Has Wizard's Wild Gil Finally Fouled Out?

Gilbert Arenas Finally Fouls Out?

David Stern, NBA commissioner, should make it mandatory for every NBA rookie, before he misses his first bank shot, before he throws his first elbow, before he chases off after some crazed fan, to work a minimum six months serving french fires, double lattes, fish tacos. Work paycheck to paycheck, dealing all day with demanding, loud mouthed customers. Get a feel for the real world. Then maybe he will appreciate eighty million dollars.

What is going on with the Wizards? Abe Pollin, buys up the Baltimore Bullets, takes them to Washington DC, and because he says he doesn't like guns, (he claims), changes the name from Bullets to Wizards. Real reason, Washington Wizards sounded better. Okay, no reference to guns, and bullets and shootings. They were the Wizards now.

Flash forward to Gilbert Arenas. Four years left on his contract, worth $80 million dollars. Does he have any concept what that much money means?

“Hey, two lattes please. And make them hot. I don't want em' cold. Got it. And I'm kinda in a hurry here. So...chop chop!"

It was in the Wizard locker room Verizon Center December 21, some kind of card game, (GO FISH?), everyone crowding around, Javaris Crittendon, a team mate, said to the effect that he had a gun and he'd perform more surgery on Arenas' already bad left knee if he didn't pay up. (Big time gambling in pro sports, don't get me started on that.) Anyway, Arenas says, “I'll be back,” rushes home to Virginia and comes back into the locker room with 4 guns, and a sign that read, 'pick one.' (Duel style, I guess). Javaris, all excited, says, “Oh yeah,” and right there, in the locker room, pulls a gun, loads and cocks it. And that's all they're saying. There must have been some kind of standoff, they didn't start blasting, since they're both still walking upright.

Crittendon claimed later they were only blanks, and he didn't really load anything. Well, all these witnesses, with cell phones in hand, cops got called. They search Javaris' home. No guns, bullets, nothing weird on his computer, not even a subscription to Guns and Ammo. Old West, shots would have been fired. Not here. Looks like two Alpha males, spreading their feathers, in a locker room after a game. In a locker room where being crazy is normal. Nobody got shot. What witnesses? We were just playing cards. Blanks, come on.

Well, it's supposed to hit the fan today. Reports are that Wild Gil's attorney's have worked out a no jail plea agreement with with US attorney's office in DC. He doesn't want to be a felon. Here's the problem. Standard NBA contracts: Moral Turpitude. Certainly a vague term, but Felony is moral turpitude, no question. If they cancel the contract, four years left, it's $80 million up in smoke.

“Can I get my burger without no tomatoes? You always put on tomatoes. I hate tomatoes. Understand? You'll probably get it wrong. Forget it. Just gimme two corn dog instead!"

Possession. Most get five years, out in three for GB. That means jail time. Hard to make practice. So, he'll plead guilty and maybe, just maybe, avoid jail time, get a suspended sentence.

But here comes the judge, sees Arenas, and his PRIOR misdemeanor for (you guest it) fire arm possession. Judge is going to say, "Hey, we already gave you a second chance?” Lawyers can agree on a plea, have it all worked out, but it comes down to the judge. Is he/she a Wizard fan? Know anything about basketball player's screwiness? (ala Dennis Rodman-esk)? Isn't an indefinite suspension by commish David Stern good enough? We were only playing cards, and it got a little out of hand. What?

Announcing Arenas' open-ended suspension, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Arenas wasn't currently fit to take the court in the NBA. They've taken his No. 0 jersey from all the souvenir stands, edited him out of pre-game videos, and he's off their Web site. The 0 on mascot G-Wiz's jersey is now only a funny looking star. Punishment enough?

Now what? Wiz coach Flip Saunders has the rest of the team to worry about. 12-14 record. Arenas wasn't a bad player either until his left knee went south; top ten in scoring 2004 – 2006 and only missed 12 games. Maybe Flip can somehow platoon Earl Boykins and Randy Foye. Not only Arenas, but Andray Blatche, another problem, is off the court for 'conduct detrimental to the team.' He didn't want to spend time in the weight room. Wizards had some heavy digging to do. Now they got a whole lot more.

AND GET THIS. You know why they call him Wild Gil. You ready. Seems Arenas likes practical jokes, the hell with 'acceptable decorum.' Story is Arenas once defecated (your heard right) into teammate Andray Blatche’s shoe when Blatche was a rookie. Arenas though it was funny as hell. Kind of questionable conduct at best you ask me. And they are paying this guy how much? Four more years, and $80 million dollars?

“Yo, Tall Guy! This coffee is like real watery? What are you trying to pull here? I ain't drinkin' this crap. Son of a bitch! I want my money back. RIGHT NOW.

My picks:
Jets and Indy in playoffs.

That's my take. Tell me I'm wrong.