Tom Knott: For Arenas, great deal means great responsibility

ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog found this 7/23/2008 on www.washingtontimes.com [flag]

Tom Knott ( Contact ) Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Gilbert Arenas promised to hang an NBA championship banner in the seasons ahead during his get-together with the local press Tuesday. That promise came to $111 million, a genuine bargain by NBA standards if the championship comes to pass on Abe Pollin's Fun Street. Arenas has not demonstrated he is made of championship stuff. He merely has shown ... [link]

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Published 7/23/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Tom Knott of The Washington Times: "Gilbert Arenas has craved to be acknowledged as the alpha male. Now he is. His contract numbers emphasize it. So it is time for him to respond accordingly in deed and spirit." ...

Arenas has craved to be acknowledged as the alpha male. Now he is. His contract numbers emphasize...
Published 7/24/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
Arenas has craved to be acknowledged as the alpha male. Now he is. His contract numbers emphasize it. So it is time for him to respond accordingly in deed and spirit. It is time for him to be the leader type he has resisted being. It is time for him to get in the faces of big-name opponents and see them as threats to his potential legacy. It is his team, his city and his responsibility to meet the challenge that goes with a $111 million contract. ...

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