Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth6 January 1982
CityTampa, FL
careful teams
Teams like that you have to be careful of because they've got nothing to play for.
against capable game great helping jersey league nba night player run single taking team
Every single night in this league you are going to run up against a great player who is capable of taking a game over and helping their team win, ... Now we're going to New Jersey and they have great players. Being in the NBA is not easy.
great improving job team
We did a great job tonight. It was a great team effort. We have been improving defensively, and it's been showing.
exposed fans missing onto picked players team voted year
I won't be picked by the fans because I'm not getting exposed like those guys. So I need to actually do work. Every year I'm going to have to come in and do my work. I'm not ever going to be one of those players who get voted onto the All-Star team after missing most of the season.
found freedom seem teams tough
It didn't seem possible, but they've found a way to improve. They have so much more freedom with the ball, and they still make it tough on teams with their defense.
battles close games guys panic pull takes team veteran
We have veteran guys, guys who have been through the battles and know what it takes to pull out close games like this, ... It's not like we're going to panic when we get in those situations. We're not a young team anymore.
setting team win
I'd been setting up my team all night, ... I'm going to win the game. That's what I do. . . . They didn't say it was going to be easy.
beat good maybe playoff supposed teams thinking
Maybe we aren't as good as we think we are. We keep thinking we're a playoff team, but we are getting beat by teams we're supposed to beat. We need to come out and play a little harder, play with a little sense of urgency. We have the talent.
easy everybody force hitting playing score supposed team
With that lineup, I'm supposed to be scoring. (But) I didn't try to force anything. I really didn't have to go out there and score -- everybody was hitting shots, getting easy baskets and playing team defense.
great hot job knew pressure team tried
We're stunned, too. We did a great job for a team that doesn't give up. We knew it was going to be a hard-fought game. We just tried to keep the pressure on. We were just hot tonight.
consistent good race run series team tight
It's a tight race and we have to keep winning. We have to play consistent and any series we get into we are going to give any team a good run for their money.
best gonna speaks talent team
Talent speaks for itself. But I'm going to try to be the best I can. If I make the All-Star team this year, I make it. If I don't, I don't. ... But I am gonna make it.
beat guy hard team
It's hard to beat a guy who's 9-for-9 from the 3-point line. He willed his team to victory.
among best chosen coaches entire excited forward happy honor honored looking picked players star teammates
It's a blessing. It's an honor to be an All- Star and I'm really happy that Commissioner (David Stern) has chosen me. I'm excited and honored to be picked among the best players in the game, and I'm looking forward to representing my teammates and coaches and this entire organization at the All-Star Game.