Well it did say “Multi-hundred thousand” deal…I think we could of offer that. you know…

without ron we have no SG watsoever. from my view point our options are chase budinger (not really a SG but he has the shooting skills for it, hopefully it wont cause match up problems on defense), jermaine taylor, uhhh no defense but great offense, that point guard we drafted (hes 6’6 so hes big enough, not sure about the shooting skills though.) brent barry, absolutely not, hes a back up. and possibly the front runner james white (this is all taking t-mac out of the discussion). im going for taylor simply cuz he can score in every way and we dont have that type of player without t-mac. im going to miss ron and even more von wafer. we made him the scorer he is. too bad we dont get to keep him.

Daryl Morey will come through with gortat hopefully. gortat said he wants to start. he probly will in houston if he signs.

Unless Twitter is straight up lying to us when it says “Verified Account” at the top of the page, you can disregard that statement.

Yeah, it’s his. There was a fake one floating around during the playoffs, but I’m pretty sure this one was confirmed, and the verified thing should make it pretty close to 100%.

From later:

I just signed with the Knicks for 12 milion, Thanks Donnie Walsh!!!

i have just signed with the brooklyn dodgers. im so happy.

i just lost my deal with the dodgers

my favorite:

circuit city offered me a three year five pack duracell batteries per customer deal

But given the Yao news, and really even if he does somehow come back next year, it’s time to move on. And I promise you that no one wanted Artest or enjoyed his time here more than I did.

i dont see ron being in a rockets jersey next year either. maybe theres a chance of being wrong, but he needs to be straight up with us, so we can try and go shopping.

i think its time to start to rebuild (if yao is gone for whole season or forever). get rid of mcgrady for i guess mobley and curry because it sounds like thats going to happen. we do need a good Sg so mobley can fill in that spot until taylor or budinger is ready. now, this might solve one problem, once we get rid of mcgrady we dont have one huge contract so we have a somewhat low payroll. my opinion is we make a monster deal in the 2010 star studded FA to someone. (anyone i dont care who they r all great players). thats my idea. hopefully we wont have to and yao comes back with a good surgery.

I been a rockets fan for years, and I know a hustle when I see one. When i saw Ron Artest at the Lakers game right after our playoff lost, I knew he took the $$$. the first time at the LA game didn’t set right knowing were still wounded, the second game he was there to pick up his check. i know the routine… ad least have some courtesy for the team that you were so happy to play and city that embraced ron artest. he wasn’t the savior, and he brought a lot to the table. but the same tears running down his face can top the little kids in houston he paraded around, smiling taking picture, with slogans ron artest cares for the kids….

I understand it a business, and you want a championship ring, but don’t open your mouth on tv radio and the internet that you want to play for a team when you really don’t..
so what we didn’t give you the deal you wanted.. hello did we when the championship? you do the math the rockets sign ron artest to multi-million dollar deal after you only score 7 pts in a curcial 2nd round game 7 are you smoking? we may move a different pace in houston, but we not stupid..

I’m glad I didn’t buy a Ron Artest jersey, while you were here in houston.. To make a long story short.. Ron Artest your only the lakers enemy and they want to keep you closer than you think. It goes to show you that a guy with this much talent will set on the luxurious lakers bench and cheer on kobe, cuz he dosen’t have what it take to do it himself..

You can find me on twitter and Dr_Hipnotix.. and we can go at it because i dont blame you.. it your fascination…

If we get Ariza it cool adleast he has a ring, kinda reminds me of Robert Horry from back in the days. Ron Artest you fail to realize we have won championships before in our city so go on and Ron on to hollywood and set on uncle Jack Nichols lap while kobe and the lakers show you how to get the job done..

If you were willing to take a pay cut to win a ring, how could you be disappointed in the 1 year deal we offered.. contradiction perhaps… just admit you got paid in Houston because we believed in you and was willing to give you that money, apparently it didn’t mean anything if you get to play for the Lakers. check your self big homie that’s So Gutter!!