Did Jared Jeffries help Gilbert Arenas?
Posted: Sat Jan 5, 2008 2:27 am
Gilbert Changes Shoes at Halftime, Says He's Unguardable
[Edit: Ok, ok, they were green. You can see them here. I'm sorry I don't have more on this story. There were all these people trying to ask about basketball, I did what I could. Frankly, I think I'm the only one that asked about shoes at all, so give me credit for that. I'll try to get a better answer today.]
Acting on a hot tip from my good friend wizardsdotcom, I planned to ask Gilbert about his shoe debut last night. He apparently wore the new All-Star Gil Zeroes, pictured here. But, this being Gilbert, he changed shoes at halftime and then gave the used pair to Jared Jeffries, so the shoes in question weren't even in the locker room after the game.
"I was just showcasing," he said of the brief shoe appearance.
Gil has apparently maintained close contact with Jared. In fact, Jared called Gilbert on Tuesday to tell him about the Knicks' defensive strategy.
"I knew it was gonna happen, I knew they were gonna come double," Gilbert explained. "Jared called and said they were gonna throw everything and the kitchen sink, you know? So from there you already know what's going to happen....He has to call and brag: 'You ain't gonna score 50 tonight.' All right, I don't need to score 50 tonight. I'll score 50 on somebody."
Portland, I asked?
"Yeah," he said. "Unless they come out with this game-plan."
Then Post columnist George Solomon asked Gilbert how he would guard himself.
"I don't know," he said. "One-on-one? If you were a defender? Just one person? You can't. If you have a team, a defensive team, but one-on-one, the way the rules are made, there's no way. You can't be too aggressive, you can't hand-check. So if I'm faster than everybody's who sticking me, you know, what are you going to do?"
Dunno. Someone ask Jared Jeffries.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/01/gilbert_changes_shoes_at_halft.html
