NBA Lockout: Kevin Garnett Proves Players Don't Know How to Win This Game

The NBA and players will once again meet on Tuesday. They will be aided by an appointed mediator, but there is little hope that a compromise can be had. The players have only themselves to blame for that. 

There they sit, as stoic as if they were about to play in a pivotal game late in the season. Yet, they aren't. Guys that are used to keeping their mouths shut before they take on their opponents are letting one man do the talking, and they shouldn't. 

All season we get to hear about their latest thoughts on the sport, their dates and the new toy they just bought. Many NBA stars take to Twitter to let their feelings known to the masses. Twitter is a wasteland, currently. At least, from the things that matter it is. 

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports penned a great column that breaks down the players and their inability to shape their argument to the masses. 

Carmelo Anthony is one player that has been frustrated with the lack of voice the players have had. Last time I checked, Anthony was a high-profile player that can do anything he pleases in this dire time of the NBA lockout. 

The really telling aspect of the report was the meeting that was attended by Kevin Garnett. Management has stated Garnett exacerbated the situation by coming into the meeting with glaring eyes and a venomous disposition. 

In fact, Garnett is being painted as a man that doesn't turn off the glare whether he is in the boardroom or the locker room. That fact is killing the players. 

The owners are forced to keep mum during the lockout while the players have free reign to step forward and shape the message, and they aren't. 

Twitter, Facebook and good old fashioned media like TV and the radio should be tasked to get the public on the players' side. 

Instead, Garnett and others are treating this like Game 7, where you want to play your cards close to your vest. Well, this is not a sporting event. The winner will most likely own the court of public opinion, and that is a court the players have far more access to then the owners. 

Yet, David Stern is able to speak loud and clear in his woe is us message, and the players stand behind Derek Fisher and cower. 

When the owners get exactly what they want, the player will be left to wonder just one thing. Why didn't we just speak up? I am wondering the same thing right now.