The Los Angeles Lakers are entering the 2010 NBA postseason with concerns about their consistency, desire, point guard play, and their reserves, but forward Ron Artest has provided a temporary reprieve with his play in recent weeks.
Artest has quietly began to round into the type of defensive presence the Lakers envisioned when they acquired him from the Houston Rockets, but his performance has been overshadowed by the team's recent struggles.
Los Angeles will earn the Western Conference's number one seed. However, unlike last year, the Lakers seem to be entering the postseason with a whimper instead of the bang expected of the defending NBA champions.
Some blame the inability of Derek Fisher to defend any other point guard, or the lack of production from the bench, but it's telling that former trouble-maker Artest has been a picture of stability amongst all the current upheaval.
Instead of imploding and falling victim to the circumstances around him, Artest has been a model of discipline and has tried to let the majority of his presence be felt on the court rather than the microphone of an interviewer.
Artest even we ...
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NBA: Ron Artest Is Model of Consistency for LA Lakers
April 7th, 2010 by Hadarii Jones Leave a reply »
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