Ron Artest set for deal to Rockets

[024]

This really sux. We had our own expiring deals with Bonner and Udoka totalling about 6 mil, and could have given George Hill and a future first.

bonner doesn't have an expiring contract. that's why he's so hard to get rid of. spurs have nothing to offer the kings. only vaughn and udoka's contract are ending and that totals to about 2.2 million. the only way the spurs could have gotten artest was if he had opted out and decided to take the mle.

good news about this is that the lakers don't get artest. lakers landing artest would have been devastating. they would have added a 3pt shooter and improved their defense. artest won't improve the rockets as much because he'll be replacing battier, who's just as good of a defensive player and decent 3pt shooter. artest would be insurance more than anything else.

[Joe Schmoogins]

threads like this are so lame. The rockets made a good trade. Thumbs up to them. They will be better, and closer to a contender. Fortunately, Ron Artest is not capable of taking a perennial one and done team to the promised land. However, he is capable of destroying a team. But some on this board seem a bit confused. Allow me to remind those who have forgotten...

the le of this thread is: Ron Artest set for deal to Rockets

the le of this thread is not: open forum to bash spurs fo because of something they couldn't control.

spurstalk poster is such a spoiled whiny baby.

[mystargtr34]

^ Whoops...

I think thatl do me for the day then.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This is the biggest ing load of bull I have ever ing heard. Why is it so commonplace for other teams to acquire steals every other season and the spurs get Scola'ed, Splitter'ed, and acquire a Roger ing Mason.

I'm sick of this , just once, ONCE, can we ever be on the beneficial end of a bull trade deal? JUST ONCE.....god damnit.

[NewJerSpur]

We dont need Bynum to beat the Spurs. And I cant believe that there are some fools that think this isnt a steal for ther Rockets. This puts them right at the top with the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, and Spurs. I hope they stay healthy too, infact, I hope all the teams stay healthy for a great playoffs next year.

The issue with Bynum being brought up in this thread wasn't a question of whether the Lakers needed him to beat the Spurs per se, it was about the Lakers being a better overall team with him healthy...especially with Turiaf leaving for the Bay Area and thinning out the front court.

Oh, and you never know WHO the Lakers might need to show up against the Spurs the next time around to produce a win when it counts. They won't be putting the exact same team out onto the floor that dragged its feet against LA in last season's WCF and the new guys they'll be bringing back (Udoka, Thomas) will have more time to get comfortable in the system which can only make the team better. Nothing is guaranteed for next season based upon the results of last season.

[Joe Schmoogins]

^... exhibit A

[Mr. Body]

This is the biggest ing load of bull I have ever ing heard. Why is it so commonplace for other teams to acquire steals every other season and the spurs get Scola'ed, Splitter'ed, and acquire a Roger ing Mason.

Well, there's your answer. I doubt the Spurs look for these deals. They have few available assets at all times. They sign character guys above talent, so if a Bonner doesn't work out, they're crap up a creek. They gave away Scola out of hubris or something (and supplied one of those lopsided trades you wish the Spurs did), and Splitter blindsided them. Roger Mason seems to have been their idea of a strong offseason from the start (other than a brief dalliance with Maggette).

This is not an aggressive front office. It's a good one that lately has outsmarted itself at every turn.

[NewJerSpur]

^... exhibit A

What?

[SequSpur]

What the .... again, the spurs haven't done to get better and they continue to hold on to has beens like bowen instead of thinking about the future...

...bowen is the best, he is all san antonio, but , i can't take seeing him shoot another side 3 pointer and then gettin lit up by Kobe for ing 40 a game in a playoff series....

, that's a given..;

it's time to retool this ing team and they constantly have their heads up their asses.

[ceperez]

It'll be just unbelievable if the trade consisted only of Bobby Jackson, a first round pick and Donte Greene. Didn't the Mav's offer Stackhouse and Bass earlier only to be rejected.

Though I can't believe that the Rockets would have traded Battier. He's the heart and soul of the Rocket's defense. If they did that, then the trade would have been a big mistake.

[Shank]

Is it even possible for another team to swoop in with a better offer? Or are those kind of things usually scoffed at?

[Buddy Holly]

Sequ the Hobbit thinks if he codes his pms school girl fueled rambling words in red it might actually mean something. lol

Nope. You're still short, bald and ing ugly. Deal with life troll.

[SequSpur]

Sequ the Hobbit thinks if he codes his pms school girl fueled rambling text in red it might actually mean something. lol

Nope. You're still short, bald and ing ugly. Deal with life troll.

You're still the cell out of my . Tell your mom check's in the mail.

[The Truth #6]

What?

I guess Joe Schmo thinks that a Spurs board shouldn't discuss how this move relates to our team...or we shouldn't be negative...or something

[Buddy Holly]

You're still the cell out of my . Tell your mom check's in the mail.

LOL. I might not want to go into your Mama disses with you. I might get threatening PM's from a "teenager" who wants to kick my ass.

Oh, the SpursReport days... When Sequ pretended to be a teenager.

[SequSpur]

LOL. I might not want to go into your Mama disses with you. I might get threatening PM's from a "teenager" who wants to kick my ass.

Oh, the SpursReport days... When Sequ pretended to be a teenager.

you're gay.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

If roger mason was a legitimate 6 foot 7, I would be jacking off all the way to the bank over whatever any other team did this offseason, but the fact is we definitely are in an even weaker position than we were last season to start off this new campaign.

[SequSpur]

If roger mason was a legitimate 6 foot 7, I would be jacking off all the way to the bank over whatever any other team did this offseason, but the fact is we definitely are in an even weaker position than we were last season to start off this new campaign.

Robert Mason is a nobody.

[NewJerSpur]

Gotcha'.

The funny thing was, I was commenting on something a Laker fan said regarding the Spurs/Lakers and then I got hit with that, LOL. Oh well, back to the topic at hand....

[Joe Schmoogins]

What?

my fault... it was meant for CBF's post right before yours.

[Mr. Body]

If roger mason was a legitimate 6 foot 7, I would be jacking off all the way to the bank over whatever any other team did this offseason, but the fact is we definitely are in an even weaker position than we were last season to start off this new campaign.

It's a weaker team. Perhaps significantly so.

[Buddy Holly]

you're gay.

Wow, you're coming out swinging.

[NewJerSpur]

my fault... it was meant for CBF's post right before yours.

Cool. Clarification.

[underdawg]

threads like this are so lame. The rockets made a good trade. Thumbs up to them. They will be better, and closer to a contender. Fortunately, Ron Artest is not capable of taking a perennial one and done team to the promised land. However, he is capable of destroying a team. But some on this board seem a bit confused. Allow me to remind those who have forgotten...

the le of this thread is: Ron Artest set for deal to Rockets

the le of this thread is not: open forum to bash spurs fo because of something they couldn't control.

spurstalk poster is such a spoiled whiny baby.

Hey - you need to quit with the common sense crap! We need to be hysterical and think about what could have been. I'm just glad that our FO isn't as stupid and desperate as some of our fans. If you would want a player that asked for regular season time off to debut his rap album, you are NOT a Spurs fan. That goes against every single thing that the Spurs stand for. Don't buy into the hype that he could be controlled - he is and will always be a nut and our team is a contender without him. Why risk screwing up this team just to make a big name trade that very well could work out, but then it again it could end up wasting the remaining productive years of our Big 3?

Houston is desperate - they have to take this risk and we would too if we had problems getting out of the first round.

[your_pimp]

Another team that gets a lot better than the overrated Spurs..LOL

The Rockets with this trade become automatic contenders for the le..

The Spurs on the other hand waiting for their "master plan" in 2010 LOL

Losers!!!