JWaLL Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Some say John Wall and Gilbert Arenas could make a fierce backcourt that could do a lot of damage on the offensive end. Others say Gilbert shouldn't be within 100 yards of Wall ever. The doubters of their co-existence say Gilbert would be a horrible influence on Wall and serve as nothing but a distraction on and off the court, which would cloud Wall's development. So the question is, should Gilbert stay a Wizard? Has he finally learned his lesson and is willing to let Wall run the team? Or should he be traded (nearly impossible) or possibly bought out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 if he accepts a lesser role and is willing to take a back seat behind wall and maybe blatche? i think it could work out on the court. off court who knows what type of attitude gill has and the effect he could have on wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted June 6, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Arenas was supposed to be more passive, and a better teammate, last season. I distinctly remember him saying it, taking less shots and becoming more of a passive point guard. He took over 19 FGA per game, which was second highest of his career. Will he take a backseat? Haha, no. Hell of a buyout, though. We know he's not getting traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Trade him for Turkey Glue? Both horrid contracts, but at least Hedo can take a seat. Gil gives Toronto a marquee player if Bosh leaves, and they have a hole at PG. People keep coming to games, he takes the scoring pressure off the young guys like Weems, DeRozan, Bargs, etc. and still lets the Raptors compete as they rebuild. idk how willing either party would be, but I can see it happening. Does Arenas have a NTC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Trade him for Turkey Glue? Both horrid contracts, but at least Hedo can take a seat. Gil gives Toronto a marquee player if Bosh leaves, and they have a hole at PG. People keep coming to games, he takes the scoring pressure off the young guys like Weems, DeRozan, Bargs, etc. and still lets the Raptors compete as they rebuild. idk how willing either party would be, but I can see it happening. Does Arenas have a NTC?Nope. And I wouldn't mind trading for Hedo. And Real Deal, I have the same speculation as you. Arenas always makes the claims about changing his game and accepting a new role, and while he may be in verbal agreement to his new role right now off the court, I can't imagine him maintaining that mentality when he's actually out on the floor with Wall running the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) There's two sides to this: The optimistic side is getting into Arenas' head and making him believe in Flip Saunders' system. If Ernie and the rest of the team accomplish this, Gil will coexist with John. John Wall is going to be a passer and a playmaker, he's not a scorer. He doesn't have the jumpshot to be considered a scorer. Think of Derrick Rose in his rookie year. Great slasher, not so great shooter. But the reason he averaged 19PPG was because he was in an offense with not a lot of great weapons. John has Dray, Gil, and Mike Miller (assuming he resigns, which I believe he will). That's a combined total of probably 45 points. The side which most Wizards fans are dreading is seeing Gil believe he's still the main (and only) weapon (which I highly doubt he does). If that is the case and he does indeed stunt John's growth as a PG, then we'll simply buy him out or seek a trade (most likely to a contender). Edited June 6, 2010 by AboveLegit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I would [expletive] myself if the raps trade Arenas for Hedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newman Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 If the Wizards do buy Arenas out, I have only got one question: Why didn't they void Arenas' contract when they had the chance to back in January? You can argue that they didn't know they will get Wall, but now that the perfect chance has gone by I doubt they can do anything but to let Arenas' contract run through or just bench him like what happened with Marbury and the Knicks. I am in favour of Arenas going, no doubt. He will not co-exist with Wall if he keep the same mindset as previous, which I think he will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 If the Wizards do buy Arenas out, I have only got one question: Why didn't they void Arenas' contract when they had the chance to back in January? You can argue that they didn't know they will get Wall, but now that the perfect chance has gone by I doubt they can do anything but to let Arenas' contract run through or just bench him like what happened with Marbury and the Knicks. I am in favour of Arenas going, no doubt. He will not co-exist with Wall if he keep the same mindset as previous, which I think he will.We couldn't void his contract because he wasn't charged with a felony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 (edited) personally i think he could use a fresh start for this last half of his career..but i do think that team with arenas back and if they get john wall..they can honestly be close to a playoff team right away (i thought they would be this year too...i mean its the east..can't count anyone out preseason lol...except for the knicks) Edited June 8, 2010 by Clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 I'm going with he should stay. Give him a chance to see how he plays alongside Wall. After the whole gun thing, Arenas' trade value is going to be very low to non-existent and buying him out will cost a pretty penny. There's no sense in giving up a talent like Arenas for nothing before even giving him a shot, especially since the only basis for giving him up is off assumption. We have no idea of the player Arenas will be next year (will he be the dangerous scorer that gets to the line 10x per game, or the volume scorer who can't get to the line), we have no idea what to expect from Wall and how his game will translate to the NBA, and we have no idea how they will co-exist. If it's like how Ricky Davis/LeBron James were in LeBron's rookie season, then it's time to consider getting rid of Arenas like the Cavs got rid of Davis. But I have a feeling that it'll turn out a lot better than most expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenIverson#1fan Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) Trade him, they lost Jamison and Butler they should try to get more talent back on the roster. Edited June 15, 2010 by AllenIverson#1fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Trade him, they lost Jamison and Butler they should try to get more talent back on the roster.Trading Arenas for anyone is borderline impossible already. Trading him for legit talent is about as likely as Kwame Brown becoming an all star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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