El Hardee wrote:I dont think anyone in the league will play for the midLEVEK.
Yup. No need to even debute that.
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davidse wrote:seems to me like reggie theus is doing just fine with artest.
as did adleman and mussleman.
it would be a walk in the park for phil.
bottom line this move is years overdue. wasted years.
but for some reason people think that artest opting out is the end of our problems in acquiring him from sacramento - so we shouldn't be trading for him now ?
far from the truth.
ever heard of sign and trades ???
THAT'S what's going to happen with artest.
sure, i believe he'll take the mle from the lakers over being signed and traded to a crappy team for more money.
BUT WHAT CRAPPY TEAM WOULD GIVE HIM A BIG CONTRACT ANYWAY ?
only a contender takes on artest, and ONLY contenders will offer sign and trades offers to the kings - with the exception of new york, and new york is the one crappy team that artest WOULD go to for more money over taking some contender's mle, because it's been his dream to play there, and because he knows (or he should know) that they will be a strong team with him on board - as will any team.
this guy is as much of an impact player as they come.
so the point is, want artest next summer ?
you still have to deal with the kings.
no way around it, because they WILL get sign and trade offers for him from some team he'd either consider a contenders, or are named the new york knicks...
and if we do decide to persue him next summer rather than now - it becomes a LOT harder with kwame off the books.
just my 2 cents.
Showtime:Part2 wrote:he'd be perfect. if phil kept rodman in line, he can control artest.... i hope.
Nothing a litle Zoloft cant fix. Artest FTWErik Eleven wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
There is a difference. Rodman was a bit wild, Artest has mental disorders.
His impact off the court will always be greater than on the court. Offer them a towel boy or Kwame and see if they take it. Any player of value stays, in my opinion.
Why won't the Kings extend him?
Erik Eleven wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
There is a difference. Rodman was a bit wild, Artest has mental disorders.
His impact off the court will always be greater than on the court. Offer them a towel boy or Kwame and see if they take it. Any player of value stays, in my opinion.
Why won't the Kings extend him?