It's hard to hate Kevin Garnett. As a matter of fact, I don't believe that there are any true Garnett haters out there. So I guess it's safe to say that no matter who you were rooting for in the 2008 Finals, you can't help but be happy for KG.
Now, I'm not a fan of the whole "surround me with better players or trade me to a team with better players" movement players at starting these days. Star player whines, gets traded (or team acquires another superstar or two at the trade deadline), team becomes super-team, storms through the playoffs, wins championship, then GMs around the league try to mimic the exact same scenario for the following season.
The thing with Kevin's situation is that he NEVER whined, complained, or asked to be traded.
KG played every game for the Minnesota Timberwolves with 110 percent energy and intensity. He gave that franchise the best years of his career despite the fact that the T'Wolves head office was run by a bunch of gerbils on wheels.
They surrounded Garnett with a ridiculous amount of garbage players and a few mediocre players. The reason why his nickname is "The Big Ticket" is because his teammates were so bad that if he wasn't on the roster, Minnesota would have less fans in their arena than Atlanta.
Latrell Sprewell was the most talented player that Garnett ever played with in Minnesota, and I feel that even he fell into that small group of mediocre players during his stint there.
Never complained. Not once.
We never once read in the media about Kevin Garnett bashing his team, his coach, or general managers. Not once. He had every right to. If anyone in the league could have said something, it should have been him. But he remained quiet.
As a matter of fact, he actually put more effort into making his garbage teammates better. Imagine that! Continuing to play all 82 games like you actually have a chance to win it all, even though you know deep down that your team sucks and that only a miracle could save you all, and understanding that if you don't set an example for the rest of the team, no one else will.
We all knew he was frustrated. He just chose not whine about it.
T'Wolves GM Kevin McHale definitely knew he was frustrated. He also knew that he has been a horrible GM and felt the need to put Kevin Garnett out of his misery. He traded The Big Ticket to the team that brought him glory as player, the Boston Celtics.
Paul Pierce got his birthday wish and then some. Kevin Garnett: probably the best all-round player in the NBA. Think about it; there is no other player in the league that score, rebounds, passes, blocks shots, and steals balls all at a high level.
Completely satisfied with joining Pierce and newly acquired Ray Allen, Garnett brought his Minnesota intensity to Boston. He impacted the franchise in way that made the team roster better players and earned a Defensive Player of the Year award, the best regular record, and his very first championship title along the way.
Sure, many of us probably would have like to have seen KG finish his career with the Wolves, and earn that ring with the roster that was there, but we all know Kevin McHale would never let that happen.
So we can forgive him for winning it the easy way (by joining a team with two all-stars), because he didn't whine or ask for the easy way out. He just did what he was paid to do... give it your all in every game until the final buzzer sounds. Congratulations, Kevin. You deserve it.
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2 months ago
KG is a OG
2 months ago
Winning it the easy way?
wow!
Thats the epitome of disrespect.
As a matter of fact, I would love to see the combination of Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, and the entire 2003-'04 Detroit Pistons team which beat that bunch down ----badly!---- in The NBA FINALS...come e-slap you into reality, AS PROOF, that a team of Hall-of-Famers doesn't really mean a damn thing, when you get to that level of competition.
Kevin Garnett anchored a *prototypical D-E-F-E-N-S-E* rivaling the best in NBA (single-season) history, and...you diminish what Thibodeau morphed that into, by calling it "winning a championship the easy way"???
WOW!
Tha Edita's article gets a "D", for *!!dastardly & dumbfoundingly disrespectful!!* as you definitely showed it's NOT hard ---no, not at all!--- for you to hate on Kevin Garnett.
2 months ago
You should consider writing a rebuttal article, against yourself, by highlighting how The Celtics *discombobulating defense* we saw in the playoffs, just...couldn't had been so quick, smart, and intense, if it would've featured so much as even, one single sole "slower, less-athletic" Caucasoid player out there. (smile)
from 2 months ago
Just when I think you can't get anymore racist, you post this crap. Your amazing dude.
2 months ago
awwww, wutzamatta T.J., I posted more veracity which, you just hate, to have to think about?
This guy writes an article saying Garnett won a title "the easy way" and...you call me racist?
man. please. stop embarassing yourself!
from 2 months ago
"You should consider writing a rebuttal article, against yourself, by highlighting how The Celtics *discombobulating defense* we saw in the playoffs, just...couldn't had been so quick, smart, and intense, if it would've featured so much as even, one single sole "slower, less-athletic" Caucasoid player out there. (smile)"
Your a racist and your psychologically messed up. Lol, I rather not waste my time.
2 months ago
T.J.,
"...I rather not waste my time...."
Promise?!!!!
2 months ago
T.J.,
don't just rant, via your anger of me exploiting your "peculiar" article writing. Just, please, explain how that unprecedented defense we saw out there, would've been BETTER with...Scott Pollard? Brian Scalabrine??
hahahaha
I told you, man, you have to learn to *let your "psyche" and 'emotions' intertwine* when it's posting time...good luck
class is in session for you
from 2 months ago
Explain to me this, how can you honestly complain about racism, but then you go and make a racist, discrimitive comment yourself? Is that not a double standard? I mean, surely you don't want to be like the people you acccuse. Ofcourse you do, because this is no crusade to stop racism on this site. This is just your way of getting attention. You an attention whore.
And for the record, there was no anger or malice driving my prior comment. I said what I said with a clear mind. The truth hurts. But don't worry you'll be alright. Hopefully, you'll find something else to do with your time then to continuously TRY to annoy people. Who knows, maybe you'll even find a lady friend one day.
Im hoping for the best...good luck
2 months ago
T.J.,
don't just rant, via your anger of me exploiting your "peculiar" article writing. Just, please, simply explain how that unprecedented defense we saw out there, would've been BETTER with...Scott Pollard? Brian Scalabrine??
from 2 months ago
The same post again. That makes 22 in a row. "I need attention. Pay attention to me!"
This is no longer funny. I'm really starting to feel bad for you. TJ and I make you look unbelievably stupid after every comment, and yet you continue cut and paste the same thing over and over.
TJ, I guess it's pretty mean of us to pick on Rain Man here. He's obviously got something wrong with him since he just posts like an AIMBOT. It's quite sad really.
from 2 months ago
Lets not waste our time Matt. Just let him continue to post this crap. As you've said, he's hungry for attention, just ignore him.
2 months ago
Matt,
You're exploited! And you're angry as hell about being outed. So, I expect nothing less out of you/TJ than to follow me around the Forum, seeking "e-REVENGE" if you will.
Just remember, it don't matter to me! I'll even send you an email ---everytime I post--- if that makes your tracking me, a bit easier. I can tell I've had an impact on you all's "peculiar posting persona" and thats priceless.
I'm not done.
I've given you and others a need to stand in your gloomy mirrors, and take a long look at how your peculiarity has made your contributions here = to irresponsibly-irrational rants.
from 2 months ago
It's not revenge, it's that I enjoy making you look stupid. Actually, you dod a pretty good job with that all yourself, but I'm not going to allow you to push your simpleton personal agenda on everyone. So everytime you post, I will be there to make you look even more dumb than your posts make you look.
You've been outted racist!
2 months ago
wahhhh! wahhhhh! wahhhhh!
yungCaucasoid won't stop exploiting my peculiar posting habits!
wahhhh! wahhhh!
Somebody! TJ! Anybody!! Help me!!!!!!!!!
2 months ago
Maturity at its best. I must be getting to him by exploiting his lack of intelligence by posting the same thing over and over
2 months ago
oh, you must mean, like you did when explaining how the Celtics defense would've been BETTER with Scott Pollard?? Brian Scalabrine??
hahahahaha
2 months ago
T.J.,
"...Lets not waste our time Matt. Just let him continue to post this crap..."
you mean crap, that you ran/cowered from, like this:
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T.J.,
don't just rant, via your anger of me exploiting your "peculiar" article writing. Just, please, explain how that unprecedented defense we saw out there, would've been BETTER with...Scott Pollard? Brian Scalabrine??
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