While you all are trying to find ways to be compensated for your Halo losses, make sure to also check out Gilbert’s interview with Complex.com where he talks about several things, including Halle Berry.
Gilbert on shoes, including another quote I’m sure Adidas will love to hear:
C: Growing up were you a sneakerhead?
Gilbert Arenas: Yeah I was a big sneaker head. That’s why I know I wasn’t going to wear no 15 dollar pair of shoes. I’d spend my whole allowance to go buy some Jordan’s. Every shoe that came out that was hot, I had ‘em.C: You still buy Jordan’s?
Gilbert Arenas: Yeah. You know what? I have about 40 pairs of them. (laughs) I don’t lie.
Gilbert on being considered a “shoot first point guard”:
C: Would you consider yourself a shoot-first, pass-second point guard?
Gilbert Arenas: When I look at that, and this is for our “experts” out there, when they call me a shoot-first point guard, and I’m like, am I the only shoot first point guard in this league that ever had two players that scored 20 points a game? Yes. So If I’m a shoot-first point guard, how do I have two other players that average 20 points? And no one ever realized that. I said name another scorer that averages the same amount as me that also has two players that average 20 points. You will never find one.
Gilbert on opting out of his contract next season:
C: So you mentioned that you’d opt out after this season what cities would be your top choices to play in?
Gilbert Arenas: L.A., San Antonio, Dallas, Houston
If I were a Wizards’ fan (and coincidentally, I am) I wouldn’t be too concerned with his last quote. The only appeal for Gilbert to going to L.A. would be to play with Kobe, and since it looks less and less likely that will happen, I doubt we’ll see him don the purple and gold. As for the three Texas teams, those are just smokescreens. The only way he’d end up on any of those teams is if he took a massive, massive pay cut which would defeat the purpose of opting out of his contract.


3 responses so far ↓
Michael // Oct 11, 2007 at 6:27 pm
That comment wasnt directed towards Adidas, it was regarding the Starbury’s. I think he meant to say he wouldnt ever wear a pair of 15 dollar shoes when he was a kid, because he was a serious sneaker guy and he knew his stuff.
JakeTheSnake // Oct 12, 2007 at 6:06 am
Yeah, that part was about the Starburys, I was referring to the fact that Gilbert said he still buys Jordans. Even though I’m pretty sure he’s not alone in buying shoes from a rival brand, he’s just the only one who admits it, which I find hilarious.
Michael // Oct 12, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Lol, Adidas needs to step their game up. The only good shoe they have is the gil zero, and thats not really cutting edge as far as basketball goes. Hopefully Arenas will be approached by Nike when his contract is up with Adidas. Thats what I am hoping for, Nike to transfer Wade from Converse to Nike, and Nike to acquire Arenas.
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