sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/17/2007
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Also in this column: The missing piece for the Mavs Antoine Walker's disappearing act Revisiting the Garnett trade Maloofs' new business venture No, we didn't lift this "Countdown'' gimmick from Keith Olbermann ... 5 Ways of judging Ron Artest 5. As someone who must be managed. During the Kings' 101-97 loss at Denver last Saturday, Sacramento point guard Beno Udrih called out "Aggie.'' It ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... . National columnists, please stop using field goal percentage defense as the end-all indicator of how good a team is defensively. One more time, and say it with me: points per game, adjusted for pace. That's the one now, innit? 10th: SI.com . A pretty thorough look from Ian Thomsen at the mind behind ...
Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Advance scouts chart every play call of their opponents. They see the team's hand signal, and then they know where everyone should go. And then they watch. Sometimes what they see is that some players are breaking plays. Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated: "'When Theus calls the play and it isn't for [Ron] Artest, he's so reluctant to let them get into a play he's not involved with," said an NBA advance scout who has been studying Artest recently. 'He'll be running down the floor and he should go through to the opposite corner, but instead he'll turn ...
The 1st Third of NBA Season In Photos
Stop Mike Lupica —
... "untouchable" Luol Deng has a "tricky back" that might bother him all season long. Please grow some balls. 23. Sacramento Kings (9-14): This team is a big ass band-aid, with injuries felling star players Mike Bibby, then the King's messiah Kevin Martin. Brad Miller is also likely to get injured again soon, and Shareef Abdul-Rahim is never going to be healthy, is he? And speaking of messiahs who miss games, here's a great article on Ron Artest (found via True Hoops). It showcases his pluses and ...
Kings/Bucks: Preview
Brew Hoop —
... win in New Jersey last night, improving to 2-2 on their current road trip (they also won in Philly). John Salmons had 31, Brad Miller 23/10, Ron Artest 20 and 'Cisco Garcia came off the bench for 24. The Kings shot a scorching 62% from distance (13/21), so the Bucks will have to hope they left their jump shots in the swamps of Jersey. On paper this is a game the Bucks should win: a weak road team, plenty of injuries, and flying in on the second night of a back-to-back. No excuses. Ian Thomsen at SI.com has a very interesting read on Artest, including this bit cited today at ...
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NY Post: Sports 12/19/2007
Two years ago - when Indiana put Ron Artest on the trade market - his agent told The Post that if the Queensbridge native wasn't dealt to the Knicks, he'd just opt out of the final year of his contract and sign with them as a free agent. Some...
KNICKS STILL IN RON'S EYE —
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Artest, Udrih lead Kings over Bucks (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/20/2007
Ron Artest scored 26 points and had eight assists and Beno Udrih hit a career-high six 3-pointers to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-89 Wednesday night to finish 3-2 on its five-game road trip. Udrih, traded to and ...
Kings Finish Road Trip With Win Over Bucks —
NBA.com: News 12/20/2007
Ron Artest scored 26 points and had eight assists and Beno Udrih hit a career-high six 3-pointers to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-89 Wednesday night to finish 3-2 on its five-game road trip.
