Why do you have a problem with what KG was doing? The starters had worked hard all game building up a big lead, and they were absolutely dominating the game. Because of the poor play of the bench, a dejected Blazers squad managed to climb back in the game with all of their scrubs on the floor. This was unacceptable, and KG let the bench know it. It may have been ill-advised for Doc to insert POB into the game when he did, but even so the onus was on POB to prove that he belonged in the game. The rest of the bench had a responsibility to play hard and play intelligently, as well, and they didn't do either tonight. What makes KG great is that he's always turned on. So it's understandable that when he sees Portland let back into the game because of a bunch of unnecessary mental mistakes, he's going to be upset.
Being upset is one thing, being apart of a problem that happens during the game is another thing entierly and there is a reason why Garnett isnt on the bench when injured, and its not for his sake.
KG was not taunting anyone. He pointed his pinger to his head not to say "you're stupid," but to say "that was a stupid mistake, you're better than that."
I disagree, that sitiuation your talking about had nothing but negativity and bad vibes about it and while most likely meant in a positive way as your talking about, comunication is 2 way thing, there has to be a reaciver for it to function and i cant fathom anyone taking it in a fashion as you discribe.
As the leader of the team, it's KG's job to rally the troops in the huddle. Doc has no reason to prevent KG from talking to his teammates. They showed KG's demeanor in the huddle over and over again on ESPN. He was not verbally lashing anyone, and seemed to be just speaking in his normal intense manner.
Everyone else on the team was listening intently to KG. Big Baby sulked on the end of the bench. I like Davis, and I hope he bounces back from this, but I'm not going to blame this on Kevin Garnett, the team's emotional leader.
No, No, No, No, No! its not KG's job to handle the huddles, he's supposed to be an on court leader, handling the huddles is actualy what Doc's paid for and its called coaching and what happend is as much on Doc's hands as it is Garnett/Glen's
No matter how you try to spin it, Glen Davis was upset when entering the huddle, the only one visibly speaking on the ESPN feed was Garnett and you have to be freaking kidding me if you think Glen went off like he did if nothing out of the ordinary happend in that huddle.
The only thing i actualy agree with you on is that Garnett is the emotional leader of this team, he sure is and emotion showed it can be a two way snake as Garnett's emotions had a negative impact on this perticular sitiuation