<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Carlos Arroyo Bobblehead met the approval of the man who inspired it. "This is nice. . . . He's a little more tan than me," Arroyo laughed while opening the package containing the bobblehead after the Orlando Magic's practice Thursday. The doll of Arroyo holding a Puerto Rican flag will be given to the first 5,000 fans arriving for the Magic's game tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats at Amway Arena. "I like the flag. That's always very meaningful to me," he said. "Hopefully, people will like it." Arroyo has become a fan favorite since he arrived in Orlando after being traded from the Detroit Pistons last February. He made an immediate impact -- in the Hispanic community as well as on the floor. But lately, he concedes he has not been the player who helped the Magic win 16 of their last 22 games last season. In the past eight games, Arroyo has averaged just 4.5 points and is shooting an icy 30.2 percent, hitting only 13 of 43 attempts. He had a scoreless game to begin the slump and was held to just one point in his last outing, against the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday. His assist-to-turnover ratio is still solid, with 29 assists and 12 turnovers during the stretch. But his scoring average usually hovers around 10 points per game. At times, Arroyo looks unsure, caught in a point guard's no-man's land of whether to shoot or pass. "Obviously, I'm struggling a little bit," Arroyo said. "The good thing about it is we're winning. It's part of basketball. Everybody goes through it, and hopefully, I can snap out of it. "I have a lot of confidence in my game, and I don't worry about missing shots." Arroyo tends to perform better when he plays free and easy, as is his nature, but he said he also is trying to follow Coach Brian Hill's game plan. As the backup point guard to Jameer Nelson, Arroyo looks to score, get his teammates involved and run the offense. He's like the stage act who is trying to keep plates spinning atop his arms, feet and head at once. "It's all of the above," he said. "Last year I came in, I was doing everything. "That's when I'm at my best, when I'm just playing basketball and having fun. If you worry about doing too much, you end up doing none of the above." But Hill said Arroyo might be placing too much pressure on himself, "trying to accommodate me."</div> Source
