whats the status of GIlbert arenas?

NYKBaller · Post #1 » by **NYKBaller** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:24 pm

I know he signed a long term contract with you guys, when is he gonna be healthy and able to play?

JWizmentality · Post #2 » by **JWizmentality** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:33 pm

Hopefully...by December.
Realistically...maybe before/after Allstar break.
With Wizard medical staff...his career is over.

charlib1989 · Post #3 » by **charlib1989** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:05 pm

in his blog he say he plays nick young one-on-one during practice. so he's able to play basketball at this time, but he still needs to get the strength back in his knee. he said look for him to be back mid-december early january.

http://my.nba.com/forum.jspa?forumID=400032200

pancakes3 · Post #4 » by **pancakes3** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:06 pm

more interestingly, what's the status of stephon marbury?

CourtsideTV · Post #5 » by **CourtsideTV** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:08 pm

omgzzz...i want him back healthy in january ...lert him rest..i have the deepest fantasy bball if he comes back healthy and puts up 20/6/5/1/1/1/1/1/1 on 100% shooting

Post #6 » by **miller31time** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:27 pm

At this point, why should he come back in late December/early January?

Give him another month or two rest, minimum. Let him heal not just 100% but 110%.

With how we're doing currently, Gilbert will do us more harm than good. Rest him, get a high lotto pick, and compete seriously next season by either keeping the pick and rebuilding or trading the pick and a veteran for a superstar.

hands11 · Post #7 » by **hands11** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:57 pm

miller31time wrote:At this point, why should he come back in late December/early January?

Give him another month or two rest, minimum. Let him heal not just 100% but 110%.

With how we're doing currently, Gilbert will do us more harm than good. Rest him, get a high lotto pick, and compete seriously next season by either keeping the pick and rebuilding or trading the pick and a veteran for a superstar.

You I should really be hoping EFJ keeps his job so we will suck and get a good pick ?

Post #8 » by **miller31time** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:42 pm

^^^ You raise a good point.

Should this board really want EJ fired right now? We should probably be hoping for him to get fired by the end of the season.

So in summary...

-Make Gilbert sit until about 1 month left in the season (so he can get a feel for the game again)
-Keep EJ for the length of the season, fire near the end or at the end of the season
-get a top 3 pick
-either trade pick with fillers for a star player OR keep pick and trade away veterans

ZonkertheBrainless · Post #9 » by **ZonkertheBrainless** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:55 pm

I'd be satisfied with a top five pick. All we need is a starting quality four.

You could also package Blatche + our pick for a higher pick.

dobrojim · Post #10 » by **dobrojim** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:43 pm

ZonkertheBrainless wrote:I'd be satisfied with a top five pick. All we need is a starting quality four.

You could also package Blatche + our pick for a higher pick.

I wouldn't be so sure about moving up. That's very situational. Who's
there? Who do the teams like? How the chips fall. It's far from automatic
that we "could" do this.

yungal07 · Post #11 » by **yungal07** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:59 pm

I wouldn't care to move up in this upcoming draft. Heck, I don't even want to keep the draft pick. I'd trade it for an established stud because I don't see any great players in this upcoming draft except for maybe Rubio and possibly Mullens.

cwb3 · Post #12 » by **cwb3** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:03 pm

Current status of Gilbert Arenas: Sitting at the end of the bench sporting some bizarre looking suits. Going for the Tory-on-Acid look I think.

I really do wonder if he will ever be the player he was at his best.

rutheredfox · Post #13 » by **rutheredfox** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:29 pm

what about haywood?