Premium Member Diesel Posted July 8, 2004 Premium Member Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Why not trade for Artest. Personally, I would hate it. However, realistically, I think it could happen. I have listend to everything that is being said by both sides: Woodson/Knight: versatile, Atheletic, Young, Defensive. - Isn't that Artest? Indy: Because of his attitude, Artest must be traded. I would hate it because for Artest, it would be the Bulls all over. However, Woodson seems like the kind of coach that can take a hold of Artest... Literally. Just for grins: Ivy, Childress, Diaw, Artest, and Swift.... What if this is our 5 going into next season? All of these player can play multiple positions. All of these players are defensive. Wouldn't that be scary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I would LOVE to get artest, but I doubt Indy would do it. As much as they realize his attitude sucks, he still is a DPOY contender every year, and his offense has greatly improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 That would be by far the smallest team in the NBA. Artest is a shooting guard or small forward (mostly small forward), he is 6'7" and has no business at power forward - especially if skinny 6'9" Swift is your center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 yeah it would only increase our stockpile at the 2-3, but we would certainly be increasing our overall talent. You would need to sign a PG or be satisfied with Diaw running it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packfill Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Don't get me wrong, I am intrigued by the idea of Ron Artest as a Hawk, just not the starting power forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezmund Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 If we could control his attitude, that would be a steal for the Hawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted July 8, 2004 Author Premium Member Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 All I know is that Artest is 250 and knows how to use his weight. Second... I wouldn't neccessarily have diaw in the lineup giving: Ivy/Childress/Artest/Swift/Rebraca... or maybe let Diaw bring it up in a slow offensive set: Diaw/J-Chill/Artest/Swift/Rebraca... The point is that all of these guys are versatile and do multiple things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lascar78 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 oh I hadnt even realized he had slated artest at the 4. Of course you couldn't do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Diesel Posted July 8, 2004 Author Premium Member Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 That's the problem. I don't think anybody can control him. He hates losing therefore bringing him in on a rebuild is bad news. It was said that LB starting asking about trades when Artest: didin't catch the team flight back after a lost to Detroit and then didn't have a end of the year meeting with Bird. Indy has always been a class organization and even though he calmed down some this season and won the DPOY, i don't think you can convince anyone that he's not a ticking time bomb. His Bulls stories are proof enough. I think he would destroy a young team. By that same token, if we were to get him, my hope is that he would be good trade bait by Jan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traceman Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 No way in heck would I put him on a team without strong veteran leadership and even that is a potential problem. It doesn't get much better than Reggie Miller for veteran leadership and yet Artest still was Artest. I could see making a play for him as the missing piece but not as the piece to build around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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