Here we are in Washington, D.C., and no matter how many times a person visits — or even lives here (which I did in a previous life) — there's always something special about arriving and seeing the monuments and the neighborhoods and the centers of government. Great town. With a great subway system (the Metro). There's something about a city that has a great subway system … kind of makes it more civilized. Not that the Metro is the RTA, mind you.

Of course, the Metro ought to be good. We all paid for it with our tax dollars.

At any rate, the Verizon Center folks are handing out white T-shirts. They want a "white-out" in the arena. With all respect, these folks really haven't lived a white-out until they've been in our parts in January or February.

Hot rumor making the rounds — and it's posted on the Washington Post site — is that Gilbert Arenas will start and not be the sixth man. This will push Antonio Daniels to a substitute role, but it raises questions. Will Arenas have his minutes extended? He has been limited as he comes back from a knee injury. What is the thinking? Instant offense? A fast start? Get the crowd excited right away? Is he uncomfortable coming off the bench?

To me, it sounds a bit desperate. But then again, we're not even totally sure it's true. The answer will come when starting lineups are announced.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 6:49 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.