Gilbert Arenas' "article" in Esquire Magazine on the gun incident

This article, or whatever you want to call it, is ... interesting. I'm not sure what to think about it yet. Discuss here.

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Reads like a Q&A

I don’t know why the questions he was being asked weren’t published, but it definitely sounds like Gilbertology.

I’m still a big, big fan of Gilbert, but somewhere along the line I do think he could benefit from a little psycho-therapy. Society requires some level of conformity.

I love his openness, but some thoughts are just better left in one’s head, especially for a public figure. And your actions may not be interpreted, by others, the way you want them to be.

by bozomoeman on Mar 16, 2010 11:22 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah

that was some disjointed sh*t, until I realized that they were only showing pieces of the article.

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by Rook6980 on Mar 16, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

he is gonna come back with a vengance. This entire season is gonna help Gilbert for the rest of his career. This is something he is gonna use as fuel. Like, “now the NBA pretty much looks at me as a joke and I am gonna show them.” The beginning of the season next year should be rough, because he is gonna be learning to play on a new team and guys that have new roles(Andray), and once he gets legs back under him. But I am still an Agent 0… uhhh… Gilbert fan. Or whatever it is we are gonna call him

The more balls the better... ping-pong balls, that is.

by returnofswagger on Mar 16, 2010 11:59 AM EDT reply actions

Seriously...

..if this is how, and all of, everything that happened, I want the last few months of my life back and Gilbert should get a full pardon. This is a joke, this is nothing, I can’t believe all the hype and phony outrage that has been written and discussed over the last few months because of something this meaningless. What a waste of time.

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk - Tuco

by ravoriobulleterpitals on Mar 16, 2010 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

The story behind the incident

doesn’t change the fact that the incident itself was criminal and incredibly stupid. And it also does not justify the post-incident behavior. In short, this changes nothing.

by jones-y on Mar 16, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree that it was pretty much the way Gil handled it.

The fact that it is criminal to have a gun in DC and violation of NBA rules, would have obviously gotten him into trouble, but the immaturity afterward, and the fact that Stern said something along the lines of, “I know your personality,” is why he caught a bigger punisment.

The more balls the better... ping-pong balls, that is.

by returnofswagger on Mar 16, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

When keeping it real goes wrong

I’m not debating your points, I’m speaking of the big picture. I’m just frustrated after reading this and thinking of the time and resources spent on this story and all the hyperbole. Tbonebullets comment below kind of sums up my view on this as well. Reading it gave me the impression that this was a real life version of Chappelle’s “When keeping it real goes wrong” not some action with intent towards evil.

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk - Tuco

by ravoriobulleterpitals on Mar 16, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions

"When keeping it real goes wrong"

I like that. Describes this perfectly.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Mar 16, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like knees are a touchy subject of Gilbert…

by travisjh86 on Mar 16, 2010 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

eh, meh, whatever...

I still want to see Gilbert on the court doing his thing. Like the old song says, “He has a Basketball Jones.”

by khrabb on Mar 16, 2010 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

Just to throw it out there...

If they somehow win the lottery and reconcile with Gil before the draft, what are the chance they pass on Wall because, ya know, we have a point guard and everything? I’m almost hoping for the 2nd pick, and Turner, just to avoid the possibility of the Bullets being the Bullets.

by imperialme on Mar 16, 2010 1:24 PM EDT reply actions

0%

I’m reading that Wall is a once in a decade talent at #1. No way they pass on Wall. If the Wizards get the #1, they take Wall and figure out how to make it work later.

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by cuppettcj on Mar 16, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Gilbert adds a few extra details, but

the basic facts are the same as we’ve heard elsewhere. Gilbert just has to pay his debt for breaking the law, and the article reads like he understands that…which is a good thing, for anyone that might be questioning his psychology. He’s all right. Some of us may believe that he should have changed his mind into believing that the laws he violated were serious, and that he should have regret for being so immature. But you know what? Screw that. I’m in the camp that agrees with Gilbert, the D.C. laws are stupid, but if you get caught then you pay up, because you knew what you were doing. Note: the Supreme Court is on course to change the gun laws anyway. I put Gilbert’s transgression in the same category as the fake i.d. most all of us had before we were 21, or smoking a little weed. Are those things bad, evil, morally wrong? Well, you have a right to think so, but in my opinion, get a life. Gilbert still has his, and I look forward to him coming back.

by Tbonebullets on Mar 16, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Gilbert deserves better

by jdgreger on Mar 16, 2010 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

If Gil goes to jail

he will get out of shape quickly. Just look at what happened to Jamal Lewis and Michael Vick.

by Palace of Good Play's Golden Toilet on Mar 16, 2010 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

"What I've Learned"...

by dogshammdog on Mar 16, 2010 4:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

…is a regular feature in Esquire where celebrities share words of wisdom and autobiographical lessons. They’re always presented how Gilbert’s was, as seemingly random anecdotes in a “stream of consciousness” as opposed to in a traditional interview format.

Esquire should have an archive of "WIL"s on their website. They make for great reading.

by dogshammdog on Mar 16, 2010 4:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions