Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 January 1982
CityTampa, FL
blame excuse missing practices strong
That's the coach's decision. I'm not the coach. I'm not the GM. . . . If that's his excuse for missing practices - to blame me - then I'm strong enough to take the responsibility.
among best chosen coaches entire excited forward happy honor honored looking picked players star teammates
It's a blessing. It's an honor to be an All- Star and I'm really happy that Commissioner (David Stern) has chosen me. I'm excited and honored to be picked among the best players in the game, and I'm looking forward to representing my teammates and coaches and this entire organization at the All-Star Game.
consistent good race run series team tight
It's a tight race and we have to keep winning. We have to play consistent and any series we get into we are going to give any team a good run for their money.
blocked lean tried
I tried to lean with it to get away from his length, but he still blocked the shot.
develop draft drafted game screwed second twice within
It was a loophole, and I slipped through it, didn't I? (The new provision) sucks. We get screwed in the draft and go in the second round, and if we develop our game within the first two years, why do we get penalized? We're getting penalized twice for getting drafted in the second round.
grudge hold hopes pain pick
That pain from the Celtics is still in my blood. When they said they'd pick me with the 10th or 11th pick, they got my hopes all high. I usually hold a grudge for that.
pictures
You see the pictures ... But you didn't get to know who they were.
showing
They are better than what they are showing now.
areas defense growing hard serious start summer teammates worked year
It's about growing up and that's one of the areas where I have to grow up in. I worked hard this summer on all of my abilities and that's one of them. I'm going to take defense very serious this year and if I start slacking off, I have teammates who will keep me into it.
call fought game lose wants
It hurts. No one wants to lose a game where you fought so hard, especially with a charging call at the end.
half second teased
He did good, but we teased him in the second half when he got barbecued.
third toward weird win
It got weird toward the end on this one, but it was our third win in a row.
rookie
He's going to be an All-Star quickly. He's my rookie of the year.
couple hopefully
I went through that play a couple of times in my head, what I should've done. You always do that. But it's going to be another game, and hopefully it doesn't go down to the wire.