Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 January 1982
CityTampa, FL
absolutely crucial means miss sudden trouble
We absolutely miss him. He is crucial to what we do. When you get used to having someone like that and then all of a sudden you don't have him, it means you have to adjust. We're having trouble adjusting.
goal
We're confident. Our goal was to get one of these (first) two (games in Cleveland). We got one and they come to us.
coach coming conference eastern knew mind
It was one of those nights. I knew an Eastern Conference coach was coming in here, so my mind was set already.
enjoy fans honor nice
It's an honor for the organization, an honor for me and an honor for my family. It's nice for our fans to get to enjoy having an All-Star that's representing their city.
setting team win
I'd been setting up my team all night, ... I'm going to win the game. That's what I do. . . . They didn't say it was going to be easy.
physical protect
I know what he would say. He'd say protect yourself. ... Things have changed. Things are a lot more physical now then they ever were before.
adjust night pick ran
They ran one play all night and we never adjust to it - pick and roll, AI to Webber.
eddie glad left though
I wanted to go out there and get my wind, so I'm glad Eddie left me out there in overtime. Even though it's only the preseason, you still want to get the win.
cameras critics follow people regular step tv
This is where you make your name. People follow what you did during the regular season, but what you do in the playoffs, it's all magnified. The TV cameras are on you. The critics are watching, so this is where you step up your game.
knows
I get buckets, ... I get buckets. He knows that.
time trying
I already had it in my mind. It's time for elimination. I'm the terminator. I'm in terminate mode, and I'm trying not to get out of it.
matters peers
I'm an All-Star in my mind, and I'm an All-Star to this city, my peers and this organization. So that's all that matters to me.
areas defensive great growing knows
In this league, it's about growing up, ... That's one of the areas I've got to grow up in. . . . Everyone knows I can score. Everyone knows I can do all these great things, but if you want to be an MVP in this league, you've got to do everything. I've just got to become a better defensive player.
areas defensive great growing knows
In this league, it's about growing up. That's one of the areas I've got to grow up in. . . . Everyone knows I can score. Everyone knows I can do all these great things, but if you want to be an MVP in this league, you've got to do everything. I've just got to become a better defensive player.