It's time for the Artest and Ariza debate. Artest is a seasoned veteran who is starving for a ring while Ariza is a seasoned pro who is young and already knows what it takes to get one. Despite Artest's resume he still has alot to prove to duplicate Ariza's performance last year in bringing LA another championship. Ariza displayed the heart of a lion and I think his talent can no longer be caged in the Triangle offense. In Houston Ariza will be able to play with the rage of a boxer who is losing in the final round. Artest on the other hand is already a Lion but I think this lion is losing it's roar as seasons go by. I think he's now ready to sacrifice wich may make him an ultimate weapon instead of a loose cannon.
These are two players going in two different directions and one day in the near future they will look at each other in the eye and notice something very familiar...Fire! In the imitation of life I can only relate their paths to the movie "Benjamin Button". Ariza is going to emerge as everything Ron Artest once was hopefully with less drama while Artest is gonna be content conforming to a system he can trust because he's seen it's track record.
Truth is you can't lose with either player and I feel both chose the right path. Artest is finally at a place where he knows he can follow someone elses lead that he respects and Ariza has learned from that same leader enough to where he's ready to leave the nest and lead his own flock. There is no wrong to either's decision and I think the ultimate winner is fans like us who love this game.
CShoops
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