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How Ron would fit the Clips
by: Marc Stein
posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
tp://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...catDesc=NB A
From Marc Stein, ESPN.com:
...I think Ron Artest, deep down, would be thrilled with a trade to the Clippers...
...Artest has heard all of the above (rumors) and more. Yet he insists that ...I want to finish my career here in Sac with Mike Bibby, Artest stressed in a series of e-mails we exchanged...
...Artest also disputes the widespread notion that he and Bibby are wrestling for control of the team, insisting that hes looking forward to buying a big mansion here [in Sacramento] next summer....
...However, the root of the Kings newfound tension, by all accounts, is Artests Whose Team Is It? tangle with Bibby. With the Clips, you could make the case that Artest wouldnt be higher in their pecking order than No. 3 or 4, with Elton Brand, Sam Cassell and Livingston on the same roster. You suspect hed have to be really geeked about the Hollywood music scene, and what it can do for his rap career, to be OK with that status...
...In Mondays Sacramento Bee, ...Sam Amick reported that Artest has been acting very emotional and unpredictable for some time, including ... one stretch in which he didnt talk to [his teammates] for four days....
...Just false reports, Artest counters. Im happy here and want to be a part of the new Sacramento Kings. We are so competitive that, when we lose, its not something we [can] get used to. Most teams lose and you wont hear a thing the whole season. On this team, Mike will blame himself and I will blame myself. But we are playing better and Brad Miller is back, so people should expect wins....
...A cynic might say that Artest is saying all the right things to convince the Clips to ignore any reservations they might have and go through with the deal...
投稿情報: | 2006年12 月28日 (木) 08:19