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Exactly!
Correction: Somedays Artest really wants to win, other days he really wants to eat newborn babies.
and I don't see comparison to Rodman. Rodman was weird but not a complete nutjob
Exactly!
get em'
he'll play hard, he wants a ring, and the rap industry is packed right now he's got to focus on what he's paid to do
He needs to get with Nelly and bring back that Champion song with a lil Spurs Fever mixed in...
Googgogogooo Artets!!!!!
But...Newborn babies are the best tasting kind!
So what's the deal with Artest?
Is he, or isn't he, opting out?
And when is the deadline for opting out?
google is your friend
june 30
I read the other day that Artest said he wouln't take less money under any cir stances so he probably won't opt out.
The article I hadn't read before. And it stops do enting his manic craziness before he got into trouble in Indiana. Whew!
As a spurs fan i think ron artest is the perfect player to play for us. I think he should be our number one target and if we lose out jr smith is a nice pickup
If you guys still remember Spurs history,before we got player which was wayyy more crazier than Artest in Rodman. Even if it doesnt work out,Spurs got a piece for trade for a 1st round pick and expiring old dudes or promising rookie.
Artest might be a knucklehead,but dude wants to win. Beside, FO already pursue him before and we need him!!!
If you guys just badmouth a prospect, then give Spurs someone else who will help us get past Lakers and Celtics
Getting Artest would be huge mistake and I'm sick of these comparision people make to him and Rodman. Rodman was just crazy but he never THREATENED to beatup his teamates or HARM them. Artest is just a talker don't buy that about how he respects Duncan. This is the same man who beat the out of Michael Jordan during a one on one game because he couldn't take the fact he lost to him. He beat the crap out of the GREATEST PLAYER of all time and as much as I love Tim if he can't respect MJ want makes you think he won't go crazy at Tim one of these days espescially in an intense practice where he gets blocked a few times. I can see it now Pop getting up in his face like he did with Jax at times but unlike Jax Artest doesn't back down and punches out Pop. This guy is clearly mentally unstable you can't change people who are mentally unstable and on top of that he would destroy the spurs calm laid back lockeroom atmosphere.
where the did you hear that? most stories simply reported the two colided hard while playing together. the worst story out there (from BSPN no less), was that jordan was mocking artest verbally, so artest laid a good hit on him. whats wrong with that? jordan likes that about artest:
so wheres the issue?Ron Artest has broken Michael Jordan's ribs and he pestered him into a career-high 9 turnovers Saturday. Still, Jordan has nothing but the highest praise for the Bulls' third-year forward. "I love Ron Artest," Jordan said after the Wizards defeated the Bulls 77-69 Saturday.
"He's got so much intensity, such a compe ive drive. One time he kicked me and he said, 'You know, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kick you.' The guy can have so much respect, but yet at the same time, he competes his heart out."
One of the better sports articles I have read in a long time. Take out his off court antics and it’s easy to see why people like Artest. He has overcome a lot in life and plays the game the way it should be played. I for one, hope he is able to overcome his inner demons and wish him nothing but success in life.
It is highly unlikely he would come to the Spurs, but if he did, have no doubt that he is the one player available most likely to equal a championship. Artest, with his drive to win, on a team that has a shot at a Championship = scary and I don’t mean in the mental way.
Get him and if he doesn't work out trade him or hold him hostage on the sidelines so no one else can have him. Worst case you ruin it for everyone else.
maybe we should give jax a call and tell him to call ronron goto the spurs, it will ur career around
I have a feeling he would be a "fan favorite"...or else:
Pulled this from one of the Laker forums. THIS is only what we know about Ron Ron's antics. There are numerous reports that he blatantly ignored R. Theus's plays and ISO'd for himself at the end of games. Ask yourself this question before you clamor to bring Ron to SA, do you feel lucky?For those who need a refresher course on just what Artest has done, and this is just from the top of my head:
- Injured Michael Jordan with a body slam in a pickup game while a member of the Bulls. His stay with the Bulls was marked with turmoil and suspensions.
- Joined a Pacers team that included Reggie Miller and Jermaine O'neal and was a favorite to win a le, but tore them apart from the inside. During the playoffs he got into a fight with Jermaine O'Neal and refused to travel with the team after that. He basically made his own arrangements and showed up for the games, and the Pacers tried to downplay the incident by saying that he was sick. That summer though they clearly took potshots at Artest by saying that next season they were not going to allow individual situations to get in the way of team goals.
- How does Artest respond to helping his team be upset in by the Pistons? He drops a new rap album and then at the start of the next season he asks the Pacers to give him a couple of months off during the regular season so he could tour and promote his new album. This is an unprecedented level of selfishness after they just said they could not have that in the coming season. He winds up getting the season off soon after for his participation in the brawl. Looks like he got his way...
- The next season he comes back, a changed man.... Except that despite averaging 19.4 points per game through the first 16 games, he complains that the Pacers aren't featuring him enough and demands a trade, infuriating teammates. The Pacers suspend him indefinitely but take months to find a trade partner. Eventually he is traded to the Kings for Peja Stoyakovic. This sparks the Kings who make a run to the playoffs.
- The next season though things fall apart in Sacramento. Surprise, surprise, surprise... Internal conflict. More suspensions, more legal issues. Rumors abound that Artest has asked for time off when not injured, and complained that he was unable to re-enter games due to mystery illnesses.
I have a feeling he would be a "fan favorite"...or else:
I don't see us getting Artest... he will have plenty of teams to choose from and he seems to love the Lakers and Kobe...
I don't seem to recall Artest having any 'incidents' at all this past season, did he? Feels like its been a while since he's been in the news for something negative, and the fact that the Kings would like to keep him seems to validate that.
Is report in Greece Panathinaikos offers Artest more than NBA max salary for several years contract.
IF we get him, I'm just glad I don't have front row seats anymore. If he goes off and goes into the stands after fans, I'm too chicken to stay and too old to run.
He wants an NBA championship.
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