lakersoffire.com - 12 days ago
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The Story: Ron Artest fires back at Charles Barkley for the criticism Sir Charles leveled against Ron-Ron last week . The Fire Says: Barkley thinks Artest has too many off-court pursuits to be able to focus on basketball, but Artest reminds the Round Mound of Rebound that he is always the ...
Artest Is Doing Things Big and Little Right
forumblueandgold.com 9 days ago —
Thursday night against the Suns, the Lakers will have Andrew Bynum back in the lineup (no Pau Gasol yet), which means we can expect a healthy dose of Kobe in the post, Bynum in the post, Lamar Odom on the boards and — hopefully — continued solid ...
Laker Linkage - 10/26/09
lakersoffire.com 26 days ago —
The Story: ESPN predicted several Lakers to win some awards this year . The Fire Says: Bynum got votes for Most Improved, Odom got votes for Sixth Man, Artest got votes for Top Defensive Player, Phil Jackson got votes for Coach of the Year and, of course, Kobe got votes for MVP.
The ...
Ron Artest, in isolation
espn.go.com 8 days ago — By Henry Abbott
As a Laker, Ron Artest has been a delight. (Selfishly, I'm pleased, because at the time of his signing I said I thought it was the start of something special in L.A., even though people like David Thorpe had some doubts .)
He's ...
Winning: The Little Things and Getting Healthy
forumblueandgold.com 16 days ago —
Winning two games of a back-to-back road trip is good, doesn’t matter if it was pretty or not. Being 4-1 without Pau Gasol is good, doesn’t matter how easy it came.
First, time for the all-to-regular injury update: Andrew Bynum is going to have ...
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scores.espn.go.com 19 days ago — Kobe's big night helps Lakers take care of Hawks LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is quite familiar with the exquisite pain of playing against Ron Artest 's defense. He's grateful that frustration now belongs to his opponents -- including Joe Johnson , the ...
Laker Linkage - 10/8/09
lakersoffire.com 10/8/2009 —
The Story: Ron Artest’s biggest challenge as a Laker will be to fit in as a role player . The Fire Says: I’ve been saying that since day one. Ron’s off-court shenanigans get all the press, but it will be interesting to see how well Artest adapts to being a third banana. ...
Ron Artest and His Street Legal Indycar
youbeenblinded.com 19 days ago — Ron Artest threw an Inaugural Season Kick-Off BBQ for 30 of his closest Twitter followers and judging by the pictures everybody had a good time . More impressive than Artest throwing a cookout for 30 strangers was his choice of transportation: A red ...
Lakers Linkage – 11/16/09
lakersoffire.com 5 days ago —
The Story: A prediction that the Lakers will not lose a single playoff game this year . The Fire Says: Ummm, yeah. That prediction was made after the Suns win but before the losses to the Nugs and Rox, so I am guessing they might want to take that back.
The Story: Ron Artest is ...
Top 7 Reasons Not to Panic at the Lakers’ Early Slump
lakersoffire.com 4 days ago — The panic quotient is on the rise in Los Angeles after watching the Lakers get smoked in their last two games. But before this rising tide of panic turns into a full blown tsunami, consider these seven reason why you shouldn’t worry about the Lakers’ early slump:
Pau is going ...
Cuban answers Artest
lakers.freedomblogging.com 21 days ago — LOS ANGELES Ron Artest wanted to know why Marc Cuban would say such hurtful things. He wanted to know what prompted Dallas’ outspoken owner to rip the Lakers for signing him to a free-agent contract this past summer. Why did Cuban suggest that Artest ...
Kobe, Lakers breeze past Hornets —
SI.com - NBA 13 days ago
Even without their top two big men, the Lakers had no trouble with the Hornets. Kobe Bryant and Co. cruised to a 104-88 win, as Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol sat out with injuries.