chron.com - 18 days ago
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Trevor Ariza tried to downplay his first game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team in the city where he grew up. The team he helped win the NBA championship last summer. The team that shortly after the victory parade told him they would rather spend the money it would take to re-sign him on ...
sports.espn.go.com - 21 days ago
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LOS ANGELES -- Ron Artest was supposed to
give the Lakers a tough defender who could get
his own shot. Who would've thought his most salient contribution at this early stage in the season would be to provide a reasonable, clarifying bit of ...
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Daily Dime: Artest contributes with his D
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stylepointsblog.com - 17 days ago
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Ball Don't Lie —
... Jerome Soloman, Houston Chronicle: "[Trevor] Ariza just doesn't have the assassin's mentality that makes stars super. Prior to this season, he had never taken 21 shots in a game as he did Wednesday, and it seemed he didn't want to take some of those. ...
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BallerBlogger.com —
... Jerome Soloman of the Houston Chronicle: “Trevor Ariza claimed he wouldn’t be flustered playing against his former team, but for much of the game, he floundered around Toyota Center as if he had open nerve endings showing. He finished with 15 points and had nine rebounds and five assists, but he never looked comfortable on the court. Rockets coach Rick Adelman wanted Ariza to try to do too much against his former team. He wanted him to try to show the Lakers what they were missing. He wanted Ariza to stick jumpers on one end, block shots on the other ...
Ballin’: Kobe, Artest, Topple Ariza and Houston
The Big Lead —
... . In the Ariza-Artest matchup, they both got T’d up, and each hit a crucial three pointer in the final 30 seconds to send the game to OT. Ariza pressed for most of the night (5-for-21). ...
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The Dream Shake —
Jerome Solomon has a column posted on the Chronicle's website, accusing Ariza of seeming "out of place" as a leader.
OK, maybe not the face-making, but Adelman wanted some attitude.
Ariza kind of brought it, but kind of didn't. He is just not that guy. Never will be.
Ariza just doesn't have the assassin's mentality that makes stars super. Prior to this season, he had never taken 21 shots in a game as he did Wednesday, and it seemed he didn't want to take some of those.
Kobe Bryant was the only other player on the court firing up shots ...
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