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You probably heard yesterday that the Wizards were involved in a deal that brought guards Javaris Crittenton and Mike James to the District.  Presumably, these will be the two guys sharing point guard duties with Gilbert on the Wizards for the next year and a half, give or take.  So how does Gilbert feel about the new additions?

“They wanted bigger guards so when I come back they can play me at the two.  [Just a] Switch up.  They’re bringing them in to help me and Desteve.”

Now, Gilbert also makes it clear that a switch to shooting guard wouldn’t be a permanent switch, but with Javaris on board, it’ll be interesting to see if they utilize Arenas & Crittenton in the same way that they utilitzed Arenas & Larry Hughes during their time together.  Both Crittenton and Hughes are 6-5, 200 lb. guys who can play at point and shooting guard which in turn gives Gilbert the flexibility to play at either guard.

We’ll see how that works out once Gilbert comes back.  While Gilbert has worked on his rehab to get back on the court, he’s also been helping out the Wizards’ coaching staff, according to Hoops Addict.

During the many Wizards’ film session, Brendan Haywood and Gilbert Arenas are extremely helpful to both Coach Tapscott and the team in general.  Coach Tapscott said that they bring the unique perspective of being players but also being keen observers because they are injured, so their input is extremely useful.  Coach added that Haywood and Arenas also play close attention to the college game, and they can easily break down the top prospects in the college game right now.

Somehow I get the feeling that 10 years from now that there’s going to be a minor league team with an infrastructure that looks something like this:

Owner: Gilbert Arenas

GM: Gilbert Arenas

Head Coach: Gilbert Arenas

Head Scout: Gilbert Arenas

Starting Point/Shooting Guard: Gilbert Arenas

Mascot: Gilbert Arenas

I had nothing to do with this.

…not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Here’s what Wizards interim coach Ed Tapscott had to say about Gilbert’s rehab schedule:

“We’ll get together soon to write the script for his return, but right now, we are not at that point.  I ask him to come in and take a look at some of the stuff we’re doing. He has a keen basketball mind. He comes to practice, and he’s into what we do.”

I get the feeling that this means Gilbert’s return date has been pushed back a little farther.  Ultimately, it’s not the worst thing in the world because it doesn’t look like the Wizards are going to be anywhere close to making a playoff push this season (and that might be part of why his return keeps getting pushed back) but the longer he stays out, the more you get concerned that there’s more to his injury than the team is letting on.  Let’s hope I’m proven wrong, sooner rather than later.

The authors of Free Darko Presents: The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac will be at White-Gravenor Hall at Georgetown University tonight for a “Book Reading and Multimedia Meltdown” so if you’ve read the book, or if you’re just interested in meeting the minds behind Free Darko, I’d encourage you all to check it out.  Of course, Gilbert Arenas won’t be there (even though he wrote the foreword) but the guys there have plenty of swag to go around, so if you’re in the area, check it out.  I think you’ll enjoy your time.

Also, I said earlier I’d review the Gilbert Arenas-specific parts of the book and trust me, that’s still the plan.  Once I get these finals out of the way, I’ll get to breaking down Gilbert’s foreword.  Scout’s honor.