Oh yea, forgot about Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming... Seriously, when Artest has his head on straight, as is the case right now, I think he is a top 10 player. If you disagree, name 10 more complete players. Consider all factors: offense, defense, competitiveness, versatility, intangibles, etc...
How about the ganitors dum dum dum... cus that's what they'll be doing in the 4th qt when the starter build a big lead.
The only 2 way player in my mind better then a sane focused Artest is Kobe. Kg is a very close second.
I didn't really think you forgot about T-Mac and Yao when you said that Ron Artest is the team's best player now, but rather, said that because those other two are not 100 percent healthy now.
But why not Artest comes off the bench and get the majority of minutes at sf. If he starts with T-Mac and Yao he needs to share touches with them , if he comes off the bench he gets more toches when they are out and he will still finish halves and games with them on the floor. But either way I don't mind.