Ron: We Love You
Ron-Ron told reporters this before the Charlotte game:
We love you, man. I apologize for photoshopping your head into Salvador Dali paintings. From now on, only Max Ernst. Promise.*
Seriously, it's a matter of us hyperextending our brains to sort out this whole rebuild thing as an army of living room GMs. When it comes to the games, we (usually) appreciate your game and ALWAYS appreciate your effort. No one plays harder.
We might disagree when it comes to whether the team should offer you $10 million a year. But we (unanimously, I think) appreciate your effort.
* I may not be able to keep this promise. You understand, right?
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Ron
I always had a feeling your real name is Socks
Seriously
I just wet myself.
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 22, 2008 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 23, 2008 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
One more and I'm out
At least nobody has threatened to nut punch you.
Carl, let me know when you're attending the next home game. I'm bringing my video camera. Also, if you could give me an approximate time of the nut punch I would appreciate it.
Nut punch Ron Artest?
As I recall, the nut punch was only threatened should Geoff traded for Curry and Jerome James, or should he sign Artest to a long term deal. Geoff is still in the clear. FOR NOW.
Well, Pookey gave me hell on this one
http://www.sactownroyalty.com/story/2007/3/24/0422/3521#extended
I'd love to see good Ron stay.But how to pay for that?
We need a reality version of"Who shot K-9?" to make that possible...that contract really needs to be off the books.
(No offense to K-9 PERSONALLY, I'm a dog lover...really I am!)
& Since that link is "missing"
http://www.kingstalk101.blogspot.com
(TZ, I didn't realize there was a "statue of limitations" for diary links...perdoneme`.Wouldn't have typed it if I knew that ahead of time).
Ron
We are scared of the Ron that seems to change his mind every day on where he wants to play, gets opposing fans back into the game by taunting them, curses at the coach to get him the f-ing ball, feels like every play has to be run through him, and jacks up crazy fall away jumpers.
We'd be scared of any player who did that, no matter how talented. Sacramento fans are the most loyal fans in the world. We still cheer for guys who haven't played here in nearly a decade. I guarantee you don't see that kind of loyalty in NY. Just look at the Yankees. But we are loyal to players who are loyal to us. Make us love you with your play, dude.
exactly what he said
Ron
Listen to some of the people here please! If you keep being THAT guy, the one we've seen the last couple games. The one who can destroy any and all comers while still being a team player. The one who could possibly stop any player in the league. If you keep doing that you have the potential to be the most loved, most remembered, most legendary Sacramento Kings player... ever! As far as I'm concerned you are already the most talented Kings player ever seen, after that Oscar guy.
It's that other Ron we have the problem with.
Prediction
by DB on Feb 22, 2008 10:28 PM PST reply actions
No freaking way
Now next season, the playoffs should be a realistic goal.
Blogger Please
You are loved here at Sactown Royalty. Loved. We recognize that tour superior basketball ability is matched only by your dedication to helping our community. You are both a family man and an animal lover. You even remind teammates that while on the road in LA, maybe its not a great idea to go "clubbing" after losing to the Clippers. On top of all that, your consistent day-in and day-out performance on the court, has proven you to be a top ten NBA player.
Professionally, your game is right there with Kobe. My only advice would be to try to isolate on the wing more often, because nobody can stop your step back jumper. And if the other team is foolish enough to leave you SEMI-open behind the ark; you must continue to make them pay. Clearly, the only reason you werent envited to the 3-point contest this year is a leaque-wide conspiracy. Stern cannot hold you down forever!
Also, please try to celebrate more after all of your great plays. If you could flex and bang your chest, it would probably help to keep the opposing fans quiet and disinterested in the game. When you act humble, it allows other people to forget how great you really are. I actually think it would be most productive (for the team of course) if you just yelled the entire time you touched the ball. It could be like some type of ancient warrior cry.
Which leads me to my final point. Please put out another hip-hop album as soon as possible. My World is one fo the great musical achievements of the modern world. If you could somehow work out a US tour that followed the Kings schedule, you would become the biggest double-threat since Bo Jackson. And Bo don't know hip-hop.
In closing, you truly are loved here at StR. We just see the potential that you really have. We are like the proud, slightly drunk, parent at the little league park. Sometimes we yell and slur our words, but we do it for you. For some reasons, teams like the Nuggets dont see you for what you truly are.
Love always,
Sactown Royalty Member "27freethrows"
Ur classic 27F
The addition of italics and bold type have made...
< div class = "blockquote"> And Bo don't know hip-hop.< /div>
The best line ever.
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 23, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry, don't get the HTML code stuff.
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 23, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Take out the spaces & you woulda been okay
Holy shit!
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 23, 2008 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
by 27freethrows on Feb 23, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Make it appear more often
MVP
Ron-Ron
So forgive us small-town blog participants if we don't trust a thing that comes out of your camp. You're a damn good player, nobody disputes that, and we may love you on the court, but many of us don't trust that you will be happy here for the full length of a contract extension.
Hey, you like to keep it real, and so do we.
Tell you what, try passing this kind of stuff with the press in New York and see what kind of "love" you get.
Hugs and kisses,
Otis29
Ron
First, I think that you have been, if not a model citizen, then certainly a decent person since you've been in Sacramento. The whole domestic dispute and dog things, I believe, were blown out of proportion, and we probably didn't get the whole story.
Second, I wish you and your family the best as you're going through this terrible time with your daughter. It must be so difficult to focus on anything but her at a time like this.
And third, any criticism I've leveled at you that you've read here has been based solely on your words and observed on-court behavior, and it's just my opinion. But I was at the Utah game and watched you single-handedly get the crowd riled up and into the game. I've listened to you and your agent talk about opting out, opting in, playing for money, playing for a chance to win. And while I admire your abilities and talent, my biggest concern is for the success of the Kings overall.
I'm a Kings fan. I have been for a long time, since your coach played for us. I've had favorite players and players I've really disliked, and I've been here through the really bad years as well as the really good ones.
The bottom line is that as long as I view you as being good for MY team, I like you. And if I feel like you're hurting the team, whether by your play or by your behavior, I'm going to say so. Not as a personal criticism, because I don't know you. But as a PLAYER.
Love and hate don't enter into it at all.
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 23, 2008 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
Ron Artest: NBA Player of the Month?
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 23, 2008 6:50 AM PST reply actions
Not sure about plaer of the month
by SavageBeast on Feb 23, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Ooooh
by 27freethrows on Feb 23, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah he had a magical impact
As well as
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 23, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Yet another argument for shipping Ron Ron
Jared Dudley
Is that all you got? If so, save it until something better dawns on you.
Face it, you're a hater. Ron didn't get moved like you wanted, and he may not opt out, and he may not be moved after the season, and they may sign him to a new deal.
Hint: It may just have something to do with the fact that he's the best all-around player on the team.
Keep bellyaching all you want, but it makes you sound really small.
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 23, 2008 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Mormons on bikes kept coming by to feed his dogs.
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 23, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
about Ron
by franfran on Feb 23, 2008 9:37 AM PST reply actions
You're right.
by jjham15 @ Sactown Royalty on Feb 23, 2008 11:01 AM PST reply actions
Another letter to Ron
Your pics are a million words of worth at least
An open letter to Ron Artest
I've said ALL KINDS of things about you on the Internet - things I would NEVER say to your face, and things I wouldn't have said if I actually thought you read this crap, so let's just get that out of the way now. I don't hate you - I don't even know you, but I'm going to tell you why I can't trust you and why I don't want you in Sacramento.
I'd also like to give you some advice: don't read this stuff. Fans are fickle - you almost single handedly beat a team like the Rockets and people love you. You cuss at your coach on the floor and people hate you. You and all of the other players should just stay away from sites like this.
Sometimes, you're really good on the floor, like in the last couple weeks. Teams can't deal with your low post game, your defense is almost always good, and when your jumper falls, you're a damned good player. Other times, it seems like every time you touch the ball it goes up. Other guys don't get a chance, the offense grinds to a halt and it isn't any fun to watch. Mostly, you're a hell of a player on the floor. You're not Lebron or Kobe, but you're damned good.
My problem is and always has been with your non-basketball behavior. From wanting to retire, to the starving dog problem, to the incident with your wife, to the antics in Utah, to cussing at the coach during a game. I can't root for someone who does this kind of stuff. I'm sure you feel bad about these things after you do them, but the point is not to do them in the first place. A lot of the time - like in Utah - it looks like you're going to go off and do crazy stuff at any moment.
Like everybody else here, I feel like the Kings are MY team, and I don't want someone messing it up. You're often really good on the floor, but I can't tolerate the other problems. I don't hate you, but also I can't trust you, and that's why I want you to play somewhere else.
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On a related note, I'm going to lay off calling Artest crazy names. I'll continue to comment on his behavior, harshly if necessary, but I don't want any part of making the guy feel like crap.
Maybe
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 23, 2008 1:51 PM PST reply actions
This is my RSVP
"Can I get you another beer, Mr. Artest?"
"I voted for you for the All-Star team every day, Mr. Artest."
"Hey, Ron--can I call you Ron? I've got this great investment newsletter. Maybe you've heard of it. No? Well, the website is... Ron? Hey Ron?
If you start making out with him in the corner, though, I'm gone. Nobody wants to see that.
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 23, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Tsk Tsk
Hmmm
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 24, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like
I don't think so
by coolcatreportdotcom on Feb 24, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
You think you're dumb section?
Nope
It might surprise you to know that sometimes people use sarcasm and hyperbole to make a point. And sometimes people just go for a laugh.
And what makes you think that KK is my son and not my daughter?
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 24, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
KK's your kid?
Not KK
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 25, 2008 7:22 AM PST up reply actions
Ah okay I was confused for a sec
Ron would do good ...
I resent that
& some of us.....
I
LOL... Section!
(But thanx for the compliment).
by Rhondda Nunes on Feb 24, 2008 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Me, too! Me, too!
by LeaguePassAddict on Feb 25, 2008 7:24 AM PST up reply actions

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