Barack Obama could score 85 points on Duke

Dan Shanoff, formerly of ESPN.com's Page 2, had a great post this afternoon comparing Barack Obama to Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards.

A personal favorite of mine is that Arenas actually refers to himself as "The Black President" on his MySpace Page.

Shanoff makes a pretty strong argument actually, noting that both might be the most talented people in their respective fields but are not the frontrunners for the top prize (MVP, the presidency).

The one distinction I would draw, however, is that Arenas comes off as selfish sometimes, taking too many shots. Obama, on the other hand, comes off as overly humble, arguing that he is running for president because of the will of the people, not for his own personal glory.