"Stumbling On Wins" is actually by both Dave Berri (of The Wages of Wins Journal) and Martin Schmidt -- a book where "two economists expose the pitfalls on the road to victory in professional sports" ... or so the tag-line goes.

Right now, on Truth About It.net, there's a contest where you can win one of two copies of the book (and some Wizards swag).

Basically you just have to answer some trivia about Wizards/Bullets franchise history and I will select the winners from the pool of entrants. Good luck.

Via Washington Post (guess they found his gun):

"Crittenton was charged Monday with unlawful possession of a firearm, which is a felony and attempting to carry a pistol without a license, a misdemeanor.

Sources say Crittenton is working on a plea agreement to drop the felony and plead to the misdemeanor."

UPDATE: Javaris Crittenton's lawyer released the following statement:

There has been a great deal of misinformation published about this event and about Javaris Crittenton. Mr. Crittenton brought a lawfully owned, unloaded handgun into Washington, DC only because he legitimately feared for his life. The government's proffer of facts to be filed today acknowledges that his handgun was not loaded and that he never threatened anyone with it. The gun was legally purchased, but bringing it into the District, even for self defense, violated the city's strict gun control laws. Mr. Crittenton, who was 21 years old at the time of this incident, has never before been arrested or charged with any crime, and with today's misdemeanor plea to possession of an unregistered firearm, accepts responsibility for his conduct. He looks forward to explaining his actions to the NBA and returning to the basketball court as soon as possible.

UPDATE: Wow, this moved fast. Apparently, Crittenton's already been sentenced to one year probation and a $1,250 fine. As Michael Lee points out, that's roughly what Gil owed him anyway for the gambling debt.

UPDATE: I'm with Michael Lee, the Proffer of Facts is worded really strangely. Here's what it says:

There is no evidence that Crittenton ever chambered a round...raised or pointed the firearm.

Not, "It's not true," but rather "there is no evidence." Then again, this could just be legal-speak, so don't hold me to it.

In other news, per Lee's Twitter, a) Crittenton did turn in his gun, though it's unclear when, and b) according to the Proffer, when Crittenton took out his gun, Arenas said "You're going to need more than that little gun."

UPDATE: Wizards' statement:

"The charges filed today against Javaris Crittenton and his subsequent plea represent another disappointing development in what has already been a long and frustrating process for the team, the NBA and, most importantly, our fans. Javaris clearly used very bad judgment in this situation and will now face the consequences of his actions."

UPDATE: In case you thought David Stern would let Arenas off easier because of Crittenton's plea, think again, says Ken Berger of CBS Sportsline. All signs seem to be pointing toward a season-long suspension for both, though it's interesting that Berger brings up the Delonte West situation as a potential mitigating factor for Arenas.

Also, according to Berger, the three Wizards in the locker room at the time were Mike Miller, Randy Foye and DeShawn Stevenson.

I have a quick post (and video) about Arenas speaking at today's practice, making blanket statements about the media being "lazy", at Truth About It.

Michael Lee and Mike Jones also have posts up at Wizards Insider and Wizards Outlet respectively.

Looking back, I wish I'd asked Arenas a couple of questions ... but figured that he would just be giving 'ho-hum' answers, and overall, just didn't really care to "bother" him ... opting to let the two Mike's do all the talking instead.

Oh well ... that Gilbert Arenas fellow, he's an interesting/funny dude.

WoW getting the back of SI's Chris Mannix ...

The title is a 'Google' translation of a recent interview Fabricio Oberto had with Olé.

You can head to Google Translate and paste the URL of the article, or just read on if you speak Spanish.

One interesting tidbit from the translated version: When asked about Flip Saunders (and how he calls/texts with his players), Oberto said, "Yes, we speak often. They make me feel important."

H/T: 48 Minutes of Hell

Also: The "official" Oberto press conference will be help at 1 pm today. WashingtonIWizards.com will have a link.

Just wanted to post something I wrote/research I performed regarding white players who played for the Wizards/Bullets in the past 25 years.

As usual, drop your thoughts, etc. in the comments section.

ALSO: We will getting the 08-09 player evaluations started back up soon. This will give us all a chance to further reflect upon the horrendous 08-09 while analyzing what we can expect/hope from individual players in the upcoming 09-10.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Kevin Broom usually puts out some great posts on his Wizards blog, The Secret Weapon ... but his latest on the 'Misguided Characterization of Arenas' might be his best piece of work I've read yet.

Mike Jones reports that Oberto remains the top target of the Wizards.

And with the Spurs reportedly signing Theo Ratliff, the chances of the Argentinian landing in D.C. just got a fair bit better.

UPDATE: A link to a report by David Aldridge regarding Oberto was dropping in the comments.

Now, the WaTimes' Mike Jones is reporting that Oberto is "very" interested.

We're a couple more posts away from getting the man his own color-coded interest level chart.