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    Against the Grizzles, Jackson had no intention of using Artest on Iverson (who ended up having a minimal impact and has since left Memphis for personal reasons). "I wouldn't ask Ron to do that ... There are too many picks to chase through. There's too many things going on particularly on those guards. Sometimes you have to run sideline to sideline through a couple of picks. Ron with that big body - that might be a little bit much for him to ask that. But he is very capable of playing power forwards as we put him on [Carl] Landry the other night in Houston too." Artest is more likely to defend taller, like against the Grizzlies' Zach Randolph, than down to the point like Ariza used to do on occasion. Full Article at Hoopsworld
    I wouldn't ask Ron to do that ... There are too many picks to chase through. There's too many things going on particularly on those guards. Sometimes you have to run sideline to sideline through a couple of picks. Ron with that big body - that might be a little bit much for him to ask that. But he is very capable of playing power forwards as we put him on [Carl] Landry the other night in Houston too.
    Phil Jackson Phil Jackson SOURCE: Hoopsworld 2 weeks ago