Speedy Claxton/Gilbert Arenas

[Mike Barnes]

I'm very happy for Speedy Claxton getting the opportunity to run the team at Golden State this coming season, I've always felt that Speedy Claxton was very underrated coming out of Hostra University in New York(Hempstead,NY), And even in High School at Christ the King in Queens, While cats like Stephon Marbury,Shaheen Holloway,Shammgod Wells,Alan Griffin,Lamar Odom,Eric Barkley,Rafer(Skip)Alston,Ron Artest, Etc, Were getting the publicity around the city in High School, Speedy Claxton waited for his turn to come, And it did when he played very well in the playoffs, And out of all of the cats mentioned, Speedy Claxton is the only one with a chip(A championship ring), As for Gibert Arenas, Well, He will have alot of pressure playing for Washington this coming season(Quiet as its kept), The opportunity is there for him to come off though(Unless last year was just one of those years for him), Or, He does not get lazy after getting the stacks(Heavy Money), I never felt Gilbert Arenas was nice at Arizona while he was in school(He played with Richard Jefferson from the New Jersey Nets), But, I have to say that homes(Gilbert Arenas)fooled me this past year though,(On the low, The cat who was rocking in the 4th quarter of games for Golden State was Earl Boykins, Not Gilbert Arenas), Hopefully for Gilbert Arenas, He can come off playing for Eddie Jordan who is a very good coach.
Later
Mike Barnes