I read this interview in my latest issue yesterday, but I'm glad it's up on the website as well.</p> <font class="text"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>guard Gilbert Arenas isn't the shy, retiring sort. And with his knee healed from last season's injury, he is making noise on the court again -- and with a blog on the NBA website. SN caught up with him recently and, not surprisingly, Arenas had plenty to say. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: You called last season "The Takeover" and have dubbed the 2007-08 campaign "The Takeover Reloaded." Please explain. </font></p> <font class="text"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 5px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Arenas: Every great movie, there's always an ending. My season didn't end. Everybody knows there's a Part 2 coming. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: I don't know if it's too late, but considering the Wizards haven't exactly torn it up in the playoffs, what do you think of "The Makeover"? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: I'll think about it. No way. It shouldn't be "The Makeover." </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: What -- too negative? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: No, man. It's like Spider-Man. You've got to call the next one Spider-Man 2. Die Hard, Die Hard: With a Vengeance. You've got to have the word takeover in it. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: The Celtics are getting ready to take over the Atlantic Division, aren't they? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: The way I look at it, it's really going to take them a while to gain momentum. I don't care who you are, when you have a new team like that, it's not going to be like you've played together for years. We get them really early (Nov. 2 in Boston, the second game of the season), so I think we'll have the advantage in that one. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: But can your team hang with the C's all season? Because that's what really matters. </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: I don't know, man. We'll have to find out. There's no question about it: They have three super-icons on one team, and that's going to be hard to beat. Just because of who they are, they're going to get wins. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: What's your take on the Wizards' first-round pick, Nick Young? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: I don't know how we got him, but I'm glad we got him. The kid can flat-out score the ball. We need him coming in with our second unit. He can give us a quick 15. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: Yeah, but does he pay rent on time? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: Oh, yeah, I'm renting one of my houses to Nick and (second-round pick) Dominic McGuire. I call them Chuck and Larry. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: That makes perfect sense because, uh ... </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: Goofballs, man. Especially Nick. He fits right in with us. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: Hey, you're a cover boy -- that NBA Live 08 gig has got to be pretty cool. </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: Aw, man, it's awesome. I love it. I am very humbled that they picked me. It's so awesome. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: Who's the best gamer in the league? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: In the league? So many guys play, I have no idea. I am a Halo fanatic. Last summer, Adam Morrison was better than me. But I am going to come back strong. I am going to dominate Adam Morrison. </font></p> <font class="text"> SN: Some people still might not be aware that you have the greatest blog in the history of the world. I read on there that you hung out with Vince Young at some commercial shoot. Good guy? </font></p> <font class="text"> Arenas: We hit it off great. He was a great guy. I don't consider myself a superstar. I was so excited, like, "Man, I hope I can get an autograph." That's what I was thinking. Well, he was thinking the same thing. We were laughing a lot about that. We had a scene where we had to come face to face and I was like, "Oh, man, that's Vince Young." And he was like, "Oh, man, that's Agent Zero." We talked a lot about football. He was cool.</div></font></p> http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=278694</p> </p> LOL at the Chuck and Larry reference.</p>
Same old Gilbert, it's always entertaining reading his interviews. Only thing I'm getting worried about are his comments about the Celtics, they could come back to bite us.</p>
