Yesterday, Dan Steinberg had a post entitled Gilbert’s Magnets on the DC Sports Bog. Essentially, Steinberg pointed out the fact that our friend Agent Zero is peddling some magnets in his official web store. One has a (perhaps altered) quote from Gilbert’s blog. Another has cut-outs with Arenas sayings such as ‘Hibachi’ (actually a Brendan Haywood saying), and ‘Quality Shot.’

All of this made me ponder…..Gilbert has so many other potential-filled quotes and comments, just from 2008. Perhaps I can offer some additional product design suggestions…..for magnets, t-shirts, plastic cups, collector’s plates from the Franklin Mint…whatever. So here goes:

Item #1 – Saved by Young Jeezy

From Gilbert Arenas’ blog [March 25, 2008]
“It was just me and my car … speeding — something that I shouldn’t be doing. Then I got that thought that I know everybody gets once in a while, I was like, “You know, what if I just ran my car into this pole right here?” I don’t know why I thought that, but I kept going with it. “Then I can jump off the road into this lake and just swim … or drown. Whichever one comes first.” It was really devastating. I was thinking, “Mannn, again?!” But I listened to Young Jeezy’s verse in “They Know” to get me past those bad thoughts … plus, I’m sane. I’m a sane person, I wouldn’t do that to myself.

Wow…..must be a special song, huh? You can check the lyrics to Shawty Lo’s They Know (featuring Young Jeezy) here…..in addition to the YouTube linked in Gilbert’s quote.

What words of salvation….maybe it’s this line that saved Agent Zero from himself: I’m in my cool whip insides jello; Hop up out that pretty muthaf*cka like hello.

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Word on the street is that Dominic McGuire and Roger Mason Jr. both have new nicknames. You see, Nancy, the DC Sports Bog reader sponsored some prizes and a contest was born. I initially campaigned for ‘Taser’ (made popular on Bullets Forever) as McGuire’s nickname. However, in the spirit of competition, I started suggesting more possibilities. Now for the results (decided by Nancy herself this past Friday night):

Roger Mason Jr.
1st Place: Tres (WizardsExtreme.com)
2nd Place: Dr. Tre (Ahern Inquirer)
Personally, I still like the Potomac Rainmaker – seems like Mason’s nickname needs to have a hometown flavor. Then again, Antonio Daniels was on TV the other night saying that the players call him Mase-ON.

Dominic McGuire
1st Place: The Cleaner (yours truly)
2nd Place: McFly (CK in GA from VA)
3rd Place: LiveWire (doclinkin)

Now, I’m sure there are some out there who disagree with Nancy’s decision (more words from the street indicate that MacGuyver was also popular for D-Mac)……but it is what it is. Who knows? One day there may be a web poll allowing for a democratic decision. But this time, Nancy was Queen. So, in honor of Dominic McGuire’s new nickname, I present this photoshop:

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Business First

Steinberg’s DC Sports Bog and Nancy the reader are holding a contest to nickname Dominic McGuire and Roger Mason, Jr. – Bullets Forever gave me the heads-up…..as our friend the Vanilla Gorilla has already coined the nickname “Taser” for D-Mac. (of course, inspired by the infamous ‘Don’t Tase Me Bro’ skit/stunt). Well, what would Dominic McGuire do under similar circumstances? Judging from the photo below, D-Mac would gladly be tased broseph…..leading one to think that he just may be partial to his potential new nickname: The Taser

The Celtics Game

Solid win for the Wizards last night. [Live Blog on Bullets Forever] Regardless of the quality of the opponent, I was especially proud of the team effort and the ability the Wizards showed in sustaining a couple Boston runs. My boy Adam aka infrequent poster, the Stubborn Old Man, sent me an email right after the game which summed it up best:

After watching tonight’s game versus the Celtics I am convinced that the Wizards are capable of competing with and beating any team in the league. What kills me is our inability to put forth the same effort, focus and concentration regardless of our opponent.

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Yes, this is my/our country.

I hear they’re calling the midnight flight from LA to Dallas the Peter North Red Eye.

The Big List: Female Teachers with Students: “Most comprehensive account on Internet of women predators on campus” [WorldNetDaily] -Unfortunately, many of these women are atrocious.

Eliot Spitzer on Easter Sunday.

Call girls are sooooooo high tech: “I insist that they give me their full names and their place of work so that I can contact them there before we meet. I also check their identification when we meet. I also use verification companies, which assist escorts in verification of clients.” [Freakonomics - New York Times]

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Cleveland, Ohio – January 24, 2008: Cleveland Cavalier forward, LeBron James has successfully lobbied the Cavaliers ownership group, principled by Dan Gilbert, to put a large New York Yankees logo at center court of the Quicken Loans Arena, replacing the Cavaliers logo. This comes on the heels of the release of a New York Yankee version of LeBron’s signature shoe, as well as the modeling of a Yankee hat worn by LeBron at a Cleveland Indians-New York Yankees playoff game in Cleveland back in October of 2007.

“Cleveland is my team, for now. The Yankees will always be my team.”, said James. “The New York Yankees is such a great and historic franchise which has always been a source of inspiration for me. The mere presence of the ‘NY’ logo drives me to perform at my highest level.”, he added.

While owner Dan Gilbert declined to comment, a team source said that he was very reluctant to go along. However, in the end, Mr. Gilbert’s hands were tied. Considering that LeBron has the option of becoming an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2010 season, the entire Cleveland Cavalier organization has been catering to his every whim. Just last week, LeBron’s children, LeBron Jr. and Bryce Maximus, were named partial beneficiaries in Mr. Gilbert’s will. In addition, the nickname for the Quicken Loans Arena, “The Q” will now be know as “TQNY.”

Minority owner, entertainer Usher Raymond had this to say, “Look, I’m not going to get Caught Up just because LeBron said ‘I want it My Way‘. We just have to take this thing Nice & Slow. Yeah!, it may Burn in the hearts of fans, but personally, I’m just going to tell them to Pop Ya Collar because I still consider Lebron My Boo.” Mr. Raymond was subsequently punched in the crotch by a passer-by.

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The tale of two men,
Sam Cassell and Dikembe Mutombo,
wearing Wal-Mart shirts with double-breasted pockets,
and their journey of what could, should, might be their last NBA season
…..all while dealing with the one white arm of Cassell.

And now for a Bucket List of Links:

>> I can’t stress enough how cool this project from Jason of Ball Hype is. Are you raising a kid? Do you want him or her to play sports? (and by “sports”, I mean Basketball, Baseball, or Football — sorry hockey, no offense…..you just weren’t included in this project) If you want your kid to play against the best of the best around….and if you want nothing to ever get them down….then consider moving. The link will help with your decision where.

>> Malcolm Gladwell has a couple interesting posts on his blog about sports and artificial enhancement. You should probably start reading with this one, then this one…..and then go back to these two: 1 2.

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As you would expect, DeShawn Stevenson’s new nickname, “The Lock Smith”, was reported on Steinberg’s DC Sports Bog.

DeShawn has been through a lot since the summer. From the “under the influence” picture of him and his Black Card (or Centurion Card) on MySpace to his “solicitation” of Lindsay Lohan.
Look, if you want a good summation, go check out The Big Lead.

Well DeShawn, hopefully your luck has changed. Of course, being a huge Wizards fan, Truth About It Dot Net is always pulling for you….even in jest. So we got together and created a new picture for your MySpace page in honor of your new nickname. (And hey, it looks like you logged in today, January 14th – Good to know that you are optimistic and hailing from Cuba.)

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>> So Joakim Noah wants to be a rapper? Go look in a mirror kid, I bet you see Troy Hudson.

>> A Mississippi State fan powered by whiskey? Really? Who knew? I was able to catch the final 5 minutes of the Bulldogs’ win against Central Florida in the Liberty Bowl. In a 10-3 game where the only TD scored came with just under 4 minutes left, five was all that was needed. In any case, this post from Mr. Irrelevant reminded me of what I saw in those waning minutes, along with what happens when college freshmen are powered by Jack D in Tennessee.

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Ok, so the concept came from thoughts during the Dec. 28th Washington Wizards @ New Jersey Nets game blog.

Has the Jigga man been making [the New Jersey Nets] take cold showers, use duct tape to tape ankles and travel on a rickety old bus so that they will lose games and the franchise will thus have to move to Brooklyn? Plausible.

Makes me think, this year’s New Jersey Nets can definitely be compared to Major League I.

So….I decided to make the comparison it’s own entry.

Ladies and Gentlemen, you’re Major League New Jersey Nets:

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We all know that Scott Skiles got fired on Christmas Eve….and sure he’s not happy with the pink slip, but why is he holding that ax? Ben Wallace better look out for the blow out.

I’m not sure if Michelle Rodriguez just looks plum crazy in her mug shot, or if she would be the hot, edgy chick with an ‘tude in Chained Heat 17.

The DC Pro Sports Report has an entry on Wizards and Capitals attendance figures. They are surprised that the Wizards are only averaging 3,300 more fans per game than the Caps. I’m not sure if this means that people are liking hockey more than I thought, or that the Wizards fans suck.

An initial glance of the headline for this post from The Big Lead made me think that Topanga went down on 36 Florida State football players, yes that Topanga. Glad I read it twice, she only got pulled over with a DUI…..and we’re still waiting for the mugshot.

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