artest; ariza

[dodgergirl]

artest to siqn with the lakers for 3 years, 18 million./:
ariza to aqree with the rockets for a multi-year deal.
any thouqhts on this..?
hoenstly; im really mad; i really wanted them to have the same team
backk; and i really dislike artest; come on; he almost started a fiqht with kobe!
and wow; ariza did so muchh for the lakers in the playoffs with those key steals;
and i mean; wow; its like they basically chose him over ariza. i hope to qod; that
they still siqn odom.. but wow HUGE loss.

[bryce harper]

practicaly a trade

[Josh]

Jul 3, 2009 8:21:50 GMT -5 bryce harper said:

practicaly a trade

Yeah, I was thinking that as well. Artest is the better player no doubt, but his character is obviously questionable (looking back at the detroit incident and others). With that being said, I wonder which of the two is better to have on your team. I still think maybe Artest, as he is clearly better. He's a very good defender. I do like Ariza though, I was very mad when they traded Ariza for Steve Francis, and we all know how that deal went.
I don't think you should be upset about this being a Lakers fan based upon playing ability, which you seem to be. Artest is clearly a better player, and he will contribute more, despite the fact Ariza did contribute a lot. Artest is good at running the floor, he's a decent shot blocker/alterer, he's a very good defender, and he's an even better scorer.