Honestly who do u prefer

[Fmartinez86]

Artest or Ariza????

[BleedGreen1014]

ariza is gonna be better now, but id still take the sure thing in artest..10 straight seasons of 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals a game or something like that

[jsumadchat]

if he gives up the rap career, artest. his MJ tribute was terrible!

'michael, michael, michael you my ni***. homie don't lie, you know that you miss him!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DcUdkHgIVU

worst tribute EVER

[Vinny642]

For now Artest for the Future Ariza

[Thatruth32]

For now Artest for the Future Ariza

took the words out my mouth

[still1ballin]

artest

[ManRam]

Artest is better both offensively and defensively. Trevor is younger, but isn't near Artest's level at all. I always thought Ariza was overrated by Laker fans, and I firmly believe it. The fact that his name was ever mentioned along the lines of Pippens' is a complete travesty. He is a role player. And probably wont ever be more than that.

[Giants27]

Ariza is just a system player, he wont have as much success in HOU.

[BTownTeamsRKing]

Ariza is just a system player, he wont have as much success in HOU.

Yes. thats why it is a good question. We know Ariza played well in the system, we dont know how Ron "ball stopper" Artest will do in the triangle offense, which lives on ball movement.

I think the obvious answer is Artest, but there is a chance that Artest wont work out as good as Ariza.

good question.

[FlakeyFool]

Like what Giants27 said, ariza is just a system player.

I definitely prefer artest over ariza, especially if the lakers get into a brawl.

[Hawkeye15]

Like what Giants27 said, ariza is just a system player.

I definitely prefer artest over ariza, especially if the lakers get into a brawl.

yeah, but didn't you see the Houston/Phx fight? I think Artest has a chip implanted, and Stern calls in the shutdown when things escalate.
"Shut Artest down!"
he didn't even move during that little tiff

[Fmartinez86]

Like what Giants27 said, ariza is just a system player.

I definitely prefer artest over ariza, especially if the lakers get into a brawl.

HAHAH artest cant fight what makes him so tough that he ran from ben wallace and punched or how him and kobe where playing up what they both knew they werent gonna do

[Hawkeye15]

Artest is better right now, Ariza is much younger, and makes more sense for the Rockets, who are essentially looking at a lost season next year. We will soon see if Ariza was the product of being a role player on a great team, happens all the time. But I like his game, and think he could develop into a heck of a player

[LE-SHAQ]

I say artest but if you heard shaq talk at his Cavs introduction he sounded like he preffered ariza. Players know better than we do.

[carter15]

id take ariza personally...i see him as a player who will just keep getting better