I Wanted Ron Artest and I am Dumb Sometimes

Since last season, I have always suggested that the Cavs would do well to acquire the services of Ron Artest. My thoughts on the subject were that he plays some of the toughest defense in the NBA this side of Bruce Bowen, and he has the ability to score and rebound better than probably anyone else on the Cleveland roster that doesn't have the first name of LeBron. My problem is that I never updated my opinion after the blockbuster trade that brought in Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, and (wait for it) Ben Wallace. I am as dumb as they come. Take a look at the two people involved in catalyzing the ugliest incident in NBA history. Oh yeah! Ben Wallace and Ron Artest got into a fight. According to some sources when Artest was lying on the scorer's table right before he got the beer rained down on him he was yelling to Ben Wallace, "You can suck my balls!" Uhh, yeah, so maybe the Cavs shouldn't try and mend that fence by bringing Ron Artest in to be a teammate of Ben Wallace. My bad. And because I have been such a bad boy with updating this site lately because of an impending move to the country, I should probably also comment on Daniel Gibson's resigning. I love this for a lot of reasons. First, Daniel Gibson has earned the right to earn his contract in the NBA. He has progressed from being a second-round draft pick to one of the better spot-up 3-point shooters in the NBA. He finished 5th in the league in percentage last season. At the same time, he and his father (who helped handle negotiations with the Cavs) realize that he is like a BJ Armstrong, or Steve Kerr and didn't try and hold up the Cavs for every last penny, pretending that Daniel was some kind of superstar in training. They got him a really nice 4-year $21 million deal that can reportedly be worth more if Daniel reaches incentives. This is a really fair deal for both sides. As an NBA fan, I wish I could feel this way about more deals that players sign in the NBA.