Isiah's Advocate 33
Benchwarmer
if artest can calm the fuck down then yeah... i say bring him in... personally... i don't respect a man that hits women... that's not my thing... artest has been accused (this season) of domestic abuse and animal cruelty (not that i give a shit about animal rights either)... add that to his history of trouble making i dunno... hopefully this off season works out and we're the surprise champs in 08... but i really don't wanna see artest fuck up our chemistry with some insane blowout... remember how close the pacers were until he lost it?
Look away from the court the dude has some issues, but J Kidd has hit his wife, and Kobe cheated on his, and who knows how many other non reported cases there are in the NBA. What these men do off the court is between them and God, now I see the concern that possibly the off the court problems results in bad examples for the young players, as well suspensions and such. But one thing you have to give IT credit for is being street, and being able to relate to players from the street ( Steph, Tinsley, Q, etc.) and serving as a mentor. I think IT will talk to Ron before the trade is made and let him know what is expected oh him, and again think that Ron has enough respect for NY not to embarass us, he knows he can't pull that taking time off thing like he did in Indy cause Knicks fans will approach him. But w/ that all said the deal breaker for me will be parting w/ D. Lee, if the Kings insist on him then I wait to see if he is really serious about opting out to join the Knicks next year.