trust me when i tell u, u can dismiss the kravitz column....hes voisin times 10...voisin hopes she can grow up one day and be like bob...
he has had a personal vendetta against ron for quite some time....and it all comes down to rons refusal to give him an interview....and its only gotten worse...no matter what happens, bob finds a way to spin things in a way to defame ron and criticize both walsh for bringing him to the pacers and walsh and bird for keeping him here...
soup mentioned kravitz is colts guy...thats not really true...hes bashed the colts the same...not until this undefeated season has he been forced to back off-what else is he gonna do? just wait till they lose-if they lose....and heaven forbid if they dont win the superbowl...it will be a bloodbath...
ultimately this comes down to irreconciliable differences between artest and carlisle....everything else is window dressing....yes, ron has issues as ive discussed before....and they play a role in his not being able to play for carlisle....
thats why the situation he goes do has to be one that is suitable for his success and therefore the teams success....is that fair? shouldnt all guys be able to play no matter what? maybe...but ron isnt like most guys....he is incredibly talented, but with a very different emotional and mental makeup....
ron needs a system that allows him a great deal of freedom....if given that he will produce unbelievably, mark my words...the thing that differentiates him from a spoiled brat ball hog is this-hes not a spoiled brat....and he raises the level of intensity of the whole team...when u watch him play defense the way he does, u cant help notice how it changes the other guys defense as well....and its really not hard to forgive a guy for trying to take over a game on the offensive end when u see him putting forth so much effort on the defensive end....
i will say this...i think he needs to go to a relatively young team....ron always does great with the young guys and rookies...he literally took granger under his wing....why that may scare some, it shouldnt...no one works harder off the court, with endless workouts...he and grangers countless one on one battles are already somewhat of a legend, and it should be very interesting when ron returns to face the pacers and the 2 go at it...
quite honestly, new york is the ideal situation...isiah thomas loves artest...they need a sf...hes from there...he wants to go there...they have larry brown...the guy who thinks he can fix anybody...now-it would be interesting-because larry is very structured...but hes also incredibly forgiving when it comes to a guy that puts forth the effort that ron does...it would probably drive larry crazy to the point larry would resign...which zeke would love because he could get back on the bench and coach ron and the rest of the youngins he would have accumulated...
two problems though, its the knicks-who are a rival and an eastern conference team....and two, larry bird fired isiah and with the way this has went down, i cant see larry ever giving ron what he wants-let alone giving thomas what he wants....
so i dunno...truthfully i think he might be a great fit in new orleans...i think byron scott is the perfect coach for him...and makes me wish scott wouldve got the job way back when...they are a young team with some great young talent....and i wouldnt be shocked, if a deal was made there involving pj brown....
ron is high maintenance, no other way around it...but in a day where stars are coddled, rons situation is a bit different than other stars, though ultimately the results are somewhat similar....
wherever he goes, he will provide ups and downs, but i truly believe the ups will far outweigh the downs...but i will say this, all things end, and when it ends with ron, it will probably be a bit messy...u just hope that time doesnt come too quickly and the ride was worth it....
P.S. he would probably do fairly well in LA...know u dont wanna hear that....but phil could handle him better than most...
my honest opinion is, though the kings desperately need someone like him, i dont think he would be a good fit...