Slog - Comments on Gilbert Arenas, Rep. Jim McDermott, and the Sexy Queen of Jordan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81 Knowing how much I dig NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas, several friends have pointed me to the November issue of Esquire. The magazine has an NBA 2007 preview. And unlike this week's Sports Illustrated NBA preview, which predictably features LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony, Esquire's contrarian article stars Arenas. Esquire calls the Washington Wizards guard, "the NBA's most unheralded superstar." (True! 6 apg, 29.3 ppg, and a league-leading playoff average of 34 ppg last year.) Arenas is featured in the centerfold picture and featured in a goofed out "new journalism" interview. There is a sidebar (ha!) on King... Copyright 2008 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 01:48:26 -0800 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:52:51 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Paulus Go to bed, Josh.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481178 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481178 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:02:02 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit I'm fast asleep Mr. Paulus. I future stamped this post to post.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481185 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:18:30 -0800 Comment by bma The Esquire article was the best I've seen to date about what is at stake in these elections. My only hope is that a Democrat-controlled Congress would be keen on actually taking action on key issues, as opposed to following the same model.

]]> bma http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481220 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481220 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:58:16 -0800 Comment by Gomez Gilbert Arenas is a very good player and scorer, and certainly a star. However, his PPG numbers are vastly inflated by being the only Wizards player who's a consistently good scorer. Many good players on bad teams have made entire careers out of being THE go-to guy in a cast of jokers.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481223 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:31:35 -0800 Comment by ivan Your puerile little snark against Jim McDermott has been noted. Run along home, little boy, and take your nappie. Tomorrow is another day to play at being a journalist.

]]> ivan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481225 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481225 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:48:31 -0800 Comment by StrangerDanger Rember kids, crack kills

]]> StrangerDanger http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481229 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481229 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:56:22 -0800 Comment by Charlie I was really impressed with the article on the election. They really did their homework. I also enjoyed the nine worst and nine best in Congress.

]]> Charlie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481232 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:03:44 -0800 Comment by wf were you drunk when you wrote this (almost 2am)? just channeling your inner jock?

]]> wf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481235 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481235 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:26:42 -0800 Comment by horatiosanzserif Yo -- just read the Esquire yesterday, and yeah, the election preview was fantastic.

Josh: Even the most pedestrian basketball fan knows that Mr. Wade spells his first name "Dwyane."

]]> horatiosanzserif http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481236 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481236 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:29:09 -0800 Comment by Andrew Uh-huh. So Josh, you’re saying that you wish you had not endorsed Jim McDermott, one of the only Dems to have the courage to speak out against the Bush Administration when all the others were jumping at the sight of their own shadows? (They still are, by the way.)

This is why Republicans win elections: They have party unity which voters see as strength. Voters have proven over and over again that they would rather vote for someone who’s strong and wrong than someone who’s nuanced. It’s a pitiful commentary on the mental capacity of American voters, but it’s a fact of life.

It’s time for us to close ranks and win this so we can make this country a better place.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481244 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481244 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:49:57 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit Horatio,
Thank you. Dwyane it is.

But Gomez, you're about 100% wrong. For the last two years, Arenas's Wizards have had the top-scoring trio in the NBA. In 2005-2006 it was Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison (20.5) and Caron Butler (17.6) ... and in 2004-2005 it was Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, and Larry Hughes. The Wizards traded Hughes to Cleveland after the 04-05 season. And guess what: Alongside LeBron James, Hughes's scoring average dropped. With Gilbert Arenas and the Wizards, Hughes PPG was 22.0. With LeBron James and Cleveland, he averaged 15.5.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481264 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:27:57 -0800 Comment by Gomez Oops, then. Fair enough, though I want to see Arenas take the Wiz deeper into the playoffs more routinely.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481310 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481310 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:40:17 -0800 Comment by GGG Do you mean excerpt instead of expert? If not, I'm not sure what the heck you mean.

Also, Gilbert rules.

]]> GGG http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481425 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:20:55 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit GGG,
yeah, I meant excerpt. It was late.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/post_81#c481504 Media Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:52:51 -0800