Gilbertology can first be traced back to Gilbert’s early life and his unorthodox upbringing. Raised by a single father since he was 3, Gilbert discovered a love for basketball at an early age. When Gilbert was only 8 years old, Arenas and his father drove from Florida to California with only $50 and no place to stay where they would live 3 nights living out of a beat up Mazda RX-7 and McDonald’s while Gilbert Arenas Sr. looked for employment. Gilbert Arenas Sr. bounced from job to job and worked odd hours to make due. He would leave in the middle of the night for a night job and little Gilbert Arenas would follow right behind him. While his dad was working, Arenas would go to a local park working on his basketball game.

Watching his father’s work ethic, he knew that if he wanted something in life he had to work for it. It was at the playground where he polished and worked on his game. Gilbert Arenas had dreams and aspirations of playing in the NBA. Growing up and watching legends like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird dominate the sport at their peak, he knew one day he would be there as well. In the next lesson, we will take a look and try and shed some light on the eclectic nature of the NBA’s most unique superstar as we look at Gilbert Arenas and his high school basketball career.

Gilbertology is the study of Gilbert Arenas, All-Star and starting point guard for the Washington Wizards.

The word “Gilbertology” was first heard from Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan in late April, 2005 before a playoff game against the Chicago Bulls when describing Gilbert’s odd behavior on and off the court. “He’s not moving to the beat of a different drummer,” Jordan said. “He’s moving to a different beat.”

The suffix “-logy” means “study of”, derived from the Greek, and the stern “Gilbert-” meaning “bright promise”, of Old French origin.

Because Gilbertology is such a new discipline, it is difficult to define, even for professional Gilbertologists. Many of the studies and findings are purely based on observations and quotes of Gilbert Arenas and his peers.

In Lesson 2, we will go deeper into Gilbertology by exploring where Gilbert’s unorthodox upbringing and what could have been a cause into his “uniqueness”.

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