Earlier this week, Ron Artest said that he wants to be traded and specified the Knicks as a team he’d like to play for. His main problem is his lack of involvement on the offensive end.

“I’m so demanding of the ball. It’s not my fault,” he said. “Every time somebody is on me it’s a mismatch. It messes up the offense. I like Coach (Carlisle) as a person, but I don’t like playing for Coach. I like my team, though.”

I love the line, “I’m so demanding of the ball. It’s not my fault.” If it’s not his fault that he’s so demanding, then who exactly is to blame?

Artest is second on the team in shot attempts (14.8) and points (19.4 ppg).