In a perfect world Ron-Ron will be to the Houston Rockets what Bon-Bons were to Peggy Bundy. The sinful indulgence that puts that really makes life better.
I have been hoping that Chuck Hayes or Carl Landry would turn into Charles Oakley and that we would pick up the next incarnation of Vernon Maxwell at the same time... I thought it would take two or three players to do this... We got it all in one crazy and scary individual. Ron Artest has done several interviews since the initial shock of this trade has happened; most of them trying to explain how he is a changed man. He interviews more like Mike Tyson than Sidney Pottier. His history and his perpetual stink eye terrify fans who worry about chemistry, but it also terrifies other teams.
Artest could be the difference between the Rockets being like watching All the Right Moves a hundred times or watching Varsity Blues a hundred times. Varsity Blues still makes me laugh and All the Right Moves still makes me scratch my head as to ho this guy has become the leader of a religous cult. I think it is better to laugh more than ponder sociopathic religous pyramid schemes, myself. Anyway,the Rockets looked at all the first round exits and decided that for the price of Bobby Jax and two late first round pics that they wanted could say, "I don't want your life," to the old days and risk their team turning into talk show fodder.
Despite any of this, I believe that we are moving toward a more enjoyable product. Louis Scola and not Ron-Ron could be the sixth man of the year. That is a bold prediction that if right means we will be, at teh very least, in the Conference finals. I firmly believe that Ron will need to be on the floor at the beginning of the game to keep him happy. Louis coming off the bench though adds offense and makes sense because he is an energy guy. not a crazy guy,
I like this trade because we gave away little that would fit on our team, and if it doesn't work we still have a trade chip/expiring contract. This finally give the Rockets a combination of players with edge and talent. I think Artest will be more like Rodman than J.R. RIder.
The Captain Signing off for now...
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