I think this has been the third game where Artest jacked up a crazy shot in the dying seconds when the game was on the line.
the craziest part of the maxwell vid to me was his celebration jump, how he landed on one foot and didn't bust his ass is beyond me
I am glad Artest gave the refs some heart to heart after the game. In the 4th quarter, they called 1 team foul on the Bulls and 7 team fouls on the Rockets and the Bulls were playing hack a Yao defense or what some people call "fronting". There were about 4000 angry Chinese fans at the stadium that were ready to jump those three mofos.
Awesome!! Max always played with an extra chip on his shoulder against the team that sold him for 50 grand. Thanks Tinman
since when a player gets a free pass to do whatever he pleases? "let ron be ron" what the hell is that all about? i don't hear anyone saying "let tmac be tracy". imagine what that would be like? i think we know. it just makes no sense. you want a player to play in a certain way that will benefit the team. are we suppose to put up with selfish basketball and all those crazy things he did even if it hurts the team? i don't see why people can't complain about this. ron is great when he plays defense and gets after it. play within the flow of the offense and everyone will welcome that. but that stuff from the bulls game is not what we called desirable. he took so many bad shots and did his tmac impersonation so well it was disgusting.
We got Ron to be another scoring option, so when Yao is fronted and double teamed, I expect Ron to try to score. Ron shares the ball just as good as anyone on the team, but against the Bulls, somebody needed to make a play, and the man tried to make a play. Brooks tried and turned it over, so Ron decided to take the game into his on hands cause they took our first option Yao out of the game. The reason we got Ron was cause this team was soft, and needed someone physical like him on this team, now people want him to be a different player. Ask Scola who he rather have, and I bet he says Ron, they play well together and Artest is always dishing to him. When artest plays aggresive D, it seems to rub off on the team, that is whats called a leader, and believe it or not Ron is a leader. He knows this is Yao's team, but he is just more vocal. Come playoff time, yall we'll see why we got Artest. I feel better with an Artest/Yao Combo in playoffs better then T-mac/Yao combo. Hopefully Rockets don't lose again, so people stop wanting to trade everybody on team after we lose a game.
All I know is that during the final minutes of the Bulls game I was missing someone like Tmac. Not necissarily Tmac, but someone like him to take control. This Rockets team melted down when they were under pressure & Ron Artest was the leader of the epic meltdown.
Don't worry, it's going to take along time to for Ron to match Tmac in epic meltdowns. What really needed to happen was a better inbounds pass. i'm sure that wasn't the play called.
"I love Ron Ron. I'm not really bothered by his style of play. I knew this is the way he played and he wouldn't change it." the loss to chicago remind me one game king@rocket, last season? Ron dropped 39 on us, but rocket won. it is well known that yao's high score make team win. what about ron? any statistics?
The loss to Chicago was entirely a team loss and not Ron's fault. Every great team has a star they can go to at the end of the game and since the Rockets failed to be able to get it to Yao Ron took over. Ron is no superstar but he is a great player. Hopefully this loss is a learning experience for the entire team, especially our new Generals Brooks and Lowry. They need to learn how to control the tempo and prevent us from losing 17 point leads in the 4th quarter.
Ron Arest has the defense but I don't think he's quick enough for a last second shot, especially if there was a bad inbound pass. Where's aaron brooks or wafer or battier? I think Wafer has a quick release, I think the ball should have gone to him.
Co-sign!...The rockets would have just been blown out by 20 and tmac would be smiling and laughing...after he had a bad game also..I guess a 20 million dollar contract would make a person smile in any situation
It was a bad pass, because he was trying to give it to Yao at the last second when he couldnt find anybody, but yao didnt even look for the ball and did a damn spin move 4ft from the 3pt line and didnt see the entry pass. Arest picked up the ball and everyone just watched until he shot it. Standing around
I tend to look past Artest's flexes and stuff like that. I look at his play. He gambles a bit, but it seems like he's able to recover faster than earlier this season when he was hurting more. I like what Artest brings to the floor, but I have one blaring concern. Well two, but they are both closely related. Shot selection and decision-making. Decision-making I think is the lesser of the two evils. It seems if the play is there, he'll make the play. The problem is when the play is not there and what happens. His handles aren't great. His general agility is not great, ie. he can't break down his defender and score on him without 1.) the defender letting him go or 2.) a crap load of contact to get a shot off. This all accumulates and translates to a bad shot most of the time. Artest's shots are usually of very high difficulty except for his open 3s. Energy, effort, hussle, and passion can cover up for a lot. It can't, however, make Ron shoot better shots. That is my single worst concern for him. I would say post him up more when you are calling his number as many have started to plea around here.
ya I couldnt agree more... Ron along with Scola definately had the hot hands going into the 4th... cant blame Ron for trying to take over the game... or even missing the shots... when your 6 of 9 going into the 4th but I would have like to have seen a few more drives to the basket... somthing I saw him do, when the Timberwolves were trying to make a come back....in todays game... in the end each game situation is different... and hindsight is 20-20
Ron and this whole team has fallen in love with the 3 pt shot to the point it is our only option at the end of the game......because Yao is fronted and the other guys won't go to the rack. Besides D i think there are better shooters and scorers than Ron and therefore I hope we don't let him bank on us....other options please.
