Ron Artest played power forward in college and has played small forward in the NBA. I would think his size is good for the wing positions, but he has generally excelled at the three. Shane Battier also plays the three, but rarely has played the 2 and struggles against strong fours. So I am wondering, once Mac rests (at the start of the 2nd and 4th quarter), will we plug Ron at the 2 with Shane at the 3 or go smaller with Luther Head at the 2 and Battier at the three. I am going under the assumption that Ron is our starting small forward.
I'm going to be one of the best. Nobody's stronger than me. Nobody can really stop me at my position. I can play point guard through (power forward) effectively. And I can shoot the ball and play defense. I have one of the most complete games in the league. -- Ron Artest, the man, the legend.
Well on Mythbusters the bulls actually tried very hard to avoid all the china and glass, so maybe Ron Artest will be more easy to handle next season?
Ron started out as a guard in chicago. but once he was traded to the pacers, he bulked up and became a three/Four man. he certianly has the shooting ability and the skills to play the guard spot for short spurts. he shot a solid thirty eight % from the land of the plenty. so he's got the range to be a two guard.
Ron Ron can play 1/2/3/4. When Artest was with the Kings. Adelman sometimes let him bring up the ball and initiate the offense.
Adleman is a flexible coach.He will run different lineups to create mismatches. There will be times when the players might have some difficulties in adapting to them,but I expect things to go relatively smoothly. All of our core is intact and Ron has played under him as well. Barry is an experienced player who shouldn't have much problems adapting to him either.
Artest can play both forward positions and has the 3 PT shooting and speed (even though he is not that fast) to play the shooting guard position. He is very versatile.
Heh, I don't have a problem with his attitude so long as he doesn't go into me-mode on the court too much... I mean, I don't want to see Artest trying to run the point.
I think he can play it some, though defensively he may not be best suited for chasing smaller guards around picks. Battier, despite his athletic limitations, busts his tail to do that stuff, while Artest the last couple years has shown less interest in doing that.
I'm digressing a little here,do you feel Ron will have trouble defending tall 3/4's like Odom,Kirilenko? Do you feel that he will be able to do a good job defensively against Pierce?
All of this discussion makes me more and more excited about the upcoming season. The Rockets are gonna slay everybody.
What would help Artest in this case is that his strength will prevent someone like Odom from driving to the hoop. When you make a 6 ft 10 guy a jump shooter, you're doing your job. Remember in 2005 when T-Mac shut down Dirk in our playoff series? Lots of times those versatile forwards are accustomed to being defender on the perimeter by someone with half of their athleticism. In this case, Artest is going to be every bit as strong and athletic as the man he's guarding.
Also, is Artest quick enough to handle Deron Williams? If so Utah have no shot against us next year...
So our starting lineup for the second and fourth quarter would be PG: Brent Barry SG: Ron Artest SF: Shane Battier PF: Carl Landry C: Yao Ming
