Artest looks like he's going to LA to be the Western Triangle's version of Dennis Rodman. When the Bulls had Rodman in their main rebounding position he was a force to be reckoned with. Artest naturally fits that role.
However, the loss of Arize's athleticism is going to be costly. The Lakers aren't that athletic - Fisher and Odom are solid but not explosive, Kobe naturally has to conserve energy as the game goes on and Gasol is nimble but not athletic. Arize gave the team some burst. Even the Laker bench of Walton, Farmer, etc is more a solid role player bench.
Artest is not the beast he used to be. He wears down now, evidenced by his fading in the LA/Houston series. I'm not even sure he didn't get ejected to get a breather.
Friday, July 3, 2009
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Just saw Artest on TMZ last night eating a late night "Danger dog" with the works.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see if Kobe is as good as Jordan now. MJ put up with Dennis Rodman and won championships...Let's see what kind of year Kobe has dealing with Big Ron and his "homies!!"