Artest to the Lakers? Time to call off next season

Oh, snap.

I was getting ready to write a snarky blog about Khalil Greene being on the DL for anxiety disorder — you know, saying, like, how can I get that same deal at my work — or perhaps even a blog entry about how lame those baseball game replays are (Why the “due to time restrictions, we now skip to . . .” when there’s nothing but poker on afterward?) when the big BIG news hit:

That’s right — I just saved a lot of money with Geico.

No, wait. That’s not true. And, besides, it’s an old and overused joke. That was never really good to begin with.

What I’m talking about is, of course, Trevor Ariza going to the Rockets.

No, no — just yanking your chain again. I mean, yeah — that’s true and all. But the bigger news is RON ARTEST GOING TO THE LAKERS!

I heard this and was like: “Really?” Because I was like: “Didn’t the Lakers just WIN the championship?”

Granted, you could argue that Artest — with his fracas at Detroit — single-handedly dismantled the Pacers the year they had the best shot at winning it all. (The Pacers have pretty much sucked since that game.) And you could argue that even before the Pacers, Artest was a troublemaker with the Bulls. (Remember the camera he demolished?) But still.

The guy’s good. And on the Lakers? He’s gonna be real good. 

Given that no one in the West was really close to challenging the Lakers this year (Let’s be honest, Nugget fans), a repeat to the finals seems a given. Boston with KG will be much better, and I do think the aging, pudgy Shaq will make the Cavs better. But really — do they have a chance?

No. Of course not. So let’s just call off the 2009-10 season and declare L.A. repeat champs. That way Artest will have more time to record another lame hip-hop album.