunch of vultures looking for something to write about...i would take ron over bonner,udoka,finley,barry anyday, anytime....now would he help timmy downlow?....nah just in timmys assists, maybe a few more rebounds, but timmy is still alone downlow if you look at our bigs...id say take ron and run...he would be a better gamble then mighty mouse for sure...go spurs go
He hasn't done anything crazy in quite a while, so I wouldn't mind using the MLE on him.
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