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Ron Artest says BRoy is the best player he has ever played against

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would like to see what his response is, but well played sir

I'll try anything twice!

by carlitosbonitos on Apr 29, 2009 8:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah it kinda fizzles out

I hope they fix it

The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.

by The Roybot on Apr 29, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

the video cut out in the middle.

The last thing I heard was Sager asking with surprise, “he’s a better player than Kobe Bryant, Lebron James??”

I Blazersedge daily, nightly and ever so rightly.

by Claire on Apr 29, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions  

I watch on TnT

Artest talks about some kid in high school that used to be the best player he has played against, who ended up in prison, but Roy is now the best

by svlittle on Apr 29, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

They tore Ron Ron up on TNT

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/tnt_overtime/2009/04/29/nba_20090429_top5inside_2.nba/index.html

"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

All that does is make the TNT guys look like total morons

which is basically all it ever does. How can you prove Artest wrong about the guy that went to prison? Maybe he would have been better than MJ. Artest is more likely to know how good that guys since he ACTUALLY knows who the guys is. C Webb and the idiots just dismissed a guy because they don’t know him.

Is Artest right about Roy? He may be. It may be gamesmanship. Either way, those idiots at TNT chose to ignore discussing and made fun of Ron’s hair. Kamla kills those buffoons.

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Errrr....I was just providing a link

"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

yep

My stubbling is perfect...

by In Walks Rudy on Apr 29, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah

look at the way he sways back and forth and avoids eye contact. Really strange dude. Maybe he just has ADD?

by blazerbeliever on Apr 29, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Y'know, I think he's just insane.

Then again, I’m a bit crazy myself. I, therefore, am in no place to judge Ron Artest.

I’ll still judge him anyway, though.

by AK1984 on Apr 29, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wouldn' that make you a

crazy, hypocritical, judemental, yet self-aware person?

I'm a little confused by your tactics

by oderiferous emanations 74 on Apr 30, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm also an idiot, too, as can be deduced from my above post.

Of course, I’m prone to making grammatical errors when I type too fast and don’t proofread my comments before clicking that blasted post button. Y’know, it’s times like those I could use an editor.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

When you stop in Ron-Ron's world

You step into a new breed of idiocy.

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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 30, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ron Ron's an idiot

Trust me, the quote bank from his time as a NBA player proves it.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 30, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was just going to say the same thing.

Dude has some serious crazy-eyes. He could have pounced on Sager at any moment.

Don't believe the hype.

by Artie Fufkin on Apr 30, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Roy is just as good as Kobe, little less scoring punch but better team player

Lebron is a better player then Roy.
I would take Roy in the clutch over both of these two.

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on Apr 29, 2009 8:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Kobe Bryant is an outstanding defender, while Brandon Roy is a subpar defender. For sure, Bryant ...

and Roy are leagues apart in that facet of the game. Offensively, however, Roy has almost caught up to Bryant — as the University of Washington grad’s PER was just 0.38 less than that of the “Black Mamba” this season — nonetheless, he still isn’t a two-way player who’s capable of carrying a team solely on his shoulders to the promise land.

Indeed, whether or not Roy wins a ring in the next few years will rely on the development of Greg Oden.

Now, with regards to crunch-time situations, LeBron James overtakes a game like nobody’s business. In so-called “clutch” moments, James averaged 55.9 points per 48 minutes, shot 55.6% from the field, shot 42.1% from beyond the arc, shot 85% from the free-throw line, and had a raw +/- of +45 this season.

http://www.82games.com/0809/CSORT11.HTM

That isn’t up for debate, either, unless you’re a mindless homer who isn’t fond of logic.

by AK1984 on Apr 29, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

No, I'm just a displaced Seattle SuperSonics fan who's latched onto the Portland Trail Blazers.

I also enjoy following NBA basketball on the whole, too, although there’s definitely a few guys who are my favorite players—no matter their stats. Kobe Bryant, however, certainly isn’t on that list, with the only Los Angeles Lakers making it being Pau Gasol and Sasha Vujacic. Regarding Bryant, I’m fairly apathetic toward him — even though he’s got more than his fair share of staunch supporters and vociferous detractors — but that’s just me.

by AK1984 on Apr 29, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pau is fun to watch.... but Sashica? Tell me it is a Brotherhood of the Floppy Locks

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Apr 29, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, that's the main reason.

Those “Machine” videos are also hilarious, though, as are several of the actual interviews I’ve seen on YouTube with Sasha Vujacic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnN7u9V3ti4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ACrR26av5g

In all honesty, Vujacic seems like an all-around decent guy. It’d be tough to hate him as a person.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

you like sasha vujacic?

i was following you until i read that. at that point i stopped reading

"When jumpers are outlawed only Outlaw will take jumpers"-LoadedOrygun

by DominicanAvenger on Apr 29, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bryant was an awful defender in his first few years

I remember a 2nd year Bonzi Wells and Steve Smith routinely abused him in the post. Bryant wasn’t considered a good defender until the last few years. Roy’s defense will improve too.

Life is not by chance. Basketball is life.

by blzrfan on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do you remember how Bonzi's eyes would light up going against Kobe?

punished him down deep. Those are the warm feelings I have about Bonzi, like those a cuddly family puppy before it caught rabies

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Apr 29, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Don't forget to push the rec button when you +1 something

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

For a wing player, Bonzi Wells was one of the best at backing down someone on the block.

That was during Wells’ short peak, though, in which his one great skill was negated by many of his negative qualities. Y’know, Wells was pretty much a poor man’s Ron Artest both on and off the court.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

calm down killer

dude was just saying he would take Brandon, sorry he didn’t run to the stat book before cheering for his backyard

by svlittle on Apr 29, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

It isn't up to debate isn't that the route a mindless homer would advocate, I Am homer but not mindless

You are right that kobe is a better defender then Roy that is a good point.
The definition of clutch that I was alluding to was the last second shots LeBron 17/50 34% on FG’s and 14/20 60% FT’s. last second shots Kobe Bryant 14/56 25% FG’s 12/15 80% FT’s Vs. Roy 38% FG and 75% FT I originally thought the numbers were more convincing but in any case FG is still better then either of them, and yeah no one is saying Roy is better then Lebron. Kobe isn’t that intimidating to me haven’t seen him do much with out Shaq. Oh yeah and 25% is pretty bad, for someone with a supposed reputation for clutchness. Whats with all the Passion defending an alleged rapist anyway?

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on Apr 30, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

LeBron James is way more clutch than either Brandon Roy or Kobe Bryant, which was the ...

real point I was trying to make with my above post. Apropos of Roy and Bryant, I argued that they’re roughly equal to each other on offense — even during crunch-time situations, as well — but it’s on defense where there’s a huge gap between them.

LeBron James 101.3 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions > Kobe Bryant’s 105.8 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions > Brandon Roy’s 108.2 Points Allowed Per 100 Possessions.

http://www.82games.com/0809/08CLE9.HTM#onoff
http://www.82games.com/0809/08LAL4.HTM#onoff
http://www.82games.com/0809/08POR5.HTM#onoff

Where, by the way, did you get those so-called “clutch” statistics you posted above here?

The free-throw percentages seem a little off to me, as in so-called crunch-time situations — which is during a game wherein each team is within five points of each other with five minutes or less to play in the game — Kobe Bryant is 50 for 54 from the free-throw line (i.e., 92%), Brandon Roy is 52 for 57 from the free-throw line (i.e., 91%), and LeBron James is 41 for 48 from the free-thow line (i.e., 85%) this season.

http://www.82games.com/0809/08LAL4.HTM#clutch
http://www.82games.com/0809/08POR5.HTM#clutch
http://www.82games.com/0809/08CLE9.HTM#clutch

As y’all can see, I actually cited the source from which I found those statistics.

What, for whatever it’s worth, does this have to do with Katelyn Faber?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katelyn_Faber

You and I obviously have a different stance on the issue, but that’s neither here nor there.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've seen both K*be and LeBron shoot themselves out of games

Yes, they’re great, but they’re egos work to the detriment of the team on so may occasions. Laker fans see it a lot. We saw him do it in Portland. Roy’s done this once that I’ve seen. It’s just something that won’t show up in stats. Plus, it’d be interesting to here what Ron’s metric is. There may be factors we’ve never thought about. I can’t allow stats to sum up who’s better or not because the situations are always different.

That’s not to say Roy’s better. It’s to say that there’s a lot of different ways to identify who’s the best, and I suspect your position to be parochial/sane compared to Artest’s. I have nothing to offer other than what I said above, so it’s not like I know of another way. Stats just give a false sense of correctness.

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Source I didn't site because it was the same place you got your source,

And since it was my comment you responded to it is my definition of clutch you should address.

"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein

by Garden of ODEN on Apr 30, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ron says basically the same. He calls Roy the best player on offense he played against, but calls the defense a little "suspect"

That said, yeah I would trust him more if he didn’t come across like “crazy pills” in the video again ;-)

by Norsktroll on Apr 30, 2009 6:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

It wouldn't shock me if those so-called "crazy pills" Ron Artest is on are Xanax or something.

Yes, I’m just spouting baseless conjecture. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t shock me at all if someone as seemingly loony as Artest was on some sort of anti-anxiety medication.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dude, has K*be carried a team on his shoulders to the promised land?

You had a ton of statistic to back up your point, but then you say that?!?!? How’s that for logic?

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Neither Kobe Bryant nor Brandon Roy could carry a team to the promise land solely on their ...

own merit, although it’s very tough for a wing player do that without help from an inside presence.

Beyond LeBron James, there’s not a single non-interior post player who’s capable of being a one-man show — as even Dwyane Wade needed the assistance of both Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning to beat the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals — thus, it’s clear as day that he’s a special player on a level that hasn’t been occupied since the Michael Jordan era.

Even Rick Barry was backed up by two defensive-minded centers, Cliff Ray and George Johnson, during the Golden State Warriors suprise run to championship glory in the 1975 NBA Finals over the Washington Bullets.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

What players carried to a team to a championship by their lonesome?

Nobody does it alone, and the closest player (in my memory) was Hakeem Olajuwon. And, those Rockets teams did not lack talent either.

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by pookeyguru on Apr 30, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

I still haven't seen Kobe do this yet.
he still isn’t a two-way player who’s capable of carrying a team solely on his shoulders to the promise land.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 30, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think Roy is actually a better scorer right now

Kobe scores a little more often, but Roy’s efficiency this season was significantly higher than Kobe’s has ever been. Roy is just a little less selfish than Kobe and doesn’t force up as many bad shots. If the team needed Roy to score more he could (as he is proving in the current playoff series).

by trk on Apr 30, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Okay, here's some shooting efficiency numbers for Brandon Roy and Kobe Bryant.

2008-2009 Season
Brandon Roy (57.3% TSP) > Kobe Bryant (56.1%)

Career High
Kobe Bryant (58.0%) {2006-2007} > Brandon Roy (57.3% TSP) {2008-2009}

Career Totals
Kobe Bryant (55.8%) > Brandon Roy (55.2% TSP)

Roy wins the battle this season, but Bryant still has the overall lead between both of them.

Now, it’s time to do the same comparison with assist and turnover percentages.

2008-2009 Season
Brandon Roy (25.4% Assist Percentage) > Kobe Bryant (23.8% Assist Percentage)
Brandon Roy (9.0% Turnover Percentage) > Kobe Bryant (9.7% Turnover Percentage)

Career High
Kobe Bryant (28.5% Assist Percentage) {2004-2005} > Brandon Roy (28.2% Assist Percentage) {2007-2008}
Kobe Bryant (9.0% Turnover Percentage) {2005-2006} = Brandon Roy (9.0% Turnover Percentage) {2008-2009}

Career Totals
Brandon Roy (25.2% Assist Percentage) > Kobe Bryant (23.6% Assist Percentage)
Brandon Roy (9.8% Turnover Percentage) > Kobe Bryant (11.4% Turnover Percentage)

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roybr01.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html

On the whole, Roy is a marginally better ball handler and distributor compared to than Bryant. All in all, they’re strikingly similar players from a statistical standpoint. Regardless, though, neither one of them is on the same level as LeBron James. Indeed, the “King” is two steps higher on the ladder right next to greatest players in NBA history (i.e., Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

Oh, and for whatever it’s worth to y’all, here’s my list of the top-ten players throughout NBA history that I posted on 12/7/2007.

1. Michael Jordan

2. Wilt Chamberlain
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4. Larry Bird
5. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
6. Oscar Robertson
7. Jerry West

8. Shaquille O’Neal
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Tim Duncan

http://sonicscentral.com/blog/?p=1581

Furthermore, here’s an updated list of my all-time All-NBA Teams throughout the league’s full history.

NBA ALL-TIME FIRST TEAM
C: Wilt Chamberlain
PF: Tim Duncan
SF: Larry Bird
SG: Michael Jordan
PG: Earvin "Magic" Johnson

NBA ALL-TIME SECOND TEAM
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF: Kevin Garnett
SF: Julius Erving
SG: Jerry West
PG: Oscar Robertson

NBA ALL-TIME THIRD TEAM
C: Shaquille O’Neal
PF: Karl Malone
SF: LeBron James
SG: Kobe Bryant
PG: John Stockton

There’s a few big changes from the one I made approximately 17 months ago, with Kevin Garnett and LeBron James making the list — while Hakeem Olajuwon and Elgin Baylor consquently fell off of it — plus, there’s still plenty of time left for the “King” to climb his way up to the proverbial mountain top.

by AK1984 on Apr 30, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ron

also thinks that HE is as good as Lebron

My stubbling is perfect...

by In Walks Rudy on Apr 29, 2009 9:18 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I heart Roy

but would bet on Lebron 10 times out of 10

by T$ 225 on Apr 29, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Ron said:

Roy is probably the best player I have played against, except for this guy in my hood. He went to jail a couple years ago.

Sir Charles is a little overrated.

by cloudydays on Apr 29, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Have to say

I haven’t really watch Ron Ron much in the past, but have heard about him a lot. I’ve watched a lot of his interviews during this season, and he seems like a good guy. However, I know looks can be deceiving.

Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".

by johnv59 on Apr 29, 2009 10:59 PM PDT reply actions  

I think Ron is a good guy

He just grew up in the hood and is slightly crazy. He’s charitable and seems to enjoy helping others. His daughter had some form of cancer recently and so he’s been dealing with that as well. Ron’s a good guy, I’ve always liked him. A little off his rocker, but he means well most of the time.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Apr 30, 2009 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Damnit!

Can’t you just disagree with me and cite some stats.

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Apr 30, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

That interview

Was freaking hilarious. The whole thing was on at the end of TNT’s ‘Inside the NBA’ – the part about the best player he ever played being some kid in Queens who is currently in jail…comedy gold.

by samuelleejackson on Apr 29, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions  

I loved the comment

“Michael Jordan wished he could have played against me in his prime”. Wow.

That just topped “practice” as the most outrageous sports bit I have ever heard. I think Artest is either touched in the head (very popular opinion), or he has an excellent sense of humor. Prolly a bit of both in that. I do seriously think that he has mad respect for Roy, and that part of the bit was only slightly exaggerated. Thanks for confirming what we already knew, Artest!

Broy>Kobe. That will be my sig from now on. Forever.

by premthegrem on Apr 29, 2009 11:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Vault 2002

“I love Ron Artest,” says Michael Jordan, who developed an appreciation for his physical style when Artest broke two of Jordan’s ribs the first day the two played together last summer in Chicago. “He’s got so much intensity and such drive. I wish I could have played against him six years ago.”

The Charles Barkley Ancestors Count: 23 Grandmothers, 0 Mother

The Charles Barkley Playoff Ancestors Count: 3 Grandmothers , 0 Mother

"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "

by DOH on Apr 30, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I love Blazer fans! I really hope you guys beat Houston. Im just not holding my breath even though you have the best player in the league! Even for you guys that’s pretty laughable! That’s just as bad as the one guy on this site who said in a couple of years the Trail Blazers could compete with Chicago’s 72-10 record. Keep dreaming kids, It’s a wonderful world!

by LAKERJK on Apr 29, 2009 11:24 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't think you understand how intelligent blazer fans are.

not surprising seeing as you are a Fker fan, but I’ll kindly point you in the right direction. The OP was based on Artest’s comments. Listen to the video. And a word of advice, do some research next time before posting here. We actually have standards.

"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"

-Ron Artest

If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.

by premthegrem on Apr 29, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

i dunno if we’re allowed to use GTFO here but it seemed appropriate

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by DominicanAvenger on Apr 29, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

don't hate on LakerJake

one of the most infamous trolls in OLive History.

by cloudydays on Apr 29, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

sorry but every laker fan down in los angles act like the championship is already won

they even hae a joke about on 710 espn radio about how they can already count their chickens. Jon Ireland is the biggest homer in the history of broadcasting.

by svlittle on Apr 29, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bigger then Barret and Rice. How is that possible?

by LAKERJK on Apr 30, 2009 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Decent point.

But, you’re original comment lost you all your credibility. I don’t think many people here would assert that Roy’s better than K*be right now. Maybe he will be, maybe he won’t. He’s certainly improved each year and is headed that way. That said, K*be hasn’t gotten the team very far by himself. He’s no LeBron or MJ. He’s solid, but his ego crushes the team. He’s a poor leader that thinks he can dominate through fear better than cleverness and charisma. It works if you can kill those you lead, but without that punitive measure, it just inspired discontent and revolt. And, that is why K*be may be the best player, but he was never the MVP.

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

err

watch the video

"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"

-Ron Artest

If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.

by premthegrem on Apr 29, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

On average, Blazer fans are not intelligent. I have read alot of your guys’ posts on here. Please beat Houston tomorrow. I can’t speak for the other Laker fans, but I want you guys. I want SIX in a row! I want to hear you guys whine and moan about refs against us and come up with other childish excuses as to why your not winning. As far as watching the video, I don’t need to. I don’t need to listen to a guy who gets crushed every time that he sees Kobe. You have your eight regular season victories at the RG. That’s great, we will see how that translates in the playoffs. Sweet Dreams!

by LAKERJK on Apr 30, 2009 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

alot

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 30, 2009 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

On average, Lakers fans are not homo sapiens.

I have read a lot of their posts here and they are C.H.U.D.’s.

by tominhawaii on Apr 30, 2009 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Do you have a lot of hair gel and a few earrings?

A face you think makes you look tough and confident, but really just makes you look like an idiot? I ask because you’re a L*ker fan.

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by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ok we will see. It’s not like Lebron has won anything. Maybe next time at your pre-playoff rally you guys can chant “Beat Houston”. You have to start out at the kid’s table before kicking it with the adults. No hair gel, no piercings or tatoos, just good smack!

by LAKERJK on Apr 30, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

you still troll on the OLive forums?

I haven’t seen you around in a while on there

by cloudydays on Apr 29, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

we won't just compete with chicago's 72 and 10

we’ll obliterate it.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 30, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

roy is the second best player hes ever played, behind some guy from queensbridge who went to jail when he was 16

by elconquistador on Apr 30, 2009 12:22 AM PDT reply actions  

And what did the TNT crew do with that? 0 comments on BRoy!

Okay, joke to deflect, just like you did when BRoy posted 52 on the Suns. Laugh him off, you TNT hyenas. Sure, laugh until the words BRoy, Finals MVP, and NBA Champion are forced from your lips in one stinging sentence!

Then. THEN I WILL LAUGH!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

by LaoTzu on Apr 30, 2009 1:23 AM PDT reply actions  

Why wouldnt

Jordan want to play artest when he was in his prime?? Artest was a defensive player of the year and Jordan loves a challege. Would have been nice to see

by BBG on Apr 30, 2009 1:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Michael Jordan did say that...

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141436/index.htm

“I love Ron Artest,” says Michael Jordan, who developed an appreciation for his physical style when Artest broke two of Jordan’s ribs the first day the two played together last summer in Chicago. “He’s got so much intensity and such drive. I wish I could have played against him six years ago.” (said in 2002)

by el_flaco on Apr 30, 2009 5:10 AM PDT reply actions   4 recs

rec'd for mad research skillz

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 30, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

i should scroll more, lol

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"There were arms coming from everywhere, and I knew they weren’t going for the ball," Miller said. "I was just trying to get [the shot] up before they called some crap like ‘on the ground.’ "

by DOH on Apr 30, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Artest is more intelligent than most of us give him credit for

I guarantee you he kicks it up a notch here down the stretch. This is an epic battle

Sophia

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare

Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow

by BlazerFan1 on Apr 30, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions  

I think Ron Ron is acually less intelligent than most of us give him credit for

"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

And yes I misspelled the word actually

"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

He trends toward the opposite.

I agree that he likely should get more respect than he does. That, though, says more about opinions of him than it does about his intelligence.

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Apr 30, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ron's comments don't really show much, except he was merely giving respect to Roy.

Personally I think he’s a bit of a nutter. Still, Ron’s comments were pointing out the obvious in that Brandon Roy has done well pretty well against Artest during the playoffs. In fact looking at the tapes, it’s been Battier who been the better match up against Roy defensively.

"Kobe you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" - Nicolas Batum

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ron Ron

is equal parts idiot and intelligent. Balancing them how he does is what doesn’t make sense.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 30, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

But a fantastic video blogger

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on Apr 30, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

LOL

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 30, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Got terrible shot selection too

Unless youre the opponent. It’s hell rooting for him though. Or, it was for me.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Apr 30, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

ARE GP / CWEBB HIGH?

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2009/04/29/nba_20090429_artest_sot.nba/index.html

Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".

...no seriously--stop.

by nima on Apr 30, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions  

yes

cwebb is toasted, that’s the only way chuck is that funny.

"The refs have caused a bird-pig flu pandemic"

by appel82 on Apr 30, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow

i just watched the vid. your talking about, god, they are tore up, i know i could do better than that high.

"The refs have caused a bird-pig flu pandemic"

by appel82 on Apr 30, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

I went to that link

no GP or CWEBB in it….?

Here is my Playoff mode signature, that I thought up myself: "Just Do It".

by johnv59 on Apr 30, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

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