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  • Shaver
    Legend
    • Jul 2002
    • 10148

    #16
    Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

    Who is going to trade for Artest now? His transformation into Dennis Rodman is nearly complete. It's like Annakin Skywalker slowly turning into Darth Vader.

    Few remember that in Rodman's final two years with the Pistons (pre-tattos, pre-hair dye, etc...), he talked about retiring on a few occasions. He also showed up at the Palace one night with a shotgun ready to end it all. Artest is heading for a Rodman caliber meltdown.
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    • Shaver
      Legend
      • Jul 2002
      • 10148

      #17
      Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

      Who is going to trade for Artest now? His transformation into Dennis Rodman is nearly complete. It's like Annakin Skywalker slowly turning into Darth Vader.

      Few remember that in Rodman's final two years with the Pistons (pre-tattos, pre-hair dye, etc...), he talked about retiring on a few occasions. He also showed up at the Palace one night with a shotgun ready to end it all. Artest is heading for a Rodman caliber meltdown.
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        yellow
        • Sep 2002
        • 66469

        #18
        Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

        At least we know that it was Rodmas ex-wife that messed his head up. How many interviews did he do crying about his daughter being taken away from him? Ron doesn't seem to have it all there. Rodman was screwy at times, but he was smart also in his profession. He did things in a nutty way off-court on purpose albeit for an attention show, just wanting to be in the spotlight, but Ron seems much more disturbed in the head than DR.

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          yellow
          • Sep 2002
          • 66469

          #19
          Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

          At least we know that it was Rodmas ex-wife that messed his head up. How many interviews did he do crying about his daughter being taken away from him? Ron doesn't seem to have it all there. Rodman was screwy at times, but he was smart also in his profession. He did things in a nutty way off-court on purpose albeit for an attention show, just wanting to be in the spotlight, but Ron seems much more disturbed in the head than DR.

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          • Skins4Life
            MVP
            • Jul 2002
            • 2286

            #20
            Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

            I realize there may be no trade value. I am just vent frustration. Although Peja is carrying some baggage himself, so it wouldnt surprise me if that trade happened, but Im not counting on it


            here is a article for today. take it for what its worth


            Ron Artest acknowledges that he has been busy with off-court interests but says he did not ask the Indiana Pacers for a month off to finish a rap album.

            After being vilified on national airwaves throughout the day Thursday, Artest told The Indianapolis Star that his offending comments to reporters on Wednesday should not have been taken literally.

            "I just told (coach Rick Carlisle) I wanted to take some time off to get healed up," said Artest, who sat out part of the preseason with a twisted kneecap. "I said it in a bad way. Rick was right. It did compromise the integrity of the team. But I didn't ask him to take a month off to finish no rap album."

            Carlisle confirmed that Artest did not ask for a month off to work on an album, but did not want to comment further.

            "This is what Chuck Daly would call a 'moving forward' situation," Carlisle said Thursday. "It's time for Ron to play; it's time for our team to get as many healthy guys as we can."

            Artest traveled with the team to Philadelphia and will play in tonight's game against the 76ers.

            Carlisle benched Artest for two games after an incident before practice on Monday. Artest said he told teammates that he wanted to get away for a while, and that a subsequent conversation with Carlisle led to his benching.

            "I was ready to take some time off, at least like a month off, but two games is enough," Artest told reporters before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

            Thursday, he said some of his comments were meant in jest.

            "I can't be serious all the time," he said in a telephone interview. "It would be boring. I have to have some fun."

            Artest acknowledged that some of his teammates have been frustrated with his recent actions. Carlisle agreed, saying Artest "has some fences to mend."

            Artest had a confrontation with Jermaine O'Neal in the locker room at halftime of the game against Chicago on Saturday. Artest said he became frustrated when the Bulls made a run while he wasn't getting the ball on offense late in the first half. He sat down in the front row of the end-zone seats after being pulled from the game, moved briefly to the bench, and then went to the locker room before the half ended.

            "Jermaine always sets me straight," Artest said. "I'm not the easiest teammate to play with. Jermaine's a leader on this team and he has to set me straight.

            "J.O. told me to stop acting like a damn fool and I agreed."

            O'Neal declined to comment on the matter when reached on Thursday.

            Artest said he has no conflict with O'Neal now.

            "He's our MVP," Artest said. "Without Jermaine, it would be very, very hard to win a championship."

            Analysts throughout the country weighed in on the controversy Thursday, some of them questioning Artest's mental stability and others suggesting he should be traded.

            Local reaction was mixed. Greg Rakestraw, host of a sports talk show on WXLW-950 AM, said 80 percent of his callers and e-mailers supported Artest. John Michael Vincent, who hosts a show on WNDE-1260 AM, said reaction from his listeners was 50-50.

            Artest acknowledged that he has been busy with his musical career which, combined with his injuries, has left him fatigued.

            The three-woman rhythm and blues group that he produces, Allure, is scheduled to have an album released on Nov. 23. It was originally scheduled for release in September, before the start of training camp, but Artest said he added a song at the last minute.

            He also plans to release an online collection of his own rap songs sometime in December.

            He said, however, that he doesn't believe his musical interests will remain an issue throughout the season.

            "It's better if I play and I fight it until I can't breathe no more," he said. "That's what I'm going to do."

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            • Skins4Life
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 2286

              #21
              Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

              I realize there may be no trade value. I am just vent frustration. Although Peja is carrying some baggage himself, so it wouldnt surprise me if that trade happened, but Im not counting on it


              here is a article for today. take it for what its worth


              Ron Artest acknowledges that he has been busy with off-court interests but says he did not ask the Indiana Pacers for a month off to finish a rap album.

              After being vilified on national airwaves throughout the day Thursday, Artest told The Indianapolis Star that his offending comments to reporters on Wednesday should not have been taken literally.

              "I just told (coach Rick Carlisle) I wanted to take some time off to get healed up," said Artest, who sat out part of the preseason with a twisted kneecap. "I said it in a bad way. Rick was right. It did compromise the integrity of the team. But I didn't ask him to take a month off to finish no rap album."

              Carlisle confirmed that Artest did not ask for a month off to work on an album, but did not want to comment further.

              "This is what Chuck Daly would call a 'moving forward' situation," Carlisle said Thursday. "It's time for Ron to play; it's time for our team to get as many healthy guys as we can."

              Artest traveled with the team to Philadelphia and will play in tonight's game against the 76ers.

              Carlisle benched Artest for two games after an incident before practice on Monday. Artest said he told teammates that he wanted to get away for a while, and that a subsequent conversation with Carlisle led to his benching.

              "I was ready to take some time off, at least like a month off, but two games is enough," Artest told reporters before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

              Thursday, he said some of his comments were meant in jest.

              "I can't be serious all the time," he said in a telephone interview. "It would be boring. I have to have some fun."

              Artest acknowledged that some of his teammates have been frustrated with his recent actions. Carlisle agreed, saying Artest "has some fences to mend."

              Artest had a confrontation with Jermaine O'Neal in the locker room at halftime of the game against Chicago on Saturday. Artest said he became frustrated when the Bulls made a run while he wasn't getting the ball on offense late in the first half. He sat down in the front row of the end-zone seats after being pulled from the game, moved briefly to the bench, and then went to the locker room before the half ended.

              "Jermaine always sets me straight," Artest said. "I'm not the easiest teammate to play with. Jermaine's a leader on this team and he has to set me straight.

              "J.O. told me to stop acting like a damn fool and I agreed."

              O'Neal declined to comment on the matter when reached on Thursday.

              Artest said he has no conflict with O'Neal now.

              "He's our MVP," Artest said. "Without Jermaine, it would be very, very hard to win a championship."

              Analysts throughout the country weighed in on the controversy Thursday, some of them questioning Artest's mental stability and others suggesting he should be traded.

              Local reaction was mixed. Greg Rakestraw, host of a sports talk show on WXLW-950 AM, said 80 percent of his callers and e-mailers supported Artest. John Michael Vincent, who hosts a show on WNDE-1260 AM, said reaction from his listeners was 50-50.

              Artest acknowledged that he has been busy with his musical career which, combined with his injuries, has left him fatigued.

              The three-woman rhythm and blues group that he produces, Allure, is scheduled to have an album released on Nov. 23. It was originally scheduled for release in September, before the start of training camp, but Artest said he added a song at the last minute.

              He also plans to release an online collection of his own rap songs sometime in December.

              He said, however, that he doesn't believe his musical interests will remain an issue throughout the season.

              "It's better if I play and I fight it until I can't breathe no more," he said. "That's what I'm going to do."

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              • Skins4Life
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 2286

                #22
                Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                How convienient. There's a time to joke and a time not to joke. Just one more little piece of proof that he's a lousy teammate.

                So he gets himself benched, holds a press conference and pretends to tell the truth, even though its bizarre, but then tells us a day later he was really joking.

                So what do you all think happened in the locker room during the 24 hours or so between his "joke" and revealing that it was a joke. If I were in that lockerroom, I'd be even more p!$$ed that he doesn't even seem to be taking this disciplinary action seriously.

                Right now I suspect that he needs to build a bridge big enough to cross the Grand Canyon to get back into good graces with the rest of the team.

                In the same interview in which he says he can't be serious all the time, he says all these feely-good things about JO. But if JO was already sick of his s*** before this happened, he's probably only made the rift wider.

                I'm still suspicious that the original story was somewhat true, and he just didn't like the response.


                Once again, a major screwup/ denial & coverup and halfhearted promise to make everything better, until, of course, next time.

                If we weren't so injury depleted, my take is that he'd still be riding the bench for a while.

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                • Skins4Life
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 2286

                  #23
                  Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                  How convienient. There's a time to joke and a time not to joke. Just one more little piece of proof that he's a lousy teammate.

                  So he gets himself benched, holds a press conference and pretends to tell the truth, even though its bizarre, but then tells us a day later he was really joking.

                  So what do you all think happened in the locker room during the 24 hours or so between his "joke" and revealing that it was a joke. If I were in that lockerroom, I'd be even more p!$$ed that he doesn't even seem to be taking this disciplinary action seriously.

                  Right now I suspect that he needs to build a bridge big enough to cross the Grand Canyon to get back into good graces with the rest of the team.

                  In the same interview in which he says he can't be serious all the time, he says all these feely-good things about JO. But if JO was already sick of his s*** before this happened, he's probably only made the rift wider.

                  I'm still suspicious that the original story was somewhat true, and he just didn't like the response.


                  Once again, a major screwup/ denial & coverup and halfhearted promise to make everything better, until, of course, next time.

                  If we weren't so injury depleted, my take is that he'd still be riding the bench for a while.

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                  • TripleJ
                    Banned
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 21

                    #24
                    Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                    LOL, i was watching mike and mike this moring the stuff artest says shows he is not all there. He is one of the best defenders in the league and he wants to be a rapper?? He says he is a grown man he can do what he wants, well sir your in a contract actually you cant. He is all about promoting his album, he has serious issues. He didnt like being called crazy cause he says he is very well respected in the white hoods, black hoods and chinese hoods. I for one didnt know that there were white hoods kinda like a oxymoron.

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                    • TripleJ
                      Banned
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 21

                      #25
                      Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                      LOL, i was watching mike and mike this moring the stuff artest says shows he is not all there. He is one of the best defenders in the league and he wants to be a rapper?? He says he is a grown man he can do what he wants, well sir your in a contract actually you cant. He is all about promoting his album, he has serious issues. He didnt like being called crazy cause he says he is very well respected in the white hoods, black hoods and chinese hoods. I for one didnt know that there were white hoods kinda like a oxymoron.

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                        yellow
                        • Sep 2002
                        • 66469

                        #26
                        Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                        That article is called damage control Skins. Pacers need to do it to get rid of him.

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                        • 23
                          yellow
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 66469

                          #27
                          Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                          That article is called damage control Skins. Pacers need to do it to get rid of him.

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                          • Skins4Life
                            MVP
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 2286

                            #28
                            Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                            Originally posted by KDRE
                            That article is called damage control Skins. Pacers need to do it to get rid of him.
                            I know. I know that word all to well.

                            I dont know, its a damn shame Im only 19. I wish I was at least 21 so everytime Artest made a *** of himself I could just go to my room and

                            Then again I would probably be an alcoholic.

                            Im just so tired of this ****, I dont mind distractions, and maybe its just me being narrow minded but I cant help but to think that we (the Pacers) could have beaten the Piston had Artest not committed that falgrent. or how about the 45 foot 3 point shot. or the missed dunk.

                            I am a fan, a damned FAN. How do his teammates feel about that? JO, reggie, Tinsley, Croshere. How many of them feel the same way I do?

                            Oh well, I was hoping this season would be different.
                            Last edited by Skins4Life; 11-12-2004, 12:29 PM.

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                            • Skins4Life
                              MVP
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 2286

                              #29
                              Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                              Originally posted by KDRE
                              That article is called damage control Skins. Pacers need to do it to get rid of him.
                              I know. I know that word all to well.

                              I dont know, its a damn shame Im only 19. I wish I was at least 21 so everytime Artest made a *** of himself I could just go to my room and

                              Then again I would probably be an alcoholic.

                              Im just so tired of this ****, I dont mind distractions, and maybe its just me being narrow minded but I cant help but to think that we (the Pacers) could have beaten the Piston had Artest not committed that falgrent. or how about the 45 foot 3 point shot. or the missed dunk.

                              I am a fan, a damned FAN. How do his teammates feel about that? JO, reggie, Tinsley, Croshere. How many of them feel the same way I do?

                              Oh well, I was hoping this season would be different.

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                              • TripleJ
                                Banned
                                • Nov 2004
                                • 21

                                #30
                                Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation

                                You can drink jus not legally. Go for it take a shot for each artest mess up.

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