Archive for November, 2009
I know that was some jawing going on at the beginning of the game last night between the Rockets and Lakers, and Artest was bodying up Ariza, so Ariza was pushing back. But could this be the beginning of a rivalry between the two players? I could understand it from Ariza’s stand point that he’d be pissed, just because Artest is the only new guy on the squad this year and basically replace Trevor. But check out this quote from Artest after the game:
“I don’t have hard feelings,” Ariza said. “It was emotional, I guess you could say.”
Artest said he thought about giving Ariza a hard shot, but backed down for fear of a fine or a suspension.
“You know if somebody hits me, I’m going to react,” the famously temperamental Artest said. “I got hit with about three elbows. It’s just not fair. I don’t want to fight, I don’t feel like doing it. If you throw an elbow into Ron Artest’s chest, do you know who you’re hitting?
“But I give up, I just give up,” he said. “I’m not fighting anymore. You could elbow me, smack me, use me as a punching bag. I’m not reacting anymore, I’m tired.”
Really, Stephen? Let’s compare you to a few of the other guys that could be in the running. I know Blake Griffin is out for a while, when he comes back, he can still make a splash.
On the other hand, let’s take a look at a few players that are actually getting some court time, Starting with Brandon Jennings. Here’s a kid that took a year off and played overseas, and it sure seems to be paying off for him. Jennings is averaging less minutes that Curry, yet outscoring him by 9 PPG. Curry is at 5.5 APG, but Jennings isn’t far behind at 5.3 APG, not to mention that Jennings is averaging 2.0 RPG more than Curry as well.
Next on this list, someone getting considerably less minutes, but is right up there in stats, Jonny Flynn of the Wolves. 24 minutes, 14.8 pts, almost 3 RPG, and 3.3 APG. Only knock on this guy is that he’s turnover prone.
But just looking at these 2 guys alone, Curry could have a tough time getting that ROY award.
Maybe the bat knew that it was Halloween and just wanted to come out and play for the night. Check out what happened during the Spurs and Kings game.
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