that's funny. all the radio guys here in SoCal are dogging Ariza as well. All this how he shoulda just taken the low-ball deal, how he was only good in their system, and he'll never win again, etc etc.
kind of funny considering how obvious it was that LA ran him out of town, what did they wait all of 36 hours to sign Ron? Ariza had no chance of returning. Mitch did him dirty, especially considering how instrumental he was in their Finals run.
i hope they lose Odom as well, then they'll be setup for an epic collapse. you know there is going to be some huge Ron/Kobe drama if they don't win it all again this year. the microscope will be zoomed on that team all year long, it'll be interesting to see how they handle.