[Fox Sports] Offseason acquisitions aren't paying dividends

CheezeyBoy22 · Dec 3, 2008

One mover and shaker who made a name for himself on a single evening in Detroit is Ron Artest, who was dealt to the Houston Rockets by the Sacramento Kings. The tough and defensive-minded Artest was supposed to be the perfect playmate for wing hotshot Tracy McGrady and All-Star center Yao Ming.

But Artest, who has slipped from 40th to 105th in efficiency, is a player who slaughters the fluidity of an offense. Even with isolation candidates such as McGrady and Yao, any offense orchestrated by Coach Rick Adelman requires ball and player movement to succeed.

With Artest holding the ball, surveying options and making a lovely 34 percent of his field-goal tries, the 11-7 Rockets are 20th in offensive efficiency.

Not much can be done to change the ways of a movement-killer such as Artest, but there is hope that he'll begin to shoot more accurately.
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I'm sure we all know about this already....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8882344/Offseason-acquisitions-aren't-paying-dividends

karmapolice119 · Dec 3, 2008

Rome wasn't made in a day. At this point we haven't even had a healthy line up in a single game. Plus RA's system is based on fluidity and chemistry, its takes time to develop. We'll hit our stride, and hopefully be healthy for the playoffs. Plus at this point, we are still #1 in our division.

karmapolice119 · Dec 3, 2008

built* is the expression, not made... my bad

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