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they should let the outcome decide which conference has homecourt advantage in the Finals, that'd make for a more interesting game. Maybe even the Shaq/Kobe throwdown we've all been waiting for!
Why do people continue to say Washington is a crappy team? Before the season, they were projected to be a very strong playoff team.
It's not like Arenas is the only player on that team. Antawn Jamison, last year an all-star, is another 20 ppg scorer and has rebounded better this season than he has in his entire career. Caron Butler has fit in nicely and given the team basically 17 ppg and 6 rpg. Jared Jeffries is their defensive stopper and at 6-11, 240, he guards the best player on the opposing team, including point guards and shooting guards. With Jeffries and Butler, Arenas NEVER has to defend the best player on the other team. And, in today's NBA, Brendan Haywood is a very serviceable center, though not standout in anyway. That's not even mentioning Antonio Daniels, who has had a poor season, but allows Gilbert Arenas to play off the ball a lot in order to score more. Daniels is another strong defender at the guard position and can handle setting up an offense.
The Washington Wizards should not be a "crappy" team. The fact that they are speaks volumes on how Gilbert Arenas plays. Like Baron Davis, Arenas has a world of talent but does not adequately lead or do the necessary things to make his team better. He might be considered a top point guard in the league, and yet he isn't even in the top 10 in assists. He isn't even at a 2:1 assists-to-turnover ratio. Billups is nearly 4:1 assists to turnovers. Arenas is ranked #2 in turnovers per game and total turnovers this season.
Gilbert Arenas is faster and quicker than Chauncey Billups. He is the better athlete of the two. He is a more prolific scorer. It's like comparing Baron Davis to Steve Nash. Sure, Davis is the better athlete and has been traditionally the better scorer, but to think Davis is better than Steve Nash is a ridiculous sentiment.
Arenas can still get better. And, he is a fun player to watch. His quickness rivals Iverson and Parker at times. He's a fearless player and a confident kid. But, at this stage of his career, he's not even close to being the point guard and player that Chauncey Billups is. It's not even close.
they should let the outcome decide which conference has homecourt advantage in the Finals, that'd make for a more interesting game. Maybe even the Shaq/Kobe throwdown we've all been waiting for!
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