Now THIS would be interesting.

by Seth on Jul 3, 2007 7:44 AM EDT in News

While free-agent Rashard Lewis is their pipe dream, on-the-block Ron Artest is more attainable. Thomas had stayed clear of his former player because of his list of violent transgressions that soured owner James Dolan. With the acquisitions of troubled Zach Randolph, the character issue is dead.
Artest, whose fallen out of favor in Sacramento, makes sense. Small forward is the hole in the lineup, and Artest would make the Knicks a solid perimeter defensive team that would cover up their shot-blocking woes. Jared Jeffries was such a disappointment that Quentin Richardson is slated to start there next season.

Woooow. If that deal goes down, it's time to get a director and a camera crew. Ron Artest, Zach Randolph, Isiah Thomas, Stephon Marbury, Eddy Curry, Nate Robinson, and the poltergeist of Steve Francis all on the same team would make for "The Bronx is Burning 2: Manhattan is Burning."

That said, since we're clearly in the market for another deal, is Artest a good fit? It's hard to argue the defensive hole he would fill. Unlike Randolph, though, I think Artest's transgressions have been more prone to affect his role on the team and his performance on the court. Who knows. I say if you're gonna go the character issues route, don't half-ass it. Where's Keon Clark at? How about Eddie Griffin? Why don't we just sign Tank Johnson to play the 3?

This promises to be an interesting offseason.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Any chance Zach Randolph has of being successful here would be completely undermined by bringing in Artest. You can say Zach is just a nice guy who runs with wrong people, but Artest is like a seriously evil dude. He would WRECK our team.

I believe Simmons has a theory that you can have like one wacky/crazy/bad seed guy on a team, but once you make it two, it doesn't work.

i.e. Sheed works on the Pistons, Jackson works on the Warriors...Artest + Jackson DID NOT work on the Pacers.

Anyways, Zach and Ron would be an H-Bomb to this team. None of Steph, JC or Eddy is strong enough to stand up to them, so you'd end up with these two crazy fucks ruining the team with Malik, Q and Jerome trying to control them, Stephon sitting in a corner with a towel on his head, Eddy + Jamal heading up to Massachusetts to officially seal the deal and the rest of the team planning their exit strategies like the Democratic Congress.

by riise on Jul 3, 2007 9:22 AM EDT reply actions

Also,

they couldn't play the "fresh start" card with Artest at all. He's had his shot and proven to be a problem wherever he goes.

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by Seth on Jul 3, 2007 5:14 PM EDT reply actions

Ronnie in NYC

Here's the thing about Geoff Petrie. I've learned one thing. He won't deal a guy just to deal a guy. Knicks fans aren't crazy about Ronnie as it's pretty obvious he won't be the ideal fit. But Isiah is desperate and desperate measures bring in less than ideal circumstances. I think the reality for Isiah is that he needs to bring in, from his perspective, some fresh blood. Besides Peter Vescey can have his kick covering this group every day.

I have nothing good to say about the Knicks so I'm going to keep saying it.....

by pookeyguru on Jul 3, 2007 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

I will personally

donate a sixer of miller high life, a half pack of newport lites, a box of rat poison and three goats to make sure this trade goes through. I'm all in here guys. Make it happen.

by JPop on Jul 4, 2007 4:39 AM EDT reply actions