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Ready To Make A U-Turn?
"As much as people say we can score, you also have to execute," says Coach Eddie Jordan, above, of a team that appears headed for the 2008 draft lottery after six games.
(Preston Keres - The Post)
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Following Sunday's win over Atlanta, Arenas said he plans to pick his spots offensively until he finds a "rhythm."
[an error occurred while processing this directive]"I'm just letting Caron and Antawn take the majority of the shots," Arenas said. "If I'm feeling it that night, I'm feeling it. If not, I'll just run the team until I feel 100 percent."
Arenas has periodically flashed the shot-making and explosiveness that made him an MVP candidate last season.
He forced overtime in the season-opening loss at Indiana by making a three-pointer at the buzzer, and he blew through the Hawks' defense for a pair of crucial layups late in Sunday's game.
"It's just a matter of time until he feels like the old Gilbert," said guard DeShawn Stevenson, who went through a similar process after injuring his knee during the 2004-05 season while playing for Orlando. "A lot of what you go through is mental, just getting that confidence back. I give him until the end of the month and he'll be his old self."
The good news for the Wizards is that starting with tonight's game, the schedule should provide an opportunity to make up for the rough start.
Three of the next four games are at Verizon Center, and the next seven opponents (Indiana, Minnesota, Portland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Golden State and Memphis) were a combined 12-27 through Monday's games.
The Wizards recovered from a 4-9 start last season, and several of the team's key players have been around long enough to know that a bad start does not necessarily lead to a bad finish. They also understand that turning things around will require more performances like the one they gave Sunday.
"We have to look at each game and say, 'This is what we have to focus on to win this game, these are the keys for this game,' " center Brendan Haywood said. "We can't take anyone for granted. Every team in this league is a challenge and you can't look at it and say, 'We should beat this team.' You have to go out there and compete. If we do that, we'll be where we want to be later on."
Wizards Note: The time of the Jan. 12 game against the Boston Celtics at Verizon Center has been changed to 7:30 p.m.
