Artest Agent: Musselman Young and Inexperienced

by louismg on Mar 2, 2007 9:47 PM PST Comment 8 comments

Just when you thought all was hunky dory in Ron-Ron's world, it looks like it's his agent this time who has opted to insert his boot into his facial orifice.

According to Artest's brilliant representative, Mark Stevens, the fact that coach Musselman said he didn't know where Artest was prior to Wednesday's game against Charlotte could mean only one thing: he's a rookie.

"(The coach) also said Ron had a sore knee as if he questioned Ron's pain. And after all Ron has played through this year. It shows the coach may be a little young and inexperienced."

Never mind that Artest had a different excuse for staying out of the game just two contests prior. Never mind that Artest can't even remember to feed his dog. Never mind that Artest thinks he can rap and also be God's gift to basketball, and isn't best known for his communication skills. That Musselman didn't have Artest on a GPS-enabled ankle bracelet is clearly his fault.

And that barb? "After all he has played through"? I don't see him exactly coming in with a pair of casts. The one injury I remember, when he hurt his back, was because he was driving a Mercedes that was too small for him. Poor baby.

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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Re: Artest Agent: Musselman Young

Geez, Musselman has become the dumping ground for everyone with an issue. What Artest did was completely unprofessional - his agent should be keeping his trap shut as this thing had nearly blown over.

by otis29 on Mar 2, 2007 10:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Artest Agent: Musselman Young and Inexperienced

Even though Otis is generally wrong about all things Muss-related, he's right about this.

by Kusian on Mar 3, 2007 1:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Artest Agent: Musselman Young

I think you owed me that one...

by otis29 on Mar 3, 2007 7:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I wonder if the police give waivers for mental health problems too

by Observer on Mar 3, 2007 7:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Artest Agent: Musselman

Just noticed in the Bee who's name was tagged to the end of this story...one Martin McNeal. Color me surprised. I bet he actually trolled for this story.

by otis29 on Mar 3, 2007 8:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Artest Agent: Musselman Young and Inexperience

McNeal doesn't realize how he comes off to others. He acts like a voice that questions authority, but all he does is repeatedly enable players and their agents to attack a guy McNeal has a personal grudge against. He's fake. Being fake is like being snitch in this day and time.

by Ziller on Mar 3, 2007 8:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Artest Agent: Musselman Young and Inexperience

And to quote the NBA's leading scorer, "snitches get a hole in the head"

by Chris The Greek on Mar 3, 2007 8:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry to rant - i'm out of coffee.

Muss: "His knees, I guess." Where is he? "I don't know." Agent: "...And after all Ron has played through this year. It shows the coach may be a little young and inexperienced." Call a wambulance - we have another moron agent and a moron reporter making a big deal out of nothing.

After all he has been through? Common now. Socks has been through more. Mike played through an injury to his shooting hand. Reef ate and breathed through wires and played last year. These guys get what an injury is. I would agree with critics that if I were on a team and one of my mates was bailing for personal reasons or a sore whatever repetedly, I would be miffed. I would roll my eyes in his general direction. So would Phil, Pop, Nellie or any other old coach with experience. Everyone in the NBA has sore knees, Ron's agent. Give Shawn Livingston's agent a jingle. Right before a game, I sure hope Muss was more focused on the location of the guys who were going to play.

As to Muss' DUI punishment. I'm admittedly pissed off on Dagwood Sandwich sized levels. He works out with athletes and yet he got off on an easy day or two of washing cars (at the worst) because of unclear health reasons. Hey Ron's agent - sound familiar in an asshatterly kinda way? Do you know where Muss was during this time or were you more concerned with bigger things like getting your boy to show up for a game?

The sad clincher is that the Sheriff's Department just admitted to anyone who has a DUI that they can lie on a health questionaire and get out of community service because they don't have time to check for valid ailments. Stellar example set by all parties involved. Commit a potentially deadly crime and then you can sit at home and order pizza and play the STR drinking game while you think about it.

He's pesky I tell ya.

by pyro on Mar 3, 2007 1:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs