Slightly better than average with the assists???? You do realize that Hedo had more assists last season (374) than Outlaw, Batum and Webster have combined over the last two seasons (356)? He also had more assists in the play-offs (116 in 24 games) than any of our small forwards have ever had in an entire season. Slightly above average? Yeah, right. Hedo is 4x the passer of any small forward we've had on this team since Scottie Pippen. BNM
That sentence's end is at war with its beginning. You are aware that Ariza is now a Rocket, right? Yes, the Lakers got Artest. But Artest is no longer an athlete, his defense is overrated (who was put on both Roy and Kobe? Hint: his initials are SB not RA) and he's shorter than Ariza. Turkoglu can just shoot over him.
On a brief OT note, I noticed that on Hedo's wikipedia page, it was already changed to say he's a Blazer. I modified a couple things to show he just verbally agreed with the Blazers. Let's not get in a rush, people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedo_Türkoğlu
Brandon Roy pretty much shot over Artest too. The Lakers got Artest NOT because he is some amazing defender. Ariza is a better defender at this point in their career's. Nope, they got Artest for the same reason the Blazers got Turk - he is a better all-around player, and a matchup problem on the offensive end. Ariza was good for the Lakers, but he isn't ideal for the Triangle offense.
