As we come upon the new year and I look into my crystal ball I feel I can make one solid prediction for the remaining 2006-2007 NBA season:

Gilbert Arenas will end the season as the league leader in scoring.

My reasoning? Arenas currently is 3rd in the league behind Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson. Once Carmelo comes back, I fully expect both Anthony and Iverson’s scoring average to come down slightly. The only other competition would be Kobe Bryant, who is currently 4th in the league. However, Kobe is also missing Lamar Odom, who is scheduled to come back in Janurary. The only question left to ask is… when do the M-V-P chants start at the Verizon Center?

Carmelo Anthony DEN 31.6
Allen Iverson DEN 30.7
Gilbert Arenas WAS 30.3
Kobe Bryant LAL 28.4
Michael Redd MIL 27.8

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to enter for a chance to win a Gilbert Arenas jersey by Jan. 3rd. Happy New Years!

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“I played on the same Laker team as Magic [Johnson] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] and never saw anything comparable to what Gilbert did this month.”

In Marc Stein’s First Trimester Report Awards, he gives Michael Redd the nod over Gilbert for East MVP of the Trimester. Don’t get me wrong, Redd is a great player and both Redd and Arenas are some of the better 2nd round picks of all time but last time I checked (right now), Washington is first in the Southeast division while the Bucks are last in the Central playing .500 basketball. Stein’s reasoning?

Arenas was shaky in November before this otherworldly December.

Let’s talk numbers -
Arenas is averging 30.7 points to Redd’s 27.8. Advantage Arenas.
Arenas is averaging 4.3 rebounds to Redd’s 3.6. Advantage Arenas.
Arenas is averaging 6.4 assists to Redd’s 2.2. Advantage Arenas.
Arenas is averaging 2.0 steals to Redd’s 1.4. Advantage Arenas.
Arenas is averaging .03 blocks to Redd’s .17. Advantage Redd.
Arenas is averaging .443 FG% to Redd’s .471. Advantage Redd.
Arenas is averaging .834 FT% to Redd’s .847. Advantage Redd.
Arenas is averaging .408 3P% to Redd’s .366. Advantage Arenas.
Arenas is averaging 39.7 minutes to Redd’s 39.2. Advantage Arenas.

But most importantly, Gilbert has Gilbertology and there is no such thing as Reddology.

Redd doesn’t even have that much help in Milwaukee but is starting to play a more diverse game

Isn’t it then more remarkable that Gilbert is able to do all this with 2 20-point scorers on his team? If Jamison and Butler were not on the team, can you image the amount of points Gilbert would be putting up?

My question is, doesn’t Marc Stein know that Gilbert feeds off the doubters? I guess Marc will just have to see for himself the next time the Wizards play the Bucks which just so happens to be the next 2 games for the Wizards. Get your popcorn ready and enjoy the Gilbert Arenas show.

In Washington’s five games in their gold-and-black uniforms, Arenas is averaging 46.4 points and 5.6 assists while shooting 53.9 percent from the field and 50.9 percent on 3s. The Wizards will wear the uniforms again on Jan. 7th against the Toronto Rapotors