Ron Artest wants to be traded?

[purekane]

wha happened?

[purekane]

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/02/ron-artests-agent-refutes-espn-report-that-he-wants-to-be-traded.html

Agent backpedals ..

[conair2187]

I've nonetheless been assured this week that Artest -- though he hasn't outright demanded a trade and is likely to publicly deny it -- is serious about wanting to be dealt somewhere "he can have fun again" less than a year removed from the pivotal role he played in that ring-clinching Game 7 with Boston that the Lakers so nearly squandered.

http://espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&page=Artest-110202

[conair2187]

Artest's two main beefs?

1. He's weary of being scapegoated for the team's struggles and feels that he's destined to always absorb the bulk of the blame no matter what happens because Jackson and Bryant are so dependent on the more glamorous contributions of Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom and will never publicly go after regal Laker lifer Derek Fisher.

2. As we heard at various points during his stops in Indiana, Sacramento and Houston, Artest is eventually going to squawk if he's being marginalized in the offense, which inevitably disengages him from his defensive responsibilities. (Relegated "to the corner shot" is the way Daniel Artest described it -- except that he said "regulated" and surely meant "relegated.")

It was stressed to me that Artest has actually coexisted better with Jackson since it emerged in December that Artest asked his coach to stop criticizing him so publicly and keep displeasure in-house. Despite Artest's increasingly regular stints on the bench in crunch time, I get the distinct vibe that settling for offensive scraps in the shadow of Kobe and Pau while absorbing the hottest heat on afternoons like Sunday when Paul Pierce erupts for 32 points has soured Artest far more than Jackson's frequently sharp tongue.

[BJPENNSTATE]

shoulda never traded for ariza....



young blood > former old ass defensive player of the year who jacks up 3s.


i know, i know he basically won game 7 for us, but we coulda ended the series earlier if not for his ****job on pierce and jacking up uncalled for 3s.

[purekane]

I doubt it happens.. Monster contract + head case (tamed a bit by Phil)

+ low production = not a good look...

[PatSox]

He got his ring. Now's time to get back to his normal head case duties

[KINGofLA]

shoulda never traded for ariza....



young blood > former old ass defensive player of the year who jacks up 3s.


i know, i know he basically won game 7 for us, but we coulda ended the series earlier if not for his ****job on pierce and jacking up uncalled for 3s.

The Lakers didn't trade Ariza, so I really wish fans would stop bringing that point up about, "oh we shoulda never got rid of Ariza for Ron."

Ariza's idiot agent thought that he had better value around the league then what the Lakers offered him. Ron signed a deal for that exact contract and Ariza signed else where as a free agent. Stupid thing is, his contract is worth the same as Ron's so it's Ariza who should have never left. If he didn't Ron wouldn't even be in the equation.

[purekane]

The more I'm reading about it, the more I'm realising Phil Jackson's tough love

might'a worked on tough minded dudes.


Ron = not tough minded....

[boboplata2.0]

The more I'm reading about it, the more I'm realising Phil Jackson's tough love

might'a worked on tough minded dudes.


Ron = not tough minded....

the vitor belfort of the nba?

[Wmiles18]

is all this true though? i heard from multiple people tonight of FOX sports radio that this wasn't serious at all. Not sure what to think here, Ron's head is def. not in the right spot though and unless that changes I don't see the lakers making it outta the west at all.