Posts Tagged ‘Gilbert Arenas’

Score Like Agent Zero: Fail!

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Posted 20 Jan 2010 — by T.T.S.
Category NBA, Washington Wizards

This was such a shocker, and awful timing I had to share. Gilbert Arenas has a self-help book for sale on Amazon at $16.50 apiece. Absolutely bad timing is my first thought followed by “what was he thinking. Below is an excerpt of the book, with my own comments.

Hello there. Yes, you. How are you? I am Gilbert Arenas. Thank you for picking up my book and opening the cover. You have just taken a major step toward improving your life.(Doubt it) What you hold in your hands is the self-help book to end all self-help books. The lessons found inside helped to take me, Gilbert Arenas, from being a skinny, overlooked high school basketball player, to being told in college that he wasn’t good enough to start, to being an NBA superstar.(then a felon)

I went from zero to hero. In fact, I went from zero to hero to Agent Zero.(to Zero $)

Who knows where this information will take you! Look where I am, and I didn’t have the advantage of having all this imparted to me in a book. (unfortunately)

Want to learn how to stay motivated each and every day of your life?

Want to learn the best way to shoot a free throw? (Gil was shooting 73% this season)

Want to learn how to speak to a woman like Agent Zero? (too funny for words)

All these answers—and many others—are inside.

My book is stuffed full of stories, tips, and anecdotes that will make you think, make you laugh, and make you cry (hopefully from laughter). I like to enjoy my life, and I think you will enjoy my book.

If you are a longtime Gilbert Arenas fan, buy this book. If you are or know a sports fan, buy this book. If you are hot and in need of a fan, buy this book and wave it back and forth in front of your face on the way up to the cash register to buy it.

Score Like Agent Zero is conversational, sometimes controversial, and always laugh-out-loud funny. I can’t guarantee that this book will help you score sixty points, but it will allow you to score an all-access pass into my mind and to the secrets behind my success.

All the information is in here. I wrote the book. Now you just have to read it.


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NBA Suspends Wizards’ Gilbert Arenas Indefinitely

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Posted 06 Jan 2010 — by T.T.S.
Category NBA, Washington Wizards

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images

NBA commissioner David Stern has indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas, saying the Washington Wizards guard is “not currently fit to take the court” for a game. Stern says in a statement Wednesday that Arenas’ actions will “ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse.” Because Arenas violated NBA rules by bringing guns into Washington’s locker room, Stern decided to punish Arenas now. He said the suspension begins immediately.

“We fully endorse the decision of the NBA to indefinitely suspend Gilbert Arenas,” the Wizards responded in a statement on Wednesday. “Strictly legal issues aside, Gilbert’s recent behavior and statements, including his actions and statements last night in Philadelphia, are unacceptable. Some of our other players appeared to find Gilbert’s behavior in Philadelphia amusing. This is also unacceptable. Under Abe Pollin’s leadership, our organization never tolerated such behavior, and we have no intention of ever doing so.”

Stern says he originally planned to wait for the criminal investigation to be completed before taking action, and had directed the Wizards to do the same. His number is 0 and thats how much he will be making. Every game Arenas, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Wednesday, ends up missing during the suspension will cost him $147,208.

The suspension has ended what was supposed to be a triumphant comeback season for Arenas, after he had missed most of the last two seasons following three separate knee surgeries, including a microfracture procedure in November, 2007. He missed almost the rest of the 2007-08 season and all but two games of the 2008-09 season after his third operation, in 2008. He had started all of Washington’s 32 games this season, posting averages of 22.6 points, a career-best 7.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds. But he was shooting just 41 percent from the field, and the Wizards were the league’s biggest disappointment, with an 11-21 record going into Wednesday’s game against Cleveland.

After Tuesday’s game, Arenas would not give details about the locker room gun incident, saying, “I have loyalty to my teammates…We know what’s out there is so far from the truth,” “I mean, Stern is mean,” Arenas replied. he told reporters.

Various reports in Washington have said that prosecutors will convene a grand jury to look into the gun incident. Arenas was asked who he feared the most, prosecutors or David Stern.

“I mean, Stern is mean,” Arenas replied.

Bad move.

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NBA Friday Re-Cap

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Posted 19 Dec 2009 — by T.T.S.
Category NBA

The Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks in OT. Kyle Lowry finished with a career-high 26 points and 10 assists off the bench.

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was ruled out of the remainder of Friday night’s game against Houston after Nowitzki’s elbow caught the Rockets’ Carl Landry in the mouth as he drove to the basket early in the second quarter. Five of Landry’s teeth were cracked on the play, knocking the Rockets’ forward out of the game as well. Landry was called for fouling Nowitzki as the All-Star forward drove hard to his left to set up a short jumper and caught Landry with his right elbow. The Mavericks found pieces of two teeth imbedded in Nowitzki’s right elbow and had to spend 30 minutes cleaning the gash before adminstering X-rays which were found to be negative. The Mavericks have listed him as questionable for Cleveland on Sunday with a deep laceration in his right elbow. An update to his status is expected on Saturday. Landry was immediately taken to an emergency room for treatment. Nowitzki shot two free throws left-handed immediately after the play, which occurred early in the second quarter. By taking the free throws — Nowitzki made 1 of 2 — he remained eligible to return to the game. But a return was ruled out entering the fourth quarter, with Nowitzki having already received three stitches. Carlisle and Dallas’ Erick Dampier received their second technical fouls of the night late in overtime and were ejected. Dallas finished with six technicals and Houston had one. … More than an hour after the game, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said his team was protesting the game because the referees had made “multiple misapplications of the rules” regarding the technical fouls in overtime. The cost of protesting a game is $10,ooo, which to Mark Cuban is like a dime to us mere mortals.

I really hope the Rockets have a good “dental plan” because Landry needs it. On April 24, 2008, Landry lost tooth after being hit by Carlos Boozer during a playoff game, and in that same month lost a tooth after being elowed by Dikembe Mutumbo in practice.

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Four of the Celtics’ five losses this season have come on a Friday. Every other day of the week, Boston has posted a .944 win percentage while averaging 10 points more a game. Unfortunately they played the hungry Sixers on Friday, and let a 15 point lead vanish. Leading to a tip in win for the Sixers, there second win in 13 games.

The Celtics played most of the game without Rasheed Wallace, who was ejected in the second quarter after drawing two technicals and having to be restrained by assistant coach Tom Thibodeau. ”Whether he’s right or wrong doesn’t matter. You’ve got to try to control yourself to stay in the game,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “He understands his value to the team, and his teammates understand his value. At some point, they’ll talk to him.” Wallace was ejected for the 30th time in his NBA career — the most for any player since 1992. He also has 10 technicals this season; 16 is an automatic suspension. The Celtics had a pregame ceremony to recognize Ray Allen’s 20,000th point, which came Dec. 10 against Washington. Garnett presented him with the official game ball. He’s the sixth player to reach the milestone as Celtic, and the 33rd in NBA history.

The New Orleans Hornets remember the 58 point beat-down they suffered from the Denver Nuggets in last years playoffs. The first half was a dominant one by the Nuggets, but Chris Paul refused to let his team be embarrased again. Paul finished with 30 points, a season-high 19 assists and nine rebounds, most of it coming during a sensational second half that helped the Hornets overcome a deficit that reached 15 points in the second quarter. ”This is what you play for,” Paul said. “Our coach told us before the game, ‘When you lose to a team in the playoffs, it’s always a rivalry.’ And this team embarrassed us when we played here last year. We definitely wanted this one. Yes, it’s just one win. But we really wanted to beat those guys.” Paul has seven straight double-doubles since returning from his left ankle sprain.

Gilbert Arenas had season highs with 45 points and 13 assists and the Washington Wizards ended a six-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 Friday night.

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