duncan228
12-01-2009, 02:19 AM
Gilbert Arenas Struggling To Find Role (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=tsn-gilbertarenasstruggl&prov=tsn&type=lgns)
SportingNews
Washington G Gilbert Arenas got off to a good start in his return from multiple knee surgeries, claiming he was determined to be a better playmaker and not just a scorer. But he has struggled to define a role for himself, remaining uncomfortably between passer and shooter.
"What do you expect me to do? Go out there and score 30?" Arenas told The Washington Post. "I’m not going to go out there and try to score 30 when we have a lot of offensive players here."
Coach Flip Saunders said that he wants Arenas to be more aggressive, but Arenas said that after missing so much time the last two seasons, he’d rather defer to his teammates until his "killer instinct" returns.
"I’m just trying to find my way that I’m comfortable again and getting the trust of the team," Arenas said. "Right now, I don’t know if these guys trust me to take 10 straight shots. I don’t know if I trust myself to take 10 straight shots."
SportingNews
Washington G Gilbert Arenas got off to a good start in his return from multiple knee surgeries, claiming he was determined to be a better playmaker and not just a scorer. But he has struggled to define a role for himself, remaining uncomfortably between passer and shooter.
"What do you expect me to do? Go out there and score 30?" Arenas told The Washington Post. "I’m not going to go out there and try to score 30 when we have a lot of offensive players here."
Coach Flip Saunders said that he wants Arenas to be more aggressive, but Arenas said that after missing so much time the last two seasons, he’d rather defer to his teammates until his "killer instinct" returns.
"I’m just trying to find my way that I’m comfortable again and getting the trust of the team," Arenas said. "Right now, I don’t know if these guys trust me to take 10 straight shots. I don’t know if I trust myself to take 10 straight shots."