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	<title>Two Sides Of The Hoop &#187; Abe Pollin</title>
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		<title>Shooting blanks&#8230; saving the Wizards!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abe Pollin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gilbert Arenas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know the story of Gilbert Arenas by now and his fetish for leaving guns near teammate&#8217;s lockers. But this also brings up another topic of discussion when it come to the Washington Wizards as a whole.
There has been talk circulating lately that Washington fans want to bring back ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-73" href="http://twosidesofthehoop.com/54/paul_logo1/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-73" title="Paul" src="http://twosidesofthehoop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/paul_logo1.png" alt="" width="50" height="62" /></a>We all know the story of Gilbert Arenas by now and his <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4787825" target="_blank">fetish for leaving guns</a> near teammate&#8217;s lockers. But this also brings up another topic of discussion when it come to the Washington Wizards as a whole.</p>
<p>There has been <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/polls/2009/nov/should-new-washington-wizards-owner-change-team-na/" target="_self">talk circulating lately</a> that Washington fans want to bring back the old &#8220;Bullets&#8221; name and colors to their team. Personally, although I love the idea, I think it&#8217;s a little early to be trampling on poor ol&#8217; Abe Pollin&#8217;s wishes. But hey, nothing moves as fast as change in this world.</p>
<div id="attachment_1384" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-1384" href="http://twosidesofthehoop.com/shooting-blanks-saving-the-wizards/washingtonbullets/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1384" title="Washington Bullets?" src="http://twosidesofthehoop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/washingtonbullets.jpg" alt="" width="468" height="401" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">It will be a while before the NBA sees any form of Washington Bullet name change...</p></div>
<p>The late Abe Pollin wouldn&#8217;t have condoned having guns on-site at the Verizon Center, but I think there is a small bit of justice served in the fact that due to this scandal, the &#8220;Wizards&#8221; will remain just that for a few years yet. I don&#8217;t see how any kind of PR spin can create the appropriate social window for Washington to make the change to &#8220;Bullets&#8221; now.</p>
<p>In a weird way Gilbert, you&#8217;ve just saved the Washington Wizards name, whilst also tarnishing it at the same time.</p>
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