Comments on: College players wearing #0 because of Gilbert http://www.gilbertology.net/2007/03/16/college-players-wearing-0-because-of-gilbert/ The study of Gilbert Arenas Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:16:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: mcarroll4716 http://www.gilbertology.net/2007/03/16/college-players-wearing-0-because-of-gilbert/comment-page-1/#comment-861 mcarroll4716 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:01:13 +0000 http://www.gilbertology.net/2007/03/16/college-players-wearing-0-because-of-gilbert/#comment-861 I'm as big a Gilbert fan as the next guy, but this comparison is simply INCORRECT: "What Michael Jordan did for No. 23, Gilbert Arenas has done for No. 0" There's no comparing what Michael Jordan did for #23 to what Gilbert appears to be doing for the #0. Back when Jordan was in his prime, kids would literally fight for the right to wear #23 for their high school or AAU basketball teams. This is because Jordan was so great that when you wore his number, you felt like you automatically became a better player, even if you were the biggest scrub on the team. You just felt different with that number on. Maybe that statement should say "What Michael Jordan did for No. 23, Gilbert Arenas may eventually do for No. 0" I’m as big a Gilbert fan as the next guy, but this comparison is simply INCORRECT:

“What Michael Jordan did for No. 23, Gilbert Arenas has done for No. 0″

There’s no comparing what Michael Jordan did for #23 to what Gilbert appears to be doing for the #0. Back when Jordan was in his prime, kids would literally fight for the right to wear #23 for their high school or AAU basketball teams. This is because Jordan was so great that when you wore his number, you felt like you automatically became a better player, even if you were the biggest scrub on the team. You just felt different with that number on.

Maybe that statement should say “What Michael Jordan did for No. 23, Gilbert Arenas may eventually do for No. 0″

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