Grades v. Lakers 02/23

[venom_7]

oh yeah, the lakers lost to the clips, so that game we lost to them only means half a game. and we get to work out the kinks on monday in portland

 

[Kingsgurl]

Crap, that game is IN Portland? We have tickets, guess I better get a flight lined up.

 

[Kings113]

No, it's in Sac...

http://www.nba.com/kings/schedule/index.html

 

[love_them_kings]

I'm amazed Ron was even still on the court after the abuse he took last night. Hit in the face HARD twice and then that pick?

Let's be honest. If that had happened to our former small forward, he would have been laid out prone on the floor, with paramedics in attendance, as they carried him out on a back board and straight to the emergency room of the local hospital. (Not bagging on Peja as much as just putting things into a bit of perspective...)

Ron was smothered the whole game by the Lakers. They clearly keyed on him and made his night horrible...

What frustrated me was the number of times Artest was inside, double or even triple-teamed, and there were NO purple jerseys in the vicinity to ball him out.

Yes, this was an ugly loss but what worries me is that it looks as though this current assemblage of players just might be falling into the same bad habit the old ones had. This time, however, instead of "Let Webb do it" it's starting to become "Let Ron do it."

That, IMHO, needs to be slapped out of everyone with a name other than "ARTEST" on their back right now. Post haste.

You're right. Artest is tough, and that's a great quality to have in the NBA. No whining either (at least that I saw, I missed parts), and that impresses me.

And you're right, we need to nip this "let Ron do it" thing in the bud. I think when you have a player like Webb or Ron that is a fierce competitor, a "warrior" if you will, it's easy to let them take over when things get tough. Problem being, even with a true warrior 1 against 5 is tough to do! (Unless, of course, you're Kobe, and even he can't pull it out every night!