Comments on: Ron Artest Is NOT An Awkward Fit For The Lakers http://www.thenolookpass.com/2010/03/25/ron-artest-is-not-an-awkward-fit-for-the-lakers/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rey-Rey http://www.thenolookpass.com/2010/03/25/ron-artest-is-not-an-awkward-fit-for-the-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-7530 Rey-Rey Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:17:38 +0000 http://www.thenolookpass.com/?p=3411#comment-7530 No, the Lakers could have. It was his stupid agent that didn't allow him to get that money. It's really dumb. "It wasn't about the money!" If it wasn't then why didn't they take the first offer L.A. gave him and asked for $9 million a year? By the way, Trevor Ariza was NEVER in the negotiating room to begin with.<br><br>Well, I guess if Ariza's happy then whatever. But I'm sure he'd rather play for a title team. Heard that interview with the Loose Cannons down here after he signed with Houston and my friend said it best, "He sounded like he just broke up with his girlfriend." No, the Lakers could have. It was his stupid agent that didn't allow him to get that money. It's really dumb. “It wasn't about the money!” If it wasn't then why didn't they take the first offer L.A. gave him and asked for $9 million a year? By the way, Trevor Ariza was NEVER in the negotiating room to begin with.

Well, I guess if Ariza's happy then whatever. But I'm sure he'd rather play for a title team. Heard that interview with the Loose Cannons down here after he signed with Houston and my friend said it best, “He sounded like he just broke up with his girlfriend.”

]]> By: djmelvis http://www.thenolookpass.com/2010/03/25/ron-artest-is-not-an-awkward-fit-for-the-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-7529 djmelvis Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:46:34 +0000 http://www.thenolookpass.com/?p=3411#comment-7529 Lot of people forget that the Lakers wouldn't have gotten Ariza at the same price as they did Ron-Ron (as you mentioned in your first link). Props to the Lakers brass for hedging their bets intelligently.<br><br>The better question to ask is: Was Ariza smart for leaving a championship organization for an extra million a year? The "disease of more" (tm, Pat Riley) hit Ariza and look where it got him. Meanwhile, the Lakers are still the odds-on faves to repeat. That should say enough right there. Lot of people forget that the Lakers wouldn't have gotten Ariza at the same price as they did Ron-Ron (as you mentioned in your first link). Props to the Lakers brass for hedging their bets intelligently.

The better question to ask is: Was Ariza smart for leaving a championship organization for an extra million a year? The “disease of more” (tm, Pat Riley) hit Ariza and look where it got him. Meanwhile, the Lakers are still the odds-on faves to repeat. That should say enough right there.

]]> By: Rey-Rey http://www.thenolookpass.com/2010/03/25/ron-artest-is-not-an-awkward-fit-for-the-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-7236 Rey-Rey Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:17:38 +0000 http://www.thenolookpass.com/?p=3411#comment-7236 No, the Lakers could have. It was his stupid agent that didn't allow him to get that money. It's really dumb. "It wasn't about the money!" If it wasn't then why didn't they take the first offer L.A. gave him and asked for $9 million a year? By the way, Trevor Ariza was NEVER in the negotiating room to begin with.<br><br>Well, I guess if Ariza's happy then whatever. But I'm sure he'd rather play for a title team. Heard that interview with the Loose Cannons down here after he signed with Houston and my friend said it best, "He sounded like he just broke up with his girlfriend." No, the Lakers could have. It was his stupid agent that didn't allow him to get that money. It's really dumb. “It wasn't about the money!” If it wasn't then why didn't they take the first offer L.A. gave him and asked for $9 million a year? By the way, Trevor Ariza was NEVER in the negotiating room to begin with.

Well, I guess if Ariza's happy then whatever. But I'm sure he'd rather play for a title team. Heard that interview with the Loose Cannons down here after he signed with Houston and my friend said it best, “He sounded like he just broke up with his girlfriend.”

]]> By: djmelvis http://www.thenolookpass.com/2010/03/25/ron-artest-is-not-an-awkward-fit-for-the-lakers/comment-page-1/#comment-7235 djmelvis Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:46:34 +0000 http://www.thenolookpass.com/?p=3411#comment-7235 Lot of people forget that the Lakers wouldn't have gotten Ariza at the same price as they did Ron-Ron. Ariza's agent (Lee) was asking $7-8M/yr for him and LA offered somewhere near the MLE (reasonably priced, IMO). Lee was claiming other teams were close to meeting their demands, so the Lakers called Lee's bluff. What happens? Ariza signs $33M/5 yr in Houston, which is in the same ballpark to what the Lakers offered in the first place. Props to the Lakers brass for hedging their bets intelligently.<br><br>The better question to ask is: Was Ariza smart for leaving a championship organization for an extra million a year? Lot of people forget that the Lakers wouldn't have gotten Ariza at the same price as they did Ron-Ron. Ariza's agent (Lee) was asking $7-8M/yr for him and LA offered somewhere near the MLE (reasonably priced, IMO). Lee was claiming other teams were close to meeting their demands, so the Lakers called Lee's bluff. What happens? Ariza signs $33M/5 yr in Houston, which is in the same ballpark to what the Lakers offered in the first place. Props to the Lakers brass for hedging their bets intelligently.

The better question to ask is: Was Ariza smart for leaving a championship organization for an extra million a year?

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