kingsfan101
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Which did you prefer, being labeled "soft" or dropping that label and dealing with Ron Artest?
They are not mutually exclusive (might be in Artest's case). Harping is a tough enforcer, without any of the baggage that Ron brings. You are welcome to ignore it, but Ron's ticking is definitely a distraction.
As for trading him, that depends on the team's plans for this as well as future seasons, and what we can get for him. If the idea is to try and play for a playoff spot as long as mathematically possible, and offers before the deadline are not good, keep him around. On the other hand, if the management sees the writing on the wall about the inevitability of missing playoffs this year, they should take the best offer on Artest and build for the future, while giving more time to Salmons and Garcia (not to talk of Cisco and Jones).