For those who didn't know, Washington Wizards star 2 guard Gilbert Arenas has a blog. And he posts all the time. So much so that Arenas has become known as the NBA's first superstar blogger.
Last week, Arenas caused controversy by ripping Luol Deng, Andre Igoudala, Emeka Okafor, Anderson Varejao and several other young NBA players who have recently turned down large, multi year contracts (scroll down to the subject header: "Let's Talk Contracts").
Arenas argued that the young players had erred by turning down such big, guaranteed contracts. Read the whole thing. "Agent Zero," as Arenas is known, sheds light on many players' attitudes toward contracts, and the often ill-informed thought processes that many young NBA players employ with regard to their finances.
This week, Arenas revisited the subject. His recent comments -- which detail a debate he had with his father about last week's blog post -- are spot on. Arenas argues that $12 million per year is too much for secondary players such as Igoudala and Varejao to turn down. He thinks that these players let their egos get in the way of making sound decisions about their finances.
Drive and Dish concurs with Gilbert Arenas. NBA players often spout the cliche: "the NBA is a business." But they often don't seem to understand the nature of that business, or their respective place in that business.
Well, the NBA is a business. But it's show business. And, just as in the music and film industries, entertainers (and professional basketball players) have to take advantage of any "breaks" that come their way. Those "breaks" may not come around again.
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Somebody needs to tell Gilbert Arenas that Iggy aint from Arizona. Andre Igoudala is from Springfield Lanphier High School. He was Mr. Basketball in Illinois. He was hs teammates with King Rich McBride, the greatest guard (besides Frankie) who ever came outta Illinois.
lots of money make a biggy cheesey go poopey on a nicey toilet golden.
pooh mcgee, when you said "lots of money make a biggy cheesey go poopey on a nicey toilet golden" i felt a tingle in my private parts (although that could just be diaper rash - im wearing a diaper cuz im into that and theres nuthin wrong with it cuz its a healthy expression of my sexuality). im in the diaper and scat fetish community. i really dig poo. and i really dig wearing diaperz. and i think that theres nuthin hotter than a hot naked chick (adult chick - im not some pedophile perv) wearing a dirty diaper. makes me real good and horny. oh ya!!!!!!
Freaky Man,
Please quit leaving comments on Drive and Dish. Go away. Go stick your head in a diaper or something. On second thought, I take that suggestion back because you probably won't take it as in insult (even thought that's how it was intended) ... since you probably already do that FOR FUN. So just go away.
And get help.
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