The Red Zone Report - Ron Artest

Taylor Smith’s Week 20 NBA Power Rankings: Mavericks on Top, Lakers Falling

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 10th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA Power Rankings, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Western Conference

Apparently, nobody really wants that eighth seed in the Western Conference. Every team currently ninth or lower in the West has dropped their most recent game, and no team has gone better than 5-5 in their last 10. The eighth place Blazers are just 6-4 in that stretch, but appear to have ... Continue Reading

NBA Fantasy Star Search (March 3rd): Kevin Durant’s Thunder Strikes

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, March 3rd 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Ben Gordon, Boston Celtics, Charlie Villanueva, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Ron Artest, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans

Knowing and mastering fantasy basketball is more than just drafting well and landing a big trade or two. It takes relentless pursuit for the "next big thing", striving to win every singe category, and improving in any way possible. The second you get complacent, you can start to fall. We're marching ... Continue Reading

Making sense of the NBA offseason chaos

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, July 7th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Ben Gordon, Boston Celtics, Charlie Villanueva, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Hedo Turkoglu, Jamal Crawford, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Miller, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, Randy Foye, Rasheed Wallace, Richard Jefferson, Ricky Rubio, Ron Artest, San Antonio Spurs, Shaquille O'Neal, Toronto Raptors, Trevor Ariza, Vince Carter, Washington Wizards, Zach Randolph

I'm sure even the most casual NBA fan is getting sick of this. Hell, even the most casual sports fan has probably had enough. Now that the NBA Draft is old news, it's time to review all the huge trades that went down during and after the draft. Several teams are feeling ... Continue Reading

2009 NBA Draft Winners and Losers

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, July 6th 2009. Under Basketball Tags: 2009 NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, DeMar DeRozan, Dwayne Wade, Hasheem Thabeet, Houston Rockets, Jonny Flynn, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Richard Jefferson, Ricky Rubio, Ron Artest, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Washington Wizards, Yao Ming

Plenty of teams improved themselves in one way or another. Some chose financial freedom; unloading costly players for cap room, or shipping unwanted picks or talent for some extra cash. And while several teams made an impact with some solid selections in the draft, there were also quite a few trades ... Continue Reading

Lakers strengthen repeat hopes by signing veteran forward Artest

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, July 2nd 2009. Under Basketball Tags: Houston Rockets, Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Ron Artest, Trevor Ariza, Yao Ming

You don’t stay on top without making the right moves, and after seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs make big trades last week, the Los Angeles Lakers have made a big splash early on in free agency by nabbing one of the top names on the ... Continue Reading