Comments on: Gilbert Keeps Obama-Arenas Ticket Alive http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive Mr. Irrelevant is a D.C. sports blog covering the Redskins, Nationals, Orioles, Wizards, Capitals, Terrapins and more. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:57:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Terps77 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 Terps77 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:34:57 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/#comment-4889 Is anyone else concerned Gil doesnt have the head to lead a team to a deep playoff run? As much as a good teammate, scorer, and blogger he may be, Ive always thought he lacks a true killer instinct. Is anyone else concerned Gil doesnt have the head to lead a team to a deep playoff run? As much as a good teammate, scorer, and blogger he may be, Ive always thought he lacks a true killer instinct.

]]> By: StetSportsBlog http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-4886 StetSportsBlog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:41:16 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/#comment-4886 So that's who Mike Jones is. So that’s who Mike Jones is.

]]> By: The Mayor http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-4884 The Mayor Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:48:12 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/#comment-4884 My vote is going to the John McCain/Todd Collins ticket. My vote is going to the John McCain/Todd Collins ticket.

]]> By: David Arnott http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-4883 David Arnott Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:45:19 +0000 http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2008/07/05/gilbert-keeps-obama-arenas-ticket-alive/#comment-4883 It's nitpicky, but then again, it ain't... Wilbon's got to be kidding about "stealing" Arenas from the Warriors. The W's COULDN'T re-sign him for as much as the Wizards could offer, due to the vagaries of the rules on second round picks at the time, and the NBA changed the rules immediately afterward. <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=430449" rel="nofollow">B. Shoals explains</a>: <i>But to understand this move, you have to look back to 2003, when Arenas was a second-round shocker poised to become someone's franchise. The Warriors would've loved to keep him around and pair him with Jason Richardson in a backcourt sure to win games and fill the stands. Sadly, in those days, second-round picks were granted unconditional freedom after two years. There simply wasn't any way to pay Arenas what he would fetch on the open market -- Golden State could offer the mid-level exception, and the Wizards and Clippers offered around $12 million a year -- and so the dream died. As a postscript, the league now has a "Gilbert Arenas rule" that's supposed to allow teams more flexibility in these situations.</i> It’s nitpicky, but then again, it ain’t… Wilbon’s got to be kidding about “stealing” Arenas from the Warriors. The W’s COULDN’T re-sign him for as much as the Wizards could offer, due to the vagaries of the rules on second round picks at the time, and the NBA changed the rules immediately afterward.

B. Shoals explains:

But to understand this move, you have to look back to 2003, when Arenas was a second-round shocker poised to become someone’s franchise. The Warriors would’ve loved to keep him around and pair him with Jason Richardson in a backcourt sure to win games and fill the stands.

Sadly, in those days, second-round picks were granted unconditional freedom after two years. There simply wasn’t any way to pay Arenas what he would fetch on the open market — Golden State could offer the mid-level exception, and the Wizards and Clippers offered around $12 million a year — and so the dream died. As a postscript, the league now has a “Gilbert Arenas rule” that’s supposed to allow teams more flexibility in these situations.

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