Yeah i feel he was a little bit ahead of his time too. He was a scoring guard who did the majority of the ballhandling for his squad when that wasnt the fashionable thing to be. Nowadays he would be praised to no end just like cats like Steph are.
If Arenas never got hurt?
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stepbackj34spud
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Gilbert was a dope.. This is when the East had certified all star caliber/franchise players on the all star team, not these Kyle Korver types. 
20 Second Timeout: Gilbert Arenas Scores a "Quiet" 60
Kobe Bryant guarded Arenas throughout the game. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson considered trying other options but decided that Bryant, a six-time member of the All-Defensive Team, had a better chance than anyone else of corralling Arenas: "Yes, we thought we'd take him off, but he wanted him and he thought that it was the best matchup out there, so I let him have his way. We thought that nobody else had really stepped in and found a way to defend him at all."
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Blackrogue
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I think before the 60 point game gil had been yelling hibachi every time he was making shots and was making ridiculous ones that according to Kobe weren't quality shots.
so when Gil hang the 60 it was a vendetta thing. and the nikka was yelling quality shots instead when he was taking the shots
so when Gil hang the 60 it was a vendetta thing. and the nikka was yelling quality shots instead when he was taking the shots
Y'all acting like these games aren't on youtube.
You acting like I didn't see the game. I saw the next game in Washington too when Kobe got him back. And besides, all I did was post a quote from Phil after the game and the web site to back it up.
Bilz
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One of the greatest games I've ever seen
They were hiding Kobe on defense most of the game as usual but once overtime started, Kobe thought he was up to the challenge and got absolutely destroyed 
Scott Larock
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Gil used his body well, knew how to create space from contact, decent mid range jumper but mostly he was good with body contact, reminds me alot like Harden.
Without the mass flopping.
Outside of that I don't think he was special, not a great shooter or passer, just used his body really well.
Gilbert 6'4 215
Harden 6'5 225
I realize these guards/forwards are shorter and weight more than the typical back in the day 6'7 225 forward like Pippen and so forth.
Without the mass flopping.
Outside of that I don't think he was special, not a great shooter or passer, just used his body really well.
Gilbert 6'4 215
Harden 6'5 225
I realize these guards/forwards are shorter and weight more than the typical back in the day 6'7 225 forward like Pippen and so forth.
@GreatestLaker doesnt seem to think so.One of the greatest games I've ever seen
I mean in my initial post I did say, "prime Kobe AND the Lakers". Not Kobe only.
Henry Orbit
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One of my favorite players from that generation. Still mad at Gerald Wallace's clumsy ass falling into his knee
he was also making game winners left and right during the 2006-2007 season
he had one in Seattle, had a couple at home vs. Milwaukee and Utah
it almost became a weekly thing
The Wiz also had the best record in the East in January or February 2007... then it all went to hell in April when Caron got hurt, then Gerald Wallace fell on Gil's knee
stepbackj34spud
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so we can all agree that Wall is a joke compared to prime Arenas?
Blackrogue
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I don't get how people say gil was not a good shooter, is it percentages? I mean hes no curry but he put a similar pressure on opposing defenses that I'd actually take some inefficiency as a trade off.
and I can't think of anyone who can be considered a bad shooter when he had the range that he had. Dude literally made curry distance type shots. I remember some of the buzzer beaters.. walking away hands raised before the ball entered the bucket.. something Nick young tried to duplicate except ball didn't go in lol. Curry again does that too. Also curry had the same criticism as Gil of not playing D.
lastly both of them played for golden state. I always thought around that time If you want good offensive players get a golden state player. They just had a knack for having them. Same way I think Indiana finds small forward diamonds.
Gil was a beast, but during all star he never showed out and unfortunately prime Wade always got the better of him
and I can't think of anyone who can be considered a bad shooter when he had the range that he had. Dude literally made curry distance type shots. I remember some of the buzzer beaters.. walking away hands raised before the ball entered the bucket.. something Nick young tried to duplicate except ball didn't go in lol. Curry again does that too. Also curry had the same criticism as Gil of not playing D.
lastly both of them played for golden state. I always thought around that time If you want good offensive players get a golden state player. They just had a knack for having them. Same way I think Indiana finds small forward diamonds.
Gil was a beast, but during all star he never showed out and unfortunately prime Wade always got the better of him
