Gilbert By Any Other Name

We'll be getting to politics shortly, but first, a message from the first black president:

"Washington is option 1, 2 and 3," said Arenas, who first discussed opting out with Grunfeld shortly after the season ended. "It would take something crazy to happen for me not to stay. I'm the president of DC -- you know, without the White House."

Said Grunfeld: "We are absolutely committed to re-signing Gilbert."

Grunfeld would probably feel the same way even if the man he hopes to re-sign wasn't named Gilbert Arenas. In an interview with Sports Illustrated last season, Arenas expressed a desire to change his name, claiming there is a correlation between a player's rise to superstar status and the way his name flows out of a broadcaster's mouth.

"A name like mine, I just look at my dad and say, 'What, you didn't think I was going to be a star?'" Arenas said.

Well, eight months later, Arenas has figured what he wants to go by.

"Gilbert McLovin," Arenas said. "That name will take me to another level."

I'm not sure if there is another level for Gilbert. Truly, he's on a plane all of his own.