greasywheels121

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Did he play spoiled brat? Yes. Did he stop this trade from happening himself? No. He simply stated that he wouldn't enjoy Sacramento but he would report. Sacramento then just said, "Forget it. We don't want him anymore." BTW, Ron Artest was on the radio not too long ago saying that he would play for Toronto if he had to. You honestly think Artest's comments had no effect on Sacramento changing their minds? They just changed their minds out of no where, in no connection to the Artest comments? If you say they did have an effect on Sacramento's decision, then he DID stop this trade from happening. There's no way around that.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 07:21 PM) And Jim Gray also said that Artest doesn't have that much power and he would have to go whereever he was traded to. It was the Kings not liking the fact that Artest told people he wasn't interested in the Kings. It wasn't a matter of Artest turning it down, it was a case of the Kings turning it down after they heard that Artest would probably be disgruntled there. Artest is the one that f***ed up the situation. If he never said anything, this thread would not have the title it does now.

And this kind of behavior is the exact reason why the Pacers can't get anything of worth if they wanted. Peja's the best they would ever get for him. And now..

QUOTE(q\/\/3r+y @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:28 PM) So in other words... he stopped the trade. I'm trying to be a good teammate here...

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:28 PM) Artest to NY, making that team even more disfunctional. NY has nothing Indiana wants. Indiana's trying to unload bad contracts, not take on additional ones.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:27 PM) This is why when I was going to post this news, I decided against it and just put my thoughts in the NBA thread. He didn't necessarily stop this trade technically. He was telling people he wasn't going to be happy going to Sac, but he would still report. Sacramento then decided just not to do it afterwards. Want to know when this stops? When Artest gets traded to NY. Only way you don't hear from him. He technically did stop the trade. He told Sacramento he wasn't interested in coming there. Even if he says he's going to report, why would you trade for a player that doesn't want to come there?

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) Sounds familiar to TO.. and I'd rather have Artest on my team than TO. TO never sabotaged the Eagles while ON the field. He did all his BS off. Artest has f***ed us over on the court, in the stands, in the locker room, and in the press.

Man, Artest is the biggest dick in sports. The Pacers have stood beside him in absolutely every way. He's f***ed the franchise so badly in absolutely every way.

This was all on Sportscenter. ESPN.com's slow.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) Jim Grey reported the Kings have backed out.... B/C Artest is a D-Bag thinking he has the pull of where he goes and does not go. This dude has f***ed the Pacers over soo many times. Jim Gray is saying the Pacers should suspend him w/out pay. I hope we do.

Nope.

And now the trade is nixed, b/c Artest is a dick.

LMAO what a dick. Artest has no desire to go to Sacramento.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 05:12 PM) Who would they sign in the summer? There's no one out there. Once Croshere's contract is off the books, they'll be fine once again. I'm just saying the Artest deal is in essence a salary dump. The Pacers probably wouldn't look to get anyone big during the summer, until they're cap situation is righted.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 04:30 PM) I think this is a good deal for both teams. Peja's star in Sacramento had clearly fallen over the last couple years. However, I think he's a good fit for you guys. It's almost like getting a young Reggie Miller. Without the supreme clutchness. I think a big part of it was Peja being a FA too. The Pacers are hurting w/ cap issues, this gives them some more room to work with after the year. I still don't think we're going to come close to winning it this year. Artest gets to be the franchise's goat for us in that sense again.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 03:47 PM) According to the ESPN homepage Artest for Peja has been finalized. Good deal. At least we have someone else of value in the lineup now. The whole sitting out thing didn't make things better.

Ha I still can't get over how cool this is. Sportscenter's having some fun with this. Some teams can't even match Kobe's 81. It's funny when they match Kobe's line up against some teams, and Kobe betters them in every single one.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 11:00 AM) then what happened? It's 100% true he had his stomach stapled. I had a friend who went to U of I and bloomington and allegedly there's an apartment complex right next to the subway that Jared went to all the time because it was the closest thing to him to eat. I have a lot of 1st cousins that don't know jack about me, but if you have proof, then I will admit I heard wrong. First, it's IU in Bloomington, not UI. However, the location much is true. There's an apartment building outside the southern edge of campus on top of a Subway building, and that's the "famed" Subway. However, I have no idea about him getting his stomach stapled. I personally wish he wasn't from the area. In Indiana, we not only have to put up with the awful Subway commercials he's done, but we have to deal with additional Jared/Colts Subway commercials during the season.

He qualified because of his unhealthy obsession for Bill Raftery.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 07:45 PM) It taught me to lighten up a bit, and to realize that, for the most part, we're all WHITE Sox fans on this site. It's still hard to tell with you...

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 8, 2006 -> 02:57 PM) I saw this, and it was a nixed trade. However, you guys will ignore the above sentence and turn this into a 30 page thread. Half-way there.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 05:13 PM) How did Michigan State not move into the top 10? Let's see, they beat Ohio State in 2ot on the road then poleaxed Iowa by 30. And IU is ahead of them in one poll? I don't get it. Ohio State happened before last week's polls came out. That happened on the Sunday, and the polls came out on Monday. They were rewarded with jumps of at least 2 slots in each poll from weeks 10 to 11. This is week 12. Iowa had to survive 2OT to win at home, and then got smashed on the road. They fell out of the polls, so that didn't help MSU much.

QUOTE(Steve Bartman's my idol @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 02:38 PM) I don't know the final figures, but the Sox made a s***tload of money in 2005. They have more than doubled their season ticket fan base. They have to had made millions on world series related sales. They cannot be hurting for money. (I hate when rich people "cry poor"!) More than doubled? Also, I'm pretty sure that teams share merchandising revenue. What else do you got?