Ah yes… the annual All-Star Voting will begin tomorrow and Gilbert Arenas will need your help to once again win a starting spot on the Eastern Conference. Last year, Arenas made a late run and beat out Vince Carter to earn the starting nod with Dwayne Wade. This year, the main contenders look to be about the same but with Arenas’ early struggles this season, every vote will count. The list of Eastern Conference guards on this year’s ballot includes:

Ray Allen, Boston
Gilbert Arenas, Washington,
Chauncey Billups, Detroit
Vince Carter, New Jersey
Jamal Crawford, New York
Raymond Felton, Charlotte
T.J. Ford, Toronto
Ben Gordon, Chicago
Richard Hamilton, Detroit
Kirk Hinrich, Chicago
Larry Hughes, Cleveland
Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia
Joe Johnson, Atlanta
Jason Kapono, Toronto
Jason Kidd, New Jersey
Stephon Marbury, New York
Andre Miller, Philadelphia
Jameer Nelson, Orlando
Anthony Parker, Toronto
Michael Redd, Milwaukee
Jason Richardson, Charlotte
Jamaal Tinsley, Indiana
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Maurice Williams, Milwaukee

More details on voting tomorrow.

If you haven’t read up on the details already, Gilbert’s essay contest is up and running on GilsArena.com

What does it mean to you to be true to the game?

Gilbert Arenas is challenging you to tell him in 500 words or less what being true to the game means to you. The three of you who impress him the most will win an upgrade to your neighborhood basketball court courtesy of Spalding and his Zero to Hero Foundation.

- Each submission must be no longer than 500 words in length.
- Essay submission must be the property and original work of the entrant.
- Only one submission per person is permitted.
- Contest offered only in the United States to legal residents of the U.S., between the ages of 10 and 16 at time of entry

The winner will receive:
- 2 Spalding Basketball Backboards (including rims and nets)
- Spalding basketballs
- 5 Gilbert Arenas Adidas Swingman Jerseys
- 1 Spalding Ball Truck
- Value Estimated at $10,000

Check out all the details at GilsArena.com

As you might already know, Gilbert’s giving away 3 Spalding Courts in an essay contest on why you are the one that needs or deserves the court. The contest will run until October 1st on GilsArena.com.

Well, it looks like we have the first public submission and will give you an idea of the competition.

Dear Agent Zero,

I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to have great basketball courts because, uh, some, uh… people out there in our nation don’t have basketball courts, and, uh, I believe that our basketball courts like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and… I believe that they should, our basketball courts over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future basketball courts for our….

Sincerely,

WCK

It reads surprisingly like Miss South Carolina from the Miss Teen USA 2007 contest.

The Washington Wizards are having a contest for a chance to win an autographed Gilbert Arenas Jersey.

Are you Hibachi enough? We saw Gilbert Arenas turn on the Hibachi during the season, now it’s your turn to show us your hibachi combined with some creative photography skills. Take pictures of yourself, your family, or your friends in front of your hibachi, grill, or barbecue pit. Feel free to make these pictures as creative as you would like, it doesn’t hurt to show us your Wizards spirit, but just remember to have fun!

See the full contest details and rules on the Washington Wizards site.

THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER, DETAILS FOR THOSE WHO ENTERED IN THE FORUMS

We are giving out some Gilbert Arenas gear. You have a chance to win an autographed Gilbert Arenas Adidas Gil Zero shoe, a replica Reebok Gilbert Arenas jersey, or a Gilbert Arenas tiger tattoo shirt. All you have to do is write about Gilbert, basketball, or basically anything else that is on your mind. This contest will run from now (July 8, 2007) until the end of the month (July 31, 2007).

To enter, just go to the Gilbertology Forums and post. After the deadline:

• All users that have at least 5 post will automatically be entered to win the shirt.
• All users that have at least 10 posts will automatically be entered to win the jersey and the shirt.
• All users that have at least 20 posts will automatically be entered to win the shoe, jersey and the shirt.

If you just posted once per day, you would have over 20 posts by the time the contest comes to an end.

Gilbert Arenas Gil Zero Shoe

An autographed Gil Zero shoe size 8 from the ZeroTwoHero giveway.

Gilbert Arenas Jersey

Used replica Reebok Washington Wizards jersey of Arenas. The jersey size is XXL. This was actually part of our first giveaway but the winner never claimed it.

Gilbert Arenas Shirt

The tiger tattoo on Gilbert’s body now on a shirt (via FreeDarko). The shirt is size Large.

More details about the contest are in the forums.