Sources:Ron Artest unlikely to return to Houston

azballer53 · Post #1 » by **azballer53** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 3:58 am

This our chance if we want any chance of contention we strike now
we wouldnt even have to resign GHill (but it wouldnt hurt)
and do the chandler trade

Nash/Goran
J-Rich/Barbs
Artest/Dudley
Amare/Artest/Earl
Chandler/Amare

nevetsov · Post #2 » by **nevetsov** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:06 am

Man, they could really use a veteran centre for a one year rental. If only we had a big expiring like shaq..

D'oh!

Post #3 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:11 am

CAMBY^^^^

azballer53 · Post #4 » by **azballer53** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:13 am

TASTIC wrote:CAMBY^^^^

how do you think we could get camby

Post #5 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:17 am

Wallace^

and Tucker?

DirtyDez · Post #6 » by **DirtyDez** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:22 am

Too many cons, Ariza would be perfect but i guess CLE is gettin him... damn

nevetsov · Post #7 » by **nevetsov** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:28 am

Something like pavlovic, tucker and brother griffin perhaps?

NashtyNas · Post #8 » by **NashtyNas** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:32 am

Wallace + JRich for TMAC + Artest S&T. They would do it for sure..

azballer53 · Post #9 » by **azballer53** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:38 am

sd1306 wrote:Wallace + JRich for TMAC + Artest S&T. They would do it for sure..

we wouldnt be able to get a center then

Post #10 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:23 am

Man I'd be annoyed if the Cavs signed Artest. I always thought Lebron was better playing the wing since there's more freedom to do stuff, but moving him to the 4 wouldn't be bad and having him play next to Artest would makes their defense even better.

Mo
West
Artest
Lebron
Shaq

Not a bad lineup, they just need to get some more size at the 2 and that's a championship team easy.

I'd definitely throw a 5 year MLE at Artest if it were up to me

eastsidecrossover · Post #11 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:32 am

Artest would be nice, but if the suns are not rebuilding, why would the bring in a head case like Artest that will slow them down? Im not sure team dictator (Nash) would like Kerr going after him. Plus, he is going to want to get paid and we cannot give Hill the LLE, we have to give him part of the MLE and most likely, that takes us out of the Artest sweepstakes.

azballer53 · Post #12 » by **azballer53** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:39 am

eastsidecrossover wrote:Artest would be nice, but if the suns are not rebuilding, why would the bring in a head case like Artest that will slow them down? Im not sure team dictator (Nash) would like Kerr going after him. Plus, he is going to want to get paid and we cannot give Hill the LLE, we have to give him part of the MLE and most likely, that takes us out of the Artest sweepstakes.

id get rid of hill if i could get artest and he prove last year he can keep his head on straight

chrice · Post #13 » by **chrice** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 5:52 am

Artest has already proved he can maintain control since he was traded to the Kings. We'd be crazy not to go after him because of that, especially if we're trying to contend still.

nanoclarkology · Post #14 » by **nanoclarkology** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 6:31 am

If we grabbed Artest and was able to keep Hill that would be awesome. But Chandler as a bit is crucial now. I wonder if Kerr would of done the Shaq trade if he knew that GSW was going to bail out on the Amare deal?

YouTube · Post #15 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 7:43 am

Not rebuilding = sign Artest ASAFP!

Rebuilding = sign Ariza ASAFP!

carey · Post #16 » by **carey** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 7:45 am

Ariza is going to get way way to much money really really soon. He's good but not that good.

azballer53 · Post #17 » by **azballer53** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 7:52 am

Kerrsed wrote:Not rebuilding = sign Artest ASAFP!

Rebuilding = sign Ariza ASAFP!

+1 thats how i feel

Stix · Post #18 » by **Stix** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 8:36 am

^ nice sig azballer

God I hope they do sign him... it would be like Christmas in July for me if we landed Artest and Chandler.

Frank Lee · Post #19 » by **Frank Lee** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 10:54 am

Artest has to be chop lickin .... look at the money being tossed around Ariza and Turkeyglue.

Unless he opts for a one yr deal JUST to play here and w/ Nash (that is still worth something right ? ) I see him going to deeper pockets.

Atleast Artest IS unpredictable so who knows ?

Post #20 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jul 2, 2009 12:31 pm

Ariza is going to paid on his potential not as what he provides right now, which means it's going to be a fair amount.

Artest is what he is so he's going to be paid based off that.