Geoff Petrie's Full Statement

by Tom Ziller on Mar 5, 2007 7:51 PM PST in Ron-Ron

Here's what Geoff Petrie had to say about L'Affair Ron-Ron:

"The Kings have excused Ron Artest indefinitely from any further participation with the team due to his arrest today for domestic violence. The Kings will continue to accumulate reliable and official facts and information over the next several days before taking any further action."

As expected, he's out tomorrow. I assume he'll sit Thursday as well since it's a national TV game.

Could the Kings possibly go through the process to get his contract voided? Could them attempt to get his agent to agree to a buy-out? Could they waive him? Will they suspend him for the last two months of the season and ship him off for junk this summer?

We'll find out, but apparently not soon.

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Re: Geoff Petrie's Full Statement

jason hart = los angeles clipper

by CrownUs93 on Mar 5, 2007 9:41 PM PST reply actions

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Jason Hart = the new clipper....jumping from 1 dysfunctional family to the next.........

by pookeyguru on Mar 5, 2007 9:59 PM PST reply actions

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I'd tend to think that with the season not exactly playoff-bound, the Kings will exercise more flexibility in bringing Artest back later rather than sooner. If Bibby and Martin start to go off on a consistent basis, then it could get very interesting.

At least there wasn't a Ford Bronco involved this morning...

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by louismg on Mar 5, 2007 10:25 PM PST reply actions

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We're still not out of the race :P I'm still hoping to get in cause we're doing a horrible job at tanking games

by kingme on Mar 5, 2007 10:37 PM PST up reply actions

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If the team starts playing better teams, we might find out that Bibby and Martin aren't going to push this team to the playoffs. I am not convinced that Bibby is back on track. He did not shoot well the other night.
Don't get too excited about this team without Ron until we beat a Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio type team.

by dccamp on Mar 6, 2007 7:30 AM PST reply actions

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Agreed.

by Tom Ziller on Mar 6, 2007 9:26 AM PST up reply actions

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ditto

by Kusian on Mar 6, 2007 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

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Yea this is true..so either way we find out bibby's leadership isnt strained by ron....& he plays better....or he doesnt...i dont think the kings lose in this scenario i really dont...& i hardly think the kings making the playoffs is just a scenario of how well the kings play...but more of how much the other teams havent done to create separation up to this point.

by pookeyguru on Mar 6, 2007 12:16 PM PST up reply actions