thebullgator.blogspot.com - 7/3/2009
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10 things you probably already know happened…presented by Billy Mays. 1. Mighty Mendit – Yao Ming needs some. The Houston Rocket may be out for the year …or longer. 2. Kaboom – That’s the sound of my head exploding as I post my first link ever to a WNBA story . 3. Steam Buddy – Ron ...
NBA Thursday - Free Agency Analysis & Wrap up
binarybasketball.com 7/3/2009 —
As most of you know players can’t sign with teams until the 8th of July but the teams and players can still negotiate deals. Today there were a lot of talks between teams, here is what went on in case you missed it!
Ron Artest agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. ...
Free Agency – Same Faces, New Places
heelsonhardwood.wordpress.com 7/3/2009 — 3 days into NBA free agency and the ball is finally rolling. I touched on player values rising and falling this off-season in my Listmania series during the playoffs ( list 1 ) ( list 2 ) and things have gone pretty much as expected with a few kinks.
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Ron Artest (Los Angeles Lakers) ...
Friday Hedo Watch
blazersedge.com 7/3/2009 — ** This post will update regularly throughout the day (assuming writers still care about Hedo with Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza in the news) **
I am surprised but not shocked to wake up this morning and not find a report that KP sealed the deal with Hedo last night. Are we in store for ...
Kobe and Artest: A Match Made In The Shower
ngngsports.com 7/7/2009 — If you're like me, you were kinda miffed when you heard that the Rockets had traded Ron Artest to the Lakers for Trevor Ariza. My miffness was two-fold. 1) Why would the Rockets part ways with Artest? Especially since Yao Ming may be done forever ...
Lakers close to adding Ron Artest to their cast
nba.com 7/3/2009 — The Los Angeles Lakers are not content to stand pat in defense of their latest championship. They are very close to reaching an agreement with Houston Rockets free agent forward Ron Artest on a multi-year deal using the team's mid-level exception ...
Ron Artest as a Laker: Perfect
myespn.go.com 7/3/2009 — Smart basketball people may quibble. Ron Artest's shot selection may cause trouble. And Trevor Ariza will absolutely be missed, and may well blossom in Houston. John Hollinger has a very balanced view, saying it's essentially a net positive for the ...
Lakers Elbow Way Back As Title Favorites
sportingnews.com 7/3/2009 — Less than two months ago, Ron Artest was on the floor of the Staples Center, chest-to-chest with guard Kobe Bryant in the heat of the Lakers-Rockets second-round playoff series. Artest thought he had gotten a cheap-shot elbow to the head from Bryant ...
Will Ron Artest Screw Up The Lakers?
sportsradiointerviews.com 7/4/2009 — The Lakers were the best team in the Association last season. So, why would they take a risk and sign the personality of Ron Artest? Because Ron has a greater calling than basketball people! He has daydreams of hitting the big screen, doing some ...
Jets’ Calvin Pace suspended four games
scoresreport.com 7/2/2009 —
According Dan Leberfeld of NY Jets Confidential, linebacker Calvin Pace has been suspended without pay for the team’s first four regular-season games of the 2009 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Pace’s suspension begins on Saturday, September 5. He is ...
Artest Joining Kobe in Hollywood
thesportsbank.net 7/3/2009 —
by: David Kay
When it comes down to it, the Lakers and Rockets pretty much swapped Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza straight up. Thursday, Artest reached an agreement with the defending champs on a 3-year deal worth about $18 million. Houston responded by stealing the Lakers’ Trevor Ariza for ...
Houston Rockets: State of the Franchise —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Houston faithful seem to have forgotten something: Daryl Morey knows what he's doing.
Before calling for Morey's head, let's at least wait out free agency.
Initially, I was upset at the Rockets' GM for not pursuing Ron Artest more, then I looked ...
The Worst Week in Rockets History? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
If you went on a week long trip, to say, Alaska, and had no way to watch ESPN or text your sports buds, I would understand if you came back to see if your Rockets did anything in free agency, and punched your computer screen and screamed.
Ron ...