Gilbert has a new blog entry out today, and as usual he gives an update on his injury status:
I practiced, I did 5-on-0 stuff, running up and down the court. I was like a little kid going back to school, basically. Then I took two days off because over the break I went strong with five days all day working on strength stuff. I’m just monitoring it and if I feel any swelling or stiffness, I just sit out. It’s a little vacation, I like that. Other than that, I’m just trying to keep the guys upbeat.
He talked about being left off of the Olympic roster:
I wasn’t surprised, I don’t think anybody was. It took off a big weight off my shoulders, a decision about whether or not I was going to try and play on my contract summer or not and is it a good idea or not. It took that all out of my head. I said in an interview, I respect their decision that they made and I’m going to root for those guys. It was a dream of mine when I was little to be an Olympian and when I sat back and thought about it, I got that chance.
He had this to say about Jose Calderon:
He’s playing great. Over the years you can see his development as a player, and he’s really playing well. T.J. might lose that spot to him, but I don’t know. Who knows? As a backup or as a starter right now, he’s playing great basketball.I watched Calderon last week and he had a really good game. You can take him out of being a backup. He’s a starter now, he’s a starter in this league. You know what? With Jason Kidd gone and if Calderon plays how he’s playing next year and they’re winning in Toronto and he’s still the starter? He might have a shot at being an All-Star, he might have a crack at it.
After breaking down all the trades that went down at the deadline, Gilbert shared his thoughts on All-Star Weekend:
Overall, All-Star weekend was very entertaining. That was the most entertaining dunk contest in many years. It wasn’t that players were coming up with new dunks, they’re just bringing more excitement to the old dunks. Like with Gerald Green blowing out the candle to Dwight Howard putting on the Superman cape, there’s no difference in the dunks. They’re just putting character to it. I think that was the most important part about it. As a player you have to look, “OK, there’s no more dunks to be created …” Unless you have a charismatic mind and you can create a dunk that can go. Like that year Jason Richardson was in it, I was playing on the trampoline and I came up with two dunks that won both years for him.
