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Agent Zero mentions Houston as a Possibility After Opt-Out

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  1. Sooner423

    Sooner423 Member

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    [Complex.com] Agent Zero mentions Houston as a Possibility After Opt-Out

    http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Web-Exclusive/Gilbert-Arenas/Page-3

    Gilbert Arenas - Page 3

    C: The most improved player award in ’03, did you take that as a badge of honor or a knock against your skills?
    Gilbert Arenas: You know what’s so funny, if you would’ve heard my press conference, I was like, “truthfully I don’t deserve this, Trent Murphy deserves this.” He got better. I was always good, (laughs). But I’m going to take the trophy anyway.

    C: Would you consider yourself a shoot-first, pass-second point guard?
    Gilbert Arenas: When I look at that, and this is for our “experts” out there, when they call me a shoot-first point guard, and I’m like, am I the only shoot first point guard in this league that ever had two players that scored 20 points a game? Yes. So If I’m a shoot-first point guard, how do I have two other players that average 20 points? And no one ever realized that. I said name another scorer that averages the same amount as me that also has two players that average 20 points. You will never find one.

    C: Do you think point guards need to be that way in today’s game?
    Gilbert Arenas: Today, yeah because you need an all around. You need your guards that can score because it helps out everybody else.

    C: So you mentioned that you’d opt out after this season what cities would be your top choices to play in?
    Gilbert Arenas: L.A., San Antonio, Dallas, Houston

    C: Could you’d play with Kobe?
    Gilbert Arenas: Yeah. Cause mentally I’m strong enough to play with him. I don’t think everybody’s ready for his mental challenge.

    C: So you don’t think he’s a cancer?
    Gilbert Arenas: You see with Kobe I don’t pay attention; I already know his game because he’s a mental person. So I can deal with that because I know, I’m a mental person too. So I know if he says, “Gil lets work out for 3 hours,” I know the only thing he’s trying to do is, go 3 hours so I can quit. He’s not there to make me look better or make me better. He’s there to put me to quits so I know, it’s up to me to last 3 hours.

    It would be interesting to see if he would take that big of a pay cut, but he may just be crazy enough to do it.
     
    #1 Sooner423, Oct 15, 2007
  2. Dave2000

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    of course thats his top cities to play for, but realistically get money from those teams? slim to none

    its like Jason Kidd saying during the end of the 05-06 season he wanted to come here. Who wouldn't want to come here?

    then again we have the magic wizard in Morey..... :)
     
    #2 Dave2000, Oct 15, 2007
  3. krnxsnoopy

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    I'll be the first to say it.. It's not happening.
     
    #3 krnxsnoopy, Oct 15, 2007
  4. v3.0

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    agent zero as in zero chance...
     
    #4 v3.0, Oct 15, 2007
  5. Mad-Mac

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    There is no way he ends up in Houston, hell I'm happy if he stays in the east.
     
    #5 Mad-Mac, Oct 15, 2007
  6. doublehh03

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    he would NOT fit this team at all.

    even less efficient than tracy (41% fg), requires the ball in his hands, and he avg LESS assists than tracy himself, which isn't good if you're a PG.
     
    #6 doublehh03, Oct 15, 2007
  7. Dei

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    It would be interesting to see him and Kobe in the same team.
     
    #7 Dei, Oct 15, 2007
  8. BigM

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    dude is weird as ****. at least he's not crazy, i guess.
     
    #8 BigM, Oct 15, 2007
  9. bbjai

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    he did say he was opting out because its just business

    meaning fat new contract
     
    #9 bbjai, Oct 15, 2007
  10. pli777

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    I remember a while back someone posted his blog in the NBA dish section and most people commented how well he writes.

    I am sorry but I have no idea what he's on about. He craps on.
     
    #10 pli777, Oct 15, 2007
  11. Junetastic

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    Gil's great, but who's Trent Murphy?

    Troy Murphy maybe?
     
    #11 Junetastic, Oct 15, 2007
  12. thacabbage

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    He's the only guy I could see actually being crazy enough to sign for the midlevel.
     
    #12 thacabbage, Oct 15, 2007
  13. JuLiO-R-

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    Sign him and bring em off the bench so he can be the best 6th man ever!
     
    #13 JuLiO-R-, Oct 15, 2007
  14. blivo

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    Two very cocky guys on the one team? Kobe- the guy who cant cope with someone else taking more shots than him and that same guy being claimed the more dominant and go-to player in the team. That guy teamed with Gilbert- who turns away from the basket Shooting a shot and starts celebrating before it has even gone in? Those two guys on the same team?
     
    #14 blivo, Oct 15, 2007
  15. longbow111

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    Pleeease, no Agent0 in Houston, This guy is a ideal model to show you how selfish a player can be on the bball court. Unlike Kobe, their team acctually has decent offense power but he still force everything.
     
    #15 longbow111, Oct 15, 2007
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    So basically, Arenas mentioned four teams with no capspace. For someone looking for another fat raise, I'm not sure how this is going to work. Sign&trade would be a possibility, but that involves the Wizards being able to get back good value for the sheer amount of salary required for the trade to work.

    Agent Zero is staying in D.C. He gets all the shots he wants there, doesn't have to play defense, and doesn't have to play second fiddle to anyone. Why in the world would he leave?
     
    #16 meh, Oct 15, 2007
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    BC of George W. Bush..

    AHaHAHA Just kidding.. :D
     
    #17 krnxsnoopy, Oct 15, 2007
  18. Yaozer

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    I hope to God he's gonna end up with Kobe. That would be one hell of an implosion to watch. I can already see him piss and whine about how much of a jerk Kobe is.
     
    #18 Yaozer, Oct 15, 2007
  19. IMissJVG

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    Had to do it...

    Yao
    Hayes
    T-Mac
    Arenas
    Alston

    The top scorers would be Yao and Arenas. T-Mac could go back to his play-making role. He would average 15 points and 15 assists per game. I started Hayes since Scola's offense would be more useful off the bench. Alston won't take any shots, so his ability to run a team would be maximized.
     
    #19 IMissJVG, Oct 15, 2007
  20. liangqj

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    Addtion of all-star game.
    Yao
    Scola(?)
    T-Mac
    Arenas
    Kobe

    LOL....
     
    #20 liangqj, Oct 15, 2007
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