5 Ways of Judging Ron Artest

by coolcatreportdotcom on Dec 14, 2007 1:20 PM PST

Interesting article on Ron Artest by Ian Thomsen at SI.com.

The conclusion: a lot of talent, but hard to handle and maybe too big of an ego for this team.

Thomsen alludes to some of the clashes between Artest and Theus, and the recent blowup between Artest and Udrih over Ron's failure to run a play.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/12/14/artest.countdown/

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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Nice Article

Thanks for linking it. I found it to be pretty spot on.

by Kfan in Korea on Dec 15, 2007 6:17 AM PST reply actions

He took only seven shots, including wanting to pass up an open three that was so open he finally HAD to shoot it (and missed). He played like his usual possessed madman on defense, totally shutting down AI, and passed the ball instead of dominating it. That's a big reason the 45s had 49 points.

A winning formula? If Ron truly wants to be a champion like he says in the article, maybe he will come to terms with a lesser offensive role that is appropriate for his talents.

by coolcatreportdotcom on Dec 15, 2007 8:00 AM PST reply actions