Nice article on Metta
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...rs-metta-world-peace-realizes-nba-dream-again
One snippet:
" ... After spending the first four games of this season on the bench, watching the Lakers' defense get shredded, World Peace finally got another chance to shine. The New York native fittingly made his season debut in Brooklyn against the Nets -- and he made his presence known. Immediately.
He moved like electricity across the court, invading offensive players' air space, harassing anything that moved, forcing contested shots, clogging passing lanes, all the things that led him to earn NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2003-04. At one point during the game, Bryant leaned over to Randle and remarked, "Imagine him at 22."
World Peace smiled at the thought.
"At 22, it was bad for people," he said. "But I can still cause some problems."
"He's an animal," Randle said..."
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...rs-metta-world-peace-realizes-nba-dream-again
One snippet:
" ... After spending the first four games of this season on the bench, watching the Lakers' defense get shredded, World Peace finally got another chance to shine. The New York native fittingly made his season debut in Brooklyn against the Nets -- and he made his presence known. Immediately.
He moved like electricity across the court, invading offensive players' air space, harassing anything that moved, forcing contested shots, clogging passing lanes, all the things that led him to earn NBA Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2003-04. At one point during the game, Bryant leaned over to Randle and remarked, "Imagine him at 22."
World Peace smiled at the thought.
"At 22, it was bad for people," he said. "But I can still cause some problems."
"He's an animal," Randle said..."