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whoa.......so many surgeries already before the season starts
Good negotiation skills on his contract re-signing, Wizards.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3593256
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards will miss the first month of the season after undergoing a surgical procedure on his left knee Wednesday, according to a story in the Washington Post.
Arenas confirmed the surgery to the Post, saying it "cleaned out some debris." He added that he plans to return to the court in early December.
"I just had some floating debris in there that was slowing me down," said Arenas, according to the Post. "It was irritating the knee so we decided to go in there and clean it out. This should actually allow me to come back faster."
Arenas has had surgery on his left knee twice in the last two seasons. He played in only 13 regular-season games last season. He missed the 2007 playoffs after tearing the left meniscus in his knee late in the regular season.
He signed a six-year, $111 million contract over the summer.
whoa.......so many surgeries already before the season starts
Gilbert is breaking down .
100,000 shots will do that to a body.
look for the Wizards to be a threat now
im rich biatches
It's a good thing for the Wizards Arenas was gracious enough to give them a discount and negotiate for only a $111 million contract instead of taking the $127 million the Wizards initially offered.
I wonder how long it will be before Wizard fans start to turn on him?
Agent 0 is getting a little too comfortable in his blogger chair, I think the fans will start getting tired of all his big talk in his blog and no action.
Arenas sucks. He's easily the most overrated player in the league.
I guess he didn't want to ruin his summer vacation by having the surgery and performing the necessary rehab needed to get ready for the season.
This sucks. Say what you will, the Wizards are a fun team to watch and not having him playing sucks. I am going to steal him in my fantasy league!
He sucks at not being injured is more like it.
Arenas = Penny Hardaway
I really like Arenas, great talent and he is damn funny (without his knowledge).
All these injuries really suck for him and Wizards.
glassman. i like arenas but why would anyone pay $111 for someone who hasn't shown anything in a yr or longer? doesn't make much sense to bank on the thought that he will be there to help the franchise because so far he's been nothing but a liability and a doctor's dream come true($$$$).
Exactly.
I'm very surprised, considering he's so young, that he has needed so many surgeries. Makes u wonder what the real problem is with his knee....
Aside from that, I actually think Arenas is a very entertaining player, when healthy. He's fun to watch and he's got personality.
damn thats terrible.
Healthy Penny was better.
Arenas = lifetime contributor for NBA.com
Still, teams will not think twice before overpaying hype.
Now this--unlike all the rationalizations people were trying to make about the Manu surgery--may actually be a true blessing in disguise for the Wizards.
They already know they can play well without Arenas, and it should make it even more likely that he won't try to be Hibachi when he comes back.
I just don't think Arenas is a guy you build a championship team around. He's way too immature and inclined to one on one play. Washington is stuck with him now, and paying him a ton of money. I don't see that team coming even close to a championship for the next 6 years. It just shows that a GM has to be very careful about who he makes his highest paid player, because that sets the tone for the team for a long time. One more knee surgery, and Gilbert could be some very expensive damaged goods.
This is why I am not a NBA GM. If you played the percentages, you cut Arenas lose and hope for a decent lottery pick.
If I gave a typical shooting guard from the lottery that many touches, don't you think he could come awfully damn close to Agent Zero's production? The Wizards won't win with Arenas, so why not roll the dice and spend the money elsewhere?
It reminds me of the Pacers trying to build around J.O. Yeah, the house of sticks is a lot better than the house of straw, but I'd rather move on up to the East Side with the Jeffersons.
You would have had to have steel balls to let Arenas walk without getting anything in return, but I agree, it wouldn't have been as crazy as it seemed strictly from a dollar-for-talent standpoint. Or try to get a sign-and-trade for the right pieces.
The problem is Arenas is popular with most of the fan base and his teammates, so it would have caused considerable discontent.
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