It finally hit me....Gilbert Arenas is a CANCER.

[doublejs07]

If you've been paying attention to this dude this season, he's been running his mouth. Not in the fun-loving/goofy way we've become accustomed toover the years...he's been taking jabs at his teammates, and pretty much not taking ownership for ANY of the team's struggles. He never mentions hishigh rate of TO's, low FG %, and terrible play overall..

Well this was one of his more recent quotes after the game last night vs. the Bobcats.

"What do you expect me to do?" Arenas said. "Go out there and score 30? I'm not going to go out there and try to score 30 when we have a lot of offensive players here. Last game, I was 4 for 7, [on Saturday] I was 3 for 11. I'll take the shots I feel are sufficient for me. Other than that, the offensive load's on everybody else."


What the hell is that? Did he forget that he was given a 111 mil contract to produce?

He's been replaced in the crunch by Earl Boykins, and if you've watched the Wizards, you'd see that Gilbert Arenas has looked disinterested whenhe's on the court. I dunno how likely it is, but the sooner this scrub is off the team, the better.

for good measure, here's what some writers from SI had to say about Gil...

1. Gilbert Arenas recently criticized his teammates by saying he is the only player on the Wizards to sacrifice something for the good of the team this season. Is Arenas the sort of player around which a title team can be built?

Ian Thomsen: The answer at the moment is no. He's an All-NBA point guard who has made it past the opening round of the playoffs once in his career. I'm on record as believing he has it in him to go far -- I picked the Wizards to earn first-round home-court advantage in the East this year -- but it's entirely up to Arenas. He wants to be a franchise player, and he has been surrounded by an excellent coach and a lot of talented players. Now he needs to pull it all together constructively.

Jack McCallum: The short answer is no, but more because of who he is as a player. For the most part, you don't get to the Finals behind me-first gunners who are weak on defense, don't love to pass and are loose cannons in the locker room. (I say "for the most part" since Allen Iverson got the 76ers to the championship series in 2001.) But I sort of like Arenas' brazenness (then again, I don't have to coach him), and would take him over, say, Tracy McGrady (see below).

Chris Mannix: There aren't many franchise players out there -- Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard are a few -- so it's no knock on Arenas to say he's not on that list. While Agent Zero is a terrific scorer with that eye-popping ability to drop 50 on you every night, he's not a complete player, and if you look at the aforementioned list, those are complete players. Can Arenas be a No. 1 guy? No. Can he be 1A, a Scottie Pippen to someone's Michael Jordan? Possibly.

Arash Markazi: Considering Arenas played in a grand total of 15 games the past two seasons heading into this year, I'm not sure he's the best person to be criticizing his teammates for not sacrificing. Arenas is a great talent and one of the best pure scorers in basketball, but I don't think he's the sort of player who would be the centerpiece for a championship team. If I were casting a potential Academy Award-winning movie, Arenas would be the quirky sidekick who stole every scene he was in but wouldn't be the headlined on the marquee.



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he's a cancer, and he needs to go....

 

[al3xis]

shoot first point guards never lead to winning long term.

 

[airblaster503]

This dude seems like he is single handedly killing my fantasy team. His fg% is terrible so far and he turns the ball over more than just about anyone else inthe league. I think he has the ability to be a great player but like you said OP he doesn't seem interested when he is on the floor. I still think he canturn it around but his attitude needs to change asap

 

[i nasmatic i]

C'mon Gilbert

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He used to be my favorite player too. Ever since he ran his mouth about putting 50 on Portland it's been downhill for him

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[yeeupp]

He just might be.. his FG% are terrible

 

[dman14]

im a fan of gilbert, but he is one strange guy. he takes it too personal at times, needing to prove himself or show people that he is a great player. iremember he didnt attempt to shoot one gm vs. the knicks when he was with gsw and took over the 4th quarter to prove a point. not to mention, im gonna score 50to prove a point vs. the coaches on team usa

 

[extraordinary swag]

I'm really getting tired of this clown's act. If you wanna talk so damn much, get out there and produce. You don't see Kobe shying away from thespotlight, Gil is a b*tch straight up, has no heart whatsoever

 

[downtown43]

Arenas is a cancer.

this is one case where i wish an athlete had twitter, if Gilbert got a twitter i would sign up for one myself just so i can personally call him out fr his bull*!%+

how are you gonna get an 100+ million dollar contract and then say you're not going to shoot anymore? %$#@%%@ clown.

he has the explosiveness to get to the basket literally any time he wants, yet i can count on one hand the number of times i've seen him drive the past fewgames.

to be a playoff team this year, we needed at least 26ppg out of Arenas. instead, in our losses he's been scoring like 9ppg and refuses to shoot the ball.not to mention that he is a turnover MACHINE. he is playing like complete garbage out there. he's not hitting midrange, he's not hitting from three,he's not getting to the line, he's consistently turning it over and making boneheaded decisions, and he is one of the worst defenders in the league...the guy is literally dead weight out there.

Gilbert is just a headcase, and his time away from basketball mentally took him completely out of the proper state of mind for an NBA basketball player.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by DOWNTOWN43

Arenas is a cancer.

this is one case where i wish an athlete had twitter, if Gilbert got a twitter i would sign up for one myself just so i can personally call him out fr his bull *!%+

how are you gonna get an 100+ million dollar contract and then say you're not going to shoot anymore? %$#@%%@ clown.

he has the explosiveness to get to the basket literally any time he wants, yet i can count on one hand the number of times i've seen him drive the past few games.

to be a playoff team this year, we needed at least 26ppg out of Arenas. instead, in our losses he's been scoring like 9ppg and refuses to shoot the ball. not to mention that he is a turnover MACHINE. he is playing like complete garbage out there. he's not hitting midrange, he's not hitting from three, he's not getting to the line, he's consistently turning it over and making boneheaded decisions, and he is one of the worst defenders in the league... the guy is literally dead weight out there.

Gilbert is just a headcase, and his time away from basketball mentally took him completely out of the proper state of mind for an NBA basketball player.

I agree 100% with EVERYTHING you said. Initially, I was questioning the move to get Earl Boykins, but he's been far and away our best PG onthe roster. I hated the fact that we re-upped the dude with him coming off of 3 major knee surgeries. If things continue the way they are, I hope there'sa REAL possibility to trade the guy. I dunno if it was Abe Pollin's wishes that Gil was re-signed or what, but that was one of the single most boneheadedsignings in NBA history. His antics were "whatever" in the past, but he's become a cancer...straight up.

 

[bigmike23]

Originally Posted by Al3xis

shoot first point guards never lead to winning long term.

THIS


and most of us have been saying for years Arenas is a cancer but you wiz fans never wanted to hear it

and downtown i think he does have a twitter, didnt someone post a video on here of him and nick and young and it was from his twitter account?

 

[airmaxpenny1]

Dude is a loser, been saying this for a long time.

 

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by Bigmike23

Originally Posted by Al3xis

shoot first point guards never lead to winning long term.

THIS


and most of us have been saying for years Arenas is a cancer but you wiz fans never wanted to hear it

and downtown i think he does have a twitter, didnt someone post a video on here of him and nick and young and it was from his twitter account?

I don't remember anyone calling him a "cancer" per se, but I do remember folks getting on him about running his mouth and him notbeing a winner. I think he's BECOME a cancer, but I don't that was necessarily the case in years past.

I agree w. allen (about shoot-first PG's not winning), but I could handle this futility a little better if he didn't run his mouth as much or have anattitude of disinterest game after game.

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

Originally Posted by airmaxpenny1

Dude is a loser, been saying this for a long time.

You have strong opinions , but I usually agree with them

 

[bangdak]

i dont think hes really a cancer, but eh. hes def. a great player, but he just has to get his mind straight and start ballin like the way he has to.
hes letting his mouth run and run, but cant do anything to back it up.

 

[joe cool23]

Originally Posted by DOWNTOWN43

Arenas is a cancer.

this is one case where i wish an athlete had twitter, if Gilbert got a twitter i would sign up for one myself just so i can personally call him out fr his bull *!%+

He does, except he is not posting anything until he gets a millionfollowers.

 

[pdouly33]

Originally Posted by Joe Cool23

Originally Posted by DOWNTOWN43

Arenas is a cancer.

this is one case where i wish an athlete had twitter, if Gilbert got a twitter i would sign up for one myself just so i can personally call him out fr his bull *!%+

He does, except he is not posting anything until he gets a million followers.

He has 6,239 followers right now

 

[downtown43]

Gilbert wasnt a cancer before. a guy dropping 30ppg and carrying his team on his back every single night isnt a cancer.

he's a cancer now because not only is he loafng on the court, he's saying all kinds of bull ##!+ about the team and causing division in the lockerroom.

i'll give him till the end of the season before i'm done with dude (unfortunately the Wizards wont be

)

 

[you big dummy]

 

[jordanpp30]

And he's taking valuable time away from Nick Young.

I feel if Younghas the minutes every night he will improve GREATLY and better help the team with Jamison.

 

[kingjay718]

They may need to trade this guy. I'm a big Gil Zero fan, but I wish he would just shut up and play sometimes. The Wizards are a talented bunch, with apretty good coaching staff and GM, but they'll never do anything if their "franchise player" doesn't mature.

 

[xtapolapacetl]

Yeah, shoot first, shoot second, pass third shooting guards in a point guard's body who take huge amount of shots but convert right around 40% of them tendto be cancers like a certain other player who shall remain nameless. Especially if you average 4+ turnovers per game. Gilbert seems to match this criteria.

 

[laced up jordans]

Nick Young is the future of that team. Trade Gil for draft picks and a pass first PG

 

[da703trailblaza]

the wiz play better (this season) when he's on the bench

 

[shaq diesel 34]

Never been a fan. Even when dudes were all hyped over him, never was a fan. He scored a lot because he shot a lot, on an an avg team.

 

[inine5]

whew (sigh of relief).....i had glanced at the title and thought it read "has CANCER" rather than "is a CANCER"....