Seatowning 8-4
SeaTown Sports — ... the Thunderbird design hehehehe [Yahoo! Sports] +Oklahoma City has pretty crappy sports journalists [SportingNews] National +Uproar over Griffey's backwards hat [Sports Hernia] +What to watch, every single day at the Olympics [Awful Announcing] +Team USA basketball Olympics' preview [MySportsRumors] +Michael Phelps is going to shave his fu manchu [Sports Biz] +Gilbert Arenas is a Kwame Brown believer! [NBA] Fantasy/Shoes +Fantasy Baseball: Be wary about Liriano ...

Gilbert Arenas Would Rather Die Than Vote
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... While Gilbert Arenas' latest blog post is entitled This is Kwame's Year (more on than later) the bombshell that Arenas dropped was his opinion on the American political process. ...

Someone Out There Thinks Kwame Brown is Going to Detroit is a Good Thing
Gilbertology — ... Ever since it was announced that Kwame Brown would be signing a 2 year deal with Detroit, In his latest blog, Gilbert defends the move: ...

Gilbert Says Look Out for … Kwame?
SLAM Online — ... Yes, that Kwame: “In the past he had the spot light on him because he was a No. 1 pick and he was in these big markets, but now he can just go out and play hard and blend in. This is going to be his year.” ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Gilbert Arenas:  “It’s hard for me to vote, because since I’ve been in the NBA I’ve been in the upper class so I’ve been a Republican. If you have any type of money, you’re a Republican, period. So, it’s hard because you see a better looking president in Obama – I don’t even want to say because he’s black, but he just looks the part – and then you have McCain who is Republican and I’m like, man. I know Obama is going to raise taxes on the upper class from 20-60 percent, that’s what I’m looking at. To be honest, I stopped paying attention a long time ago when it was Bush ...

These Games Are All About Gilbert
D.C. Sports Bog — ... , Gilbert is among the athlete artists featured in Adidas's "Sport in Art" exhibit that's touring China and has currently alighted in Beijing. The artists include Allyson Felix, Tyson Gay, David Beckham, Lionel Messi and the Hibachi. Not exactly Manet, Monet, and the Gare Saint-Lazare, but whatever. And someone else figure out how to make the joke about Gilbert's reluctance to pass the ball and Pointillism. (Please also read Gilbert's latest blog , in which he responds to the nasty folks who posted those swimming pool pictures. Honestly, I do feel bad that he was put out. ...

Did Politics Keep Arenas Out of China?
The Sporting Blog — ... Ziller also raised the possibility that Gilbert Arenas was sent packing because of his outspoken-ness. I found this strange, seeing as Gil has never been explicitly political -- just totally unpredictable. Now, in Agent Zero's latest post, we get some insight into the man's politics: ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Gilbert's killer sharks
Ball Don't Lie — A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Agent Zero. Gilbert Arenas blogs about Kwame Brown in Detroit, politics and buying illegal sharks. PF: Nike Basketball, via FirstCuts. Marvin Gaye brings soul to Team USA and Nike. SF: Straight Cash Homey. A DeShawn Stevenson Jazz jersey sighting ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Otis Smith is one smart dude. Here's Gilbert Arenas: "My basement used to be my weight room but I'm converting it to a shark tank. I cut a whole wall out down there and replaced it with a 10,000 gallon shark tank. That's going to be my aggressive tank, only filled with bullhead sharks. If anybody knows what a bullhead shark is, it's the No. 1 killing shark in America. It can go in salt water and it can go in fresh water. I'm going to have a salt water tank so I can have my eels and my stingrays too. I'm going to have three bullheads in there. I ...

Gil's Not Down With the Electoral College, Pictures of His Half-Finished Pool on the Web
FanHouse — Filed under: WizardsGilbert Arenas is back, folks. Back with a rambling, ranting blog post. He wants everyone to know those photos from his pool propagated around the web show only a work in progress -- it's going to be much better (and will include a shark tank!), he says. He also touches on politics, which is to say he doesn't vote because he doesn't want to get roped into jury duty. (UGH!) Also, he doesn't like the electoral college system. Obviously, our vote doesn't really mean anything. Then you have this thing ...

Gilbert Arenas: Detroit Pistons are going to be good for Kwame Brown
Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog — Gilbert Arenas made a entry into his blog about the Pistons' signing Kwame Brown to a 2-year 8 million dollar contract. August 5, NBA.com: I like that deal for Detroit and for Kwame. He's in a quieter city now, he's 26-years old, he's on a veteran team, he's growing up. In the past in D.C. and L.A. it was a case of him being a big kid in a big city, now he can settle his career down. You know that Sheed and McDyess and those other bigs will help him develop and this should be the best time of his career because in Detroit, the bigs get touches in the offense. Don't think that ...

Agent Zero lashes back at premature pool pics
The Sports Culture — ... But yesterday, Agent Zero voiced his displeasure at how those pictures caught into the blogdome’s viral effect through his own blog: ...

They Can Play, and They Try To Write: Athlete Blog Wrap-Up
RCS Sidelines — ... Gilbert Arenas blogs about quite a lot. He talks about some of his former teammates (he thinks this is Kwame's year) and other free agents, his pool and shark tanks, his jersey collection, and the upcoming presidential election (he thinks our votes don't matter). ...

Late Enough Daily "Linkin' Logs" (8/5/08)
The Bad News Bloggers — ... late than never...just a few for today: What the fuck was the point of this. Seriously, an NFL Fan Code of Conduct? A) Every stadium already has one. B) They're unenforceable on the most basic levels (No swearing? Go fuck yourself) C) Isn't there something more important to do? Chairman Mao at his best A special from stupid sideline reports...no surprise, comcast is clueless That Mustache guy is back Gilbert speaks, we listen Someone rants...though its nothing profound And ...

Does Gilbert Have Some Kind of Crush on Lebron?
SimonOnSports — ... . Essentially he seeks down NBA players for their jerseys and gets them signed. He started the hobby a few years back and has continued it throughout the years building and building upon his massive collection. At some point he plans on putting them all on display in potentially an all glass gym, yes allglass. ...

Did Gilbert Arenas bury the hatchet with Kwame Brown? He's a better man than me
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — When Gilbert Arenas' blog dropped the last week, I was all set to write a post on the past tumultuous relationship between him and Kwame Brown. However, I became distracted by ...

Team USA evaluation
Double Dribble: Dishing Dimes — ... yet to be seen if the US has the best chemistry in the world. That will be tested with the up coming games, and if the US is going to win gold, they have to work out the kinks. It will be interesting to see how the US responds to the challenge, but without a doubt, Melo, Bron, and Dwade have had this date against Greece for a long time. The game against Greece will need to be played at a high level so the US can take that momentum into the games against Spain and Germany. -Izzy Links: Gilbert Arenas has thoughts about Kwame and free agency in general, the pics of his pool that ...

Fun Facts About Bullhead Sharks
Gilbertology — ... With the news that Gilbert is going to have some bullhead sharks as a part of his mega pool complex, I started to wonder what Gilbert is going to have to deal with once the ferocious fish are in place.  With that in mind, here are some things you may or may not have known about bullhead sharks. ...

Press clippings (are back!)
PistonsNationBlog.com — ... Gilbert Arenas like our Kwame Brown pick up, Agent Zero even goes as far to say that this will be “Kwame’s year”. He also seems to be campaigning to get Juan Dixon back in a Wizards uni: “I’ll take him back in D.C. right now.” and ...

The Great Political Debate Of ‘08 : Agent Zero Vs. Boom Dizzle
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Along with insisting “don’t think that the Kwame Brown that was in Memphis is the real Kwame Brown” (?), Gilbert Arenas used his most recent NBA.com blog post to wax poetic on the forthcoming U.S. Presidential election.  “If you have any type of money, you’re a Republican, period,” explains Gil,  “so, it’s hard because you see a better looking president in Obama – I don’t even want to say because he’s black, but he just looks the part – and then you have McCain who is Republican and I’m like, man. I know Obama is going to raise taxes on the upper ...

Baron Davis Tells Gilbert Arenas To Vote For Obama
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — ... Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards speaks his mind freely but his latest comments are sitting well with some of his co-workers. Agent Zero says he’s a Republican by circumstance although he doesn’t vote. If he was voting it wouldn’t be for Barack Obama since he plans to raise taxes for the rich. ...

Political Blog War!* B Diddy vs Agent Zero
The Big Lead — Stet Sports Blog brings our attention to the political thoughts of two of our favorite ballers - Baron Davis and Gilbert Arenas. It all started on Gilbert Arenas’ blog: It’s hard for me to vote, because since I’ve been in the NBA I’ve been in the upper class so I’ve been a Republican. If you have any type of money, you’re a Republican, period. So, it’s hard because you see a better looking president in Obama – I don’t even want to say because he’s black, but he just looks the part – and then you have ...

Bloggers Advise Ballers on the Social Benefits of Higher Taxes
The Sporting Blog — First, it was Gilbert Arenas, letting loose with some off-hand -- if logical -- reasons why, if pressed, he'd consider himself a Republican: keeping his money right. Hey, that's what motivates half that party, so give Gil a break. We are mere mortals, after all. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring a baller-blogger political 'debate'
Ball Don't Lie — A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Yardbarker, via Stet. Baron questions Arenas for his views on Obama's plan to raise taxes for the wealthy. PF: Hoops Addict. And then there were two. Battier and Maxiell battle it out for the Floor Burn tournament crown. SF: Roto Evil. "Who is Monta ...

Screw Carmelo Anthony, Praise Spencer Hawes
freedarko.com — ... So praise Spencer Hawes for giving a f*ck. I'm not calling the guy "political" by any means, but christ it is refreshing for an athlete to say *something*. Not to mention he gives pretty much the only practical reason (albeit a self-interested one) to vote for McCain: He's worried about his taxes, a point that Arenas has alluded to as well--except Arenas kind of undermined his point by also including a bunch of "echh" material about why voting doesn't matter. Now today, Baron Davis ...

Baron Davis v. Gilbert Arenas: Political Roundup
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... .....instead opting to offer apathetic encouragement for the Presidential winner, whomever that may be, to "Do a good job," and "Change the world." ...

Wednesday Links
Gilbertology — Most of the focus lately has been on his latest surgery, but Gilbert has found other ways to make the news as well. Remember when Gil said this in his blog about former teammate Juan Dixon over the summer? Juan is one of those players out there that needs a team, because he can really help out with scoring. He needs a team to just let him play. I’ve played with a lot of players in my time in the league, and he has to be one of the top five I’ve played with in terms of points per minute. He’s just a high volume scorer. If you gave him ...

Wrapping up the week in the NBA
MVN Outsider — ... Washington signs Juan Dixon.  Funny thing is that Gilbert Arenas said in August that he’d take Dixon back in D.C. in a heartbeat.  Talk about having your pulse on the state of affairs!  If Juan is asked to be the backup point guard, then it could spell trouble for the Wizards.  He’s really at his best with a big point guard, guarding opposing points and playing off the ball.  That guy, ironically, is Arenas. ...

Now He’ll Have Something To Go With That Jersey Collection
Gilbertology — ... Now, this might surprise you a little bit if you been keeping up with Gilbert’s political musings over the last few months.  Back in August, he had this to say about the election: ...

Gilbert Arenas Now Thinks Voting Is A Joking Matter
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... Gilbert Arenas is a good guy who means well, but he still remains ignorant to the potential influence of his self-proclaimed marketing savvy. Back in August, Gilbert blogged that he would essentially ...

Why Gilbert Arenas Won't Return This Season
We're Off To See The Willards — This reminds me of the old SNL skit where the news anchor pre-tapes some things that could happen to Gerald Ford. "Gerald Ford dead today, after jumping out of an office building, senselessly" Anyways, here are some stories we should pre-tape for Gilbert just in case they happen... 1. Eaten By A Shark Gilbert Arenas retired today after being eaten by a giant illegal bullshark. According to eyewitness accounts, Arenas was holding a fish out over the water to feed the shark when it came out of the water and tore off Arenas' arm. The shark nicknamed "The Shark President" by ...

Gilbert Arenas Plays Too Much
Stet Sports Blog — ... being drowned out by his own affluence and fame. He was a millionaire that seemed to not know it, or didn’t care enough to truly live what being a millionaire usually prescribes. But when the presidential campaigns began to grip the nation in the summer, Arenas responded with several ill-timed, inconceivable takes on the issues. The same guy who had thousands of kids playing Halo, buying adidas and yelling “Quality Shots!” on courts around the world, was now playing around about voting for John McCain as a financial issue , and later, ...

Past Year Wizards Memories: August 2008
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog — ... August 4: Gilbert Arenas blogged that, “This is going to be his year.” in reference to Kwame Brown, in an attempt to ...