Wolves Updates 11/2
Britt Robson/City Pages reviews last night's game and offers a tribute to KG.There has been plenty of talk from local writers and columnists about KG not taking over games and not being a crunch time player. Someday I'll dig out the stats that show his crunch time timidity and ineptitude to be an urban myth. But what I want to focus on here is, how many other superstars pulling down $22 million and who hadn't missed in 15 shot attempts (seven from the field, eight at the line) would have set Huddy up so well--wide open, feet set, knowing Mike James is the big new face in the season opener--rather than spinning and taking the triple-team to the hole? When it was over, KG had a game-high 24 points on a measley nine shots (exhausted, he missed the last two), a game-high 12 rebounds, and a game-high 3 blocks. Take the stats for granted, but if you can't appreciate the joyful visual spectacle of this man's game, you deserve to be subjected to a week's worth of Bachmann and Wetterling ads.
SLAM Online lists Garnett as the 10th best player in the NBA.
Click here to listen to Chad Hartman's interview with McHale from yesterday on KFAN.
Coach Casey describes Vin Baker, on the inactive list for yesterday's game, as a "security blanket situation."
Tom Powers/Pioneer Press talks about Coach Casey's ability to stay relatively calm and collected despite the things happening around him.
Coach Casey on Mike James not playing in the 4th quarter last night:
"He was uptight," Casey said. "He wanted to play real bad."
Coach Casey on the upcoming season:
"No one, no situation is going to put more pressure on me than I put on myself."
KG bought but hasn't listened to Ron Artest's new record:
"To get up in front of an audience and do something against the norm, that's brave, that shows self-confidence, so I can applaud him for that," Garnett said. "Not only Ron Artest, but Huddy (Wolves guard Troy Hudson, who also raps) and anybody who's doing something to diversify themselves."
posted by Lil Dice @ 11/02/2006 12:58:00 PM
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