Gilbert's latest is a must-read

by Vanilla Gorilla on Feb 11, 2008 4:36 PM EST

I like reading Gil's blog because it's funny and controversial, but his latest post is smart and insightful too. It's must reading.

His take on Shaq going to the Suns is a lot more positive than most I've seen, and he offers some fairly convincing reasoning for his optimism (although I'm still not sure I agree).

Here's his take on the Heat side of the deal:

Just like Dwyane Wade said, Shaquille helped his career. In turn, all he can do is be grateful. What's funny is after Shaq left a team in the past, no other players said what Dwyane Wade said. He really said it, "He's done a lot for me, I'm going to miss the big fella. Thank you, big fella." That's all the respect Shaq could ever want. You know, a player like him once in a while just wants somebody to say, "Thank you" once in a while. The other two stars, Penny (my man) and Bryant never said that.

Great stuff.

Gil says LA "hi-jacked" Paul Gasol from Memphis, "That should be a crime. You don't give away Pau Gasol for Kwame Brown and a rookie. I don't care what's out there, you can get more than that. You gave away a $100 bill and you got back two nickels and a dime."

He continues:

It seems like a pretty stupid move by Chris Wallace. No offense, I don't know him personally, but you don't give away Pau Gasol for what they got back. I mean, Chicago wanted Pau Gasol. They would have given something back in return. I mean, something. Ladies and gentlemen, they have Darko and Kwame at the four and the five. That's all I'm going to say.

His take on Jose Calderon as an All-Star snub is worth reading too. Gotta love Gil.

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gil's comments on calderon

a couple days after reading his blog, gil's comments on calderon are starting to bother me. he pretty much dismisses calderon's superior game management as being beneath an all-star, because all-stars are supposed to dominate the game, not manage it. he also dismisses assist to turnover ratio because "backups" always lead the league in that stat.

look at the stats though. over the last month, calderon is averaging like 16 a game, 10.5 assists, less than 2 turnovers, and shooting 65% (65%!) from the field!!!! (even while knocking down 2 three-pointers a game!) that seems worthy of all-star consideration to me.

what bothers me more is his dismissal of the importance of game management. i worry about what we're in store for once he comes back. i was hoping by watching the wiz win without him he'd learn that he should manage the game more and dominate less and the wizards would be a better team because of it. doesn't sound like it.

this is the kind of mindset that makes me wonder whether the wiz should give him a max contract. i don't ever see the wiz winning a championship with him scoring 30 a game.

by DarrellWalkerFan on Feb 15, 2008 3:20 PM EST 0 recs