How GOOD Was Ron Artest Actually?

[@AirRusher1992]

It was amazing he was able to redeem himself from that infamous Malice at the Palace and got a ring from the 2010 Lakers. Yeah I know about this whole James Harden elbow thing but don't get me wrong Artest/World Peace was still one of the best perimeter defender of his era. You forgot to mention about his game winner against the Suns and his Game 7 performance against Boston.

[@TheFrostbite324]

It’s all cause Kobe passed the ball.

[@kitno6415]

He was right in that incident pistons fans acted like cavemen

[@pete9049]

as sun's fan, that artest's 3 point shot haunted me for years

[@michaelhutchings8599]

@@kitno6415 100%. Throwing shit at player's? They deserved the hands they caught. The public think elite athletes don't have human emotions... They definitely do. And the fans that threw the cup at Artest found out the hard way.

[@dverarde84]

Man it must be nice to live in a fantasy world full of raindrops and lollipops, not to mention complete ignorance 👍 Can you tell me where to sign up for that please? 🤦

[@kirbylee83]

"Kobe passed me the ball. He never passes me the ball !" 13 years ago, Ron Artest & one of the greatest NBA Championship press conferences

[@MrEliasdl]

That was a hilarious moment. What a cool guy!

[@drewmeyer9679]

Artest was so good he won a DPOY in an era with a prime Duncan, KG, Wallace, Kirelinko, Bowen, and Marion.

[@MrZahsome]

Also Kobe, Camby, Kidd and even Wade.

[@g4lsupreme542]

Crazy Marion never made not 1 all defensive team .. that’s criminal

[@idipped2521]

@@g4lsupreme542 he was in one of the toughest eras

[@g4lsupreme542]

@@idipped2521 exactly!! .. I’m saying the league categorized him with the team that they don’t play defense so that probably prevented him from being nominated. Along with what you said a lot of great defenders at them wings .. but he was top 5 in steals , top 10 in rebounds and top 10 in blocks at 6’7 guarding them power forwards out west also guarding the best player and even the point guards .. cause Nash was getting his ass torched out there .

[@taxationistheft7]

@@g4lsupreme542not really Marion was playing what the 4 or the three in phoenix so his comp for defense was Garnett, Duncan, Bowen, artest, Jermaine O’Neal, kirilenko, Rasheed, prince etc. honestly what hurt him more was that phoenix was ass on defense so i guess we never really saw him as that elite

[@MrEliasdl]

Ron Artest is one of my favorite human beings in the spotlight. I so appreciate that he came and played for our Lakers and had success after such a tough road.

[@walker68175]

Ron/Metta brought personality and toughness to the floor, which the Lakers especially needed in the 2010 Finals. Dude probably had one of the greatest redemption arcs too

[@barrettlovett2238]

I remember that playoff series with Houston against the Lakers. Dude was playing like Jordan.

[@razkable]

If ming and t mac are healthy they easily beat the lakers in 09....he was special from 02-10...

[@tj5180]

@@razkable those rockets teams were the only ones who had a chance against the Lakers and I think Yao would've gave them problems and the Lakers front court having no one to stop him. T Mac and Kobe going to head to head

[@danielvasquez3758]

Both names of his are legendary!! We all know who he is regardless of what he calls himself!! That’s a legend lol!!

[@slanderman3296]

Artest is like Rodman, love him on your team, hate going against him. He crazy, like don't eff around crazy

[@DirtySprite9]

People forget Artest was a bucket in his prime 💪🏿

[@dme1236]

He was gettin Buckets on the Kings 🤣

[@Martin23Kings_]

@@dme1236 he was the go to player on the kings and led them to the playoffs

[@chrisyoung1720]

That's a stretch!!

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

Artest was basically Kawhi before Kawhi also a mixture of Lonzo defensively.

[@chrisyoung1720]

@@rapgodreloaded9259 That's a horrible comp, how old are you??

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Artest was a very polarizing player. His legacy always comes down to the malice at the palace which is a piece of that but he was a solid player. A guy who averaged 16-18 PPG for his teams but he didn’t thrive on scoring. He was known for his tough defense and being one of the toughest defenders in the league. He became a crucial piece to LA and their run for back to back championships.

[@brucelau2023]

people really forget how good Artest was great in his prime especially his defense which made him win the Defensive player of the year in 2004

[@davidsanotonakap729]

That dpoy belong to either one of KG,big ben, or timmy

[@noahsg7631]

@@davidsanotonakap729 Or scalbrine

[@JayJay-xy5ch]

@@davidsanotonakap729 no it belongs to metta

[@kl2389]

9:39 The Metta World elbow. Sounds like a wrestling move

[@E_MoneyBags]

im glad u did Ron-Ron, we from QUEENSBRIDGE PROJECTS 41st SIDE, he lived 2 doors down from me, he used to have all us kids from the projects hoopin on the courts wen he was outside, Peace Ron-Ron QB!!!!

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

Ron Artest was such an important piece on his teams that not only would the Lakers would have lost those championships without him, but that 2004 Pacers team had a LEGIT chance to win a ring and ended up imploding BECAUSE he was suspended. Very underrated player in history. No he won't be on the top 150 list, but a few championships would be gone without him

[@razkable]

He also carried the kings to their last playoff appearance because he was a top 10 player in the nba...on the freaking kings

[@paonicolas8168]

Ron Artest's defense is so good it's offensive -Rebound Rewind.

[@jeanlobrot]

He’d be incredible today. Big switchable wing defenders that can play in big (as a 3) or small (as a 4/5) lineups are what every team looks for

[@poindextertunes]

facts and he was hard nosed. he would’ve lived rent free in a lot of ball handlers heads

[@usmnt4423]

Kind of Draymond like in that sense. As a scorer, I’d probably take Artest too.

[@滋榎本]

The massive brawl caused by Ben Wallace and Ron Artest in the 2004-2005 season was truly terrifying. 2005 was Reggie Miller's retirement year and it's a shame it ended like this That incident is really traumatic for Pacers fans.

[@at2130]

I loved it

[@PereMarquette1223]

I am willing to bet that the Pacers would’ve went all the way had that event not happened.

[@bandito241]

@@PereMarquette1223 I agree too. They were the team to beat in the east. I don’t think the Pistons beat them that year.

[@mrkang4080]

That was a championship caliber team, no doubt.

[@PereMarquette1223]

@@mrkang4080 makes you feel bad for Reggie. All those years being stuck under MJ’s bulls. When he finally had a shot his own teammates ruined it for him. If Artest hadn’t stormed the stands and kept his cool maybe Reggie would’ve retired with a ring.

[@matthewyip8695]

Ron Ron is one of my favorite players. He played hard and both offensively and defensively. He famously said at his Sacramento introduction to the media , he'd guarantee the Kings would be in the playoffs. They did with him leading them to the playoffs. Larry Bird coached him too and if Bird respected you as a player, that is always a good thing.

[@MrTheRevertz]

I remember in 2014 Ron arrest came to my highschool to speak, and raise awareness on mental health. He let anyone from the school come up and ask him any question they had.

[@jayraider521614]

Alot of people forget there's a year where Ron was in the MVP conversation. His suspensions ruined it but Ron was a beast and not just on defense.

[@isaiahgarcia6842]

He was my favorite Pacers player growing up in the 2000S as a pacers fan he’s one of the greatest wing defenders of all time he can play the power or the small forward and if he played in today’s game, he could probably put in a small ball center because of how strong and athletic he was and he just brought physicality to the game I mean he helped in my opinion he was the third best player on the Lakers championship kobe and Pau don’t give me wrong. I loved O’Neal and and Reggie Miller but Ron Artest is the type of player I wanna be a physical beast of a defender

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

I forgot Peja was a Pacer until I saw this video

[@taxationistheft7]

He basically wasn’t lol he played like 2 playoff games with us and left. Him and O’Neal together were a good duo too we probably beat the nets

[@asvpfern]

Artest making that clutch shot in the 2010 NBA Finals will always be one of my favorite memories

[@thisguyzack9922]

He was ahead of his time in terms of 3 n D players, strong, versatile, could shoot the three, scrappy, and play great defense to help his team.

[@imhong28]

Coming off a DPOY in 03-04 season. He was about to have a breakout season offensively n the 05-06 season. Too bad he couldn't control his temper. It was probably the best version of the Pacers ever in terms of having a chance to contend for a championship with great mixes of talents, veteranship, leadership and strong inside out games. It's a what if scenario again. Still hurts so much to this day as a lifelong Pacers fan.

[@ty50bmg11]

Jermaine O Neal is underrated ans deserves a video of his too. He was a multi time all star

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Facts💯

[@richardmille_1599]

One of my Favs Jermaine O’Neal ! 20 & 10 For sure

[@brucelau2023]

wasn't expecting this one for a "how GOOD was X NBA player actually" video from Andy , but for the first video of 2023, this is gonna be a good one no doubt

[@JazzyMag]

So happy to see a profile on one of my favorites. Remember first hearing his name and reputation, then seeing him play on TV. Always was a fan. When he thanked his psychiatrist after Game 7 (can we talk about that clutch 3?), he showed the world he wasn't afraid of their judgements. Rarely did a star get that candid about struggles, but it wasn't a thing for him. Long live Metta World Peace. May you keep your peace

[@zerrothewolf8316]

I'm so glad they added him back to 2k this year! as a Pacers hometown fan that's good to see, now if only they'd pay Reggie what he wants (and deserves tbh)

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

I’ll tell you how good Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace aka Metta Sandiford-Artest was: He remains the last player to make an All-Defense team for the Sacramento Kings to date.

[@jrsmith1998]

well. That just means the Sacramento Kings front office just sucks ass. Doesn’t say anything about Artest.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

@@jrsmith1998 They sucked at evaluating talent until Monte McNair’s hire as GM

[@aa1944-k2r]

I know him as "The Panada's Friend"...really like the time he was with the rockets

[@TheArtestEffect]

My brother was good enough to play 18 seasons of professional basketball. Scoring in double figures for his career. DPOY, AllStar, Champ. My brother was never the most hated nba player. People loved him, then and now.

[@aznpikachu215]

"He passed me the ball!" That was his time with the Lakers.

[@NelsonBlakeII]

“The Artest formerly known as Ron.” Missed opportunity. 😢

[@brucelau2023]

this guy would really drink Henny in the locker room ? damn that is absolutely insane

[@danielvasquez3758]

Arrest doing what he did derailed his career man. If he never did that, he would’ve took off!! That defense of his was unstoppable and immovable. Glad he actually got some rings for it though!!

[@ogloc4478]

Autocorrect LOL

[@stevesteve0521]

He was pretty good, probably should’ve been a 3 or 4 time all star and could’ve been a two time dpoy but his off the court stuff and malice and the palace hurt his career.

[@jacobpitsenbarger4763]

I loved Artest. As a Pacers fan, it was great to have such a dominant defender. The malice at the palace was devastating. The Pacers should have gone all the way that year for the great Reggie Miller. But Ron has indeed come a long way since that incident. You gotta respect how he took responsibility and tried his best to better himself.

[@dawakat08]

Ron Artest was a great defender and his career was super underrated from the malice in the palace, as a Rockets fan it was sad seeing him leave but glad he made his money and a ring

[@dawakat08]

Metta World Peace** I know he goes by a different name now, sorry

[@slanderman3296]

Please do Detlef schrmipf. He walked so other Euros could sprint....maybe not that much, but still, a rarity during his time

[@GoobHak]

Agreed, he was one of the first bigger players in the league to stretch the floor, and he could facilitate really well for his size. One of the greatest 6th man of all time!

[@akumawani]

a legit beast. in a horribly underrated and overlooked era of NBA talent- he was definitely a difference maker. ppl tend to forget how savage the NBA was in the 00s- and he was there for all of it. unfortunately all the antics made it seem like he never took the game seriously. as good as he was- he still never seemed to maximize on his true potential

[@vfgoditachyyy8446]

In that 2004 he was .04% off from joining the 50/40/90 having a fg% of 49.6 and that while averaging almost 25 ppg. Artest was larry bird for 7 games bruh

[@09lowkey]

Artest/World Peace would be solid in today's game. Physical on Defense, great screen setter, potentially capable 3pt shooter (40% on 5.6 attempts his season in Houston), and was a slasher in his prime. With all the perimeter scorers in the league today he would be like a 6'7 260lb Marcus Smart.

[@pzooka]

Andy I love this series please make more of these love your #1 muchacho

[@EJD339]

I feel like Ron was a good person in his heart but had such a rough upbringing that he couldn’t control until he got help.

[@karstenhanel8481]

Could you please do this also with Jamal mashburn and rik Smits. Greetings from Germany

[@katsu5015]

Ron Artest is one of my favorite all time players He gave everything when he was on the court...yes he let his emotions get the better of him sometimes but his energy and the heart he brought to the game as well as his talent especially when it came to defense makes him one of my all time favorite players

[@87alock]

I'm sorry but Artest's face while he's elbowing Harden got me weak. The man looks possessed

[@Mystery_Man84]

I was a huge St Johns fan when Artest & Eric Barkley were there.

[@ltukkyle]

been watching your conent for a long time. Keep up the good work!

[@shermanngjazz]

"Bryant looking, Artest, that's a 3... BANG!!!!! Lakers by 6 with a minute to play!"

[@kingofdetroit358]

Artest was the best defender from 2001-2010...i remember games were he held prime lebron to 15 points on 6/24 shooting...lebron never has game like that...artest was built strong n use to bully the best scorers with hes strength n toughness...he was was the main reason why the lakers won game 7 of 2010 finals. Kobe was horrible that day couldnt make any jumpers. Without artest that game would be a blowout. Artest defended pierce well, who was red hot in the finals

[@vortexluigirosalina5557]

I bet he can dominate in Today’s NBA

[@frankernest3712]

Anyone who played with these Pacers on NBA Live back in the day knows how dominant they could be

[@richardmille_1599]

NBA Live 03-05 , Jermaine O’Neal Was A Beast!

[@frankernest3712]

@@richardmille_1599 He blocked whatever from whoever. They also had a solid backup center. Reggie could score from anywhere, including dunks on people. Add in Harrington, Tinsley, Artest and Jackson and they were a beastly squad that people slept on

[@richardmille_1599]

@@frankernest3712 WORD NO LIE! 💯 Go back & play Dynasty or Franchise Mode I beat that team wins the championship!

[@KingOfMonsters2K]

I call Kawhi Leonard a chilled out version of Ron Artest.

[@Simon_Diamond803]

You forgot when pants Paul Pierce and song him an apology song. Lol

[@NotDexFlame]

please do a how good was mitch richmond as he was arguably the most underrated player in the michael jordan era

[@jamiahwilson3901]

Ron Arrest and Kawhi Lenard have similar game 🎮 Real Mechanical ..Monster Defenders💯

[@bretthodgson5194]

Can you do "How good was Jason Kidd actually"? Still very underrated when talking about the best PG's to ever play the game

[@poindextertunes]

and his game evolved when he lost his athleticism. no way Dirk wins a ring if Kidd wasn’t on that team

[@fatalgaming6244]

Won DPOY as a 6’6” Forward in an era where Shaq, Duncan, Garnett, Ben Wallace, and many other defensive greats roamed at their heights, pretty damn good to me.

[@rowhi1339]

One of my All-Time favorite Pacers They would charge him with menacing if he merely participated in a warm-up line in today's NBA Pacers 🏀

[@DjPosey3]

One of my Favorite Pacers/players of all time !!

[@kingofnewyork8818]

Ron Ron played in the Jr. Knicks league age group above mine he had a horrible attitude even back then but I’m happy to see how far he has come good dude now

[@ProfessorWumbology]

8:37 so Ron Artest pulled a Kevin Durant before Kevin Durant! He the Original!!

[@fortynights1513]

Video suggestion: How Good was Jermaine O’Neil actually?

[@brucelau2023]

still waiting for the day andy does that Mike Miller video

[@chrisyoung1720]

Artest would've done well in this switch heavy era, he would've been able to guard 1-4 defensively, and I think he would've been solid offensively.

[@antjunior]

I'll never forget this championship interview 😂😂

[@shermanngjazz]

I remember seeing that Ron Artest Modell Undercover video lol

[@I_DESPISE_GAMING]

The 🐐 Andy‼️

[@davidarrington4144]

Since he’s been talking so much recently, can we have a “How Good Was Wally Szczerbiak” sometime???

[@itskajeric]

to be able to play with j.crossover!? man! thats an honor dude was a walking bucket fo 20 seasons

[@TrapgodTO]

Wish u would give accolades at the end. How many awards and those things.

[@AB-ou5qc]

Good enough to collapse the pacers best shot at a title :/ him and JO were such a good tandem. Definitely finals appearance vs San Antonio in 05 if malice didn’t happen.

[@dilnaylomogorhaiyee1450]

He is a warrior. He is like Rodman but without the quirky charisma.

[@bo_g4284]

Ron Artest was fuckin COLD in his prime

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Ron Artist always remember me vs. Kobe Bryant 🔥🔥🔥

[@gameplayer1980]

oh dear. Never knew about that Circuit City side hustle.

[@justtimes9257]

if you watch og anuoby he plays like ron artest plus artest 1 of best perimeter defender of his era if i build my 2000 team he & shaun marion are my 2 wing players

[@ej11481]

Artest's defensive versatility would be really valuable in today's NBA. Could guard all 5 positions in a pinch.

[@robbiej2734]

My dad is a Pacers fan, and for many years, he literally would not talk about the malice. If you brought it up, he would cut you off and say "We're not getting into that" and if you persisted, he would leave the room. Not just that, be he outright stopped following basketball until like 2011 since he was so demoralized.

[@poindextertunes]

damn thats wild! My buddy is from IN and he said there’s quite a few, um, lets say intolerant yt folks in the state. I always thought that was crazy considering bball is dominated by black guys 😂

[@robbiej2734]

@@poindextertunes well, my dad is a pretty tolerant yt guy. he comes from the city, so that's part of it

[@brucelau2023]

not to mention he was a Knick for like one and a half season

[@BenSimmonsPR]

Di a how good was Tayshaun Prince

[@McGruff]

That Pacers squad dropped the ball with the Malice incident. They had a legit chance.

[@johnnelsongalvan3941]

You forgot to mention he played briefly in his hometown New York during 2013 - 14 season.

[@troystephens5735]

The bulls have a real good talent at trading players away before they get good. Artest, Brand, Wendell Carter Lauri I’m probably missing more

[@robertolebron2296]

Chandler?

[@Passarinho86]

Reminds me of Pippen, Ginobili or AK-47. Nothing flashy, nothing that stands out but, just a jack-of-all-trades type of player, that was always contributing SOMEHOW.

[@johndebono1870]

It's amazing to see what a good place Artest is now, but you can't help but think he would've been a first ballot hall of famer if the Malice at the Palace never happened.

[@markanthony5582]

Ron is a Hall of Famer

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jaylen Brown next video Andy Hoops 🙏🙏🙏

[@K37-h1z]

He took a job at circuit city. That to me is equally hysterical and wicked based.

[@sparkywayne6766]

Not gonna lie applying for job at circuit city for a discount may be my favourite NBA story ever. What the hell Ron?! xD

[@sammysam2615]

Malace at the Palace was far too overblown. Ron left early because he wanted to beat the crowd

[@mistermann3225]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@alej89]

He was a great fighter for sure 🤣

[@phengmoua2389]

When he said that he released his single called “Champions” 🤣🤣

[@TheVictorroque]

if the Malice didn't happened and Indiana finished as #1 seed. Artest would've won MVP and maybe give Reggie Miller his championship.

[@SuperXmarvinX]

The James Harden elbow smash is legendary lol but scary af tho

[@jakehopper930]

Andy! How's going?

[@MrTheRevertz]

Crazy to think that there’s ppl watching this who have no idea what was circuit city

[@stephendavid1875]

How good was prime tmac or the glove next video Thanks