There was a drama between Mark Aguirre and Gilbert Arenas! It all started when Gilbert made some comments about past players, saying they couldn’t hang with today’s NBA stars. Well, Mark Aguirre wasn’t having any of that and fired back at Gilbert recently.
Mark, who won not one, but two NBA championships back in the day, didn’t hold back. He called out Gilbert for disrespecting the legends who paved the way for today’s players. He reminded everyone that the game has evolved, but that doesn’t mean the past players weren’t skilled and talented in their own right.
You’ve got to admire Mark for standing up for his fellow legends. He’s got a point – those old-school ballers had to work hard and play tough to make it in the NBA. It’s not like they had high-tech training facilities and all the fancy gadgets that today’s players have.
Gilbert Arenas will piss off every retired NBA veteran by the end of the year. Two-time champion Mark Aguirre took issue this time around with Agent Zero’s condescending take on the talent of past players. The former Detroit Piston went passive-aggressive on Gil, dismissing the three-time All-Star’s contribution to the game.
“I don’t know his background. If I don’t know your background, why should I be listening to you?” the Muffin Man said. “I don’t even know your background. Why should I be listening to Gilbert Arenas? Give me one reason why I should be listening to Gilbert Arenas?”
“If you MJ, OK. If you Magic, OK. If you, Shaq, OK. If you Kobe, OK. I listen to ya’ll. Why should I be listening to Gilbert Arenas? Gilbert Arenas, listen to what you saying. Gilbert Arenas?” Aguirre added.
The message is unambiguous; Gil’s words don’t hold enough water. To the Pillsbury Doughboy, his resume isn’t up there with the legends he mentioned to make him sit down and listen.
‘I’ll kill ’em on an individual level’. The guys at Gil’s Arena wanted the former Wizards All-Star to answer back. Still, Arenas was uncharacteristically at a loss for words. His only intelligible answer was: “I’ll kill ’em on an individual level.” Let’s see if that claim even holds up.
While Arenas was one of his era’s best-scoring point guards, Aguirre was no slouch either. The latter was the first overall pick of 1981, averaging at least 22 points in six of his first seven seasons. On the other hand, Gilbert’s best run was a three-season stretch from 2004 to 2006, and then, his career came tumbling down after injuries.
As for Aguirre, he impressively adjusted his game after his early starring years. The Pistons traded for him in 1988 and immediately reaped the benefits: Mark was the perfect scorer to complement Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars in the Bad Boys’ first title. Then, he accepted a reserve role in 1990 and formed a high-scoring tandem off the bench with Vinnie “The Microwave” Johnson.
So, in the end, it looks like Gilbert Arenas learned a valuable lesson – you don’t mess with the past players. They may not have the flash and hype of today’s stars, but they earned their place in basketball history. And Mark Aguirre made sure Gilbert knew it loud and clear.
