emptythebench.com - 7/3/2009
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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 take this personally when you just played a ...
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.
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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Free Agency 2009 Week One: Fantasy Impact
2nd Round Reach - NBA and Fantasy Basketball Commentary for the Truly Obsessed —
... , and then the sky fell down again and the Lakers agreed to terms with Ron Artest over re-signing Trevor Ariza. Follow those links for feelings on how and why those moves happened, and the missed opportunties they represent for each franchise. ...
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... Empty The Bench: "If you’re Ariza, you feel disrespected. It’s hard not to take this personally when you just played a critical role in helping anybody win a NBA championship for anybody, let alone a storied franchise like the Lakers. This is the team synonymous with your city, the place where you grew up, where you played college ball. This is the team you dreamed of playing for as a pro ... and the team that, in the end, declined offering you the security of the long-term contract that you’ve damned well earned. Any other competitive ...
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