latimes.com - 7/3/2009
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Less than three weeks after the parade, the NBA champion Lakers have already met the biggest threat to their throne. Themselves. What are they thinking? What are they doing? They just won a title that would not have been possible without the strong defense and stunning shooting of a 24-year-old ...
stylepointsblog.com - 7/3/2009
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stylepointsblog.com —
It’s been reported that Trevor felt disrespected by
the Lakers because they refused to offer more than
the mid-level exception. It’s also being reported all over the place that Trevor Ariza, the latest winner of the Great Performance in the Playoffs During a Contract Year ...
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Trevor Ariza Got His Wittle Feewings Hoit.
emptythebench.com - 7/3/2009
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emptythebench.com —
Kobe Bryant & Ron Artest Photos Credit: Icon
SMI By: Brendan K. O’Grady If you’re Trevor Ariza,
Ron Artest, or the Los Angeles Lakers, this all makes perfect sense. If you’re Ariza, you feel disrespected. It’s hard not to ...
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Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, and the LA Lakers: It All ...
waitingfornextyear.com - 7/3/2009
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waitingfornextyear.com —
I just finished reading Rock’s piece on watching
our beloved Cleveland Cavaliers continue to get passed over
by the top free agents this week, while simultaneously rolling out the red carpet for the Big Freeze, Shaquille O’Neal. As Rock points out GM Danny Ferry was busy at a press ...
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The Truth About The Cavs and Free Agency
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Morning Link Dump – Elena, Vernon, Artest, Mickelson
TheScore.com Blog —
... The LA Times’ resident sports-poet-crackpot, Bill Plaschke, doesn’t feel the need to look beyond the simplest, most superficial non-reasons in explaining why the Lakers should have kept Trevor Ariza in favour of Ron Artest. ...
The Morning After: July 3rd, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... will soon follow.
We will find out today who is in the men’s final of Wimbledon later this morning, but the Williams sisters have already continued their dominance of the women on the lawn.
There was a trade without an actual trade in the NBA yesterday. The Rockets are now the employers of Trevor Ariza, and Ron Artest is says he’s a member of the Lakers. For the sake of basketball purposes, this makes the Lakers even better. But Artest is still somewhat of a head case.
Yao Ming is still having his foot looked ...
Uncontested Shots - NBA News, Notes, and Observations From a Self-Described B-Ball Geek
Sir Charles In Charge | An NBA Blog —
... If you want to read the worst story on the swap of Ariza and Artest, check out Bill Plashcke’s take in today’s LA Times. Wet Blanket Bill seems to think its the Lakers fault for not giving Ariza more time. ...
Bill Plaschke's Unhealthy Manny Obsession [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin —
... This whole situation is putting such a strain on Bill that there's concern he may be starting to crack. Four of his last five columns in the L.A. Times have been Manny-centric—the fifth was his predictable harrumphing about the Ron Artest signing—with the overarching theme being that Manny has not been punished enough for his crimes against baseball's humanity. Of course, all of these missives came after his brave Twitter stance that he was ...
Thanks For Stopping By, Deadspin
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness —
... This whole situation is putting such a strain on Bill that there's concern he may be starting to crack. Four of his last five columns in the L.A. Times have been Manny-centric--the fifth was his predictable harrumphing about the Ron Artest signing--with the overarching theme being that Manny has not been punished enough for his crimes against baseball's humanity. ...
Ink Stained: Bill Plaschke destroys Ron Artest and Jay Mariotti teaches bloggers how to use the work of others without giving any credit
It's Just Sports —
... -- not because I didn't want to, just because he didn't write anything. Sweet gig you got there, buddy. Luckily, plenty of print media veterans had some uninformed or poorly conceived opinions they wanted to get out to the masses. Let's dig in. When he's not bashing Manny Ramirez, Bill Plaschke manages to get some shots at Ron Artest in : Let's not beat around the bush. Plaschke says the Lakers are already in danger of not repeating as champs. "Less than three weeks after the parade, the NBA champion Lakers have already met the biggest threat to their throne. Themselves." ...
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bizofbasketball.com 7/3/2009 — Artest Headed to L.A.
The Los Angele s Lakers have reached an agreement in principal with free-agent forward Ron Artest on a multiyear contract which totals approximately $18.7 million over three years or $33.5 million over five years, according to ESPN.com .
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lakersoffire.com 7/3/2009 — Dear sweet Jesus, say it ain’t so! Ron Artest is a Laker and Trevor Ariza is a Rocket. In a related story, up is now down, left is now right and the sky is now green.
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Was the Artest/Ariza swap good for the Lakers?
scoresreport.com 7/10/2009 —
Yes? Like the majority of Laker fans, I really liked Trevor Ariza. In his previous five NBA seasons of virtual anonymity, Ariza never seemed to fit into the chemistry with his teams. Chalk it up to inexperience or the adjustment from college to the pros. Enter the 2008-9 season, and Ariza ...
Will Artest Love L.A.? And Will They Love Him Back?
basketball-reference.com 7/6/2009 — Over in the comments of our offseason transactions thread, there’s an interesting discussion about the recent de facto “trade” between the Lakers and Rockets, which essentially ended up swapping Trevor Ariza for Ron Artest ...
Ariza, Artest and the Death of Loyalty
nbamate.com 7/6/2009 —
Explain to me the logic in this. Trevor Ariza, a player who was instrumental in the Lakers 2009 Championship but who ultimately has achieved very little else in his career so far, refuses to accept the Lakers mid-level exception offer believing ...
Lakers Sign Artest, Lose Ariza: Fan Reaction
lakeshowlife.com 7/9/2009 — Problem or solution?
The recent free agent swap between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers included two strikingly different players, Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest. Ariza is known in Los Angeles for his clutch playoff 3-pointers and game-changing defensive plays. Artest is known for ...
Artest to L.A., Ariza to Houston
scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 —
In a surprising sequence of events, Ron Artest has agreed to a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, while Trevor Ariza is headed to Houston with a five-year deal. Both contracts are of the mid-level variety, which are expected to start at about $5.8 million per season.
J.A. Adande ...
Believe it or Not, LA Just Got More Interesting: Artest to the Lakers
givemetherock.com 7/3/2009 —
It appears that Ron Artest has agreed to sign a three-year deal with the Lakers
Fantasy Implications: Apparently, Artest when all single white female on Kobe last year, expressing his desire to play with Black Mamba. If the man wanted it that bad, I’d expect Artest to be a good solider in ...
Ron Artest Will Be A Laker
forumblueandgold.com 7/3/2009 —
Things are about to get even more interesting for the Lakers.
Ron Artest will be a Laker come July 8 (nothing can be finalized until then, just as a caution), And he comes at a very good price — three years of the mid-level exception. Or three ...
Ron Artest in Purple and Gold
silverscreenandroll.com 7/3/2009 —
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by Chris Carlson - AP
We thought Ron wanted to kick Kobe's ass. Instead, it turns out Ron was asking if he could get an invite to next year's ...
Artest trading spots with Ariza —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
In a free-agent swap of forwards, the Lakers reached an agreement with Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest and the Rockets have reached agreement with Trevor Ariza, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Artest met with Lakers executives throughout ...
Justifying the Landing of Ron Artest —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
With Ron Ron signing with the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday, Trevor Ariza leaves, ironically for Houston Rockets. While numerous analysts and bloggers are pessimistic on Artest's impact for the Lakers, this is my own justification:
1) Ariza ...
