I really doubt it brick, he was on a free fall after that Webber trade and the Artest trade was what saved the team. And with the Artest honeymoon over and done with and the West stronger and deeper then before i really doubt that he would make a difference.
The seven best teams are in the west: Denver, houston, Lakers, SA, Suns, Mavs, and Utah. And with the Clippers finally fixing their problems it seems like eight. Be real brick, do u really think RA would have made a big difference to take out one of those teams to get in to the playoffs. And also add the lack of perimenter and interior D, lack of rebounding, lack of a bench and i could go on. I really could not see RA fixing this team to get them into the playoffs, they would just look like the sonics.