Although I won't attempt to hound you over it, and I think you've already reneged on it (I could be wrong, but it's hard to tell with the nested comments).

There's really no need to denigrate every other Kings player that you feel threatens/diminishes Ron Artest's value.

Ron is a great player.  He is also an erratic person, both on and off the court.  There is no denying his ABILITY and skill.  He is also a very risky bet for a team's future.

Did he get a bum rap on the dog (bone infection and he was out of town at the time)?  Yes.

The domestic violence charge? In my opinion only, yes, he probably got a bum rap.  He's been on both ends of this accusation in the past.  Somebody had to go to jail and he had a three year old in the house.  He chose to leave the mother in the home.  That's just my opinion (please don't respond to this part of my post), but I really think they were probably both at fault.  The most appalling thing to me is that either parent would act like this in front of their small child.  

I can't speak to the truth of either of these charges and they don't influence my opinion of him.

He is a great player when he plays as part of the team.  The question is, how long will he play as part of a team when they're not winning or he's not the first option on offense? Or the highest paid player on the team?

He is also a huge drama queen.  We all know people like this, both in real life and on the internet.  They live only for the drama and the turmoil and the attention. They're fun, exciting, annoying, and ultimately draining.

I'm tired of being drained by this team.