Hibachi vs. Duke ... Take Hibachi
If former Grant High of Van Nuys star Gilbert Arenas ever went back to college, he says he'd have a lesson to teach Coach K and Duke.
To the tune of "84 or 85 points."
The Washington Wizards’ All-Star, who left the University of Arizona after his freshman year, is still miffed that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski cut him from the U.S. National team last summer. He promised this season to take out his frustrations on Krzyzewski’s Team USA assistants, Phoenix coach Mike D’Antoni, and Portland coach Nate McMillan.
Arenas scored 54 points against the Suns last month and has said his next 50-point game will come against the Trail Blazers on Feb. 11.
That prompted D’Antoni to say: “I can’t wait to see what he does against Duke. He’s gonna kill Duke.�
On his blog posting on NBA.com, Arenas answered: “He’d like to see what I’m going to do against Duke. I thought it was funny because if I have the chance to go back to college, I’ll give up one NBA season to play against Duke.
“One college game that’s five fouls, right? ... 40-minute game at Duke, they got soft rims ... I’d probably score 84 or
85. I wouldn’t pass the ball. I wouldn’t even think about passing it. It would be like a NBA Live or an NBA 2K7 game, you just shoot with one person.�
When Arenas was cut from the U.S. team, it was announced he had a strained groin. Arenas said the injury was
minor and a convenient excuse.
Arenas, who trailed Vince Carter by more than 200,000 votes as of Jan. 11 for a starting spot on the NBA All-Star Eastern Conference team, ended up outpolling Carter by 3,010 votes to make the lineup announced Thursday.