The Official Gilbert Arenas Shrine

[montestewart]

Gilbert is meant to be loved, not understood.

You should moderate this thread.

[Donkey McDonkerton]

People still trying to rationalize Arenas.... give it up, the guy is as zany as they come, and it's part of why I like him so much.

Gilbert is meant to be loved, not understood.

AMEN!

[tkunit]

Its just so short sighted by gil, I guess his intentions are good but it really came off as he just doesn't care. Which goes with how he has been acting with the whole beard and not talking thing. As I sit back and look at the faked injury so NY could play I realise one single thing bothered me more than anything. How is a guy who has had serious knee trouble for the last 3 seasons going to joke like that about a injury. That just doesn't sit well with me

[Wizardspride]

At least Gil's knee isn't bothering him.
http://www.bulletsforever.com/

The long and the short of it is that Gilbert Arenas was not injured and lied to Flip Saunders about his knee in order to get Nick Young some playing time last night. I can confirm that Arenas is definitely not injured, as he was practicing at full speed today and was tasked with guarding Nick Young and John Wall. I also saw the entire team run wind sprints, and Arenas was one of the fastest guys down the floor each time. So I think we can put to rest any scuttlebutt about Arenas being actually injured

[Tyrone Messby]

I've been saying it for a while now, Gil is bi-polar. There is no rhyme or reason to what he does. He is an attention whore. Benching himself to give another person a shot? Hah! That sounds like the type of **** I use to pull on my soccer team when I was in high school. I never benched myself but you better believe I didn't give it my all at practice. Yeah, it was immature as hell, but I was also in high school being a typical know it all at that age. The reason for it? I didn't respect the coach and I knew I could get away with it because he really had no other options at my position. The inmates are running the asylum. I think that is the most depressing aspect of this story. Gil is immature and knows he can get away with it STILL even after the gun incident. That is insanity.

[hands11]

I'm surprised most of you are defending Gilbert, it's like he can do no wrong in the eyes of some of you.

And that surprises you? Where have you been the last 5 years ?

For me, its done. It's pre-season and I have enough other things to worry about in life. Note taken but moving forward. If its a continued pattern, it matters. If not, whatever. The bigger issue is watching how Flip manages these kind of situations.

But all things being equal. I would have rather he didn't do this.

It was a productive pre-season game. Kirk got to play some PG. Wall some SG. Nick some SF. We won a blow out and didn't collapse. Got to see Martin +22. Played good team D. Nick raised his trade value. McGee got some minutes off the bench and produced, Booker got 15 minutes.

To much good happened to worry about this to much right now.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I've been saying it for a while now, Gil is bi-polar. There is no rhyme or reason to what he does. He is an attention whore. Benching himself to give another person a shot? Hah! That sounds like the type of **** I use to pull on my soccer team when I was in high school. I never benched myself but you better believe I didn't give it my all at practice. Yeah, it was immature as hell, but I was also in high school being a typical know it all at that age. The reason for it? I didn't respect the coach and I knew I could get away with it because he really had no other options at my position. The inmates are running the asylum. I think that is the most depressing aspect of this story. Gil is immature and knows he can get away with it STILL even after the gun incident. That is insanity.

Gil is one player and this is one incident that Flip has handled by fine and by very appropriate response to the media. Nobody's running anything. Gil might be ruining his career because the Wizards have options should other things present. The only danger here is things deteriorate for Gil to the point he jeopardizes his contract. EG would love to see that happen.

Washington consulted with the league office during their internal investigation of Arenas' comments, according to a source close to the situation.

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wireta ... z12HZL6W11

Things aren't out of control at all but I hope Gil treads lightly from this point forward, for his sake.

[hands11]

Check the Gil interview (video's at the bottom of the page) here on Truth About It.

http://www.truthaboutit.net/2010/10/gil ... more-10827

Well, Gil looks like he is loosening up to the media at least. Seemed like the old Gil in an interview. For better or for worse. LOL

Glad he is healthy. Looking forward to next game and the season.

[hands11]

We know it's just Gilbert being Gilbert, but that comment makes for yet another distraction that he and the team just don't need - even if it is just a minor distraction.

Yeah, this is the kind of thing Arenas needs to stop if he cares about redeeming his image. Maybe he doesn't care, which is fine with me, but he can't then complain about the media not treating him fairly.

Sorry I messed up the Shrine before Gil did

At least we can still use this thread to talk about Gil though. LOL

My boyyyy DAT. Nothing but love brother.

[hands11]

Arenas fined by team


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5681425

"At the end of the day, you guys got to do your job. Even though it's not right that you guys are nitpicking everything I do, you've got a job to do and I've got a job to do."

Does he really finally get this ? Amazing to read his comments blaming the media like ... what.. he was going to tell them that and they wouldn't publish it ? Makes your head spin. How can he really be that clueless.

Ok, so hopefully he finally get it. Really. What more could it take.

Gil. They are payed to report what you say. You do understand that right ?
Also, you are not the coach. HC is HC. You are a player. You want to do something like this, go to your head coach and talk to him.

Gil. He is really a child. Just seems so naive. I just hope that is what it is because I don't want it to be any other more troubling answer. But I get why he likes Nick at least. LOL. He must feel like a Einstein talking to Nick.

[willbcocks]

From my perspective, Gil might be having a mental breakdown. I am worried a bit about impulsivity and just a weird vibe he's giving.

At face value, I thought he was just messing with the media and happy but now I see he sat out the home opening preseason game. If there isn't a rational explanation (mad about Hinrich and Wall being captains? ) then I'm not so sure how to feel. Did this for Nick? I don't know ...

The part that REALLY makes no sense is you don't admit to faking an injury. Gil's stability is something I'm concerned about. Fake the injury but then say you're feeling better would make sense. NOT ADMIT to really wanting Nick to get burn--that's what you do.

Now the plot thickens ...

I agree that he is acting strange, not just Gil being Gil. I think he is extremely uncomfortable in Washington, in front of the media, and maybe in his own skin right now.

You've been torn on the issue, defending him partially for giving Nick Young a chance. But would you want someone to do that for you? "Hey man, you're not breaking the coaches lineup and I feel bad for you as a teammate, so since this game is meaningless, let me give you a chance you might not have earned on your own."

It's Nick Young, so I'm sure he'll continue in some happy place in his mind no matter what's going on around him, but if it were me, I would feel very condescended to.

[willbcocks]

Sorry for violating the shrine but since it's only being talked about here, I'll add my piece.

I don't know how you can put a positive spin on this. Not saying it was terrible, but it does throw a bit of water on the "Gil is coming back a mature player." He's disrespecting the coaching staff, drawing attention to himself in a way that he really needs not to, and sending out all kinds of mixed signals.

I honestly have no idea how the Gil situation (and this news makes me want to call it a "situation" again) is going to play out this year.

Haterade in full effect.

GTFO with that BS. You know damn well Gilbert was NOT disrespecting the coaching staff. You are a clown and you are disrespecting this thread with your nonsense, BEAT IT.

http://content.onsmash.com/archives/48344

I think I jinxed Gil by unblocking Krisko in the shrine thread, so two days later I'm making things right.

[Tiny Too]

I agree with CCJ. I think Gil's "injury" was his way of being pissed for not being named Captain or, at least, Co-Captain.

[Scabs304]

Arenas is dumb crazy which is probally the worst kind of crazy, but most the times most entertaining. At some point in time he is going to ruin himself, but he is fun to watch now and a really talented basketball player.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

I agree with CCJ. I think Gil's "injury" was his way of being pissed for not being named Captain or, at least, Co-Captain.

I speculated that before I saw him talk about what he did and accept responsibility for screwing up. I think he did it to get Nick in the lineup.

[Ruzious]

Gil's probably going to take as much crap for his blaming the media line as he did for faking the injury. Gil, if you can't edit yourself before speaking, just don't speak.

But to the folks who say - Gilbert's nuts, and that's why we love him... sorry, but that's pathetic. If you love the guy, you don't want him to make a fool out of himself. If you really care about him, you don't want him to look like a clown to the rest of the world.

[Rafael122]

The thing with Gil is there's no middle ground. Everything is an extreme. He's silent, cold, won't talk to the media or he fakes an injury to let a teammate get some minutes, even though he could just as easily have told Flip he could come off the bench or play little minutes. That's the the most frustrating thing, it's like he doesn't get it. Gilbert - just shut up and play ball. That's it.

[Nivek]

I don't think Gil is uncomfortable or acting out because he didn't get made captain or anything else. I think he did it for the exact reason he said -- that he was trying to get Nick Young more playing time. And his thinking went no further than that. Reminds me of the story Steve McQueen tells in The Magnificent Seven. It's the one about a guy who jumps up, tears off all his clothes and jumps ass first into a cactus patch. Asked why he did it, the guy said, "Seemed like a good idea at the time."

That's Gil.

[Dat2U]

Yeah, the whole "Gil's acting out b/c he wasn't named captain" is laughable. Gil never seemed to enjoy the captain role and pretty much admitted it on more than one occasion. What were seeing is Gil being Gil. Unfortunately, Gil really can't afford to be Gil right now with the media ready to pounce on his every word or action. The silliness & games Gil got away with playing for years, he can't get away with now. He's gotta recognize that and adjust otherwise the backlash against him is only going to worse.

[Hoopalotta]

The silliness & games Gil got away with playing for years, he can't get away with now. He's gotta recognize that and adjust otherwise the backlash against him is only going to worse.

That's the big problem. Many here aren't acknowledging the potential repercussions of what'll happen with the feedback loop with the press, thinking instead that we're in a vacuum. The media can make things excruciating for him by guiding public opinion against him if he gives them a proper 'in' for their hatchet work. It's potentially your classic 'perception is reality' scenario.