Sports Heads Up Chicago Fan. I’m a Washington, D.C. Fan.
posted by on January 6 at 12:37 PM
I don’t think I’ve posted about Washington Wizard’s guard Gilbert Arenas since early November after the Wizards beat Boston in the second game of the season.
I made a deal with my managing editor that I wouldn’t post about Gilbert unless Gilbert scored 40 points or more. Well, things have been busy at work, so I haven’t had time to post about Gilbert, but he’s scored 40 plus—including 60 (!!) against L.A. and 54 against Phoenix—a few times now. He’s averaging 30.5 ppg—the second leading scorer in the league behind Carmelo, and ahead of Iverson and Kobe.
Indeed, Gilbert’s Wizards are now in first place in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. Washington fans know: This is unheard of. And the Wizards are in the third playoff spot, playing .594 ball at 19-13, in the Eastern Conference overall, behind only Detroit and Cleveland.
Gilbert scored 35 points last night (and kicked out 12 assists), leading the Wizards over the L.A. Clippers for Washington’s 7th win in 8 games. (They are 8-2 in their last 10 games.)
A big test comes on Wednesday night, though, when the Wizards play the Chicago Bulls. I think Chicago, two spots behind the Wizards at 5th overall in the Eastern Conference right now, is still the team to beat in the East. Especially for Gilbert and the Wizards. Chicago beat the Wizards 112-94 in early December the only time the two rivals have met this year—when the Wizards were otherwise on a 5 game winning streak.
Today is Gilbert’s birthday (25). Happy birthday, Gilbert.
gilbert's got game.
growing up in d.c., i used to love watching "les bullez" - juwan, webber and that affable giant muresan. though they never did that well, it was still fun to watch (from my jewish gf's box seats).
i hate the "wizards" - that name is worse than the canucks.
Gilbert's game-winning 3 vs. the bucks was effing awesome. "My swag is phenomenal."
Latest and greatest Hibachi quote came when he addressed guests at his birthday party: "Everybody get drunk...and make bad decisions."
Hey Josh
Sorry to let you down, man, but perhaps my Slogname is a bit too broad. I could not care less about the NBA or NHL. Or college football or basketball. Just the NFL and major league baseball, so if your Wizards beat the Bulls, I won't even read the story. But send your Redskins and Nationals my way, and we're on.
And by the by, the DC owners were damnfools not to name the relocated Expos the Greys. They'd've sold millions of caps and jerseys to folks with a soft spot for the old Negro Leagues. Instead, the Nationals? Fuck, what is this, 1880?
Alas... I couldn't care less about the NFL or major league baseball—or the NHL for that matter.
The NBA is the only sport I follow.
And the biggest mistake was renaming the Washington Bullets the Washington Wizards.
Josh
Yeah, the Wizards--as in the rank of someone in the Klan--is even worse than the bullets. I mean, bullets just mean something that goes fast, like a japanese train. Fucking sensitivities.
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