Ron Ron to Lakers

dalakhani · #1 07-02-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Huh? Who needs people to match up with Artest? This is a great move for the Lakers cause now they have Artest who is an amazing defender and takes away one of the only defenders that can slow down Kobe. But no one is sweating cause they have to matchup with Artest. They are sweating cause the Lakers may have the one guy capable of stopping all the top wingmen in the NBA. I did not see this move coming and thinks it puts the Lakers right back on top of the NBA hierarchy.

I hear you. Who do you guard him with? You act like we are talking about Bruce Bowen or something. artest is a legit offensive threat that can take over a game at any time. You do realize that through it all he is a career 16 ppg scorer who can post up as well as shoot threes. At 6 6 244, he is too big for most swingmen.

Cannon Shell · #2 07-02-2009, 10:48 PM

It certainly makes things more interesting.

SniperSB23 · #3 07-02-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

I hear you. Who do you guard him with? You act like we are talking about Bruce Bowen or something. artest is a legit offensive threat that can take over a game at any time. You do realize that through it all he is a career 16 ppg scorer who can post up as well as shoot threes. At 6 6 244, he is too big for most swingmen.

Artest is a well rounded player but he scares people cause of his defense. No one is scared that they have to matchup with him on the offensive end. Think about this, unless Cleveland can put five scorers on the floor the Lakers could put Kobe on their worst offensive player, put Artest on Lebron, and essentially double Lebron every time he drives with Kobe and Artest!

Oh, and for anyone who has doubted whether Phil will be back, this is the clincher, he will be back. This is just like the Rodman move with the Bulls. Bring in the crazy guy that is incredibly underrated as a player cause he's insane and then have everything work out and people act like Phil is some genius for making it happen.

Oh, and Bruce Bowen is useless on offense and defense at this point in his career.

dalakhani · #4 07-02-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Artest is a well rounded player but he scares people cause of his defense. No one is scared that they have to matchup with him on the offensive end. Think about this, unless Cleveland can put five scorers on the floor the Lakers could put Kobe on their worst offensive player, put Artest on Lebron, and essentially double Lebron every time he drives with Kobe and Artest!

Oh, and for anyone who has doubted whether Phil will be back, this is the clincher, he will be back. This is just like the Rodman move with the Bulls. Bring in the crazy guy that is incredibly underrated as a player cause he's insane and then have everything work out and people act like Phil is some genius for making it happen.

Oh, and Bruce Bowen is useless on offense and defense at this point in his career.

No doubt...i agree with everything you say except the part where you think people arent worried about matching up with him on the offensive end.

Artest has always been a tough match up. He is too big for most swingmen and too mobile if you want to try to cover him with a big three or a four.

SniperSB23 · #5 07-02-2009, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

No doubt...i agree with everything you say except the part where you think people arent worried about matching up with him on the offensive end.

Artest has always been a tough match up. He is too big for most swingmen and too mobile if you want to try to cover him with a big three or a four.

A 14 PPG Artest for the Lakers will work. An 18 PPG Artest will be a disaster, Kobe won't react well to losing that many shots.

dalakhani · #6 07-02-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

A 14 PPG Artest for the Lakers will work. An 18 PPG Artest will be a disaster, Kobe won't react well to losing that many shots.

That is the best thing about Ron. He doesnt care about that. He is the ultimate team player. He will do whatever it takes to win. I love him as a player...i always have.

Its a shame he is such a...psychopath.

SniperSB23 · #7 07-02-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

That is the best thing about Ron. He doesnt care about that. He is the ultimate team player. He will do whatever it takes to win. I love him as a player...i always have.

Its a shame he is such a...psychopath.

Time will tell. I think it's a great pickup but it's been a long time since he took much under 15 shots a game and if he starts taking that many with the Lakers Kobe is going to throw a hissy fit.

#8 07-02-2009, 11:45 PM

It has the potential to be a disaster. I can see him beating up the paparazzi after a night out with Lohan.

dalakhani · #9 07-02-2009, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Time will tell. I think it's a great pickup but it's been a long time since he took much under 15 shots a game and if he starts taking that many with the Lakers Kobe is going to throw a hissy fit.

Actually, take a look at the game logs from last season. There were many games he took less than 15 shots. He didnt start taking a lot of shots consistently until Mcgrady went out. There were many games that he took less than 15 shots.

Mitch is looking like Jerry west jr right now.