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Will Artest guard the other teams best player? Will Kobe still be a roamer? Against the Celtics I could see us putting Artest on Pierce to stop him, and Kobe on Allen to stop him. Im not sure what Kobe is going to do on defense but im sure we will use Artest to shut down dominant perimeter players. Kobe used to guard them at certain parts of the game but now he doesnt have to at all to save his energy for offense.

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Artest can and will guard the opponent's best perimeter player allowing Kobe to do what he does best, roam around and cause chaos for other teams. I also think with Artest he can keep perimeter players in front of him so they don't drive in and cause foul trouble for our big men especially Bynum/

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It will help the Lakers defense out greatly, now you have more than just one defender on the team. Just think what a player like Lebron will do in a game where both Artest and Kobe are going after him play after play. Having two of the best defenders in the league on the same team can only help.

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Pretty simple...as said, he'll take that defensive pressure off Kobe so 24 doesn't have to worry about defending the big dogs in the critical moments. He can actually start out on them to slow their effectiveness in the beginnings of games and then Artest can continue slowing them down throughout the rest of the game.

 

That side of the ball is going to get a breath of fresh air compared to the previous season.

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Pretty simple...as said, he'll take that defensive pressure off Kobe so 24 doesn't have to worry about defending the big dogs in the critical moments. He can actually start out on them to slow their effectiveness in the beginnings of games and then Artest can continue slowing them down throughout the rest of the game.

 

That side of the ball is going to get a breath of fresh air compared to the previous season.

Stop the presses, you mean Ariza isnt a defensive stopper?

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