There were a couple iffy moments from Ron for sure, but other than that I didn't really mind what he was doing. Also just didn't deserve those two technicals, and from those two incidents it was just physical basketball. There also being no continuity the second before and the time after the technicals were called.
Also have to take into account his sick daughter is on his mind regularily, at times.
Who knows what stuff Artest was hearing from the fans during the game, too. But obviously there was something from them. Than the typical booing and "you suck!". If it was just the latter (and nobody knows but Ron and those fans), then there should of been little to no reaction from Ron.
I remember Stephen Jackson said he heard racial slurs from the crowd (partially of course) during the playoffs last year.
DalekJazz wrote:For everyone who thinks the Jazz are soft, a couple of years ago the Jazz held the Kings with Artest without a field goal for the entire fourth quarter.
I've never thought the Jazz are a soft team. They've always been one of the tough teams in the league for a long time now.
Though the interior defense (altering shots from big men) is not really there of the last year or so and now. As especially shown in the playoffs against the Spurs. They have indeed been "soft" there, and I think will probably hold them back until it gets better. There isn't a consistent big man defensive presence at the basket.
But, in that game mentioned, what also happened, in the 2nd half (later 3rd/early 4th I think) Artest hurt his hip on a hard foul from Ostertag, and noticably effected him for the rest of the game. He probably shouldn't of even been playing after he rested for a little bit.
That game ended up just being a dot on the Kings great 2nd half season, anyway.
