Artest to Lakers

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By GoEagles - July 2nd, 2009, 11:47 pm

- July 2nd, 2009, 11:47 pm #265550

sad but true, sorry Cavs.

http://espn.go.com/nba/

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By prototype - July 3rd, 2009, 10:16 am

- July 3rd, 2009, 10:16 am #265572

Great Pick-up!! I said for the Lakers to get better, they need a guy that will give them a little attitude and play aggressive at all times. Artest is all that and more. Now they need to get Odom signed.

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By dompennix - July 3rd, 2009, 10:12 pm

- July 3rd, 2009, 10:12 pm #265674

I'll take Artest over Ariza, in a few years maybe not so much

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By flamesbball84 - July 3rd, 2009, 10:28 pm

- July 3rd, 2009, 10:28 pm #265677

dompennix wrote:I'll take Artest over Ariza, in a few years maybe not so much

Same here. Artest isn't as good of a shooter as Ariza, but Artest won't be counted on for offense as much as he ended up having to be in Houston. Artest is clearly the better defender, which is saying a lot because Ariza is a good one.

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By Sly Fox - July 4th, 2009, 2:39 am

- July 4th, 2009, 2:39 am #265686

Losing Yao for perhaps forever made Artest's decision to go join Kobe all the more painful here in Houston.

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By Th3rd - July 4th, 2009, 10:33 am

- July 4th, 2009, 10:33 am #265704

its a great pick up for a team looking to compete and win another couple of championships in the next 3-5 years. Artest is a more aggressive, better defender, plus he can score more than Ariza.

Odom will now no doubt be back due to this signing

4/28/2009 R.I.P. Jeff Taylor

ToTheLeft wrote:because accepting anything less than the best is, as Vanilla Ice would say, a felony

BJWilliams wrote:I think highly of the guy just because he is more of a man than most of you jackwagons

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By Th3rd - July 4th, 2009, 11:02 am

- July 4th, 2009, 11:02 am #265706

and on better news

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4304612

Jackson will return to the Lakers