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Originally Posted by Vinsanity
Let me get this straight, I love it. When Artest was on the Rockets, he was one of our best players, better than Tmac, one of the best defenders in the league, a tru warrior, tough, and "he got us into the second round". And it was "cool" when he laughed at Tmac (his teammate!) for getting hung on the rim due to a severly injured knee issue.
Now that he's on the Lakers, he's going to be a cancer, his shooting percentage is horrendous, he jacks up too many shots, his defense is declining, he's getting old, he's a thug, and he'll ruin their chemistry.
LOL This bbs is hilarous.h
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Lets clear some things first. First of all, people were saying Ron was better than Tracy becasue everyone was pissed and still are at him. Ron is not better than Tracy. Secondly, Ron did not get us to the 2nd round, it was the hard work of every single player. If anything, Ron hurt the Rockets more than helped. He often did not play the Rockets offence and forced several shots and tried to win a game by himself which turned into a loss. Defense, yes, maybe against some players but Battier ended guarding Roy and Kobe most of the time becasue they were both tearing Ron to pieces. The Rockets could have easily offered Ron more years but something had to have happened for both Rick and Morey not to have extended such offer and instead go for Ariza. In Ariza we have a more cool headed, controlled and team player who is not going to try to win or lose a game by himself. That is why Rick and Morey decided to go for Ariza than Ron besides age.
The reason why people are saying Ron is not a good fit with the Lakers is because they have too many people who demand the ball: Kobe, Gasol, Odem and now Ron. There is going to be some conflicts there as to who will be taking the shots and when. Just look at teams who have had too many stars:
The Lakers when then Had Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Kobe and Saq' did not win a Championship.
Houston when they Had Charles, Hakeem, Drexler, Pippen did not win either.
People need to wait until the first game of the year and the final roster is set to begin running their mouths.