The Sport Count

It’s no secret that we’re huge Gilbert Arenas boosters at The Sport Count (see here, here and here).

We love him draining game winners he telegraphed two days ago, we love him laughing at Richard Jefferson’s plight, and we love that he cheats at Halo 3. All these things make him one of the big personalities in the NBA, and the Sport Count is all about personality.

So when we heard the Wizards had put on a big soiree to welcome their franchise player back for the next six seasons, we were all smiles. And those smiles just got bigger when Gil came through with some champagne Gilbert statements. Here’s what he had to say about the upcoming season:

We just want to get our fair shot when we’re healthy at the right time, because two years we showed what kind of team we are….We were rolling, we were top five in the league, and that’s what kind of team we are when we’re healthy. When we’re healthy that’s the kind of team we are, we’re a top five team in the league.

And that’s the kind of thing we love from Gilbert, when he says things like that. When he says things like that, that’s the kind of thing we love from Gilbert.

As for the Wizards losing in the playoffs to Cleveland again last season, Gil puts it down to this:

Tell Cleveland to play without LeBron. I don’t think they won a game last year.

It sounds obvious, but real beauty lies in this statement, as Gilbert has drawn an equivalency between himself and Lebron. By extension, he also draws these equivalancies:

• Antawn Jamison = Anderson Varejao
• Caron Butler = Wally Szczerbiak

It’s great to have you back, Gilbert.

Posted by: Alex