Gilbert Arenas blogs about his game-winning shot

by Mike Prada on Jan 17, 2007 12:42 AM EST in Agent Zeroisms Comment 5 comments

Our favorite player/blogger is at it again. Gilbert Arenas talked about the latest example of his phenomenal swag in his most recent NBA.com blog entry.

"Coach drew up a play to give me the ball at the top of the key. From there, we all know what happened.

I just dribbled one more time. You know, I'm so fast when I get ready to move they're going to back up especially since I'm crouched so low. Most people think I'm going to go past them and he backed up enough for me to get my shot off.

It was money. Anytime I take a shot right now towards the end of the clock, I'm 11-for-11 right now. Anything I put up is going to be accurate."

I'm not sure if he's actually 11 for 11, but there's no doubt that he's become one of the best clutch players in the game. I'm still baffled by Utah's decision to guard him straight up with Deron Williams, and apparently, I'm not alone. And even though some disagree, I can't see why Arenas shouldn't be a part of the MVP discussion.

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11 for 11

He may choose to forget it but he did miss a buzzer-beater a few weeks back at the end of a quarter.

by Unsilent Majority on Jan 17, 2007 8:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bright Side of the Sun?

Gilbert is definitely in my list for MVP, but not Dwight Howard,maybe if the Nets manages to finish with a decent record Jason Kidd would be in the mix too

by sirnanzy on Jan 17, 2007 10:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

ESPN.com poll

Gil is leading the poll for "Who is NBA MVP right now?" with 33% to Nash's 28.

by miestersean on Jan 17, 2007 1:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

As much as I hate to say it

Steve Nash right now would win MVP without a doubt. Ironically, this is the only year that I think he should be MVP, the last two years I think Shaq and Kobe respectively should've taken the hardware over Nash. But that's an argument for another post.

With that said, I disagree wholeheartedly with Bright Side of the Sun's reasoning. There's a difference between being the Most Valuable Player and The Best Player On A Really Good Team. It just so happens this year that it's the same person.

Bottom line: If they didn't give it to Kobe last year when he averaged 35 per game playing SG, they're not going to give it to a PG averaging 30 and 6, especially if he has a lower FG% than the guy averaging 20 and 11.

With all that said, Gilbert is still having a phenomenal year and still has a shot to win MVP but he has to REALLY turn it into high gear soon.

by JakeTheSnake on Jan 17, 2007 10:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I agree

I would pick Nash too, but you have to consider Gilbert, even if you don't pick him. The whole "best player on the best team" reasoning is dumb when interpreted absolutely. Sometimes, getting a below-average team to be an above-average one (like Kobe did last year, and Arenas is doing this year) deserves consideration.

One candidate I don't really agree with much is Dirk on Dallas. His numbers are down this year; he's scoring less, and his rebounding isn't much better. The Mavericks are better than last season because Josh Howard and Devin Harris have raised their games. Dirk's just being the same Dirk that wasn't quite good enough last year to be MVP.

by Mike Prada on Jan 17, 2007 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs