Ron Artest Is Cause For Worry
The Boston Celtics put their house in order last night, albeit with a big scare as point guard Rajon Rondo was sent crashing to the floor. And with one fell swoop the Nate Robinson trade turned into a stroke of genius. That's life, I guess.
By the way, I know I'm not the first to think his, but Dwight Howard is slowly creeping up my list of thugs in the NBA.
So now the basketball world's attention turns toward the left coast and the Western Conference Finals. After Game 5's wild finish, this game has a lot to live up to. If you're a Laker fan, has there been a wilder roller coaster of emotion than the last two minutes of that game? I mean, from Ron Artest's terrible decision to shoot a three with 20+ seconds on the shot clock to Jason Richardson's "Yeah, I meant to do that" bank shot three to Artest's redemption put-back of Kobe Bryant's missed jumper in the last seconds the decibel level in the Grieve household exceeded the local noise ordinance for that time of night.
It also didn't help that immediately fired up my XBOX and pumped Randy Newman through my 1000 watt surround sound system. Don't worry, the police understood. Sort of.
(Sidebar: There should be a two shot technical foul and mandatory fine for jumping around and celebrating a bank shot that was clearly not intended to be a bank shot)
Game 6 tips off tonight and Ron Artest is apparently upset that no one is respecting him or the Lakers. Let's get one thing clear: Artest is about 6 piercings short of being the next Dennis Rodman. In my opinion, there's a couple connections in his inner wiring that are clearly shorting out. So when he starts talking about disrespect and that he's going to do what he has to do, Lakerland needs to worry.
That becomes a major storyline given Artest's history and that's not good for a Lakers team that has been brought back down to earth by a sharpshooting Phoenix Suns team since going up 2-0. Artest for the most part has done what has been asked of him as far as subscribing to the team concept this season. He has performed the role he has been asked. How his comments take form in Game 6 will be a deciding factor in this game.
Does he keep doing what he's been doing and focus on defense, passing, and scoring in spots? Or does he try to remind the world that he was once a 20+ point per game scorer in the league?
Laker fans everywhere are hoping that first thing I said is the choice he makes.
By the way, I know I'm not the first to think his, but Dwight Howard is slowly creeping up my list of thugs in the NBA.
So now the basketball world's attention turns toward the left coast and the Western Conference Finals. After Game 5's wild finish, this game has a lot to live up to. If you're a Laker fan, has there been a wilder roller coaster of emotion than the last two minutes of that game? I mean, from Ron Artest's terrible decision to shoot a three with 20+ seconds on the shot clock to Jason Richardson's "Yeah, I meant to do that" bank shot three to Artest's redemption put-back of Kobe Bryant's missed jumper in the last seconds the decibel level in the Grieve household exceeded the local noise ordinance for that time of night.
It also didn't help that immediately fired up my XBOX and pumped Randy Newman through my 1000 watt surround sound system. Don't worry, the police understood. Sort of.
(Sidebar: There should be a two shot technical foul and mandatory fine for jumping around and celebrating a bank shot that was clearly not intended to be a bank shot)
Game 6 tips off tonight and Ron Artest is apparently upset that no one is respecting him or the Lakers. Let's get one thing clear: Artest is about 6 piercings short of being the next Dennis Rodman. In my opinion, there's a couple connections in his inner wiring that are clearly shorting out. So when he starts talking about disrespect and that he's going to do what he has to do, Lakerland needs to worry.
That becomes a major storyline given Artest's history and that's not good for a Lakers team that has been brought back down to earth by a sharpshooting Phoenix Suns team since going up 2-0. Artest for the most part has done what has been asked of him as far as subscribing to the team concept this season. He has performed the role he has been asked. How his comments take form in Game 6 will be a deciding factor in this game.
Does he keep doing what he's been doing and focus on defense, passing, and scoring in spots? Or does he try to remind the world that he was once a 20+ point per game scorer in the league?
Laker fans everywhere are hoping that first thing I said is the choice he makes.
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