jrodmc wrote:Oh of course, we all know the C's need bulletin board fodder to be azzholes. KG needs that prerequisite.
WTF are you talking about?Nevermind, I have to get ready for another blow out Knicks loss tonight.
Actually Garnett does look for things like that for further edge did you not hear his rants from him last year...It's obvious you don't follow this sport closely...
Playing without starting point guard Rajon Rondo and sharpshooter Ray Allen, the Boston Celtics still had enough to take down a Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic team on Wednesday, scoring a 102-98 win at the TD Garden. The victory, keyed by a dominant all-around performance by Paul Pierce (29 points on 14 shots, a career-high 14 assists with just three turnovers, five rebounds and two steals in 35 minutes), clinched Boston's fifth consecutive Atlantic Division crown, which will either give them the longest streak of divisional dominance in the NBA or, if the Los Angeles Lakers can hold off the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific, a tie for that mark.That's a division title in each year Allen and Kevin Garnett have been Celtics, if you're keeping score, and Garnett's pretty proud of this one. He heard us all downplaying Boston's chances and the surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer did what he always does — turned it into motivation. When it was time to answer to a postgame question about what this division title means to the Celtics' players, he took the opportunity to revel in the moment.
"Never count us out," he answered. "I mean, you guys called us old, over.
"You know, I read some of your pathetic articles and some of your lousy analysis," Garnett continued, pausing to slowly look back and forth over the faces of each member of the media surrounding him. "It's opinion. I mean, obviously, you don't know what drive is. We thank y'all for those articles. Appreciate it. Because it lit a fire under us."
I won't presume to speak for Kelly or Eric, but I'd like to say: You're welcome, Kevin. I am glad that my pathetic articles and lousy analysis could help.
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BOSTON -- Fresh off a turn-back-the-clock performance in which he posted game-highs of 28 points and 14 rebounds, Celtics center Kevin Garnett opened his postgame news conference by firing a shot across the bow of Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. for derogatory comments he made about Garnett on Wednesday.More From ESPNBoston.com
Angry and feeling disrespected, Kevin Garnett stood up, put the Celtics on his back and got Boston into the second round, writes Jackie MacMullan.
Garnett's effort helped Boston top Atlanta 83-80 in Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round series Thursday night at TD Garden and ended the Hawks' season.
"First off, I want to say thank you to the (Hawks) owner for giving me some extra gas tonight," Garnett said. "My only advice to him is next time he opens his mouth, actually know what he's talking about -- X's and O's versus checkbooks and bottom lines."
Speaking at an event in Atlanta on Wednesday, Gearon Jr. lamented the lack of foul calls in Atlanta's favor, even on the heels of the team's Game 5 triumph that forced the series back to Boston.
"We don't get any calls, which I know everybody always hears," Gearon said. "But I'll give you a stat. Last night, we are playing this old physical team. They are old. I know what happens when you play basketball: Old guys foul. Garnett is the dirtiest guy in the league. We are playing Boston (Tuesday) night and they had two fouls the whole first half. We had five times that and we're athletic."
Garnett took umbrage with both the "old" and "dirty" parts of Gearon's comments. On the latter, Garnett noted, "We're not dirty. You have to understand the word 'dirty' in this game is very defined. Going under guys, trying to hurt guys, ill intent -- that's not how we play basketball. We play very, very respectable to the opponent, to the city we're in. We play with a lot of passion and with force. It's the playoffs. I haven't been here trying to hurt anybody and neither have my teammates. I found that comment to be a little rude and out of hand, and I wanted to address it.
"Just because you got a bunch of money doesn't mean you can open your mouth."
As for the notion of being old, KG sounded off again.
"I don't want to come off kind of wrong, but I really go with my craft and I take it very seriously," he said. "I guess being 35 -- soon to be 36, not 37, (19)76 (birth year), look it up -- I put a lot of work into my craft. I take it very seriously. I always have, since '95, since I've been able to come into the league and it's almost like you guys are shocked. Like this ain't what I do every day, like this ain't what I was made for. It does come off disrespectful at times. I put a lot of work and time into this, and there are certain levels I expect from myself. ...
"I take this very seriously, so you guys calling me old, that number defies. You have no idea what you are doing when you say those 'old' comments. I appreciate that. I don't read your columns, but it gets back to me."
Yes Garnett feeds off stuff like that.
