I also have yet only to read the KG article, and TP to the OP BTW. I basically agreed with Abbott in regards to the trash talking and maniacal behavior. It's woven into the NBA decorum. Does KG take it too far? Yeah sometimes, but on the other hand, it's a necessary part of his make up. Grow up haters( that last part was my own commentary, and to take that a little further........).......
If the Celtics had 5 wins thus far, they wouldn't be having ten page threads over at Real GM titled "KG is a punk" every other day. No one would care. Bitter losers who can't simply accept another player/teams greatness don't want to dwell on the fact that the defending champs are once again dominating. They need some refuge, and decide that the focus should be on KG's antics instead.
And another thing; A lot of the haters out there often mention something to the affect of " He talks all this trash, but he never backs it up. Who has he ever beaten up?" They seem to be implying that he should punch somebody to validate his "smack". Did it ever occur to them that after witnessing all the talk and little action, that the trash talking was in fact a tactic; a tactic that probably has worked to his benefit a lot of the time? One of Abbotts sources actually did hit on the probable calculatedness of it all.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm surprised at the amount of opposing team's fans who wish to dedicate so much energy into focusing on another team's player running his mouth. Actually, I'm not surprised considering what I've read written about the Patriots these last few years.
Edit: Crownsy pretty much summed up my whole post in two sentences. drza44 too. Oh well, I'm posting it anyway.