Gilbert Arenas Quotes

Everyone wants to play against the world champs and see where they stand as a team. We get a glimpse of them early to see where we stand as a basketball club. We`re not at that level yet but we`re trying to get there.

(Lewis` All-Star bonanza got us wondering if Arenas had a similar clause in his contract. After all, he too was a former second-round pick. But unlike Lewis, Arenas signed a contract with the Wizards in `03 that used up all of Washington`s available salary cap space at the time. NBA rules don`t allow teams to add incentive clauses that exceed the available cap space.) In Gilbert`s case we negotiated a contract where the Wizards used all their available salary cap room to sign (him) to guaranteed salary, ... As a result no bonuses were available.

Everyone wants to play against the world champs and see where they stand as a team, ... We get a glimpse of them early to see where we stand as a basketball club. We`re not at that level yet but we`re trying to get there.

That`s the coach`s decision. I`m not the coach. I`m not the GM. . . . If that`s his excuse for missing practices - to blame me - then I`m strong enough to take the responsibility.

In this league, it`s about growing up. That`s one of the areas I`ve got to grow up in. . . . Everyone knows I can score. Everyone knows I can do all these great things, but if you want to be an MVP in this league, you`ve got to do everything. I`ve just got to become a better defensive player.

I watched the replay five times and it wasn`t a foul. It was a foul on him. I didn`t even get the charge. He was falling before I even got there. When a rookie ref gets put in that situation -- somebody who weighs 215 going against somebody who weighs 165 -- it`s an obvious call to make.

We were a great rebounding team last year so teams are really making it a point to attack the boards on us, ... As guards, we`re going to have to do a better job of boxing our man out and then getting back there and helping out. That`s how we can get out running and get into our offense.

I didn`t have any idea (the success would happen),

We`ve got to realize that these people lost everything they had. For some people they didn`t have food or water for days. I`m just trying to do my part and help out as much as I can.

Chucky hit those four 3s in a row to get us back in the game, ... We would never have been in the game if Chucky didn`t step up.