Does Houston have a problem? Artest responds to Yao comments

Great point.

BTW, I think Will made a great point that we needed to sooth Artest like a girlfriend. Yeah, but who wants a girlfriend who can't take a little honest comments?

 

Depends on how hot she is...

 

Damn right, Yao knows that this is his team. The Rockets had ridiculous chemistry and balance last year and pretty much laid it out there for Artest. They're not going to tolerate any of his nonsense.

Yao's come a long way from his days of being shy, politely answering questions, shooting layups instead of dunks, and refusing to argue bad calls.

 

It's drama queen posts like this which bring chaos to this board. Why would you want to make this issue out like a clash between the Rockets players as much as you could?

 

Yao's not trying to stir up any confrontation between himself, the organization or Ron Artest. Stop the idiots calling in on 790 or 610 thinking that Yao's trying to nix the deal. Yao's only being logical; Artest has a track record and he needs to be reminded of it so that he'll know where the line is in Houston.

 

If its tmac who said those comments made by Yao, then i'd be more worried because in the end Yao will still be a GENTLE giant with the Chinese root. If artest wants the ball more, I'm sure Yao would be willing to give it to him althought it might not be the interest of the team winning. We know tracy can defer to Yao but it is even more obvious that Yao doesn't even care about the status of whose team rockets is or where he ranks in the NBA, only fans care.

 

Fixed.

tinman dictates who is a true fan or not. You are either with him or against him.

 

No matter how hot she is, I am sure you'll dump her eventually if she insists on demanding "commitment" from you.

 

I understand concerns about teams chemistry but the Rockets really need and want Ron. He will be a good player in this system especially after playing for Rick in Sac-Town.

 

Fran Blinebury's questions to Yao:

Fran: "Yao, are you not at least a little bit concerned about Ron's personality? Do you remember he punched a fan in a game?"
Yao: "There's worry. Obviously, yes. We will think about it, of course. Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands."

 

I wouldn't put it past Blinebury. That's a popular way to get quotes so to later arrange them to the theme of their articles.

 

this deserves a thread!!!!! plz someone that has member status do it NOW!!!
So that the tinmans of the world will cease to exist

 

You nailed it. Total trap question. Blinebury sucks.

 

People need to STOP FREAKING OUT:

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July 30, 2008
A late night buffet

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In true Ron-Ron (or is that Bill-Bill?) fashion, he didn't take long to change his stance in the latest mini-drama.
After our conversation this afternoon in which he was clearly not thrilled with the comments made by Yao Ming, he went on with KHTK's Carmichael Dave this evening and reported that the issue has been resolved.

Among the relevant revelations...

* Artest said Yao called to clear up the matter and proclaimed himself "a Yao Ming soldier babyyyyyy!."

* He admitted that Yao's comments regarding the brawl "hit me in the soft spot when I read that."
* He said he's even considering a trip to China support Yao with Team China, then quickly made it clear that he is rooting for Team USA for the gold.

* Asked if there was anything he would change about his time in Sacramento, Artest said he would have found a way to convince the Kings to re-sign Rick Adelman.
"I wish I would have know that Rick was leaving, because I would've intercepted that phone call with a missile from Korea," he said with a laugh. "I'd be like, 'Hold on, let's work it out.'"

POINTS TO PONDER

* Assuming Artest's comments on Wednesday don't undo the deal, let's move ahead to Rockets locker room speculation.

No one expects Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming to be the ones willing to stand up to Artest, but don't be surprised if Rafer Alston occasionally plays that role. Not only do Ron and Rafer go all the way back to their shared New York upbringing, but Alston was possibly the most outspoken critic among his colleagues after the 2004 brawl.

For an interesting look back, read this piece here.

* While talking to Artest today, he retold the story about how he found out he was traded while making an appearance on the "Scott Ferrall Show" on Sirius XM radio.

Here's the transcript from the show on Tuesday night, as provided by the XM folks...

Ferrall: "Yo, Ronnie, it's Ferrall."
Artest: "What's going on, man? How's everything?"

Ferrall: "What's up, Money? Now listen, can you believe that you got traded tonight while you were filling it up for 42 points at that thing in the city tonight? When did you find out that you got dealt, afterwards when you picked up your cell phone?"

Artest: "What are you talking about, what are you talking about right now? I got traded?"

Ferrall: "You got traded tonight to the Houston Rockets, brother, for Bobby Jackson. You're going to be playing with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady."

Artest: "I didn't know that."

Ferrall: "I swear to god."

Artest: "I just came from the game and went to get something to eat. I turned my phone off and I told my boy I was going to call [into the show] because it was your birthday. I didn't know that. I got to call [my agent] and find out. I've got to find out."

Ferrall then read a portion of the Houston Chronicle report on the trade to Artest.

Ferrall: "What do you think, man? How do you feel about that? I hope I didn't bum you out."

Artest: "Nah, man, everything is good. I am going to call my agent in a little bit. But man, it's your birthday, man."


* I honestly wonder if Houston leaked the story about this trade on purpose. My conspiracy theory goes as such: get the news of the trade out there, then have ample time to gauge the response of the fanbase/media etc. and leave yourself an out if you decide it could be a disaster.
If it wasn't Ron Artest, I'd call myself crazy. But the fear factor around the league most certainly remains high when it comes to Ron-Ron, and I could honestly see such drastic measures being taken to guard against a potential PR crisis or maybe even some sort of mutiny from within.

* I'm not typically in the business of uni-news, but the folks at Sactownroyalty are all over it. A pic of the new road uniform was leaked to the blogosphere. Check it out here.

* On second thought, I forgot that McGrady has shown an ability to stand up for himself. Take, for example, this scuffle with the one and only Bobby Jackson from a few years ago.

* Speaking of Jackson, a story on the former Kings point guard who could certainly still be headed this way was put on hold because of the Artest situation.
I had a fascinating chat with Bobby this morning and will likely run that story on Friday. - Sam Amick

Categories: Sam Amick

Tags: Ron Artest, Yao Ming


Put all that media b*ll***** aside...the Rockets will be fine.

 

Im waiting for this thread....titled fran is b****

 

please ... these two needed to have this conversation...

we need a artest coming to the Rox on the same page as Yao and Tmac...

only problem I see is they should have spoken... and spoken about this issue before... they spoke with the media...

 

Yao is going to F things up.

Yao keep your mouth shut and play ball.

Yao needs to do what he does best, keep quiet and dominate on the court.
If he plays like he was playing before the injury and doesnt cry about team chemistry, then the Rox will win it all

 

IT IS A NON-ISSUE NOW




July 30, 2008
A late night buffet

Posted by Sam Amick
11:39 PM | Comments (8) | TrackBacks (0) |
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In true Ron-Ron (or is that Bill-Bill?) fashion, he didn't take long to change his stance in the latest mini-drama.
After our conversation this afternoon in which he was clearly not thrilled with the comments made by Yao Ming, he went on with KHTK's Carmichael Dave this evening and reported that the issue has been resolved.

Among the relevant revelations...

* Artest said Yao called to clear up the matter and proclaimed himself "a Yao Ming soldier babyyyyyy!."

* He admitted that Yao's comments regarding the brawl "hit me in the soft spot when I read that."

* He said he's even considering a trip to China support Yao with Team China, then quickly made it clear that he is rooting for Team USA for the gold. * Asked if there was anything he would change about his time in Sacramento, Artest said he would have found a way to convince the Kings to re-sign Rick Adelman.
"I wish I would have know that Rick was leaving, because I would've intercepted that phone call with a missile from Korea," he said with a laugh. "I'd be like, 'Hold on, let's work it out.'"

POINTS TO PONDER

* Assuming Artest's comments on Wednesday don't undo the deal, let's move ahead to Rockets locker room speculation.

No one expects Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming to be the ones willing to stand up to Artest, but don't be surprised if Rafer Alston occasionally plays that role. Not only do Ron and Rafer go all the way back to their shared New York upbringing, but Alston was possibly the most outspoken critic among his colleagues after the 2004 brawl.

For an interesting look back, read this piece here.

* While talking to Artest today, he retold the story about how he found out he was traded while making an appearance on the "Scott Ferrall Show" on Sirius XM radio.

Here's the transcript from the show on Tuesday night, as provided by the XM folks...

Ferrall: "Yo, Ronnie, it's Ferrall."
Artest: "What's going on, man? How's everything?"

Ferrall: "What's up, Money? Now listen, can you believe that you got traded tonight while you were filling it up for 42 points at that thing in the city tonight? When did you find out that you got dealt, afterwards when you picked up your cell phone?"

Artest: "What are you talking about, what are you talking about right now? I got traded?"

Ferrall: "You got traded tonight to the Houston Rockets, brother, for Bobby Jackson. You're going to be playing with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady."

Artest: "I didn't know that."

Ferrall: "I swear to god."

Artest: "I just came from the game and went to get something to eat. I turned my phone off and I told my boy I was going to call [into the show] because it was your birthday. I didn't know that. I got to call [my agent] and find out. I've got to find out."

Ferrall then read a portion of the Houston Chronicle report on the trade to Artest.

Ferrall: "What do you think, man? How do you feel about that? I hope I didn't bum you out."

Artest: "Nah, man, everything is good. I am going to call my agent in a little bit. But man, it's your birthday, man."


* I honestly wonder if Houston leaked the story about this trade on purpose. My conspiracy theory goes as such: get the news of the trade out there, then have ample time to gauge the response of the fanbase/media etc. and leave yourself an out if you decide it could be a disaster.
If it wasn't Ron Artest, I'd call myself crazy. But the fear factor around the league most certainly remains high when it comes to Ron-Ron, and I could honestly see such drastic measures being taken to guard against a potential PR crisis or maybe even some sort of mutiny from within.

* I'm not typically in the business of uni-news, but the folks at Sactownroyalty are all over it. A pic of the new road uniform was leaked to the blogosphere. Check it out here.

* On second thought, I forgot that McGrady has shown an ability to stand up for himself. Take, for example, this scuffle with the one and only Bobby Jackson from a few years ago.

* Speaking of Jackson, a story on the former Kings point guard who could certainly still be headed this way was put on hold because of the Artest situation.
I had a fascinating chat with Bobby this morning and will likely run that story on Friday. - Sam Amick

Categories: Sam Amick

Tags: Ron Artest, Yao Ming

 

Maybe the drama queens have to start looking for another lame excuse to whine and b**** about now.

 

"I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto"

Wow, there's something to be proud of. How embarrassing.