Re: David Aldridge sheds some light on the Artest situation
Your kidding, right?
He has a CONTRACT (you know, a piece of paper that say he PLAYS FOR THE INDIANA PACERS) He can do whatever he wants on the side, and if he can manage his time and promote his CD, then awsome. He doesnt need time off to WORK on his album. If he wanted that then he shouldnt be a NBA player, and sign that contract. carlile did what he was supposed to. IF this teams wasnt so ****ing injury depleted he (Artest) would still be riding the pine
I still stand by carlile. I do agree some people have family issues, but thats why I think there is more to the story. No one gets benched for asking for time off.
Oh wait, there is more to the story. He sat with the fans after getting pulled out of the bulls game and then had a physical confrentation with JO (you know, the teams LEADER
I agree the media has blown this out of perportion, but Ron is only adding fuel to the fire by adding more and more stupid comments (he still doesnt know what the word integriy means 
)
I wont debate if they can win without him, I have been debating that at the Pacers forum I visit the last two days. I personally feel that them going 9-0 wihtout him last season and then beating Minny with out him this years proves they can. You can argue he carried the team in the playoffs last season again the Heat, but I will argue who says his replacement(s) wont be able to carry the load. The question comes down to is managment (BTW, Carlile is the coach, Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh are managment
) willing to trade him and risk winning a title this year but maybe help the future with less problems in the locker roon, or do they keep waiting for Ron to develop.
I've seen how bad behavior can ruin a working environment for everyone. Trading an incredibly talented jerk for a hard-working slightly less talented person can in fact be a major upgrade for the team, because everyone performs better when the jerk is gone.
With Stephen Jackson here and Fred Jones developing far more than I thought possible, Ron might be a luxury, not a necessity for this team to be a contender.
Originally posted by LrOn2k
He has a CONTRACT (you know, a piece of paper that say he PLAYS FOR THE INDIANA PACERS) He can do whatever he wants on the side, and if he can manage his time and promote his CD, then awsome. He doesnt need time off to WORK on his album. If he wanted that then he shouldnt be a NBA player, and sign that contract. carlile did what he was supposed to. IF this teams wasnt so ****ing injury depleted he (Artest) would still be riding the pine
If anything I admire Ron for speaking his mind. Yes he is under contarct but if your body and personal life are in turmoil it's your right to ask for time off for your own well being. Artest is one of the hardest working players in the league former coaches and any one with a brain can see that, and everybody knows he's not as mentaly mature as others but that was a given even when he was in chicago. Carlise just should have said "no way" and let the situation die out on his own.
Oh wait, there is more to the story. He sat with the fans after getting pulled out of the bulls game and then had a physical confrentation with JO (you know, the teams LEADER
But it digusts me how people lable ron the devil or something. There's players in all sports who are being busted for drugs, going to jail, and all this other crap and because Ron asked for days off to heal he's suddenly the antichrist or something. People are also Naive enough to think that the pacers can win without Ron. yeah right, if the pacers management (ie. carlise) want to make mends for this huge screwup that THEY just commited then they need to again kill these trade talks and apologize to Ron for the embarassment that they just caused him
)I wont debate if they can win without him, I have been debating that at the Pacers forum I visit the last two days. I personally feel that them going 9-0 wihtout him last season and then beating Minny with out him this years proves they can. You can argue he carried the team in the playoffs last season again the Heat, but I will argue who says his replacement(s) wont be able to carry the load. The question comes down to is managment (BTW, Carlile is the coach, Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh are managment
) willing to trade him and risk winning a title this year but maybe help the future with less problems in the locker roon, or do they keep waiting for Ron to develop.I've seen how bad behavior can ruin a working environment for everyone. Trading an incredibly talented jerk for a hard-working slightly less talented person can in fact be a major upgrade for the team, because everyone performs better when the jerk is gone.
With Stephen Jackson here and Fred Jones developing far more than I thought possible, Ron might be a luxury, not a necessity for this team to be a contender.
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