Goodbye Agent 0

At the beginning of the basketball season, many had high expectations for the Wizards after numerous offseason acquisitions. I wrote that if Arenas couldn't get it done this season, with new players around him, if he wasn't able to show some measure of improvement and hope, then he should be gone.

Where are the Wizards now?

Dead last in their division with a 10-21 record. Arenas' obscene salary means that this team needs to compete and they aren't doing that. And if the team's appalling performance wasn't enough, how bout some gun charges? After an argument over a card game, teammate Javaris Crittenton threatened to shoot Arenas in his knee. At practice two days later, Arenas laid out three guns with a note saying "pick one." Arenas claims it was a joke, but neither Crittenton or DC police thought it was very funny. Now the case will be reviewed by a grand jury.

Maybe instead of thinking up a gem of a joke like that, he should have been worried about how to turn his team around. Whether he accepts it or not, this was supposed to be his team, led by him. If they can't get it done, it falls on his shoulders. He's paid like a superstar, he needs to start performing like one. And while there have been plenty of dumb superstars, this latest incident can just be added to the list of reasons why Agent 0 needs to go.