Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, the NBA's 2003-04 defensive player of the year, likes the intense defense Spurs forward Bruce Bowen plays but doesn't believe Bowen should win the award this season. "They should just give it to me," Artest said. "Guys are having 40 (point games), and they play against me and don't get nothing. I'm playing some good D." After asserting his right to the award in a locker-room interview before the game, Artest spoke briefly to Bowen before tipoff and told him they should share the award. Artest believes he should have been defensive player of the year more than once. "I feel like Ben Wallace stole it," Artest said of the Detroit Pistons' center who has won the award three times in the past four seasons. "Well, he didn't steal it, but I feel like I gave him three defensive player of the years. I gave him one that year I got in trouble ... that year I was suspended."

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Why can't this insane fool just keep his mouth shut? I mean he has done a great job in Sac, and people have said as much but it's like he needs to put his foot in his mouth.

Fuck a Artest. He's a piece of shit.

The only explanation is that Artest likes the taste of feet in his mouth. Yes, that must be it.

That, or he's a fucking moron.

I'm going with the latter.

F-that MFer.

Ben's rebounds/blocks/steals stats hold up to ANYONE in the history of the NBA. no one here needs convincing that Ben is a DPOY candidate every single season.

Artest forgot to take his crazy pills today.

He's just trying to keep himself motivated. much like "whats eating gilbert arenas?". People have seen how inpired the chip on our shoulder makes us. Shit, the indy organization preaches ripping off everything we do. LOL@them having no sucess at it.

i love it. ron has no problem playing the role of the villain.

btw, how can you want him to shut up? 99% of what entertainers say is just lipservice, and is virtually unlistenable. ron is one of the rare individuals that speaks his mind (no matter how small it is). i respect that, atleast.

i love it. ron has no problem playing the role of the villain.

btw, how can you want him to shut up? 99% of what entertainers say is just lipservice, and is virtually unlistenable. ron is one of the rare individuals that speaks his mind (no matter how small it is). i respect that, atleast.
Well its not much to respect or envy. because his probable bipolar condition, its impossible to stick to one thought sometimes. So what he says gets pretty silly sometimes. Atleast he isnt talking about boxing and being a fireman anymore.

If either Ben or Artest get the award this year it should be because they straight put on masks and took it from Andrei Krilenko when he wasn't looking. I don't think this year is even competition.