This is classic Gilbert.

Deep down, you know he’s trying to say something very unselfish. He’s trying to say that the Big 3 all make each other better, and taking away one hurts the other two. But when he says things like “He has a lot more open looks when I’m on the floor,” and “I’m a three-time All-Leaguer, I think you put that on anybody’s team and you automatically make them better,” he just sounds like a prick.

I think we’re past the point where his teammates care about how he phrases things, but you still have to be more careful than that.

really needs to stop talking, you have an agent to tell you not to say things like this, thats what the 4% is worth. A totally worthless statement, if the wizards told gil theyd give him the max but theyd have to get rid of antawn, he would turn it down? He just puts himself and everyone else connected to the situation in an awkward position by saying things that should be private.

1) Battier needs to stop shaving his head and 2) the ridiculous explanation for the 7 crosses tattooed on his knee.

But seriously, I’m not too concerned. Gil thinks aloud, everyone knows it, and I don’t think what he says matters that much when it comes to negotiating a deal. Wiz need to do right by Gil otherwise he’s bolting. He wants AJ back b/c he has a high comfort level with him, and he’s not afraid to say it. I don’t think much of this matters in the end. What matters is that Gil feels like the Wiz want him.

The only thing that really does scare me is that Gil is flaky enough to make a snap decision. I could see some other team coming in with a big offer and wooing him with some phone calls and getting him to change his mind. Ernie must know this and needs to stay on top of this negotiation, ESPECIALLY since Gil isn’t using an agent.

Who cares? If Antawn leaves there’s no point in keeping Gil, we should just pursue a different course of action for the future and put pieces around Caron Butler. This year’s free agent class is terrific, we should be able to at least get by if Ernie Grunfeld does his job correctly.

The prime of his career? You call this past season the prime of his career? He played like 11 games.

Also, I’m sorry if this ends up being a double post, I posted the first time and it didn’t show up.

The amount of players who overcome injuries are less than the amount of players who’s careers end because of them. You hear the success stories and are reminded of them pretty often but you forget about the players with unbelievable potential, such as a Grant Hill, who succumb to injury and are never the same player.

So you want to take a 50-50 shot with Arenas? Imagine if we sign him for 6 years 14 mil and he spends most of that time sitting on the bench rehabbing that knee.

80-20 is going a little bit too far, I’d say it’s something around 65-35.

If he becomes that injured guy on the bench which I fear he’ll become then it will be near impossible to trade the contract. I like your point about trading the contract but the thing is Gilbert will either be a superstar in this league or be labeled as a chucker. He wants quick offensive possesions at the point and if that means jacking up a 35 footer so be it. If he’s no longer Agent 0 we got problems.

I know that he did a pretty good job back in April but if he finds out that he’ll never become that superstar again, how quickly will his confidence on his jumper go away?

......or at least his brother that was in the boxing video (that was him, right?)

“I’m the Bean Burrito dammit!

Tell Gil to hit the bricks and give the team to me!!”