The TRUTH about Gilbert Arenas as a Player
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Lately, Gilbert Arenas has been drawing attention to himself as an analyst, but today, I'm breaking down his Basketball career. Was he really as good as he claims he was, or was he really as bad as his haters say he was??
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How much would Gilbert average in the modern NBA?
Probably a kinda sorta efficient 22-24
@i_fuze_hostages6 What? Put him on a similarly untalented roster as what he had during his career, and he's averaging 30+ today. He's putting up mad points purely on the volume of shooting.
The truth is that he would average 100.
Probably around the same. He discovered a cheat code to efficient scoring which gave him an advantage in his day but its not a cheat code anymore, its just how you play basketball.
@@poly_g6068 more like over 9000
Decent basketball player, horrible analyst, great shooter on and off the court
Better than decent player before his injury
That's an underrated comment, if I've seen one 😂
@@prakharprasad6344 only scoring with no impact in winning, in that regard Tmac is even better
Aha.... I see what you did there.
@@bosyogurtlightbro went to the 2nd round. He didn’t have a great team and went against Lebron
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He never had a team to help him win a ring. He was a great player, but sometimes he says dumb things for no reason. Regardless, he is miles better than you.
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@@joshsmindsetdumb take 🤓
@@joshsmindset sorry for roasting your sugar daddy
He is without a doubt, a top 750 player all time.
lmfao
It's always the bums who become podcasters, UA-camrs, and analysts.
@@T1OracleNah, he wasn’t a bum.
Kinda true, although Barkley and Shaq sure don't fit that. @@T1Oracle
You stretching it, maybe top 1000
The teammates excuse is not valid , Gil cared about Gil only
Factzz
it’s still true tho
Both can be true. He talks about it all the time on his show that he had guys who were less talented than him and they didn't practice as hard as him so he didn't think they deserved the ball. Right or wrong, lack of help and selfishness both played a part in his lack of playoff success.
Yeah but he shouldn't have went by maybe they not as good to him , but u still got to see u still got to b a playmaker. Because when Gil was off he needed someone else to pick up the slack so . If he is the best player then he gets the blame for the failure sense he feels he a one man show . The same way he got praised for his skills set and when they win .
I agree. While he definitely didnt have the best rosters in Washington, the whole “he doesn’t have a good team” excuse becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when the lead star doesn’t do anything to make his teammates better. Look at Jimmy Butler for example, we cant say his team last year was better than the teams they beat (at least Boston or Milwaukee anyway)
His teams were actually better than most realize. He had all stars in Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison on his team with a few good role players that knew their roles like Brendan Haywood and Deshawn Stevenson. This was also in a weak eastern conference and in an era where stars were more spread out rather than making super teams. The only reason his teams didn’t do better was because Gil is a terrible leader that only thinks about his own stats. He even said himself “I don’t care if you put me in for two minutes, I’m taking 18 shots” or more recently “I’ll get in and I’m chucking that MF”. He’s not a team player or winning player. He was just playing for the clout and money.
Facts
I think that is partly true, he's not Minnesota KG or mid 2000s Kobe, but him, Butler and Jamison all had overlapping skillsets and no one who was better than ok defensively.
It's weird to me considering the Wizards traded for both Butler and Jamison that they never thought to pair Arenas with say Andrei Kirilenko, Marcus Camby or Shane Battier. He's still too much of a head case to be the #1 guy on a championship team, but those are the guys he needed more than another 20+ PPG scorer.
@@johndebono1870Man maybe but dude had much better scorers and team than Cleveland yet he wouldn't pass and lead his team.. He got a few podcast where he told them where Wizards just goofed around alot instead of get better
@@Bigedub101 Oh yeah, once again Gilbert was never going to be the guy based on his attitude. Just if the Wizards were betting on him being their franchise player, why not get a supporting cast that covered his weaknesses? Besides the fact they are doing Wizards shit.
@austinlastname6110 that's crazy as I'm watching the video I'm thinking all of these thoughts was getting ready to comment the same exact thing well said
I disagree with the idea that he had a weak supporting cast, and I see people in the comments saying he had "terrible teammates"... really? I know a lot of players who would've loved to have prime Antawn Jamison and prime Caron Butler on their team. Not saying they were amazing, they were far from that, but if GIlbert was really him, he could have at least won more than 1 playoff series in his entire career. Truth is, he always came up short in the playoffs.
In 04-05, they played a weak (they were good defensively but that roster is really thin and it's hard to believe they were as good as they were looking back) Chicago Bulls team in the first round. This was the only playoff series win of Gilbert's career.
Game 1: Gilbert had 9 points on an abysmal 3-19 from the field. Larry Hughes had 31. In a lower scoring era, he got a 31 piece from his teammate. 3 other players in double figures. Bulls won, perhaps things would have been different if Gilbert had a decent game rather than a horrible one.
Game 2: Gilbert had a great game, 39 points on 14-25 FG. Hughes with 19, Jamison with 18. He had help, they just lost, Bulls up 2-0.
Game 3: Gilbert with 32 points, 10-24 from the field. 3 other teammates with 20+ points. Three. Other. Teammates. With 20+. Wizards win.
Game 4: Gilbert had 23 on 6-12 from the field. Juan Dixon, who was not having a good series, went off for 35 points off the bench, helping the Wizards tie up the series. No help for Gilbert though, right?
Game 5: Big Game 5, series tied 2-2. Time for Gilbert to show up and lead his team. What does he do? 16 points, 5-14 from the field. That's not gonna do it, unfortunately... But wait... the Wizards ended up winning this game by 2 points. How does this happen? Arenas hit the game winner. Props for that! But how it really happened, the Wizards shot 56.1% as a team despite Gilbert's poor performance. The entire starting lineup finished in double figures on incredible efficiency. Larry Hughes with 33 points on 11-24 FG, Antawn Jamison with 19 points on 9-13 FG, Brendan Haywood with 17 points on 8-10 FG.
Game 6: Gilbert had 19 points on, again, horrible efficiency... 6-24 from the field. That's 25%. The Wizards would close out the series in 6 games, winning this game by just 3 points. The entire starting lineup in double figures yet again, Larry Hughes with 21, Antawn Jamison with 19.
So, the only playoff series win of Gilbert's entire career came when he underperformed and he supposedly had "no help"... or "terrible teammates"... in reality, his teammates carried him to his only playoff series win. And this was against a Chicago Bulls team led by Kirk Hinrich. Not much else needs to be said.
The Wizards went on to play the Heat, and they got swept. It was peak D. Wade along with Shaq, the year before the Heat won the title. Heat were just better, but that series was more of the same. Gilbert averaged 24.5 points on 38.2 FG%. Jamison averaged 19, Hughes 18, Haywood 13, Dixon 10.3.
The year after, where Gilbert had his "famous duel" with Lebron... you know the most well known game, Game 5, where Gilbert had 44 on great efficiency and Lebron had 45? Antawn Jamison had 32 points on 13-24 from the field. Caron Butler had 20 11 5 and 4 steals on 50 FG%. His teammates were terrible though, right? I'm not cherry picking certain games either (Game 5 is just the most well known from that series), look at every single game and you could say the same thing. It's ridiculous that this false narrative is starting to become what people believe because it couldn't be more bullshit, and it's actually the complete opposite. He had A LOT of help. He found no playoff success because he was a selfish scorer who was nowhere near as good as he thinks he was. He didn't make anybody around him better. He had 3 "elite" seasons in the NBA and that's it. Even before the injuries, nothing he showed would lead me to believe he would ever win a championship, even at the time. He didn't have what it takes to lead a team to a championship. That's just the truth.
This channel claiming. " i watched the entirety of his career" was just too damn funny.
@@glovs4188This channel makes great videos tbh and I disagree with some of this vid but I don't see too much wrong with it. But yeah, I've personally never been a fan of Gilbert and now his podcast just makes me genuinely dislike him.
I think he wouldve stayed the same without the injuries. 2nd round exit. His style of ball was never conducive to winning
if he would’ve still joined howard without the injuries they would’ve been lethal. imagine that 2010 team with a prime agent 0
if harden and dame can make the conference finals then he could too minus injuries.
@@joshsmindset harden and dame had a respectable cast around them when they did. Arenas didn't
@@moneymoves263 prime agent....I agree....but he wasn't prime when he went. Howard wouldve likely tried to fight him because of his shot selections also.
@@significantnobody823fuck you talking about they had Andray Blache😤🗣️
I do think sometimes he had better teammates that people realize, there was a stretch that he always had 2 other guys who could Avg 20PPG whether it was Hughes/Jamison or Butler/Jamison. He also had good defensive/role players like Stevenson and Brandon Haywood. Sure that don’t sound like much but back then that was enough talent to do some noise.
Jeffries was a great defender as well. I hate that myth that he had no help. The year he was injured, Jameson averaged 30 in the play-offs. Like iverson and Westbrook, he should have been a 2, but refused to be off ball. As a result, could never win in the play-offs.
Larry Hughes was also a good defensive player. Gilbert Arenas is really an underachiever due to his lack of leadership as much as his injuries in my opinion.
It's true that he had better help as some would suggest but Jameson wasnt an actual 30 point scorer. He was just the only option when they got swept by cleveland that series.
You can score 30 but if it takes you 30 shots while your opponent can match it in 26 shots. Then, you are not likely to win unless you can stop your opponent at 25 shots
Good supporting players like those guys get forgotten when playing next to a flashy star who doesn’t make his team better. LeBron would have killed to have Gil’s supporting pieces during his first Cleveland stint
Yup. Spot on. Let the world know.
He had Caron Butler and Jamison, they're decent players, I wouldn't say he had a bad supporting cast.
Nailed it. People downplaying his teams but if Cleveland had a team like that, I bet people would wanna call that a superteam. Arenas even said they didn't take stuff seriously and practiced a little go home, show up to game and play, didn't try to get better or anything..
The funny thing about the idiotic hot takes is that they never come from star players who have WON a championship. It's always the losers...
Sadly with the exception of Pippen.
@@thedudeunchained7583 We all know that's a different story and overall an exception to the rule.
@@leptonparticle238 thankfully it's indeed an exception...still so sad to see.
A players legacy isn't soley defined by rings there's a lot of other factors involved. Plus there are definitely other stars who won with hot takes
People were mad at Paul Pierce too. Dennis Rodman is another one.
He's actually a great basketball mind, the problem is people only react to short 30 second clips that go viral, instead of listening to long form content. Its easy to think hes a troll if you dont properly listen to his podcast.
True
I think he has the best podcast
First! Imma always watch a vid when this guy uploads 100 percent best nba yt
Jxmmyhighroller and thinking basketball are also up their with Johnny
As a long tormented Wizards fan, Gilbert Arenas will always be my favorite player. Given the direction the franchise is going, I don't think anyone will top that anytime soon.
Why the Wizards didn't retire his number 0? He deserves it
@@pabloopazomedina Probably due to the shooting incident. At least, they honored the Big 3 recently, by bringing back Antwan Jamison and Caron Butler.
@@carlpacquing2575Since you’re a Wizards fan who was better for them as the third best player, Larry Hughes or Caron Butler?
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Bro you gain my ultimate respect!!!!!!! To make the Gil video about the dream, could have came off as person to person who isn’t a regular. To then make this honest unbiased video is amazing! MUCH RESPECT
You forgot to mention he was on the cover of nba live 08 if that says anything about how he was viewed at the time. Love the video tho keep ‘em coming my man!!
I can’t say the supporting cast was that bad with Jamison and Caron butler
-- individually those players are solid. Jamison isn't elite but he did score 20,000 points.
That team construction reflects the quality of an Eastern 1st Rd team, and it is...Washington. This is reminiscent of a NY Knicks franchise for the last 25 years.
Their defense was horrible
@@jlui21this was the weak ass East, they choked and definitely was better than 2006 Cleveland. Gil choked and even blew multiple fTs to ice a game
Gil is only loud outside of his basketball cause he knows he will be forgotten, he is literally screaming trash takes to push his name in this kind of conversations
no i think he’s actually just this delusional
I feel the same way, he has a good 3 or 4 year streak but his teams never got better and don't wanna hear no supporting cast when had much better than most and was in the weak ass East...Caron and Antwan was way better than most had
It's very sad when a star player in the NBA loses his heyday due to injury.
Gilbert Arenas was one of the best players in Wizards history, even though his prime was short-lived.
Garbage person that brought a gun. Good riddance for the NBA
"Wizards history" is kinda funny though 😂
@@ionlawrence4401
Tf?
That’s not even that bad of an incidence, and it’s essentially the only trouble that was caused
@@Jonathan-A.C.he threatened his team mate with a weapon and nearly followed through.
LeBron mentally destroyed him. He forgot to mention that
He wasn't a top 75 player, but he most definitely was no scrub.
He was a legitimate star in the league, during his Wizards days.
Had it not been for the injuries and his other problems, and reaching his prime, he might have a case to be one of the top 75.
4:53 I will never forget Lebron psyching Arenas out at the Free Throw line in that series.. LOL it was hilarious.
Wish he never got injured so we could see his true potential. He would've been exciting to watch. He was a hot hand guy, like Jr Smith. A memorable player from the 00s.
that's a pretty good synopsis of his playing days. he was yet another contributor to the destruction of the point guard role. i sometimes wonder what causes recent generations of "point guards" to play the 1, instead of their clearly natural role of a 2. steph is definitely a natural 2, but his handles and relative unselfishness give him some leeway in my book. but completely ball-dominant shooters like harden, westbrook, kyrie, dame, etc really make me wonder.
Caron Butler Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stephenson all went on to beat Lebron in the finals I wouldn't say Gilbert's "cast" wasn't subpar.
Nailed it. And he had them when they was all n their prime...Its funny how that all then played on that Wizards team and don't forget Jamison too was there with Arenas.....Haywood had a podcast with Arenas talking about how much more Dallas was professionally than Washington too
Initially I actually liked most of his takes, but over time he jus says whatever works best for his argument or what will get the most clicks. Shits dad thought we had another JJ but it’s jus SAS
He used to have a lot of really good and insightful takes.
Agent 0 was among the class of scoring PGs at that time like Steve Francis, Stephon Marbury, ect.. Had his knees not given up on him, he could have been a perennial top 5-10 scorer in the league. Challenge for scoring tittles, ect. Now, how that translates to playoff success, thats another question.
Gilbert was describing a story where he stole a teammate shoes in the team a ask him about it and he basically said yes do your shoes cuz I'm a better player than you. Tough to win in a team sport when that's how you treat your teammate
Man he has said in podcast where basically he was terrible leader and why Wizards never got out first round was because just didn't try to get better
That intro is straight fire! The music with the footage is perfect and your logo. You nailed it bro
As Charles Barkley said a player on a bad team having a lot of opportunities that’s why some “stars” on a good team with less opportunities are not elite but super stars can shine even with other superstars on the team without issues
I never thought of the Harden and Arenas comparison but thats pretty accurate.
Pair Pre-injury Gil with Mike D Antoni and I agree it's Hardenesque for sure... ridiculous stats with 2nd round playoff exit 😅
7:41 you got me here. Thought you were gonna say he was a better player than Giannis lol. And yes, he was certainly a better player than a podcaster.
I don’t play hypotheticals with people who cause their own problems before injuries.
how old are you jonny? im curious! nice video as always! cheers from brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Probably 29-35 he said he saw all of Gilbert carer
^ good guess. 34
the James Harden comparison is spot on, James has better vision tho I couldn't see Arenas playing in a D'antoni 7 seconds offense. So the A.I. mindset also is spot on.
You make the best videos please do a ultimate orlando team video you know the 13 player one
I see what you were doing there with the “gunner” lmao
Yo Jonny, how old are you, and how long have you followed the NBA?
I’m 21, and been watching NBA since 2018. But I have an obsession with NBA history.
Unfortunatly I live in Norway, so all the games is in the middel of the night😢
Dudes in his 30s and he talks about his dad showing him nba game recordings on VHS tapes when he was super young
I think in today's game he would be best used as a Tyler Herro-style spark plug. Taking 3s off the dribble is allowed by the coaching staffs more than it was in his day, so it is not something teams have to adjust for on defense and his inefficiency would be even more on display in a league where pretty much everyone can shoot (insert Ben Simmons joke here).
Gil would score as many points as he would be allowed by his coaches. Great scorer.
I loved watching Gil back in the day, but he was always inefficient and was a bit of a black hole when the ball came his way.
He is one of the modern "point guards" who didn't ever play like a traditional point. He didn't run the offense, he was the offense; in his mind, everyone else on his team was just there in case he couldn't get a shot up.
We didn't get a chance to see whether he would have become more efficient over time, but his propensity for shooting over coverage when there were other players open was a problem.
Arenas would do well in today's shoot first game. Going back to the 90s or 80s he would have had issues; hand checks were still legal, there was a lot of contact, and coaches would not have allowed him to play the way he wanted to.
The wizards team were stacked they had a big 3 which was very rare in the east.
I liked when his show when he 1st started he was very insightful but like most shows the more they gain popularity the more they lose what made them good to begin with
Gil's career could have been as solid as Damian Lillard's, and he's top 75.
Prototype of James Harden as a scorer. 3s and layups with a high true shooting%. Probably wouldn't be as efficient today though since everyone does what he did now. He could be the 2nd best player on a great team, but not the best player.
james harden bag so much deeper..he's better at everything including passing. Bigger guard who has a very underrated handle. Gilbert could get to anywhere he wanted on the court but harden is something else.. hes a better SG and PG haha.
@@chrischance1063 Thats why hes the prototype. Future versions are always improvements. But he was still one of the first guys to say "f the mid range" and have a high % of his points coming from layups, free throws, and 3s. And this was during peak mid range hero ball of the mid 00s.
@@kevinjohnson4498 kobe was not a better version of Jordan alot of guards are still not better than Penny hardaway today so that's not always true. I just don't think they're comparable..besides the fact they had the ball alot... games nothing a like... to me, but I feel you
Harden has that travel pass too. He's got the rule book figured out. @@chrischance1063 ua-cam.com/video/G-MQRcwtWts/v-deo.html
high true shooting? he never cracked the top 50
The duel between him and ‘Bron was crazy. But Arenas was one of many that The King had vanquished
Yo Johnny could you do a video on Rondo best 3 year stretch ?
2:38 "Arenas was a flat out gunner" 💀
I think you are underrating his supporting cast Jamison was at least a 15/10 guy and butler could also give you 15-30 on any given night they basically had a mid tier big 3
Gil was a volume shooter I think without injuries he easily gets to 25000 points and that in my eyes would put him in HOF. Im not a big fan of his takes but Gil was cold and coulda still gotten better if not for gun incident and injuries.
I always felt like the closest to him currently is lillard
Am early
Did Jonny do the Alvin Robertson video already? I must've missed it, what's the title?
Not yet! I’ve talked about him in various videos, but he’s yet to get his own specific video. He’ll definitely be on the Ultimate San Antonio Spurs team when I make that video
2:35 that's exaclty what i remember about him... a flat out "gunner"
Ja vs Gil who will win in a shootout?
Arenas was objectively one of the best scorers in the league for a cool 3 years. Probably had the most range in the league during that time. However, he wasn't a good defender and he didn't make great decisions off the court. Ja Morant had a gun outside of the locker room, Arenas had guns inside the locker room.
and was extremely inefficient
If he would’ve never got injured, he would’ve been a Hall of Famer
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Fair assessment.
Based on the teams he had to go up against back then, I doubt he wins a Championship in his career, and certainly not with the wizards. I remember they used to call the wizards trio 60 cent back in the day because Jefferson, Jamison and Arenas all averaged 20 plus.
They were good, but you had Duncan, Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Howard, CP3, Dirk, Nash etc in that era.
He wasn't on those guys level.
Losers never run out of excuses in their head., There's always a reason why they didn't win..
people didn't watch him play have no idea. he was clutch, fun to watch, smooth, have all the offensive skills...drive in, mid range pull up, step back, fade, three point pull up, catch and shoot, etc...and, he was probably the first guy to do the steph curry range thingy...i think he actually worked on those and would shoot these when at the end of quarter when the clock is down. he and T mac also tried to shoot logo threes against each other in a charity game back then...one of the top offensive player in the nba in the 2000 (and there were many of them), he wasn't even in his prime. i am tried of ppl talking shit on him but didnt watch him play back then.
JONNY!!
Saying that he had no help is a longshot of an argument. He had a prime Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. They were literally called a Big 3 before Boston ever made theirs. Those teams had good depth. It was like you said, Arenas would only look for himself to prove something. If it wasn't for that, he wouldn't have that MCL tear.
Was an all star caliber player who was definitely a volume shooter but he could catch fire with the best of them but defensively didn’t care for that side of the ball and what I think really hurt him was he’s an avg playmaker like he fit the mold of James harden but the difference was playmaking this man at his best avg 6 assists and that is what kept him from being a true superstar now if with that 29 or 28 he gives u 8 to 9 assists I think that’s a mvp candidate player and also I don’t blame him to much on losing to lebron it’s lebron but if he would of been a better playmaker maybe that series is closer or they narrowly win
arenas is a classic bucket crab, tearing down every other generation to build up his own (and by extension himself). he was a borderline all-star on consistently bad teams, in the most watered-down era in NBA history. and he refuses to accept that legacy.
what kind of ply would he have been w/o the acl tear?? Tracy Mcgrady..... MOVING ON
obviously injuries killed him.... but he was definitely a threat... i always sort of compare him to wade because they basically came out at the same time and were similar size and they both were hybrid guards at either pg or sg.. also they were both explosive but most ppl felt they were not quite kobe.... but thats where the similarities ended... Wade was a great defender and a much better rebounder and a better passer... wade played some pg... arenas was mostly pg but you wont find a UA-cam video of his best passes... and i guess thats all you need to know why his teams never went anywhere... now he got hurt at 25 and at that point his best was behind him... but also that just shows he lacked the skill... if he was truly skilled at shooting and passing he could have still played great after 25... his mobility was not destroyed enough to destroy a career of someone with skill....
In the Philippines there is someone like him named Rendon Labador.😂
He’s like a slightly less efficient but more athletic Dame.
dame can actually pass
He had solid Caron butler and Antawn Jamison.
Just wanna help the video
Brandon Roy vs Gilbert Arenas? I remember Gilbert talking shit about Roy's selection in all star from the west
Gils podcast is straight entertainment with his takes. We need to ask him how tasting Shaq's affected his FT %.
It’s pure entertainment and the fact that people dislike him now over some stuff that’s his own opinion is pretty funny. But he does give a ton of insight of the behind the scenes stuff guys in the league go through.
Well avg 10ppg for a 2nd round pick was pretty good. Gil would perfectly fit in the modern NBA he would put great numbers.
Yes his teammates were good enough to get him further into the playoffs but one thing nobody is realizing is u have to perform in the playoffs which is something they only did during the regular season and some games in the playoffs. That’s very important to remember guys
Just as you said Jonny. Something like a faster version of James Harden.Who would have led a team nowhere.
Allen Iverson in his prime was a 2 guard it was his job to shoot
Legit baller in my book
If Arenas never got hurt I have no doubt in my mind that he'd be be a scoring champion & at least end up on a championship contending team in the early 2010s. He would've been. a great tradable piece for Washington
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He was a solid basketball Player, Fast and could finish at the Rim and his Jumper was nice especially when he got rolling. I agree he would be a star in this modern NBA. Some of his takes I agree with his points, But but the other times he says some disrespectful things about other former players from the 80s and 90s Im not saying you cant judge them just be honest. He is very entertaining i will say
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Easily, Top 75 if he played for 18 to 20 seasons, and without the gun incident and injuries.
Solid B-tier star with a mouth that didn't help his cause.
Arenas was a killer when I was young. I honestly didn't know much about the later parts of his career. His takes are pretty bad, but I have a lot of respect for what he did on the court.
I expected the anecdote of Gilbert sleeping in the Arena in his first year because he had no money 😂
I think you nailed it, offensively he was a monster and in his prime he can keep up with the best of them. However, his defense was non existent. He was a too 5 scorer of this time, but with no defense.
Also another issue if you watch his podcast and his comments on certain situations he did not have a winning mentality. He never wanted to sacrifice to win. He just did his own thing.
What was he supposed to sacrifice ?
Arenas with a fro is crazy 😜 🤪😂
Before he got hurt he was prolly headed to a 0 ring hall of Fame career... Bro dropped 60 on Kobe a d followed it up with 38 which is damn near .kre impressive cause you know Kobe n crew was even more locked in that game.... Gil was really like that
Other than bringing a gun to the locker room, here's a list of Gilbert Arenas accolades:
style wise, tendencies and overall mindset ill say hes a above average mix of Iverson/Harden and some Dame. Not a superstar player, but for sure and All star plus type
First max range shoot first combo guard in modern era, was never a real point guard his mold of volume shooting like curry or harden would of had better results of his team was built around him like the warriors system
At his apex in a big game you want guys like this on the squad
Nice
Still a cold ass nickname
Gilbert has the most points EVER in an overtime period (16pts). wish that was mentioned
He'll be James Harden but like T-Mac not getting outta of the 1st round of the playoffs while he is the lead dog
Lots of guys can average 40 ppg or 100 points in a single a game. The question is can you do that an win, thats the reason most of the leagues premier scorers don't do it every night. Gil was a great player but he doesn't deserve to be in the HOF aside from bieng arguably the second best second round draft pic ever. He was however, not as great as he claimed to be. Gil is cleverly taking advantage of new age fans, the internet, and the "underrated" narrative to gaslight his career. He knows that if he trashes the previous era he can take credit for the current era of basketball which he does partially deserve credit for but that doesn't mean he should discredit the old era. Also the help excuse doesn't apply to gil as the teams that eliminated him were also franchises bieng carried by one player. He would'nt make a good coach tho regardless of what kobe said, maybe a good assistant coach or recruiter, but he only focuses on the offensive side of things and not the other things that lead to winning like hustle defense and rebounding
"Most productive hot take machine"
You mean he runs his mouth too much? 😂
Basically. Lol
Before the injury Agent 0 was on pace to be top 75. Lets not kid ourself.
No he wasn't.. 1 dimensional player who ran from defense and couldn't lead a team
If I had wings I'd fly
Bro is every uncle at the cookout
I wonder if Gilbert’s gonna react to this.