"Unless amnesty allows them to remove Gilbert Arenas and his salary-cap numbers from the books this summer, the Magic will begin next season (whenever that will be) with the same problem.

They don't exactly know what to do with Gilbert.

It's clear he wasn't tickled with his limited minutes playing behind starting point guard Jameer Nelson last season.

And when he did, he was seldom productive, fighting various physical restraints and the relative tight reins placed upon him by coach Stan Van Gundy.

Structure has never been Gilbert's thing, off the court or on it. He usually found himself in situations — Golden State and Washington — where he could free-lance and score lots of points by taking a lot of shots.

But that all changed when he came to Orlando in a trade last season.

(When GM Otis Smith says that Arenas and Van Gundy need more time to work on their relationship this summer, these are basically the issues.)

So wouldn't it make more sense for Van Gundy to use Arenas at shooting guard instead of point guard? Especially with a hole at the 2? "