Here is Matt Yglesias on Gilbert Arenas coming back from injury.

Gilbert Arenas seems to be getting close to returning to the Wizards lineup. Sara maintains that you can tell by his off-kilter play during those few games at the start of the season that Gilbert was psychologically shattered by the initial injury and is never going to be the same player again. I’ve never heard her use the term “swag” in regard to this theory, but to students of Gilbertology I think the relevance should be clear.

I’m not, however, really sure I buy it. What’s more, Gilbert wouldn’t need to be all that good for reallocating minutes away from the likes of DeShawn Stevenson and Roger Mason, Jr. to constitute a net improvement for the team.

I basically agree. You here a lot questions Gilbert’s post injury production and value to the team. However, when you think about the alternatives line ups it’s hard to imagine his return is not going to have a positive impact for this year. Obviously we want the old Gilbert back, but I don’t think there is any serious danger to the Wizards short term prospects.

Caron Butler is back!

It’s possible the season isn’t a total waste for the Wizards after all.