Ron-Ron + KevMar = <3

by Tom Ziller on Sep 6, 2007 7:29 AM PDT in Ron-Ron

Might as well be etched in an oak tree. From the Kings.com blog's summary of off-camera media questions to Kevin Martin last week:

Who called you first after this deal was done?

"I think Ron. Ron was calling me throughout the whole process! I thought Ron was my agent for a minute! Ron was calling and right when he heard, he called me. He was excited. I love Ron. A lot of this was due to him because when he came over (from Indiana) that's when I started to grow as a player. I think it's the mentality and the instinct he brought to this team, so I couldn't ask for a better person to play beside."

How much has he challenged you?

"He challenges me a lot now! He's such a competitor! I think when he first arrived here he didn't guard me too much. But he started seeing how I started playing in games and started seeing how I was doing in practice - a lot of scoring on a lot of people! Now he won't come to any practice without guarding me. We have our little battles, but you know it's good."

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Re: Ron-Ron + KevMar = <3

Note to Kevin Martin:
Emulating Ron on court good.
Emulating Ron off court bad.

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by section214 on Sep 6, 2007 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

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Thats the weird thing with Ron, he wants good things for his teammates, he makes them better players, then there is the off court stuff. Go figure

by Murf on Sep 6, 2007 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

Re: Ron-Ron + KevMar = &lt;3

That is the enigma that is Ron Artest. He is a fleshy rubik's cube, wrapped in a magic 8-ball, folded into a huge fortune cookie. One minute he is traversing the world feeding and comforting the poor of Africa the next moment he could be pondering aloud the merits of retiring and becoming a professional rodeo clown. You just never know. You might as well have a "giant wheel o' emotional states" and spin it any given day as we Kings swing from hate to love to disgust to ammusement with Ron-Ron.

Damn you Robert Horry!!!

by chupacabra on Sep 6, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

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Also note to KevMar - Don't starve your dogs and don't try and be a rap artist.

by Cynema the Band on Sep 6, 2007 1:05 PM PDT reply actions

I strongly second that....

& I think Ron Ron is not just a bundle of contradictions to others.

He's a contradiction to himself, too....

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by Rhondda Nunes on Sep 6, 2007 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Re: Ron-Ron + KevMar = <3

Maybe one more reason to keep Ron Ron around. I'd still like to see Ron, Mike, and Kevin play together with an appropriate usage rate, but that may only happen on NBA Live '08.

by MILKSHAKE on Sep 6, 2007 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

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We still won't have any rebounding or defense, but they could be a fun threesome to watch on offense, especially if Miller is healthy and playing PF instead of Center. Might even be worth buying LEague Pass again this year.

by NYCFan @ Sactown Royalty on Sep 7, 2007 6:20 AM PDT reply actions