Did anyone really think one guy would change the Kings' defense this much?

I was shocked (SHOCKED!) when I looked at the team's defensive efficiency in the last 10 games (all with Artest) versus Sacramento's first 44 contests (only two with Artest).

That's essentially night and day. According to 82games, the Kings have a defensive efficiency of 95.4 when Ron-Ron is on the floor. When he's not? (This includes pre-trade and current bench time.) 107.9.

That is 12.5 points per 100 possessions! (A typical game consists of 90-110 possessions per team, so 100 possessions is a convenient and common sense estimator.) The guy makes a difference of 12.5 points per game, on defense!

(It's worth noting as well that the Kings offense is 2 points per 100 possessions better with Ron than without him, as well.)

Anyone got a cloning device?

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