this is my thing

Artest is way more productive a player than Bibby and has a smaller contract, so trading away Artest for scrubbies and cap relief would just be stupid. If you truly want the Kings to become a better team (like any true fan), and not just hang on to the overrated "Bibbilicous", you would want to trade Bibby for expiring contracts and draft picks.

I would just keep Bibby rather than Artest(trust me I go back & forth) because I like the idea of the old days when players stayed longer, hitched their name to a team, and had a stake in it's success over many years. I wouldn'd keep him for a popular name, I don't think his name's that popular in the NBA anymore. Although the teams that want him(Cleveland, Miami, etc?) want him for exactly the things that can really benefit the Kings. I think Artest wants to be 'the man' and make this 'his team' as evidenced by all the times he controls the ball as if he's the only one who will make the great play. Didn't happen enough. Artest has great skills to offer, but he seems to be using the Kings to showcase his skills...Bibby may actually want to make it work here for the Kings. Wherever and whenever Ron Ron wins a title it'll be because he made it happen.  I think Bibby would truly be happy for the city of Sac and the organization for any success.

As far as the scrubbies in trade, I'm going on the assumption that Dickau & Jones are servicable guards which we need; and Balkman is a young player @ Artest's position who could be pretty good. Garcia starts though. Trust me I don't want to hang on to Bibby because he's not bibbilicious anymore, but trade him for expiring contracts and picks and who's our point guard. I say don't rush him out of town until we have a quality starter to replace him. No one offering to take him & his salary has offered a replacement. Which point guard would y'all like to lead us into the future?