Yeah, well sometimes Artest can get under a coaches skin but the man is a good NBA player nonetheless.
ya w/o the artest the kings would definitely struggle defensively even more than they do. bibby really needs to improve his D if the kings wanna become tru competitors.
Coach's Dream? What has this world come to? Saying he's a coach's dream is like saying Shaq is very petit! I know he's good behaved when playing or not being bothered, but when someone pisses him off, there goes the coach's dream out the window.
Gotta love how NBA coaches will bend over backwards to appease their stars. I almost gagged when I read that one.
<div class="quote_poster">Schaddy Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> Gotta love how NBA coaches will bend over backwards to appease their stars. I almost gagged when I read that one.</div> Musselman says Artest is Coach's Dream... Artest says Musselman is Artest's bitch Anyway this is such a new type of coach for Sac. Musselman is one of the most positive guys i have ever seen. Adelman looked really negative, he was always frowning.
Many assume because of Artest's past experiences he's a bad person or less of a basketball player. Despite his shenanigans over the past few years, Artest has always had a strong passion for the game and wants to win just as bad as anyone. Going out, practicing and giving 100% all the time, Artest's impact on a team should have been apparent last season when he led the Kings to the playoffs after their poor start to the season. You also have to look at the Pacers after his departure too. They haven't been the same dominating team they once were without his defensive presence. Living in New York and having strong ties to St. John's University, I can speak definitively of his dedication to giving back to the community. He's also totally unconcerned with his money - a rare trait found in today's athletes. Making only $7.1 million, players of his caliber this day and age are paid mostly double than what he gets paid. He was also willing to play for free if the Kings re-signed Bonzi Wells, proving his main priority is the wellbeing of the team and not himself. So, while his past hasn't been exactly impeccable, Artest has grown up and should be any coach's dream with the energy and enthusiasm he plays with. I certainly wouldn't mind having him on my team.
<div class="quote_poster">CLos Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Artest is maturing and is not that bad of a player. He was good when he was in Chicago.</div> He`s been good where ever he has been. As long as this guys attitude stays clean, he`ll be fine.
Doesn't surprise me at all. The new Artest is a coaches dream...maybe not the old Artest, but the new one is all that matters. I doubt anyone has worked harder than Artest this offseason....he was dissappointed with last season and knows what they could've done and what they can do, with him playing in top form for a whole season. So it no surprise that Mussleman would be impressed by Artest, who has devoted himself to having a career year and putting the past behind him.
The man is an excellent basketball player. I mean people take his negativity to his basketball career. That's ridiculous. Besides, someone threw a cup full of alcohol on him. I would've done the same thing as he did.
<div class="quote_poster">MrJ Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Many assume because of Artest's past experiences he's a bad person or less of a basketball player. Despite his shenanigans over the past few years, Artest has always had a strong passion for the game and wants to win just as bad as anyone. Going out, practicing and giving 100% all the time, Artest's impact on a team should have been apparent last season when he led the Kings to the playoffs after their poor start to the season. You also have to look at the Pacers after his departure too. They haven't been the same dominating team they once were without his defensive presence. Living in New York and having strong ties to St. John's University, I can speak definitively of his dedication to giving back to the community. He's also totally unconcerned with his money - a rare trait found in today's athletes. Making only $7.1 million, players of his caliber this day and age are paid mostly double than what he gets paid. He was also willing to play for free if the Kings re-signed Bonzi Wells, proving his main priority is the wellbeing of the team and not himself. So, while his past hasn't been exactly impeccable, Artest has grown up and should be any coach's dream with the energy and enthusiasm he plays with. I certainly wouldn't mind having him on my team.</div> Precisely. He plays every game with passion and takes pride in playing D. He's a rare find in the NBA and I doubt many coaches or GM's would refuse the chance to have him. How much trouble has he been in since joining the Kings?
I don't think it's all that surprising. Artest knows he messed up and is basically down to his last chance before he is forever labeled a cancer. <div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> Anyway this is such a new type of coach for Sac. Musselman is one of the most positive guys i have ever seen. Adelman looked really negative, he was always frowning.</div> I'm not so sure about this. When Muss was in golden state he got a lot out of his players but players hated him. From what I've read he can be pretty egotistical and extremely demanding. Maybe he's learned and changed since then, but I can definately see a Mussleman-Artest blowup in the future.
