The Bullets are not better without Gil

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Open thread: Regular season game 38
Published 1/18/2008 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
Heading out the door, so this will be brief.  I apologize. The line is Wizards by 8, and the over/under for Butler/Jamison is 42.9 points. While you're waiting, some reading material: These have both been mentioned already, but they deserve another link, as they are two great rebuttals to the "Wizards are better without Gilbert Arenas" myth.  Kevin Broom makes the statistical case, while DC Pro Sports Report makes a more anecdotal one, but both are must-reads. Wages of Wins ...

Antawn Jamison for Eddy Curry or Zach Randolph? No Thank You.
Published 1/21/2008 by Truth About It at Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog
... >> The question on the minds of every single Washington Wizards fan? Are the Bullets better without Gilbert Arenas? Like the DC Pro Sports Report, I would tend to say no. But isn't that ultimately up to Gilbert? The real question should be: Will Gilbert Arenas' game change when he returns? ....or, more importantly, how will Superstar Agent Zero make this Wizards team better? ...

Sind die Wizards ohne Gilbert Arenas eine bessere Mannschaft?
Published 1/24/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
... und es hat mehr Arbeit gemacht als auf den ersten Blick zu vermuten wäre. Ich habe dabei weder wörtlich übersetzt noch stimme ich selbst mit einem der genannten Argumente 100%ig überein. Folgende Autoren dienten mir - wofür ich mich bedanke - als Inspiration: David Berri, The Wages of wins (20. Dezember 2007); 2x David Friedman, 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com (14. Dezember 2007, 27. Dezember 2007); DC Pro Sports Report (17. Januar 2008); Kevin Broom, RealGM (17. Januar 2008); ...

They still don’t understand
Published 1/25/2008 by Spence at DC Pro Sports Report -- Sports news, stats and analysis from the capital of the free world
... and, more importantly, here to understand why this is silly. The Bullets are NOT better off without Gil, they are worse. The fact that players who ought to have improved have, indeed, improved, does not say anything about Gilbert Arenas. When Agent Zero comes back healthy, he will blast people like Mr Kelly into a sullen and resentful silence. ...

The Number One Reason That Gilbert Should Never Leave Washington
Published 2/1/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Gilbertology
Since Gilbert went down with his most recent knee injury, there have been some that have clamored that the Wizards should trade Gilbert since they’re “better” without him.  Now we all know that that assertion is ridiculous and just out and out incorrect, but even if the Wizards were “better” there’s one clear reason why the Wizards should never get rid of Gil. Gilbert averages more points against Washington than he does any other team in the NBA.  If you don’t believe, check out Gilbert’s career splits against every team.  The 29.3 ...