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Gilbert Arenas' blog scoffs at Calderon's All-Star buzz

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Gilbert Arenas' blog scoffs at Calderon's All-Star buzz 

Post#1 » by mooken422 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:35 pm

http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300023403

interesting choice words from our favourite off-the-cuff no-buffer Agent Zero, but that's why we love his crazy ass (no homo). more a rant on him being snubbed than a dig at Calderon -- it was an amusing read.

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Post#2 » by dagger » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:38 pm

He's funny. By the last sentence, he almost comes full circle. And Jose was snubbed for the sophomores last year, as John Hollinger so eloquently explained.
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Post#3 » by Leiro » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:40 pm

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Post#4 » by LargeFarva » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:40 pm

He is just mad because his team is better without him.
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Post#5 » by CreaM » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:42 pm

As much as I love Jose, I as well feel that all that allstar buzz he was getting was very premature.
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Post#6 » by xAIRNESSx » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:46 pm

Gilbert is a racist. This is the only logical conclusion.
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Post#7 » by Kosta » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:47 pm

I bet he doesn't know Calderon has 19 double-double games in around 30 games he's started.

Gilbert is Gilbert, he talks a bunch of sh-t for attention, nobody cares...
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Post#8 » by Leiro » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:48 pm

He has hispanic blood, his last name it
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Post#9 » by Nially » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:49 pm

nice follow up to the story we saw last week:

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Post#10 » by cdel00 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:50 pm

Um Calderon's PER says he's Allstar worthy.

Min per game this year 31.7
PER 22.61 (#3 overall #2 in the east)

JKidd min per game 37.3
PER 16.20 (#15 overall #6 in the east)

Come on Gil you can do better than that. . .
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Post#11 » by jaymeister15 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:51 pm

I think the comment about Calderon "managing" a game is pretty accurate. There is nothing wrong with a PG who manages the game, it's just a bit different than a PG who takes over and can control a game (Nash, CP, Kidd, etc.)


It's like in football when you have a solid QB that can manage the game, he'll complete the 5-10 yard passes consistently, won't turn the ball over, won't make dumb mistakes, etc. But, when the running game goes South, and you need some big plays, he might not be your guy. Nothing wrong with that guy, but sometimes you need a guy like Brady or Favre that can take over the game when the rest of the team is struggling.
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Post#12 » by Duncanfan » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:52 pm

El Calderon? LMAO.

Gilbert is just being Gilbert. I think he forgot how many times Jose schooled him last year.
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Post#13 » by galeon110 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:54 pm

Gilbert's right... Calderon's not an all-star, not yet.
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Post#14 » by Hoopstarr » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:56 pm

Arenas is an idiot. He thinks just like all the coaches and NBA outsiders who only look at ppg and highlights. You know who the last player to average 15 and 11 with %s of 50/50/90 was? That would be the MVP in 2005, Steve Nash, that's who.

And he thought RJ shoulda been an all-star? Someone please slap Gil. I bet he was fine with Joe Johnson too who shoots 40% on a losing team and isn't even the best player on his own team. Seriously Gil, just stick to playing.
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Post#15 » by mintsa » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:57 pm

Gil has to stop blogging & start rehabing.
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Post#16 » by Jai Monee » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:01 pm

I think he has a crush on Jose but doesn't know how to show it. This is from a recent Dime interview with Gilbert Arenas:

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"I'm a spot-up shooter" - Rasho Nesterovic.
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Post#17 » by saham » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:02 pm

Its funny how his team is winning more games without him. What do you have to say about that Gilbert ??
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Post#18 » by Duncanfan » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:03 pm

Relax guys. Thats Gilbert's schtick. He can't help being controversial. You think Jose cares about what he says? Heck, Gilbert is saying what more than half of the Raptors fans have been saying about Calderon all year. Why is it even surprising? We don't object so much when a lotta fans here discredit Jose, so why the big fuss over Gilbert's comments?
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Post#19 » by duppyy » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:05 pm

Gilbert is just making it more intresting when we play them in the playoffs.
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Post#20 » by James699 » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:05 pm

xAIRNESSx wrote:Gilbert is a racist. This is the only logical conclusion.


half of the guys in the league are racist (Bonzi Wells, coach Ishiah), but I do not think Gilbert is. He seems like a nice guy. But he might be jealous of Jose, because he is this young European player that came from nothing to something in less than the time it took him to develop.

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