Can't Fault Rockets' Motive for Artest Trade

2008/07/31 20:00:53 @NBA.com: News

In HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Richard Justice writes "let's get the basketball stuff out of the way first, because that's the easy part. Any conversation about next season's NBA champion will include the Rockets, and when is the last time that was the case? Ron Artest doesn't just make this team better. He makes it dramatically better. He brings a dimension of mental and physical toughness the Rockets haven't had. He's a lock-down defensive player and is coming off a season in which he averaged 20.5 points and 5.8 rebounds. If he behaves himself, the Rockets will have three of the NBA's 30 best players. Rick Adelman will have all kinds of flexibility in regard to matchups and tempo. The Lakers, Spurs and Hornets may have comparable talent, but no Western Conference team will have more.”
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