...Artest sucks. I thought for a minute we were going to see the psychotic Artest that we all know is so close, but buried just beneath the surface. Well, now that I think about it, with all the trash talking between Artest and Bryant tonight, we did see the psychotic Artest. There's no way he's good enough to talk that amount of trash to one of the best in the game. He needs to shut it and quit embarrassing himself and the team.
It's almost like he becomes frustrated that he doesn't have anymore injured teammates to laugh at. I seriously don't understand this guy. This game proves he cannot be a clutch performer. This experiment needs to end. He can stay on the team, I'm not calling for a trade or release, but we need to find a real clutch performer. Our center isn't it. Ron isn't it. We're running out of options. The Rockets are perhaps the best team in the league whose 2nd team is a more cohesive unit than their starters. How about a huge flip-flop? Demote the starting lineup to reserve status and bench our starters for a few games.
Agreed. The Rockets are really lacking that Dominant Wing piece ala Kobe, McGrady (yes him), Wade etc. Tonight was a glimpse of what the playoffs would be like when the going most certainly would get tough in the 4th. You have 5 guys out on the court playing hard but they simply cannot make anything happen. That is why McGrady is so special. We need someone like that (healthy) to take the game to another level.
