Originally Posted by tk13:
I actually forgot he got suspended last year in the playoffs for hitting J.J. Berea in the face. He is probably going to get multiple games. I thought he might get some leniency since hasn't done anything in a while, but that's not true.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
He's not even close to the way he was in Indiana. He was a complete loose cannon then. We've been seeing the toned down version of Ron for years now.
Yes and exactly why I asked the Lakers fan that wanted him to get rid of the Metta and get back to the "real" Ron Ron. As a Pacer fan I can tell you the "real" Ron was nothing to wish for.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
He's not even close to the way he was in Indiana. He was a complete loose cannon then. We've been seeing the toned down version of Ron for years now.
You are a confessed fan boy. He only tries to hide it. There are 2 public cheap shots in the last 2 years. If he acts the way he wants to no one will let him play. That doesn't make him reformed. The guy is out of his fucking mind and always will be.
You are always the one claiming everyone buys in to media hype on LeBron etc. The media had pushed him as a changed person the last few years and I guess you bought that shit hook line and sinker. If you think he's truly changed then enjoy that fantasy.
Originally Posted by okcchief:
You are a confessed fan boy.
Exactly. That's how I know he's completely different now. He is nowhere close to the kind of person and player he was in Indiana (and I actually think he's become worse on the court because of it). It seems you may not remember just how crazy Ron Artest was then.
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You are always the one claiming everyone buys in to media hype on LeBron etc.
No, I just say LeBron is the best player in the NBA, which he clearly is. The idea that he's a poor player late in games is also largely unfounded.
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The media had pushed him as a changed person the last few years and I guess you bought that shit hook line and sinker. If you think he's truly changed then enjoy that fantasy.
It has nothing to do with the media. All you have to do is watch the way he's played for LA.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Artest more than served his punishment for his role in that affair. Justifiably or not, he was turned into the scapegoat for that entire situation by the NBA. What he did eight years ago when he was a completely different person, though, should not play into his punishment in this case at all.
I know a decade is a long time, but some of you might want to go watch some old Pacers games and Ron interviews if you want to see true crazy personified.
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
I know a decade is a long time, but some of you might want to go watch some old Pacers games and Ron interviews if you want to see true crazy personified.
As if any reasonable adult would spend 5 seconds of their time doing that.
Once a violent, socially maladjusted imbecile always a violent, socially maladjusted imbecile.
If the guy couldn't play hoops he'd be a ward of the state.
