Lkr Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Ron is going to shut down LeBron every time we play you guys like he did last season. Lebron vs. Artest: 48 pts (18-44 FG) 10 Turnovers Have fun with the next Pippen. OWNED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) Reports: Artest to sign with Lakers ATLANTA (SI.com) -- The Los Angeles Lakers are close to reaching an agreement with Houston forward Ron Artest, the Los Angeles Times reported. Artest, an unrestricted free agent, is expected to agree to terms Thursday after spending the day meeting with Lakers executives. CBS Sports.com's Ken Berger is also reporting Ron Artest is poised to sign with the Lakers. "I'm definitely going to L.A. -- to sign, yeah," Artest said. "Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. I'm in L.A. right now." Artest, 29, averaged 17.1 points per game last season with Houston. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/07/02/Artest.Lakers/index.html?eref=si_topstories Ireland: Artest Told Kobe He Was Coming To L.A. After Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest got into that, "war of words" in March back in Houston, I asked Kobe what he really thought of Artest. "We're friends," Kobe said, "I like him a lot--like his game--always have."Then he told me a story that makes today's news--Artest is supposedly on his way to LA for three years, $18 million--very likely to happen. Kobe said that after the Lakers lost game six of the '08 NBA Finals in Boston by 39 points, he was alone in the shower, just fuming. He heard somebody walk in and assumed it was one of his teammates, or maybe a staff member. Instead, he looked up, and it was Ron Artest (to this day, Kobe has no idea how Artest got into the locker room). "I want to come help you," Artest said. "If I can, I'm going to find a way to come to LA and give you the help you need to win a title." Full Story: http://cbs2.com/sports/ron.artest.lakers.2.1069858.html Edited July 3, 2009 by The Goods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Oh this is gonna be great lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Artest snuck up on Kobe in the shower? Dude is raw, but theres no doubt hes crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hawk Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 fap fap fap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nissan Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) LMAO @ Cavs. Artest sign with the Lakers and Ariza sign with the Rockets. Edited July 3, 2009 by Nissan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicbalala245 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Nice to see Artest stuck with his words and promise Kobe that he will help Kobe win a title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wow..I'm mad I just noticed this. C- BynumPF- GasolSF- ArtestSG- KobePG- Fisher wowowowowow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) ESPN Interview with Ron Artest Jim Hill with Ron Artest Edited July 3, 2009 by The Goods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterx Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 ESPN Interview with Ron Artest i absolutely love how artest goes "teammate developing has been there for years" and its shows him barking in kobes face during the playoffs... editors get funny from time to time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'll be sure to bump this when Artest shoots 3-16 in a playoff game. Tnx for Ariza btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Malone Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 From trying to rape each other in the playoffs to teammates. lmao. can't wait to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 From trying to rape each other in the playoffs to teammates. lmao. can't wait to see this. it's a good thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Sneaking up behind Kobe in the showers? What the hell, Ron? You're still a g though..still waiting to see what bangbangbang thoughts are about this signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I'll be sure to bump this when Artest shoots 3-16 in a playoff game. Tnx for Ariza btw.Lol Artest wont even be shooting 16 times in the playoffs. He knows his role, hes not going to force shots. In Houston he had to force shots sometimes. You keep thinking that Artest is going to come in here and destroy the team, ruin chemistry, take bad shots, and disrupt everything. Thats not going to happen, him and Kobe get along just fine, in fact Artest ADMIRES Kobe. Artest and Odom are friends since childhood, and Artest admires Phil as well. Ron said he already spoke to Phil before agreeing to a contract, without a doubt he understands his role. You always wished Kobe would get injured, it never happened, and now you wish Artest will destroy the Lakers, that wont happen either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGuy Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 My God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I dont know what to say. On one hand we get a great defender, but I question his shooting and I dont understand how we will manage to share the ball amongst Kobe, Artest, Pau, and a healthy Bynum. And then on the other hand this pretty much means that we wont be resigning Ariza which makes me really mad; I love the dude (no homo). I was hoping to keep Ariza around so that we could stay a little young, but I guess the Lakers are really trying to focus on a couple more championships rather than their future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcstarheel Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 After Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest got into that "war of words" in March back in Houston, I asked Kobe what he really thought of Artest. "We're friends," Kobe said, "I like him a lot--like his game--always have." Then he told me a story that makes today's news--Artest is supposedly on his way to LA for three years, $18 million--very likely to happen. Kobe said that after the Lakers lost game six of the '08 NBA Finals in Boston by 39 points, he was alone in the shower, just fuming. He heard somebody walk in and assumed it was one of his teammates, or maybe a staff member. Instead, he looked up, and it was Ron Artest (to this day, Kobe has no idea how Artest got into the locker room). "I want to come help you," Artest said. "If I can, I'm going to find a way to come to LA and give you the help you need to win a title." Take away the basketball focus and that seems like an eerie gay porn scene Artest baby!!! He's coming in here running the Triangle. He's not coming in here in a freelance offense, so the concerns with his offensive disruption need to be set aside. We don't rely on dribble penetration as much as other teams, so he's not going to be dribbling the clock out every other possession. In the games that McGrady played this past season, Artest was at 13 FG/game. In McGrady's absence, he was at 16.5 FG/game. That's easily attributed to having to pick up the slack. This is a big win for us on both sides of the ball. Training camp can't come fast enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Like Mike Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Sneaking up behind Kobe in the showers? What the hell, Ron? You're still a g though..still waiting to see what bangbangbang thoughts are about this signing. Ron Ron wanted to see the Black Mamba. No homo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Lol Artest wont even be shooting 16 times in the playoffs. He knows his role, hes not going to force shots. In Houston he had to force shots sometimes. You keep thinking that Artest is going to come in here and destroy the team, ruin chemistry, take bad shots, and disrupt everything. Thats not going to happen, him and Kobe get along just fine, in fact Artest ADMIRES Kobe. Artest and Odom are friends since childhood, and Artest admires Phil as well. Ron said he already spoke to Phil before agreeing to a contract, without a doubt he understands his role. You always wished Kobe would get injured, it never happened, and now you wish Artest will destroy the Lakers, that wont happen either. No matter where a player is traded he will not change what he does on offense. Rafer has always been a terrible shooter, he goes to the Magic he is still a [expletive]ty shooter, thats why the Lakers left him open a lot in the finals, the guy just doesnt know how to shoot and Rafer was visibly one of the reasons they got owned so bad in the playoffs. Artest will find ways to shoot 16 times and he will force up shots. He may be friends with the Laker players, but that doesnt matter at all, he will force shots, he will still be a ball-stopper and he will be an offensive free lancer. He also did terrible in the playoffs vs the Lakers. He may be good defensively and get steals, but what he does on offense doesnt make the defense seem that good. Just warning you, dont get TOO happy about getting Artest, you may be joyful but if you get too happy you'll just get set up for another let-down. Stay optimistic, not too optimistic, knowwhatibsayinB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 http://www.helpinganimals.com/photos/ron_artest_large.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Greatness Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 He's coming in here running the Triangle. He's not coming in here in a freelance offense, so the concerns with his offensive disruption need to be set aside. We don't rely on dribble penetration as much as other teams, so he's not going to be dribbling the clock out every other possession. In the games that McGrady played this past season, Artest was at 13 FG/game. In McGrady's absence, he was at 16.5 FG/game. That's easily attributed to having to pick up the slack.Adelman's offense wasn't a freelance offense, Artest was/is the freelancer. That's the root of the problem. You assume he'll adhere to the triangle and the Kobe-offense, when he's probably more inclined to stagnate ball movement by 'probing' the defense for 20 seconds, and then uncorking an ugly fadeaway. Artest's deference to McGrady didn't improve his shot selection, he just took less shots because there were less shots. He still had the most shots per minute on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Kobe got his Artest, now where's his Pippen? I wonder if Artest is going to put a Lakers logo in his hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 3, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 No matter where a player is traded he will not change what he does on offense.You just signed a player that did just that when he was traded to the Lakers. Might wanna go back and check out some old Magic and Knicks games. I'm sure I can give you many more players that fall into place, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcstarheel Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Adelman's offense wasn't a freelance offense, Artest was/is the freelancer. That's the root of the problem. You assume he'll adhere to the triangle and the Kobe-offense, when he's probably more inclined to stagnate ball movement by 'probing' the defense for 20 seconds, and then uncorking an ugly fadeaway. Artest's deference to McGrady didn't improve his shot selection, he just took less shots because there were less shots. He still had the most shots per minute on the team.I didn't say Houston ran a freelance offense, but in any case, their offense allows more dribble interaction from more players than does our offense, which is why I'm not worried. As far as his deference to McGrady, the offense still plays a role in that. He will not have as many opportunities to choose his shot selection when he's in the Tri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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