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Should Magic trade for Artest?
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Topic Started: Dec 12 2005, 05:23 PM (760 Views)
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dhoward541524
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Dec 15 2005, 08:08 PM
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- Black and Blue
- Dec. 14 2005 09:32 AM
Ill bet you guys he winds up in the west. Sacramento would be a good fit.
peja + artest= very good. If this happens they will be a very large threat.
If ron comes here it will just make our team even more discombobulated then it already is.
But him going to Sac. town , i like. me being a Sacramento fan too. I wouldn mind seeing it.
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Black and Blue
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Dec 16 2005, 01:19 PM
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Has anyone heard any news? I dont know if anything has developed.
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Dec 16 2005, 01:58 PM
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From the Orlando Sentinel: "Meanwhile, Smith said the Magic have contacted the Indiana Pacers about acquiring Ron Artest, who has asked to be traded. The Magic are one of about 20 NBA clubs investigating a possible trade for Artest."
According to the Orlando Sentinel, apparently we've already contacted the Pacers about a possible trade.
BTW, remember when Rasheed was traded? People were saying the same things about him being a cancer to the team and everything. So many teams didn't jump at a chance to trade for him because of that. And...look what he did with Detroit...it looks like the Pistons found a cure for cancer. Put him in a defensive minded, selfless team (sounds like the Magic). Give hiim an "i don't take no crap" coach (sounds like our coach)
One or two good years in Orlando can probably have him forget about New York. BTW, Orlando is one of the best places in the nation to start a music career, something he can do during the summer.
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iceveins333
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Dec 18 2005, 04:31 AM
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- Tony
- Dec. 14 2005 01:06 PM
why is evry one comparing him to T.O. hes nothin like t.o. artest doesnt talk junk about his own team and he doesnt have an attitude problem. he just swung at some fans and gets suspended alot. but he wont mess up a team.
he's not T.O? check out what some pacers players commented on him and u'll realize how much of a T.O clone his idiot is
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"Team chemistry is more important than talent. We definitely have enough talent to go very far."
"I think in some ways it's kind of a relief to have it behind us," forward Austin Croshere said. "It's an opportunity to go forward without any distractions; there's not any 'what ifs,' and I think it's welcomed."
Artest returning to the active roster would cause friction inside the locker room. Several Pacers have said Artest has damaged his relationship with his teammates. Forward Jermaine O'Neal reiterated his comment from earlier this week Friday when he said the business relationship with Artest is over.
"The most disappointing part is he hasn't called anybody; no players or anything," O'Neal said.
"Players don't forget stuff like that. We've been very forgiving to him. "I will never play with him again. We can't ever play together."
sounds just like what the eagles were saying after T.O got ousted
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jfcasinabe
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Dec 18 2005, 06:24 AM
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Ron Artest doesn't want to be traded by the Indiana Pacers after all, his agent says.
Ron Artest Small Forward Indiana Pacers
Profile 2006 SEASON STATISTICS GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 16 19.4 4.9 2.2 45.992 61.157
Artest said last weekend that his past in Indiana haunts him, and he is interested in being traded to the New York Knicks or Cleveland Cavaliers.
But Mark Stevens, Artest's agent, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Artest holds out hope he can remain with the Pacers.
"At this moment, we're not going to put the buggy before the horse," Stevens said. "We're waiting to hear from [Pacers president] Donnie Walsh, the gentleman and scholar that he is, and hope this can be resolved to where there won't have to be a trade."
Teammate Stephen Jackson said Artest called him Friday night, and hopes his teammate will return.
"He wants to play basketball, that's all he wants to do," Jackson said before the Pacers played the New York Knicks. "He wants to play basketball, he wants to win.
"I think he wants to play basketball with us. He loves his teammates, he has no problems with his teammates."
It might be too late. ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan reported Friday that Walsh is "encouraged" by the quality of the offers he has received for Artest, including what he said were at least two proposals involving All-Star caliber players.
Without being specific about any of the 12-15 offers he said he had received, Walsh told ESPN.com he had heard from 20 teams, some of which merely called to ask what Walsh was looking for. Walsh said he was planning to get back to three of those teams to make specific requests.
"I've talked to a lot of teams, discussed myriad types of offers. Some are player for player, some involve first-round draft picks, some involve savings, some involve a combination of those things," Walsh said. "I'm encouraged by some of the things we were offered."
He would not set a timetable for trading Artest, though he did concede: "I'd like to get it behind us, but I don't feel any [time] pressure to do it. I'd like to winnow it down to two or three deals I'd like to do."
Artest triggered a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans in November 2004 and was suspended for 73 games and the playoffs. Walsh said the latest incident was "the last straw of a lot of issues."
Jackson also was suspended for the brawl.
"I almost lost my job for him last year, so that's my friend," Jackson said. "So I respect his decision, whatever he feels, he feels."
Stevens said Walsh told him he is prepared to make Artest inactive with pay for the rest of the season if he can't find a suitable trade.
"I understand the frustration as a general manager, dealing with the past incidents with Ron, and I can understand if he sees fit to do that," Stevens said.
The NBA fined Artest $10,000 Thursday for making public statements detrimental to the NBA.
Artest was a key component on a team expected to challenge for the Eastern Conference crown. He leads the league in steals and is the Pacers' second-leading scorer at 19.4 points a game.
He said he was unhappy playing in coach Rick Carlisle's system. Carlisle said any decision regarding Artest's return would be left up to Walsh and Larry Bird.
"Right now, this is a franchise decision and fortunately for us it's in the hands of Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird, who are two of the best basketball people that there's ever been in this league," Carlisle said. "So they'll decide which is the best way to go.
"We built an entire system around him and Jermaine O'Neal and I'm disappointed because I've been one of his biggest supporters. But this situation has gotten to where it is."
from nba.com
Sounds more like his agent's on damage control to me..
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MagicMadness
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Dec 18 2005, 12:12 PM
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Artest is an idiot. I don't know what else to say. I just can't comprehend why some people want the Magic to trade for him.
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MAGICMANEVAN
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Dec 18 2005, 05:34 PM
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man he REALLY screwed his teammates and coaches over. jermaine oneal said he WONT play with artest. he said either trade oneal or artest, thats a HUGE blow to their team. they are screwed even worse now.
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