Gilbert Arenas picked as replacement for J.O for All Star game

 
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:34 am    Post subject: Gilbert Arenas picked as replacement for J.O for All Star game

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Gilbert Arenas is headed to the All-Star game after all.

The Washington Wizards guard was picked Friday by NBA commissioner David Stern to replace Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal, who was voted in as an Eastern Conference starter but is injured


It would have been a shame if he wasnt there, if chris bosh and paul pierce can make it with loosing records,arenas should have been a lock,jason kidd deserved to be there to,sad
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:57 am    Post subject: Arenas Replaces Jermain O'Neal as an allstar

Washington’s Arenas to Replace Indiana’s O’Neal in 2006 NBA All-Star Game


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NEW YORK, Feb. 10 --Washington Wizards forward Gilbert Arenas has been named by NBA Commissioner David Stern to replace injured East All-Star Jermaine O’Neal (torn left groin) of the Indiana Pacers on the Eastern Conference roster for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 19 at Toyota Center in Houston.
Arenas, in his fifth NBA season, is making his second consecutive All-Star appearance. East All-Star head coach Flip Saunders will determine which player will replace O’Neal in the starting lineup.

The 2006 NBA All-Star Game will be televised live nationally on TNT in the United States and on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada at 7 p.m. CT/ 8 p.m. ET. Live audio broadcasts are available on ESPN Radio and on NBA.com in multiple languages.

Thank you, the man deserves it, putting up ridiculous numbers.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:59 am    Post subject:

Can't argue with that...
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:59 am    Post subject:

Couldn't be happier. Wizards are my #2 team, and dude definitely deserved it this year.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:03 pm    Post subject:

And guess what guys.............Flip gets to choose the starting replacement!!! Who shall he pick?? Maybe just maybe he'll pick a Piston!! Woofreakin hoo.........

He better pick Bosh!!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:07 pm    Post subject:

Arenas deserves to be there. It makes you wonder what would have happened if Mitch had been able to trade into the first round to pick Arenas. That might have extended Shaq and Kobe.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:55 pm    Post subject:

I've loved arenas since he was a rookie, but i dunno how he woulda been on a team with kobe. Both guys dominate the ball too much to make it really work.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:38 pm    Post subject:

Mitch was trying to find a late first round pick to get Arenas. The other teams were reluctant to trade with the Lakers.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:49 pm    Post subject:

angel wrote:
Mitch was trying to find a late first round pick to get Arenas. The other teams were reluctant to trade with the Lakers.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:50 pm    Post subject:

Yeah pretty stupid Kidd didn't get in ahead of like say 'Sheed. 14.8 ppg 7.0 rpg 7.9 apg 1.87 spg and of course 3 trip doubs already. Whatever.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:39 pm    Post subject:

TACH wrote:
Can't argue with that...
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:27 am    Post subject:

He should of been selected ahead of Rip anyways.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:19 am    Post subject:

Arenas as an All Star. And yes above Rip.

As it should be.
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