Ron Artest On The Los Angeles Lakers Roster a Good Move?

I do have to admit one thing. That is, when I first heard that the Lakers traded Trevor Ariza to the Houston Rockets for Ron Artest, I was quite livid. My first thoughts being, "Why in the hell would you trade a player that made several vital plays throughout your championship run, that is the glue that held the machine together, for a egotistical troublemaker?!" Then, I took some time to actually think on this recent transaction. And this is what I came up with. Just like any sport, basketball is a game of strengths and weakness, or how to utilize your strengths, and how to exploit the other team's weaknesses. So let's compare Artest and Ariza.   Trevor Ariza Strengths Great defender, especially on the inbound Excellent 3 point shooter Good ball-handling skills Great in transition offense Humble, great team-player Weaknesses Sub-par drive Inconsistent jump-shot   Ron Artest Strengths One of the primer defenders in the league Excellent 3 point shooter H...