I’ve had some interesting conversations over the past few weeks debating and analyzing trades, free agent prospects as well as just how I never thought I’d see the day when the Cardinals would be the team that gives Arizona sports fans the most hope for a better day. I was recently in a heated debate with a friend about the future of Lakers Free Agent Lamar Odom and how it would relate to the newest acquisition of Ron Artest when somehow another friend worked the new age artist ‘Enya’ into the conversation, stating that Ron Artest better start listening to Enya because that’s all the kind of stuff that Lakers coach Phil Jackson believes in. Then the conversation got even weirder when my friend said that he thought Enya was “hot” and that he wanted to marry her. When he said that, this picture immediately came to mind:
As the conversation progressed I felt the need to beg the question, “Man are you serious about all this?” followed by, “She’s crazy, have you heard the music she creates? Do you realize how weird that crap is? If I was married to her, I’d be afraid that in the middle of the night I might wake up from a sound sleep to see her draping herself in sheets dancing around the room while covering her face with paint singing ‘Sail away sail away sail away..” He then responded with, “yeah that would be weird wouldn’t it…but man it’s ok cause it all shows her creativity and free spirit… I respect that.” After an awkward pause, we moved on back to talking about free agency soon following that.
Ah….what NBA Free Agency does to the sports fan’s mind….
And the last thing I’ll leave you with is the reaction the rest of the NBA had once they learned that Ron Artest had signed on with the LA Lakers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc&feature=related
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Don’t fret, Slade. Nash convinced Hill to stay in AZ…something he wouldn’t have done unless he was getting an extension and had faith in the long term plan of the organization. Clark is a GREAT draft pick and I expect HUGE things out of Dragic next season (they say he’s having an incredible offseason right now). This team just needs to use the Wallace contract to trade for a final piece and I think we might have something to work with…a healthy Amare won’t hurt either.
Keep the faith!