久违的阿泰开讲 ARTEST: I CAN FIX KNICKS http://tinyurl.com/2wpt9s January 2, 2008 -- Ron Artest told The Post he is scheduled to have surgery today in New York on his right elbow to remove bone chips, forcing him to miss his lone Garden appearance tonight when the Knicks host the Kings. After getting a second opinion from his former doctor at St. John's over the last few days, Artest believes he'll be back in two to four weeks. And when he's back healthy, yes, Artest, the Queensbridge product said, he would approve getting dealt to his hometown team and thinks he can reverse the Knicks' catastrophic situation. "Anywhere I go, I can turn things around, given the opportunity," Artest said. "I definitely would not be opposed to it if that is my calling. I would not be opposed if something would happen [with the Knicks]. But I just want to win a championship." The Knicks were hotly interested in Artest over the summer, with coach Isiah Thomas believing Artest could have been the final piece to the puzzle to compete for the Eastern title. The Knicks' perimeter defense is awful, and Artest is a renowned defensive stopper who plays with more on-the-ball tenacity than the entire Knick team combined. Artest can opt out of his contract after the season, leaving $8.5 million on the table. Thomas is one of the few who wants to coach Artest. And the Knicks can offer him a long-term, mid-level contract for $31 million. Artest, who has missed the last two games, arrived in New York three days ago to seek another opinion on his elbow injury. "I haven't been able to shoot the ball," he said. "I got to get this right and be back for a playoff push." The Kings last night would not confirm that Artest was undergoing surgery, but did say he was scheduled to undergo an MRI. The Kings are 2-8 without Artest, including a seven-game suspension that began the season. Like the Knicks, the Kings (11-18), losers of four straight, are in no position to make a playoff run. Thomas said yesterday he does not expect the Kings to trade Artest, despite the opt-out factor. The problem with the Knicks trading for Artest is most of their players have minimal trade value, except for David Lee, whom Thomas has said he doesn't want to part with for Artest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 下面是HOOPCHINA摘要 虽然从昨天国王队得到的消息显示Ron Artest的康复进程尚未决定，他们只能确定Artest 将接受核磁共振检测。到了今天，Ron告诉纽约邮报他计划於今天在纽约接受手术以清除 右肘碎骨。 在接受了医生的评估之後，Artest认为自己将在2-4周之後复出，他同时表示，在恢复健 康之後，自己将会非常乐意被交易到纽约，他认为自己能够改变尼克斯目前水深火热的局 面。「不管我去哪里，只要给我机会，我都能扭转局面。」Artest信心十足地说，「如果 这对我有好处，我当然不会拒绝。如果能让我去尼克斯，我更是完全赞成。我想要的是总 冠军。」 Thomas昨天在接受采访时表示，就算Ron持有本赛季结束以後的球员选项，他也并不奢望 国王会考虑交易Artest。最大的问题在於尼克斯有足够交易价值的球员实在太少，而 David Lee这样的球员又是Thomas完全不希望付出的筹码。 来源:[New York Post] --

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