Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

[Unclebuck]

Let the rumors begin.


I'm sorry, this was just too much fun to pass up. I swear I did not doctor it at all, go to the link if you don't believe me

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/007316.html

Hey, Sam, where are all the Kings' men?
Question: How come the Bee doesn't track player movements during the off season? The fans still want to know what they are up to.

Answer: We do to a certain extent, but I can oblige as best I can. Kevin Martin has spent the past few weeks in his hometown of Zanesville, Ohio, and is now in Clearwater, Fla., with his personal coach David Thorpe.

Mike Bibby has been in Sacramento quite a bit, and was even seen working out at a Gold’s Gym at the same time as Ron Artest, and - get this - former Kings coach Eric Musselman. Bibby has a local basketball camp coming up that I should have more details on soon.

Artest, by the way, has traveled from Sacramento to New York and Indiana – even working out at the Pacers’ practice facility.

Quincy Douby, I was told, spent some time in his hometown of Coney Island. Brad Miller, as always, is probably fishing and hunting on his property in Kendalville, Ind. Kenny Thomas has been in Sacramento, as has Shareef Abdur-Rahim. And while I don’t know the whereabouts of Francisco Garcia, he’s apparently getting more and more comfortable in the area as he bought a new house. That’s all I can think of for now.


Posted by tnegrete at 04:13 PM

[Doug]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

A friend of mine saw Ron at the gym last week, so he is in town for sure.

[idioteque]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

Whhhhhhy is this being allowed to happen? Erasing the memory of the brawl should be exactly that, not letting the player that more or less started it for the Pacers coming back to our practice facilities.

This is ridiculous.

Is Carlisle keeping his office as well even though he isn't with the franchise anymore?

[Shade]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

[FrenchConnection]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

Is there an unwritten or written rule that NBA players are allowed to use any team's facilities in the offseason? It seems to me that you hear about this sort of thing a lot.

[Robobtowncolt]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

Not sure why this is a big deal/problem.

[RWB]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

Whhhhhhy is this being allowed to happen? Erasing the memory of the brawl should be exactly that, not letting the player that more or less started it for the Pacers coming back to our practice facilities.

This is ridiculous.

Is Carlisle keeping his office as well even though he isn't with the franchise anymore?

DC, I'm just the opposite on this and love that Ron Artest is working out in the Pacers gym. If other guys are working on their game here you want to play against hard nosed players. Danny Granger said a lot of his improvement his rookie year came because he played against a physical player like Ron.

Ron is no longer on the team so unless he kidnaps someone I don't see a problem.

[Unclebuck]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

I certainly don't think it is uncommon for NBA players to work out at other team's facilities in the offseason. In fact I hope Granger has been working out with Ron.


I cannot wait for someone "in the know" to put two and two together, maybe dig up a quote from Jim O'Brien from 3 or 4 years ago about how much Jim likes Ron's game. let the trade rumors fly.

[Slick Pinkham]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility




Sacramento Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
18.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg in 37.7 minutes

Incoming
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 apg in 27.2 minutes
Change in team outlook: -8.5 ppg, -0.4 rpg, and -1.5 apg.


Indiana Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 apg in 27.2 minutes

Incoming
Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
18.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg in 37.7 minutes
Change in team outlook: +8.5 ppg, +0.4 rpg, and +1.5 apg.



Successful Scenario
Due to Sacramento and Indiana being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. Sacramento and Indiana had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

[Unclebuck]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

Sacramento Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
18.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg in 37.7 minutes

Incoming
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 apg in 27.2 minutes
Change in team outlook: -8.5 ppg, -0.4 rpg, and -1.5 apg.


Indiana Trade Breakdown
Outgoing
Troy Murphy
6-11 PF from Notre Dame
10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.9 apg in 27.2 minutes

Incoming
Ron Artest
6-7 SF from St. John's
18.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg in 37.7 minutes
Change in team outlook: +8.5 ppg, +0.4 rpg, and +1.5 apg.



Successful Scenario
Due to Sacramento and Indiana being over the cap, the 25% trade rule is invoked. Sacramento and Indiana had to be no more than 125% plus $100,000 of the salary given out for the trade to be accepted, which did happen here. This trade satisfies the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

You know something, and I fully realize I might not be let in the door at the next forum party for saying this, but I'd probably do that trade. Based solely on getting rid of Murphy and his contract of course

[Evan_The_Dude]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

I'm not even going to speculate because I think we know better.

[Gyron]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

I think there is an unwritten rule that the players can work out at each others facilities during the off season as a matter of courtesy to each others teams.

[Evan_The_Dude]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

You know something, and I fully realize I might not be let in the door at the next forum party for saying this, but I'd probably do that trade. Based solely on getting rid of Murphy and his contract of course

Me too... My reason is because I'd love to see what Harter could do with Artest the player (not Artest the psycho).

[Ragnar]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

There is certainly nothing out of the ordinary for a player from another team to be in our gym or one of our players to be in another teams gym. We all know Jeff works out in San Antonio all summer. It is a little odd that Ron would come here. He is not from Indiana and he demanded a trade from here. Jeff is from San Antonio and usually you see players working out near their home town.

[Trader Joe]

Re: Artest working out at the Pacers’ practice facility

You know something, and I fully realize I might not be let in the door at the next forum party for saying this, but I'd probably do that trade. Based solely on getting rid of Murphy and his contract of course

I HATE Murphy with a firey all consuming and passion and here is what I think about that trade...(In smiley form of course...)



I think that about covers it. The Pacers need to be getting a restraining order against Artest not bringing him back here.