 Jim Turner
Turnersportsdesk.com
June 10, 2010
Washington Capitals Majority Owner, Ted Leonsis officiallytook control of the Washington Wizards and the Verizon Center formerly owned byAbe Pollin. One of the first items on the agenda of Leonsis was to speak to thestatus of Gilbert Arenas. Leonsis confirms that Arenas will return and will bea vital part of the teams restructuring efforts. Leon...
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 You never know how valuable a good leader is until you either have a bad one or an empty suit posing as a leader. Gilbert Arenas showed everyone he clearly did notunderstand how serious everyone else was taking his gun shenanigans. His tweets, his TV interviews and finally thepicture of him making the gun gestures during the pre game announcements was thefinal straw for NBA Commissioner Ster...
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 What an interesting week for Washington DC Sports:
Good Washington: MikeShanahan becomes the VicePresident and Head Coach of the Washington Redskins. In what could bedescribed as the worst kept secret in the history of secrets Shanahan comes toWashington and gives the Redskins the best coach in the NFC East. Shanahan is awelcomed site given the utter incompetence Redskin Nation has witnessed. Th...
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 Some of you might remember me screaming at the top of mylungs not to re-signGilbert Arenas. I like Gilbert’s quirky personality and his willingness togo to inner city playgrounds to give kids hope. The following are things I donot like about Arenas:
He is a one dimensional player unwilling to grow his gameHe is not a leaderHe does not make anyone better
Other than that, he is a nice player good f...
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 Abe Pollin was the type of owner lifelong Washington DCresidents like me are proud of. He did more for this city than many of thepoliticians. More than any money he spent he will be remembered as a man that alwaysreached out to help others. I had the opportunity to interact with Mr. Pollinduring my time as the Video Producer of the Spirit of America Pageants for theUS Army held at the Cap Centre. ...
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