Chicago Tribune - Ron Artest says the Kings need to change their offense to run it through him. Said Artest: "I'm able to free people up, create those double and triple teams. And even if I take a bad shot, I look at myself (like) a Kobe (Bryant) or a Tim Duncan or a Michael Jordan taking a bad shot. You live with it."
Artest Wants Offense to Run Through Him:
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quick dog
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I believe that Artest's comments were taken out of context. This looks like an attempt to stir stuff up again. I have never heard him say anyhting with this tone. It is true that he should run point sometimes, just like Adelman is doing. It changes depending upon the defenses that the Kings face. Shared responsibility.
nbrans
All-Star
Here's the full link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...i-sportscolumnistfront-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
It's a column by Sam Smith, who I understand used to be a sports journalist...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...i-sportscolumnistfront-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
It's a column by Sam Smith, who I understand used to be a sports journalist...
quick dog
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nbrans said:Here's the full link:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-0604030201apr03,1,2268430.column?coll=chi-sportscolumnistfront-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
It's a column by Sam Smith, who I understand used to be a sports journalist...
One needs to register to read this article. Nah.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
tyrant said:
I'm not sure about "continue" -- we've already been runnning a lot of the offense through Ron, and now more recently even Bonzi there.
Of course this is jsut Sam Smith doing his muckraking thing. It is what it is --we will run soem of our offense through ron, but he's not Kobe or LeBron, and so we will run some of it elsewhere. And unless you're trying to sell a few extra papers, its not terribly controversial.
SacKings4Life21
Bench
I do think media is out for a jucy story. but i dont think the sac bee is to controversial. they seem to report the facts and only positive stories... I dont think they ment harm or tried to make him look bad
SacKings4Life21 said:
The Sacramento Bee only reports facts and only positive stories? Erm, WHAT?!?!?!
Sorry, but that's simply not true although I'll admit they've seemed to take a friendlier tack towards the Maloofs and the Kings recently.
The story referenced above comes from the Chicago Tribune. It's based on a quote originally printed in an article in the Bee. The controversy came from Smith's interpretation of what Artest meant...and it's pretty much a tempest in a very small teapot, IMHO.
HndsmCelt
Hall of Famer
Whats the controversy? Jeez. It's easy to agree with Ron on this. If this is the MOST controversial statment Smith can dig up to run out of context the boy needs to get a devining rod beceause he is pumping a dry well here.
When the offense runs through Ron good things happen. Did I miss something where Ron said he thought he should get the nod EXCLUSIVELY?
When the offense runs through Ron good things happen. Did I miss something where Ron said he thought he should get the nod EXCLUSIVELY?
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Didn't he say this almost a year ago???
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beemerr23
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Artest wasn't with the Kings a year ago..SacTownKid said:
SacKings4Life21
Bench
sanvara said:
Well running it through him doesnt mean he needs to shoot... in fact running it through him would imply that they want him to facilitate more than shoot.
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DeAtHrOw
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beemerr23 said:
He said it while he was with the Pacers.
DocHolliday
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Well the media hasn't had much material to play with from old Ron Ron. I remember these comments from I think it was before last game it was aired. This is totally taken out of context. They took one little thread they could find and are trying to create controversy. Ignore it.
LilMissDiva
Bench
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DocHolliday
Starter
sanvara said:
Perfect example of a Laker/Kobe fan. Running the offense THROUGH someone does not mean them shooting the ball. It means feeding people. Passing/assisting. Something Kobe needs to do on a more regular basis.
Artest Fan
Prospect
Sirius said:
Exactly. Right or wrong, quote or not. Don't waste time with it.
DocHolliday said:
I'm well aware of the terminology. I've been following the NBA for over 25 years. I obviously need to explain myself further. I don't think Ron has grasped the offense well enough yet to be able to do that effectively and his poor shooting percentage reflects that.
Padrino
All-Star
DocHolliday said:
sometimes running the offense through someone does mean that they shoot the ball. you run the offense through a player who is good enough both to set his teammates up and score the ball. that's why we ran the offense through bibby and webber and why we typically run it through bibby and miller today. those guys can set their teammates up, but score as well. you run your offense through your most versatile players...and the kings have many versatile players. thats part of their problem. they have too many guys they can run the offense through...and not enough role playing, banging, rebounding types.
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