Gilbert Arenas RIPS INTO The New York Knicks!!

Gilbert Arenas RIPS INTO The New York Knicks!!

Before the trade the Knicks were plus 7,000 uh to win the NBA championship this season and after the trade the Knicks were still plus 7,000 to win you you talked before well let’s let’s let’s really talk about this this trade in death you talked before about your issue with the Knicks previous big

Three or Brunson Randle and Barrett all being left-handed but now they got a right-handed an anobi in the mix so what are your thoughts on the Knicks trading RJ Barrett to the Raptors for OG um I mean it works for both you know it works

For it works for both parties in a sense um G is good at what he does um I mean we can argue to see who was better between the two but they’re kind of like the same type of yeah say player you know that 18 and 22 than um you know

But you have more of a probably a he might be o is OG a better shooter no on paper on paper on paper he’s a better I think Barett is better just in the in in the flow of the game type joint but he on paper he’s been shooting it

Well I mean it work it works for them it clears up it clears up spacing I think what I think what I like about it is Barrett leaving New York allows Divan chenzo all those other utility guys to step up like they have been and then you

Put OG in there and you’re like we don’t need a lot from you but you’re rebounding your defense your shot making that’s it we don’t need you to come in and be the be a guy for us and I think Barrett was trying to be a guy when you

Got Brunson and um Randall already the guys we don’t need a a guy trying to be over top of them too so you get him out you got a utility guy he’s perfect fit for this and I think Barrett and uh Quigley in Toronto is back home really

Nice yeah back home I Quigley Quigley comes off the bench that’s a probably the same not they not they not Quigley is a real Maxi type player what has Andre Barett showed you since he been in the league he a slasher so he’s a tradable piece as

Always like like he’s always going to be a tradeable piece you can always throw him in there be like a Wiggins he’s the work yeah he work he is the work I see what you did there but just no but but I mean seriously though you can always

Just throw him in a trade though like he’s that piece that be like a good valuable piece yeah he going to give you 18 18 20 um I I think I I think that coming into the NBA he was going to be more of a one Barett he’s going to be

More of a one and they moved him to the two right two three and someone who’s like him because he’s not as fast as everybody else he is better at the one so he’s always in momentum he’s always pushing and pushing and pushing uh versus catching a ball and then now

Trying to create this you know you’re trying to create this momentum with low with slow foot speed right feel like he always has to score like every time he get it like he got to score got to do something instead of just bringing it up

Yeah I mean because if you put him on the wings and he not ambidextrious that mean he’s only going left that makes that makes him a liability but at the point he can control where he wants go and it’s not controlled from a positional standpoint where he got to come from the corner

Oh I got you [ __ ] I’m forcing you this way you know what I’m saying like if I can control it without you dribbling I know you can control it with you dribbling so they just didn’t put him in the right positions so let’s talk a little bit more about the Knicks uh look

Gr and OG’s debut beating the Wolves who are currently top seed in the west and aobi had 17 points Jaylen burnson dropped a career high 14 dim and Julius Randle LED all scores with a 39 piece and let’s talk about Julius Randall in particular in his last 18 games he was

Averaging 28 nine rebounds four assists shooting 55% from the field 83% % from the free throw line third Team all NBA last year will Julius Randle make another all NBA team this season I mean yeah I mean you know I think the listen from from the day he got

There right he’s been steady right um and uh I think probably the frustration um with any fan is they haven’t seen a leap in his game right it’s 22 23 24 it’s it’s they no one they you haven’t seen that I’m averaging you know when he averaged 25 you would think

Okay oh you’re going up 29 or thir like it’s been just this this casual you we we haven’t seen that it’s almost flukish kind of like Get over the hill it’s like Get over the hill already we average career high 25 points last year uh this year he’s averaging 24 so

And then what the year before that uh so the year before his career how was averaging 20 so he basically I’ll read you the last couple years he went 24 uh in uh 2020 22 21 then average 20 the next year 25 the next year and 24 this

Year yeah so basically it went so he didn’t like it looked like it was a Quantum Leap because it went 20 to 25 but he averaged 24 right it’s like when you 24 then the next year should have been about 26 28 and you should be

Sitting here with the rest of the power fours out there averaging about 30 I look at him and I see Zebo um Zebo with his own team we never seen Zebo with his own team and he was still a 2010 guy right so think about Zebo having an

Opportunity to say this is my team and I’m getting this many shots as heo goes from 22 to 27 I think could potentially at that point the way that he played and how easy he got buckets he could have been a I’m not GNA say a all NBA but

Potentially he would have been Allstar Zebo so he one yeah he did so I’m looking at Randall like you know it’s tough for you to progress when your game is only these things and it’s limited so if you can’t adjust to that I I like where he is it’s just not going

To be all NBA you think it’s a criticism from New York yeah because he can’t handle it and he don’t know how to adjust to it but the fact that he’s there and he been in LA and these are the two places that he been are the most criticized places

So why you think La got rid of him the Lakers too young then to Young no they they got rid of you know they got rid of all those pieces to bring to try to win now yeah remember so you know three pieces they got rid of became

Allstars yeah they all three became Allstars was it DLo Randall DLo Randle and Ingram Ingram so they got rid of all three of them they got Jordan Clarkson like think about the group that they had they had a nice group they just didn’t were too young young and they were

Valuable pieces so that’s why I said like with with Randle like he needs to take on that responsibility of like we shouldn’t be questioning who’s the number one option between you and Brunson right now right right you made the allstar last year when people were like well Brunson should have made it

Over you right that should never be a discussion from anyone right you you you need to like stick your head above the water finally and just say Hey listen this is my team and you know what I mean and and really demand that that that Quantum Leap yeah but you know why y

Remember when they play Milwaukee uh when the Knicks had played Milwaukee at they played Milwaukee in Milwaukee and he was walking up the court yeah in The crucial time like like but that’s been a thing of like feel he’s lazy like he doesn’t play hard all the time so that’s

Probably why he gets mad at like he gets mad at little [ __ ] so it’s like you could tell he has a little attitude or a little like you know what I’m saying he gets a little [ __ ] little bit y Funk like him and I think him and Barrett

Used to get into it yeah yeah like when I saw that Milwaukee when they had missed a shot and he was walking down and Milwaukee got the easy bucket I was like yo what’s wrong with this dude that’s crazy he’s a little I think he’s up here he’s a little different and we

Talked about it last year well not last year uh season one when he did the thing where he walked off early yeah to go hug his wife hug his wife and then everybody in the team was cheering he was like I’m going to go over here so it was like

Yeah look there been some signs there’s also some tension I think with Nick fans too I remember they they they they drew all over his billboard ripped it down they boo they were booing them too that ain’t nothing man I mean sh that ain’t nothing you been to New York sh that

Ain’t nothing [ __ ] when they put start putting them round paper bags over their face listen hey man fellas listen a’t nothing all you sensitive ass players out there do you really give a [ __ ] if somebody scribbled on a poster that you didn’t even pay for or put up I know

Like who I give a [ __ ] you sit there and ex my f that a my [ __ ] AR the artist is all work oh I’mma burn your jersey I didn’t make that [ __ ] that’s nba.com stup you already that affect me you know what mean already got the residual you

Pay for it like and that’s the silly thing that cuz people do get mad about that only cross my face that’s what I’m saying New York New York can take a tone on if you ain’t ready for it right that criticism can eat you up man so julus

Rand he’s got a player option summer of 2025 should he be in the Knicks long-term plans not go far with him nah they even had him long enough it’s time to go to Sacramento I um just call it say like it’s a bad thing the sack is [ __ ] your career is

Over when you go there oh wow no no I’m just saying go to there you got to go from there got that’s it you can’t go to sack that’s saying I’m saying yeah you got to go from there like like def Fox they all good good but anybody go in there the

Kings fans watching this are calling you a naysayer right now under their breath I mean at the end of the day I mean you know when you’re when you’re talking about third third team right in a sense he’s he’s top 15 yeah right he’s top 15

Right if it’s 15 he is top 15 so um if he is leaving you’re when you trade you’re going to have to trade as he’s a top 15 player it’s not like we’re did I mean we’re not like let’s we we can’t because his you hear his name we

Can’t act like he’s not averaging 24 and 10 and he’s out like his his numbers are going to speak for itself his name might not you know and it might be like a Limon to some people you know what I mean um but yeah he might not get over

The hump but he’s still putting in you know 20 anywhere from 22 to 24 and 12 so you know even if that’s not my first option that’s a hell of a second option that’s a hell of a second option he’d be good in Memphis ooh Memphis could use him oo I think that’s

A perfect destination Memphis [ __ ] it but who goes to New York it don’t matter it don’t matter nobody matter don’t matter Memphis let’s make it matter for a second let’s make it matter like who gets who gets to go to New York if he leaves and let’s say brunson’s not in

The long-term plans they need a whole fresh I feel like Brunson just cu his contract and the value they got on the problem with Brunson is um he’s the most Brunson is the most valuable piece that they have because of his production and how much he makes compared to everyone

Else right he is someone that like but the problem with the Knicks is you’re not going to get back Brunson type of Talent with brunson’s pay everybody that’s paid around the same Mark he’s going to he’s out playing right right um so whenever you try to throw Brunson in the

Trade it’s going to have to like literally it’s Brunson and Randall for a superstar well let’s say let’s and be honest I’m like I might take that you know what I mean so you got to give away too then you doing what they did with Amari they starting all

The way fresh right so let’s just say they keep Brunson they get rid of Randall who replaced who does New York bring in for Randall listen one New York New York no Zion for Randle head up no no no potential for reason the reason is because because Zion hasn’t he hasn’t

Shown me that he’s ready to really like take it serious right when if I if I can see the signs then yeah um New York is that franchise that you need to get rid of your friends if you say you’re an owner and this is a business get rid of your

Friends from working your job because your friends don’t know what the [ __ ] they’re doing you right they they’re you spend the every year every year when the numbers come out of who spent the most money New York Knicks you and the lake Lakers you Lakers Boston 1 2 3 4 in a

Sense right you top four every year one has 18 championships the other has 18 championships your ass sitting there with nothing but you’re spending Championship money so that means whoever is at the grocery store looking for items don’t know what the [ __ ] they’re looking at so

They need to find they need to revamp all okayy all y’all all y’all for the last 18 years has been in here get the [ __ ] out of here right and I need to bring in people who actually understand they’re doing their they have a horrible research team on what talent is because

They should have had Stars yeah yep New York needs one first they should be looking for a star period period I don’t give a [ __ ] who I got to give up I want a star I want a jayen green Edward Edwards right I I want a superstar name first and then I’m going

To build my team like when when when um and we thought it was stupid because it it seemed like the same type of player right Trey young and and um no no Trey young and Mark Cuban them right all Mark Cuban’s rearers said get Luca his re researching team said that’s

Him he he’s the dude in this draft so we we we want to trade we want to trade we want to trade mhm and that’s why they made that trade they got good research team they got a good research team right now I got Luca and every year

Is trying to put pieces with him okay we don’t like you n okay he don’t get along with you and that’s what it is get you a superstar and then build from there think that he got rid of pingis and Brunson [ __ ] they got rid of Dennis

Dennis uh Dennis Smith first Smith yeah they and I’m sitting here like w yeah but they can all go like the Nicks need the Nick yeah they can all go they’re they’re amateurs yo they can the Nicks need aelo or Carmel Anthony no car they need like I think uh

Car you mean a lamelo ball no no I’m saying they the Knicks need that type of player like a like like carel Anthony is the biggest thing the Knicks have had since patting them no no no he probably is the biggest thing that they had no I

Know since you and was the team well well knew it was that dude a nobody was selling no patri to Pearl how many Billboards y put Patrick youu and face on John Sparks put it yeah what he average 5 10 15 I mean I’m talking about DED on when I’m talking about you

Practice that shot when I’m talking about when we’re talking about selling selling I’m selling when I’m talking when I’m talking about a product when people say Jaylen green you can sell Jaylen Green’s face to any single woman in New York I can have all kind of girls coming

In there I can I can put his face on Bill boards with his shirt off and all of that that’s that’s marketing yeah can’t do that with Randall can’t can’t do that with with no right now Anthony Edwards but but you got to have somebody who can play who

Game does it too you need someone like who who was the guy who’s jumped 44 Ines in your in your in your franchise history who’s going to be the Vince car no Oben topping was the closest no but that’s what I’m saying but you need your super they need a super Superstar like

New York I mean like Chicago had a Michael Jordan and a D Rose and all a Zack you need guys that that can like you can okay we got our foundation now let’s build them up but how many of those packaged guys are there Anthony just one all they need sit in small

Cities you like it it Zine right jayen green who else I guess the question for you guys is why why don’t those players want to go play in New York when you talk about somebody said I’m wrong on you and so he’s cute huh damn all right I’m talking

To like they’re talking about the game I’m talking about the appeal yeah when you’re talking when when when we’re talking about the the the the NBA when I’m selling a person right when I’m selling something as an NBA look at the people that they’re selling yep right

When Jordan came in oh yeah when Kobe yeah yeah I can I can can sell that easy sale why isn’t why isn’t New York New York that Premier destination obviously LA Lakers Nicks it seems like those two squads if I’m a superstar in the NBA

That’s where I want to end up I think it is it’s just that [ __ ] don’t end up being there cuz they do such bad business I think [ __ ] want to go to New York cuz it’s New York yeah I’m say New York iay for the next row that

Different different like you have lamelo you have uh time in my life was it Paulo benero yeah Pao but you got you got kids out you got to know what you’re looking at and I don’t think their front office actually knows what they’re looking at you’re just grabbing pieces yeah right just got

A whole bunch of pieces trying to make a meal instead of getting the foundation of the turkey first you know get the turkey get your turkey first that’s what the thanksgiv is around the turkey first and then you build your siid they like they like Ramen noodles man or get the

Turkey like they don’t they don’t want no Whole Foods they won’t go get the the ramen put that [ __ ] on the stove hook that [ __ ] up serve it to the people do you feel like new ownership would would Breathe new life into that franchise obviously Nicks fans for a long time

Reporting to a certain individual wait who’s over there now working it isn’t worldwide West over there yeah Leon they got Brunson that’s what they they got Brunson over there you got people making moves but it all starts at the top so if you have you have a figure at the top

That fans and and former players aren’t really rolling with taking away people’s free tickets you know there’s a lot yeah I’m just saying who who who I don’t know who’s over there but whoever’s over there had three left-handed players playing on the same side and thought it

Was a good idea I thought it was a good idea yeah was a good idea let’s do so we can you know what I mean so I’m just saying next let’s keep

Gilbert Arenas DESTROYS The New York Knicks’ Front Office as he and the Gil’s Arena Crew discuss the Knicks recent trade for OG Anunoby and debate whether or not it was a good move. They also question Julius Randle’s long term role with the team before highlighting all the wrong moves the Knicks have made over the years and why they need a superstar to get them back into the NBA tier of elite franchises.

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