DEAL MAY OPEN DOOR FOR ISIAH TO MAKE A RUN AT ARTEST

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Now THIS would be interesting.
Published 7/3/2007 by Seth at Posting and Toasting: Front Page Posts
From the New York Post: ...

More Artest-Knicks Rumblings
Published 7/3/2007 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
... And from the Post's Marc Berman: ...

Homecoming Queensbridge
Published 7/3/2007 by The Feed at The Feed
... If you think the Knicks are taking a risk by taking the talented but mischevious Zach Randolph off the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers, today's Post floats a rumor that makes that seem like child's play. Marc Berman writes that the Randolph deal may open the door for a trade that nets the Knicks a local boy made bad. He goes by the name of Ron Artest. Maybe you know him because you're one of the handful of people who bought his rap album, more likely you know him as an excellent defensive player and you're sure to recall his activities in Detroit a few years ago when a nap on the courtside table turned into a near riot. In a moment that will live in infamy the Knicks passed on a chance to add Artest in the 1999 Draft when they chose Frederic Weis of France instead. He already had a bit of a rep as a bad apple and the thought of hometown influe ...

Isiah Thomas, Knicks Want to Trade for Ron Artest
Published 7/3/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... Isiah Thomas is seriously considering a run at Kings Forward/Humanitarian Ron Artest. Armed with Zach Randolph, the only possible result that could make the 2007-08 New York Knicks police blotter more entertaining is if Thomas could also swing a deal to net Stephen Jackson. ...

The Randolph reaction
Published 7/3/2007 by Casey Holdahl at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... t off for me. When Zach gets to the gym he doesn't look at the clock. He works on his game and his conditioning. He just loves to play ball." [snip] Bayno says that Randolph has matured and that his best years are still ahead of him. He talks about Randolph being a likeable guy who has made poor choices in his life and now has seen the error of his ways. Thomas is confident he can get through to Randolph, who has a long rap sheet of offenses ranging from gun possession to assault. Randolph becomes the Knicks' most controversial acquisition since the team traded for Latrell Sprewell in January 1999. "I've had off the court problems in my day so I know how tough it can be to manage your off the court life, especially during the season," Bayno says. "But I think Zach probably had his best year in terms of basketball (23.6 points, 10.1 rebounds) and maturing off the court." As a side note, I saw Bayno working out with Randolph every day I was at the practice facility last week. " ...

Buzzer Beaters
Published 7/4/2007 by Ryan McNeill at Hoops Addict
... Marc Berman of the NY Post is reporting that Isiah Thomas wants to trade for Ron Artest this summer. ...