Over a two-week period, I will be breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of the Washington Wizards players. So far, I have evaluated the games of Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Josh Howard. Today's breakdown is Gilbert Arenas.
Gilbert Arenas is a 6'4" point guard, weighing in at 215 pounds. He is 28 years of age, but has only played in 47 games in the last three seasons. He had a knee injury that he never properly rehabilitated the first time around, and which caused him to lose the majority of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
Last season, he was suspended after a highly publicized and scrutinized gun incident in which he brought guns to the Wizards' locker room. Although he lost the final 50 games of the season to suspension, Arenas did play in every one of the first 32 games, and didn't show any lingering effects from his knee injury.
Gilbert Arenas' career averages are 22.7 points, 5.6 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. He is a three-time NBA All-Star who was considered to be a top-five guard in the league during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He is still relatively young, and by all accounts has regained the quickness, spe ...
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Washington Wizards: Breaking Down Gilbert Arenas’ Game
October 18th, 2010 by Michael Mohajeri Leave a reply »
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