Artest Says He's Signing with Lakers

[z0sa]

We shall see next season..I like both teams.

You needed Ariza's length on TP if you wanted to tip the odds in your favor.

TP will average 30 a game against Fish and the other scrubs at PG.

That's not counting the fact Artest has never done well against Manu. Too quick, too much slashing off the ball. And if you feel Artest is best stuck on our 4th option in RJ, well kudos to your pickup.

Ariza could have guarded any of those 3 players better than Artest, IMO. Except RJ, maybe.

[Culburn369]

, I ain't been this happy since Fish sighted the top of Nelson's head for that three.

[z0sa]

Ariza wouldn't be guarding Parker to begin with.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic but Ariza has gotten big minutes guarding parker before.

[ginobili's bald spot]

You needed Ariza's length on TP if you wanted to tip the odds in your favor.

TP will average 30 a game against Fish and the other scrubs at PG.

That's not counting the fact Artest has never done well against Manu. Too quick, too much slashing off the ball. And if you feel Artest is best stuck on our 4th option in RJ, well kudos to your pickup.

Ariza could have guarded any of those 3 players better than Artest, IMO. Except RJ, maybe.

You are trying really hard to convince yourself not to be worried.

[Banzai]

You needed Ariza's length on TP if you wanted to tip the odds in your favor.

TP will average 30 a game against Fish and the other scrubs at PG.

That's not counting the fact Artest has never done well against Manu. Too quick, too much slashing off the ball. And if you feel Artest is best stuck on our 4th option in RJ, well kudos to your pickup.

Ariza could have guarded any of those 3 players better than Artest, IMO. Except RJ, maybe.

WTF lol..I don't even know what to think about this signing..but I do appreciate your insight.

[z0sa]

You are trying really hard to convince yourself not to be worried.

^^that's trolling a spurs board. the ultimate kind of insecurity.

[IronMexican]

All you non-Spurfans are idiots. Why would Sheed not want to go to SA where they just got bounced in the first round and looked like the worst team from the West in the playoffs?

[DrHouse]

First of all Spur fan, shut your ing mouth and know your god damn role.

The Lakers are 2009 NBA Champions. Remember that. Your got ass team got bounced in the 1st round by the _allas Mavericks.

They don't need any help blowing past your pathetic geriatric team, assuming the Spurs can even make it to the WCF.

[xtremesteven33]

First of all Spur fan, shut your ing mouth and know your god damn role.

The Lakers are 2009 NBA Champions. Remember that. Your got ass team got bounced in the 1st round by the _allas Mavericks.

They don't need any help blowing past your pathetic geriatric team, assuming the Spurs can even make it to the WCF.

You are the worst Laker bandwagoner ive ever seen....and that is saying alot....

[ginobili's bald spot]

^^that's trolling a spurs board. the ultimate kind of insecurity.

No need to be insecure when you have that.

[Xolotl]

Are they going to be able to keep Odom too with this signing?

[DrHouse]

Are they going to be able to keep Odom too with this signing?

Obviously moron.

[Allanon]

Lakers aren't soft anymore with Ron, that's for sure.

Excellent point. You can toss out the Lakers being "soft" label. Can't wait to play against the Celtics and push them around a bit for a change.

o Paul Pierce!

[Brazil]

Obviously moron.

seriously house gfto of this board

[ginobili's bald spot]

This is hilarious how Spurs fans think this is a bad thing for the Lakers. We just took the best player from the only team that played us tough in the playoffs. Im getting drunk tonight.

They don't really think that. It's just insecurity. I congratulated the spurs on a good move when they got RJ. But the little complex of people like zosa and benefactor doesn't allow them to do things like that.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Are they going to be able to keep Odom too with this signing?

I think so. I hope so. We need Odom if we are going to win a championship.

[cornbread]

First of all Spur fan, shut your ing mouth and know your god damn role.

The Lakers are 2009 NBA Champions. Remember that. Your got ass team got bounced in the 1st round by the _allas Mavericks.

They don't need any help blowing past your pathetic geriatric team, assuming the Spurs can even make it to the WCF.

Are you having a bad day?

[Xolotl]

Artest signing for MLE makes it even easier to resign LO, because Ariza was asking for more.

Oh ok thanks I missed the part where it stated he was signing for the MLE for some reason I thought he wanted more.

[Jace]

Huge move for the Lakers, instantly puts them back at the top(imo they were teetering on the edge but no longer).

Lakers are back on top as awful as that is

[Xolotl]

They don't really think that. It's just insecurity. I congratulated the spurs on a good move when they got RJ. But the little complex of people like zosa and benefactor doesn't allow them to do things like that.

I agree some people just can't admit it was a good move which it obviously was...but I will also say I'm not sure if I like this move at the cost of Ariza. If he was wanting more than the MLE for just showing up like he did in the playoffs then F him that's less rings his greedy ass will have a chance to get. That's where the Spurs would piss me off, somebody would show up in the playoffs and get a huge contract next year, I'm looking at you Jaren Jackson

[21_Blessings]

TP will average 30 a game against Fish and the other scrubs at PG.

Shannon Brown is twice the defender Fisher is and much longer.

That's not counting the fact Artest has never done well against Manu. Too quick, too much slashing off the ball. And if you feel Artest is best stuck on our 4th option in RJ, well kudos to your pickup.

Kobe Bryant.

Ariza could have guarded any of those 3 players better than Artest, IMO. Except RJ, maybe.

Ariza can't be in 3 places at once. Artest will only have to guard RJ while Kobe can guard Manu, Shannon on TP.

[ginobili's bald spot]

I agree some people just can't admit it was a good move which it obviously was...but I will also say I'm not sure if I like this move at the cost of Ariza. If he was wanting more than the MLE for just showing up like he did in the playoffs then F him that's less rings his greedy ass will have a chance to get. That's where the Spurs would piss me off, somebody would show up in the playoffs and get a huge contract next year, I'm looking at you Jaren Jackson

I agree. Basically it boils down to Artest for MLE > Ariza for more than MLE. He was asking for more than a player who has proven a LOT more in this league than he has. And he acted insulted at a fair MLE offer. So we'll just plug someone else into that spot and be just fine.

[baseline bum]

The Rodman Artest comparisons aren't legit IMO. Rodman might have been crazy and done so really stupid things, but he had a high basketball IQ and knew his role. Artest's basketball IQ ain't a whole lot higher than his real IQ. Rodman never had nights where he went 3 for 20 from the field.

Rodman had nights where he jacked up horrible shots. See game 2 of the 95 WCF when he jacked up three threes in the first quarter to piss the coach off.

[Banzai]

[bostonguy]

Only the Lakers are able to land a guy like this for the MLE. LA has it all. City life, hollywood, and what it says on the jersey and the tradition of that organization is why they are able to pull this off. It is something about just being a Laker. Great signing for LA. IMO Artest wouldnt have signed for the MLE anywhere else. The Lakers are that one exception.The best team in the league got even better.