Mite just make a la gm gm of the year wait and see
Trevor ariza
Mite just make a la gm gm of the year wait and see
the lake show, keeps gettin better...NOT
yea its official, the lakers heve traded Ariza for Artest. Cannot believe it can you? nor can I as this just does not make cent$. The fact is both these players are going to make the same amount of $$$ per year, its just that the rockets gave 2 more years than the lakers were willing 2 commit. how @#$%&)( dumb is that, for artest? This non-team player has-been? WOW talk about dumb moves, next thing u know there gonna trade Odom for Bryan Grant...Ouch that one hurt... time for a new GM...
Last edited by JoeCali; 07-03-2009 at 04:25 AM.
im pretty sure they were both free agents it wasnt a trade correct me if im wrong i have looked but i think they both wereOriginally Posted by JoeCali
yea its official, the lakers heve traded Ariza for Artest. Cannot believe it can you? nor can I as this just does not make cent$. The fact is both these players are going to make the same amount of $$$ per year, its just that the rockets gave 2 more years than the lakers were willing 2 commit. how @#$%&)( dumb is that, for artest? This non-team player has-been? WOW talk about dumb moves, next thing u know there gonna trade Odom for Bryan Grant...Ouch that one hurt... time for a new GM...
Wow I dont really like the trade. I myself think Ariza won the playoffs for the Lakers. Yea kobe scored more and what not but every game Ariza hit the clutch 3', and made key defensive plays that kept or gave the Lakers the lead late in the games. But having Kobe being a superstar as he is will ultimatly overshadow what Ariza did for the team throughout the playoffs.
Artest is getting old and Ariza is breaking out of his shell right now, I think its a very bad move. Dont get me wrong Artest is a monster but expect to have a Kobe/Shaq type year with a bunch of drama between the 2 with Artest being a hog and kobe demanding the rock. Its going to be a sketchy year next season.
GO LAKERS!!!
First off it wasnt a trade. They were both free agents and for some reason after the season there was a little riff between Lakers and Ariza. Something about Ariza "didn't feel appreciated" so he went to the rockets for basically the same pay the lakers offered him.
Ariza was clutch during the playoffs for sure but no doubt about it without Kobe we dont win a championship.
Also remember people can change. All this stuff I'm hearing about Artest is the same stuff I heard about Kobe a couple of years ago. Thank goodness the Lakers management didnt listen to all the people wanting to get rid of Kobe.
I think its actually a huge improvement for the Lakers. Artest is better than Ariza and that is a fact. Plus Artest maybe an 1" shorter than Ariza but outweighs him by 50 pounds! Artest is a frigging beast and more atheltic than Ariza.
One thing I know for sure Ariza is going to go nowhere with rockets, sucks for him.
I really think this would work if Artest can feed Kobe's ego and not get in the way... But if he trys to be the #1 option... WATCH OUT! He may have to take his place on the bench and scrap up some playing time!
I think this one might blow up on the lakers.
seriously doubt thats gonna happen, ever since jerry west left the lakers, they have not made any major moves for good players. and thats unless Kobe threaten to go elsewhere( pau gasol). mitch kupchek did a major disservice to the laker organization with this bs trade and YOU WILL SEE the results come game time...this just sucks.
I really liked Ariza and dont like to see him go BUT losing him for Artest has made the Lakers much stronger.
Ariza was just starting to come out , where Artest is a proven star. Does anyone remember the Houston series? Yao went down the first game and the series was suppose to be a cake walk. Didnt that series go 7 games and led by who for the Rockets? Yup Artest. The fact is Artest was way more dominant than Ariza in that series and the rest of the year as well. Ariza averaged 8.9 PPG , 4.3 Rebounds , 1.8 assists compared to Artest at 17.1 PPG , 5.2 Rebounds , 3.3 assists. Plus Artest plays strong defense so we dont lose anything there.
Artest was a head case but he is also more mature now and remember Rodman? PJ did a pretty good job at handling him. Plus Artest is hungry for a ring and happy to be in LA so hopefully he will bring some positive fire with him.
Also apparently the sport bookies don't think it was such a bad move by Kupchak. When it was official Shaq was going to the Cavs that went head as the favorites to win the 2010 championship, now that Artest is with the Lakers the odds are even for both teams.
I think it's a bad move. Artest can have some great games, but he tends to be a ballhog and doesn't play a team game. Odom and Artest are childhood friends, so maybe that will help with chemistry. I still would like Ariza to come back
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