It's official, Ron Artest is a Rocket
The Rockets officially acquired the mercurial forward Thursday in a blockbuster deal with Sacramento, sending rookie Donté Greene, Bobby Jackson, a 2009 first round pick and cash considerations to the Kings in exchange for the 6-7, 248 pound Artest, along with 2008 draftees Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary.
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Whew!
Glad that’s over.
Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott
by Kfan in Korea on Aug 14, 2008 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Break out the champagne and fireworks
Been waiting for this day for more than two years. It’s a brand new era for the Kings. I can’t wait!
by Carl on Aug 14, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well said
Except I want Buttface Amber Ale instead.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
by pookeyguru on Aug 19, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still think you should hold out for this
one.
What can I say except that my oldest bro’ gets a case every year from me for his bday. He’s arrogant, he’s a bast*rd, and he’s usually right. Plus, he loves the brew.
When you’re right, you’re right. Sometimes that means overlooking a little…ahem…brashness.
And I love my bro to death, even when we disagree.
Although, I may have to consider changing his yearly bday case to the Buttface. ; )
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by KK on Aug 19, 2008 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome!
So glad I got that job right next to the arena, should be fun going to the games and seeing a team built from scratch.
by LiquidPolio on Aug 14, 2008 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day!
Buh bye Ron-Ron. Yes, I will applaud when you come to town…but I won’t miss you.
Kevin Pritchard has Chuck Norris tied up in the trunk of his car.
by otis29 on Aug 14, 2008 3:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
P.S.
Just in case Ron-Ron stops in here on his way out of town:
http://www.circuitcity.com/cccareers/depts_field/service.html
Zip code 77053 should get ’er done.
Kevin Pritchard has Chuck Norris tied up in the trunk of his car.
by otis29 on Aug 14, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
for truth.
Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott
by Kfan in Korea on Aug 14, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else have an economy-sized jug of Pepto-Bismal they no longer need?
by Ziller on Aug 14, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No
just downed my last 2 bottles over the last couple of hours waiting for the official notice.
Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott
by Kfan in Korea on Aug 14, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we should send them some dog food too.
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kenny Thomas? (woof!)
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
But I have a giant box of tissues I can send to Coolcat.
Let's go home.-Kevin Martin
by LeaguePassAddict on Aug 14, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will take your tissues and then send 5 boxes of tissues out to close personal friends.
Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.
by jjham15 on Aug 14, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no you didn't!
And three snaps in Z formation.
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
by 27freethrows on Aug 14, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wicked.
And awesome.
Let's go home.-Kevin Martin
by LeaguePassAddict on Aug 15, 2008 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Tears
It’s always tough when you deal someone who is clearly one of your two best players and get young players back. You are conceding the present, but pointing to the future. Let’s hope it all works out for the best.
by coolcatreportdotcom on Aug 15, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hooray!
I’m doing the dance of joy, while throwing vitual confetti!
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nooo! Not Patrick Ewing Jr!
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ewing had to go
he would take away minutes from our new stud Greene
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he was joking
eternal skeptical optimist
by lietothegirls on Aug 14, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope
BearKing was joking too.
Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott
by Kfan in Korea on Aug 14, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm relieved
and also glad that there’s some room to find out what bobbyB has to show.
I hope he gets some minutes
eternal skeptical optimist
by lietothegirls on Aug 14, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hoped we would have kept singletary actually
and stashed him up in Reno. But since we signed bobby brown, that was looking more like wishful thinking. Can’t have too many point guards I say. I’ve never been this happy to return to the lottery.
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed I was
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too! Look at my face, can't u see I'm joking!
hahaha! Sorry gents, I’m just giddy. Been waiting for this day for so long!
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could care less
About how Bobby plays this season or if he get waived to clear space. I don’t know.
This deal was probably 80% to get Donte Greene. His summer league play (if that merits any amount of consideration about one’s potential)
19% of this was to acquire another asset.
and 1% of this was probably to get his expiring contract. That expiring contract could have been anyone that had an expiring contract. It’s gravy that Jackson was a fan favorite in Sacramento.
I kind of wished the Kings could have also grabbed Aaron Brooks because the Kings were so high on him in last years’ draft instead that 1st rounder.
BOOK IT!
by kingme18 on Aug 14, 2008 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me simplify the math
This trade was 100% to get rid of Ron Artest. This deal was just slightly better than the cheese sandwich offer from the Trailblazers
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait... They offered a cheese sandwich for artest? Why the hell didn't we go for it?
uh, I think the pepto bismol had gone to head.
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair...
it was only half a sandwich left over from the draft when Pritchard set it down to screw us out of Jerryd Bayless
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still, one hell of a deal.
I hope bjax teaches douby how to be a badass , just like him and chuck Norris .
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha
Why does the name Chuck Norris have to be so freaking hilarious?
by eduardo_m7 on Aug 14, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
trying to explain why chuck Norris is funny is like trying to explain why he's such a badass.
it cannot be done my friend.
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the new uniforms should have chuck Norris's face in the front with a crown on his head.
as our logo. Teams would fears us and the league would just give us the championship because of all teams not wanting to play us cause we would so bad ass with our new duds. Ok… No more cocaine for me.
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once again,
The conservative, sandwich-heavy portfolio pays off for the hungry investor!
by The Ghost of Dick Bavetta on Aug 14, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
At Bill's obviously.
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Salmon's house
August 14, 2008 is officially “John Salmons is the Happiest Guy in the World” day.
by Carl on Aug 14, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better answer
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope salmons has a breakout year
he’s my fantasy sleeper this year
by BearKing on Aug 14, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH, YOU'RE KILLING ME
This is the stupidest joke ever, but I can’t pass it up.
he’s my fantasy sleeper this year
Everyone say it together now…
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
by Carl on Aug 14, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean like he was for me last year?
Here’s me telling Salmons to make more free throws or I’m cutting him last year.
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevermind, I was unaware that photo buton was useless.
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by Muff209 on Aug 14, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Aug 14, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
you should got easy on the Mexican food.
Kevin Martin, line 1 holding for you. Your destiny is calling. - Section214
by vfettke on Aug 14, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or
The organic cookies.
Let's go home.-Kevin Martin
by LeaguePassAddict on Aug 15, 2008 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The doctor says that
the weight lost was mostly pure muscle and cancerous tumors.
by Ball in Cup on Aug 14, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They say nothing has ever escaped a black hole
but today the kings did!!
I might also add that Jessica Alba is a championship piece, if he thinks Ron is too, more power to him. ;p -Kfan in Korea
by kangsfan on Aug 14, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
An Artest Return
I think Artest makes a great third option guy and if he came back to Sac after he’d won a championship and after a couple of our younger guys established themselves as marquee players, we’d see a much more subdued less ball hogging Artest. I think Artest convinced himself, with the inspiration of our loquacious coach, that he needed to carry more weight on the team than he really needed to. I bet he florishes in Houston specifically because he will be the third option, maybe even the fourth. I bet Artest would make a great 6th man for Houston. For 25 minutes a game Adelman could let Artest just wreck havok on their oppponents’ second string players. I wish him he best.
by BrooklynFan on Aug 15, 2008 6:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just curious...
First and second men are obviously Tracy and Yao, but who is third in fron of Artest? Remember, he is a “Kobe level” talent. I sure dont see him playing second fiddle to anyone else on that team.
As for him being sixth man, good luck with that. Him coming off the bench for 25 minutes only promises 25 minutes of “me-first” attitude and shot selection.
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by 27freethrows on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By his own admission
-In a recent interview Ron said:
-He’s willing to do anything to help the Rockets win
-This includes coming off the bench
-This is Tracy and Yao’s team and he’ll do anything those guys ask of him
-He respects Adelman greatly and will do whatever Rick asks of him
In my opinion:
-Ron is susceptible, more than most, to his environment.
-Two very immature Kings coaches asked Ron to carry greater burdens than he was emotionally capable of
-The Rockets have a solid starting five that work well together
-Their bench sucks
-Rick Adelman needs shutdown defense and more points off the bench
-Ron is smart enough to see that he will flourish more as a sixth man on that team than as a starter
-Rick Adelman is smart enough to convince Ron that he will flourish as a sixth man if Ron ends up not being smart enough to figure it out on his own
by BrooklynFan on Aug 16, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adelman can use Battier as his shut down guy off the bench.
I don’t see any way that Artest isn’t the starting 3 when the season opens. Battier is a nice role player, especially on the defensive end, but he is no where near as talented as Artest. Adelman has always liked a tight 8-9 man bench and with T-Mac/Yao injury issues both Battier and Artest are going to start a lot of games. I just don’t see Adelman try to strengthen his bench by bring a 38 minute a game guy off of it instead of starting him, that’s more of a Don Nelson move.
Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.
by jjham15 on Aug 16, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manu in San Antonio
That’s how they might use Ron. Whether he starts or not is almost irrelevant. He’ll most likely be on the floor at the end of the game. And in many instances, it could be Yao/Scola/Artest/Battier/McGrady at the end. Battier can hit the three like a two guard, and T-Mac can run the offense, so why not?
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Aug 16, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a pretty scary lineup
Ron and Battier guarding the guys in the perimeter and knowing Yao will be helping at the basket.
by eduardo_m7 on Aug 16, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a huge lineup
Absolutely ginormous. And limber, quick. I would not want to play against those five if I’m shorter than 6’9".
Donte? Donte'! Donté?!?!
'spect da 'xtra E'
by iashwash on Aug 20, 2008 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two immature coaches
really had no choice than to ask Ron to pick up his game. When Brad Miller, Beno Udrih, John Salmons and Francisco Garcia are competing to be your third option, do you really want to have to count on those guys to be your SECOND option? I guess we will find out this season.
by coolcatreportdotcom on Aug 16, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
denver fan here
sac-town has created a terrifying monster in the west by giving artest to t-mac. you’ll be sorry…
by joshhopp on Aug 16, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why would we be sorry?
We were not a playoff team with him. Houston’s success is not really our concern, as we are in the “other” NBA right now.
I think that most of the folks here wish Artest well. Personally, I would love to see an Adelman/Artest vs. Scott/Peja Western Conference Final.
If anyone should be sorry, perhaps it’s the team that could have had Artest several months ago, but they were unwilling to part with Linas Kleiza. Just sayin’…
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by section214 on Aug 16, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
The only way we'd be sorry
Is if we kept Artest. “Created a terrifying monster” can be interpreted in a number of different ways. If Houston manages to beat the Lakers, you’ll hear nothing but shouts of joy coming from Sacramento.
by Carl on Aug 17, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough
but i didnt want artest to be a nugget, not then and not now. particularly not for LK, that kid is coming up in a big way. I guess I was hoping he would stay on a team where he can’t do much damage. but yeah I can see how kings fans will be happy with the trade. im just shi* scared of houston right now
by joshhopp on Aug 17, 2008 2:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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