Kings fans just don’t appreciate talent and we are not committed to winning. Let’s give it up for losing!!!

I’m not in denial. My wife and I both loved having him on the team. In another situation…. Good for him, I hope it works out.

Good to see that he’s having some success. Unfortunately he wouldn’t have ever had it here.

I’m shocked, shocked I tell ya that this is what brought you back to StR!

Great, Artest and Adelman got out of the first round of the playoffs. Will there be a parade in Houston???

… the Kings could have been in the second round with Ron, too.

I assume your next post will focus on the local economy is worse for the wear because fans couldn’t appreciate Artest when he was here, yes?

I do miss this:

No one talks to Kobe the way Artest does. No one dares.

Via Wojnarowski

When he is winning, he is happy and loveable. He still has some wiered crap going on in his head as some of his latest videos clearly show. But he is a lot of fun. It’s when he’s losing (e.g. not getting his way) that Bad Ron (who haven’t said that in a while) comes out, and starts throwing tantrums.

If the Kings could have been a winning team, coached by someone who could semi-control him, and would let Ron be the man here, he would have been happy here too. Since none of that was going to happen, one of my few joys with the team this year was that Bad Ron and Good Ron was gone. But then, I’m just one of those just can’t appreciate Bill Kobe II Artest.

we decided that coolcat IS Artest. He just came back to rub it in.

I’m not mad that artest is gone he wouldn’t of made a difference here in sacramento, but why did we ever fire that guy rick adelman? I mean great coach the way he STILL WON with a team that was injury plagued.

And I’m glad that he is there and not here. A franchise on the rebuild is no place for Ron Artest.

It is possible to root for Ron Artest and not miss him. At least it is possible for me.

The Rockets are going to have their hands full with the Lakers. The expectations are so low, they should play pretty loose.

You’re an Artest fan, which is ok. I can respect that.

You just need to own up to the fact that your being an Artest fan has trumped being a Kings fan. Which, again, is ok, and I can respect it.

But stop masquerading as a dyed-in-the-wool, purple-bleeding Kings fan. Cuz you’re not.

But no, I serve on two boards, and I’m dealing with a few personality issues on each one, which has made me feel a little snarky toward people who aren’t up-front about their motives.

If Dwight Howard got suspended for a game, Fisher should definitely miss the next game. Howard’s foul was a frustration foul after he got hacked and held; Fisher’s was a clearly premediated cheap shot to the head.

This is a must win for the Lakers, and if the Rockets find a way to win tonight, it’s trouble in Fantasyland.

It’s not a good formula for Yao to score less than 10 points and Artest to score more than 20 through 3.

It would have been interesting to get a few more camera angles on that Kobe elbow. He definitely went headhunting and will probably get away with it. And that hand slap exchange with Fisher heading into the lockerroom kind of creates the idea that that one was premediated as well. Mission accomplished.

I’m not sure if Adelman has any more henchmen down at the end of the bench that we haven’t seen, but this might be one of those series where you need the full 12-man roster.

My memory is escaping me. What happened when Artest was suspended for a game in the classic Spurs series? I can’t remember the specifics.

cheap shot + his head under Scola’s chin, very dangerous, at least as bad as an elbow or a fist.