Bee: Evasive Petrie downplays talk of Artest trade

[Elise10]

Evasive Petrie downplays talk of Artest trade

He won't talk about deal speculation but says the forward's outlook is fine.

By Sam Amick - Bee Staff Writer

Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, December 28, 2006
Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C5
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Despite a report claiming the Kings could be days from trading Ron Artest to the Los Angeles Clippers for Corey Maggette, all indications are that the deal will not go down.

And while Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie would not discuss the potential trade for Maggette that was reported in the Los Angeles Times, he did speak of Artest as if he weren't going anywhere anytime soon.

"His happiness level is fine," Petrie said before the Kings faced Philadelphia on Wednesday night at Arco Arena. "He has a very large performance bank account. A lot of people have forgotten what it was like around here before he got here.
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I guess you could sum (the trade talk) up this way. It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."

The Artest situation has continued to escalate as the Kings have continued to slump. His happiness level has come into serious question, not only for the present but the larger question of whether he wants to be in Sacramento at all.

Asked about Artest's locker room impact and any potential influence on teammates, Petrie said: "He has some esoteric qualities. A lot of people do."

As for whether Artest has approached management with a desire to be traded, Petrie would only say, "That's a hypothetical question that you're going to have to save."
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[Bricklayer]

a) you're a Princeton guy Geoff -- that wasn't a "hypothetical" question

b) the hen did what? A meteor? Oh lord -- this is now all SO reminiscient of the whole Peja/Ron debacle. Remember Geoff's cryptically confused finger pointing at the moon analogy? Its all happening again.

 

[Sacto=Slappo]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."[/FONT]

Oodles? I get where he's going with it, but dang Geoff! Couldn't you have used a different metaphor? Oodles.

 

[GoGoGadget]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I guess you could sum (the trade talk) up this way. It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor.[/FONT]

Um... what??

And I thought the "finger pointing at the moon" nonsense was bad...

 

[HighFlyingMonkey]

Geoff Petrie rocks. Seriously.

 

[hoopsfan]

Evasive Petrie downplays talk of Artest trade

He won't talk about deal speculation but says the forward's outlook is fine.

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That must mean a trade is coming.

 

[JJ22L]

Oodles? I get where he's going with it, but dang Geoff! Couldn't you have used a different metaphor? Oodles.

lol o man- the last time this happened a big trade went down...it was nice knowing you Artest

seriously Petrie...a hen metaphor?

 

[kupman]

Geoff Petrie rocks. Seriously.

I agree completely. He does not give the media one thing....he even goes so far as to confuse them with metaphors that barely make any sense at all. It makes me laugh.

 

[rumpled]

Awesomely cryptic. Go GP go! Stupid media writers running around oodling like hens. I have to remember that one, how did the finger one go again?

Actually I think Geoff is fairly easy to read once you accept the fact that he is partly a public relations man and part of his job is to either keep his mouth shut or rattle off the company line. There's a fine line between throwing the media a bone and saying too much and making things worse.

Okay here's my translation!

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] "His happiness level is fine," Petrie said before the Kings faced Philadelphia on Wednesday night at Arco Arena. "He has a very large performance bank account. A lot of people have forgotten what it was like around here before he got here.[/FONT]

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He makes too much money to be so unhappy. (which means nothing really, just some white noise) Before Artest got here you media were oodling about whether Peja liked Bibby, whose team is it, and so on. Its always something.

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] I guess you could sum (the trade talk) up this way. It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."[/FONT]

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"There's lots of trade talks with lots of teams and most of it never amounts to anything. Until the media learns a talk took place and makes a big deal out of it. Either way, I'm not telling you dorks how serious it is until I've made my move so here's a weird saying to chew on. Enjoy."

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] Asked about Artest's locker room impact and any potential influence on teammates, Petrie said: "He has some esoteric qualities. A lot of people do."[/FONT]

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"I'll throw in "esoteric" just to confuse this guy until I can get off the phone here. Yeah, lets talk about what a problem Ron is while I'm trying to trade him. Not. "

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif] As for whether Artest has approached management with a desire to be traded, Petrie would only say, "That's a hypothetical question that you're going to have to save."[/FONT]

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""If I WAS hypothetically trying to trade, wait a minute, ask me again after I'm done trading him dummy, how am I supposed to find a sucker with you people trying to scare everyone off."

 

[BawLa]

You people are drama queens.

 

[Cal-Kings]

"He has some esoteric qualities. A lot of people do."

Huh?

I wonder if Petrie spends time coming up with nonsense phrases before he does any interview?

Gotta love it. I hate GMs with big mouths.

 

[Elise10]

Huh?

I wonder if Petrie spends time coming up with nonsense phrases before he does any interview?

Gotta love it. I hate GMs with big mouths.

After finding out what "esoteric" means he actually described Ron quite well:

Esoteric: (adj)
1.understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. 2.belonging to the select few. 3.private; secret; confidential. 4.(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.

 

[Cal-Kings]

After finding out what "esoteric" means he actually described Ron quite well:

Esoteric: (adj)
1.understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. 2.belonging to the select few. 3.private; secret; confidential. 4.(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.

You are right. But the funny thing is, who on earth responds to a question like that from a sports reporter using the word "esoteric" and then leaving it there. Cracked me up...

 

[LMM]

Wait, what?! The hen and whitenoise and oodling? What the hell was that? I don't even want to know what Petrie was trying to make up there.

 

[Cal-Kings]

Wait, what?! The hen and whitenoise and oodling? What the hell was that? I don't even want to know what Petrie was trying to make up there.

Interestingly, the hen analogy may be a clue.

It's like saying, where there's smoke, there's fire... but not a raging forest fire.

The hen only laid an egg, not a meteor. But she did lay something.

Or not...

I think it's entirely possible that the Clippers, wanting to dump Maggette, thought that maybe the Kings would be ready to let Ron go. So they called Petrie. I'm almost sure he would tell them to take a hike.

But, hey, there was an egg there. Petrie just smashed it.

 

[Circa_1985_Fan]

After finding out what "esoteric" means he actually described Ron quite well:

Esoteric: (adj)
1.understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite: poetry full of esoteric allusions. 2.belonging to the select few. 3.private; secret; confidential. 4.(of a philosophical doctrine or the like) intended to be revealed only to the initiates of a group: the esoteric doctrines of Pythagoras.

I think we just found out the title for Ron's next album: The Esoteric Doctrines of Ron Artest.

 

[KINGSFAN-FROM-L.A.]

You people are drama queens.

what he/she said

 

[fnordius]

Interestingly, the hen analogy may be a clue.

It's like saying, where there's smoke, there's fire... but not a raging forest fire.

The hen only laid an egg, not a meteor. But she did lay something.

Or not...

I just took it as meaning "Muss and I are having 4 martini lunches lately."

 

[VF21]

Hey, I got a new quote for my signature!



Ya gotta love Geoff Petrie's wordsmithing.

 

[nbrans]

Someone really needs to make a Magic 8 Ball with Petrie quotes.

"Should I take that new job?"

Petrie 8 ball: "It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."

"Are the Kings going to win tonight?"

Petrie 8 ball: "If you point to the moon, an imbecile will look at your finger."

Someone, please, make this happen.

 

[rumpled]

I don't care what people say about Geoff Petrie, he has some esoteric qualities. That's a fact and it's not arguable.

 

[kennadog]

I think GP is great. He must have a blast coming up with obscure quotes that reporters then have to print, even if they're not sure what the h*ll he's saying...or not saying.

 

[kingsfan916]

Someone really needs to make a Magic 8 Ball with Petrie quotes.

"Should I take that new job?"

Petrie 8 ball: "It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."

"Are the Kings going to win tonight?"

Petrie 8 ball: "If you point to the moon, an imbecile will look at your finger."

Someone, please, make this happen.

haha lol i would b the first one to buy that

 

[Warhawk]

haha lol i would b the first one to buy that

Seconded.

Well played, nbrans. Well played.

 

[BMiller52]

Seconded.

Well played, nbrans. Well played.

How can you be the 2nd first person to buy something?

 

[VF21]

How can you be the 2nd first person to buy something?

Warhawk was seconding the motion that nbrans implied with his comment about being the first to buy it. He was co-signing the idea...

 

[coolhandluke]

"[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It's a lot of noise, mostly white noise, like when a hen oodles -- wow, lays an egg -- and it makes a sound like it made a meteor."[/FONT]

Best quote ever made by a GM in NBA history.