Whoever the Photoshopper is, double his salary. Great work!

Few points:

1 - You NEVER fight a chinese, specially a seven-foot tall chinese. You never know how much kung-fu he has learn as a child.

2 - Why people make so much fuzz about the Pacers/Pistons brawl? Its a competitive sport, very physical and of course there will be fights now and then. If you dont like fights, go play volley or tennis.

Hey, a chubby white guy threw a glass on the court. Of course he should be beaten up. Thats the second thumb rule of nature: Dont ever mess with a bigger guy. I am with Artest in this one.

I can imagine the stupid fella that threw the glass: "hey, I am gonna throw this on Artest and he cant do anything about it!". Man, somebody should brake both of his arms. If only this game were played in Singapore...

3 - Why people make so much of Artest? He´s barely an All-Star. I cant see him as a team leader or as an offensive threat and I dont think he´s that good defensively. If he is your third best player, you still are not a contender.

Sorry Rockets, I like you guys, but definitely not much hope for you.

The last time Artest was the 3rd best player on a team(O'neal, Miller), that team was a favorite to be in the Finals. I won't necessarily call the T-Mac soft. He did have to go 1 on 5 during the playoffs while not getting 1/10 the calls Kobe gets. Definitely no thug or hombre, at least not anymore.

Artest is exactly what the Rockets need. Aside from Rafer Alston, the entire team is full of nice guys and boy scouts. Yao and Battier are the type to help an opponent get up after being knocked down. What kinda shit is that!? With Artest we can expect a few more elbows and shoves instead of smiles and buttslaps.

And look at this video. After seeing this how can any Rocket fan not love him on the team. Especially at the 4min mark, that's what it's all about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBx8LSwqRpE

People forget that prior to The Palace brawl, the Pacers had the best record in the league.

And Ron Artest was not only their best player but an early MVP candidate.

His time spent in Sacto was more or less uneventful but he's still got the talent to be first team All NBA.

This deal's a steal for Houston. I'm just pissed the Lakers couldn't get it done.

I have lost all respect for Puerto Ricans.

The Boriquas shamed their country and themselves by getting run out of the building by Yi Jianlian. They could be the biggest pansies in the HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION!

...except for Carlos Arroyo- I'm sure he had a knife on him, just waiting...

Maybe the Rockets need Sir Charles to come out of retirement? If nothing else he could sit on the bench, pound Patron, talk shit, and throw MF's through windows. Isn't that pretty much what they're missing on that team?

Problem solved. Next!?

Of course its a steal, they are getting Artest for nothing, but I dont think they are contenders.

Do you think the Rockets will be able to win 22 in a row with Artest on the team?

I´m really not impressed by him. He is just that kinda of jumpy player, much more annoying than effective.

Low-cost Artest for rockets is a great deal. Look, they can't get out of the first round. They need grit and skill, and Artest has both. Provided he's doesn't wreck them, he could take them to the next level.

All you Artest nay-sayers are forgetting one thing. Three simple words. Contract Year Phenomenon.

Sorry for the pedantism, but wasn't the cup thrown at Artest in the Malice actually full of beer, not water? Is there someplace where you can factcheck these kinds of things?

@don paco-

I believe it was beer as well. What self-respecting Pistons fan would drink WATER??

Also, I think that same beer that was tossed saved a life- When Jermaine O'Neil threw that haymaker at that short mexican-looking guy's face, he slipped on said beer, causing the blow to glance off the guy's face instead of landing squarely- that was a haymaker that would have surely separated head from shoulders if it had connected.

Here is clear evidence that beer saves lives. Hooray for beer!

As someone who has competed against a Chinese National Team, let me tell you that they are as dirty as f**k. I think Yao tends to dilute their image but I'd say he was the exception not the norm.

Any country where sport is a pathway to a much better life tends to breed some bastard sports people, at least during play (I'm looking at you eastern european countries).

As someone from an affluent western country I know first hand I don't care enough to beat some people. I can be much better than another athlete at the sport, but if he grabs my balls he has just expanded his repitoirre of moves to a place I can't ever go...

Yes it was beer that was thrown on Artest. Watch replays and you'll see the liquid is brownish and thus we can conclude was most likely beer. Unless it was Bud Light, because that is basically colored water.

I believe JR has a point: Yao Ming is a nice person but he does not represent the Chinese team or most Chinese b-ball players.

I have lived in China for over 10 years and I stop going to CBA games in 2000 because there was too much fighting. Every game I attended a game, I would see more fist fights than an NHL game. (Yes, I'm Canadian).

I have also seen hometown crowds getting on the floor to try to deliver a beating on the opposing team.

China is lucky to have Yao Ming because most of the other players would labeled as "thugs" in the NBA.

My view:send more players abroad and stop nurturing in a false stardom system.

Soory for the rant.