Garnett whacking Howard's elbow

[Bahku]

KG is a dirty player. Can't believe there's this many people excusing his actions. One thing to be a fan, but it's another to be completely delusional.

One thing to be rational, another to be a insulting. To straight up insult a beloved Celtics player. To mock a wide swathe of fans. You should be ashamed.

Yeah ... "delusional" is a bit outside what's acceptible here ... you might want to preuse the posting rules a bit. If you can't make a point without bashing people, it's probably best to not make it at all.

[studstar]

KG hit him, and should've been given the foul on the first instance. i'm sure howard's arm hurt like hell after. several plays after that he started taking lefty hooks and missed his free throws (proly on account of the hurting arm). good job KG

[BigBaby]

KG is a dirty player. Can't believe there's this many people excusing his actions. One thing to be a fan, but it's another to be completely delusional.

One thing to be rational, another to be a insulting. To straight up insult a beloved Celtics player. To mock a wide swathe of fans. You should be ashamed.

Yeah ... "delusional" is a bit outside what's acceptible here ... you might want to preuse the posting rules a bit. If you can't make a point without bashing people, it's probably best to not make it at all.

Insulting? Wow, I guess that's the one crazy thing about the internet. Never know how some people will take words. It wasn't meant to be insulting at all. All I said was KG is dirty. No one can really argue otherwise. I've been a fan of his for many years, but I have never liked when he turns dirty. It's just me.

Maybe next time I should just conform with the masses and agree on everything?

[Bahku]

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I think "delusional" probably fits outside the courteous realm, but hey ... what do I know?

[GreenFaith1819]

Well, I'm just glad we don't have to deal with Bruisers like Dwight and Lebron anymore. Those two are physical players.

I really think experiencing those two (and Wade) will really help us in the next two weeks....

[Roy Hobbs]

Do you know what? im sitting here trying to write something in defense of Garnett but there really isnt any defense of what he did that night.

It was utterly stupid no matter how you look at it.

Agreed.  KG picked up his second foul four minutes into the game, should have been assessed a technical (or even a flagrant, and a flagrant 2 would have been justified, meaning an ejection), and put himself on the refs radar screen as a dirty player going into the Finals (after the elbow in Round 1 and the karate chop against Orlando).

Sure, nothing (seemingly) has come of it in hindsight, but it was a ridiculously stupid play.  If we'd lost that game by a close margin, KG would be a clear goat.  Since we won, everybody talks about how cool it is, basically throwing punches at an opponent right in front of an official.

If KG plays that out-of-control against LA, we're going to lose.  That wasn't a calculated, savvy veteran move.  It was a guy who temporarily let his emotions get the better of him, and lost his mind (see, e.g., the picture above, with the bugged out eyes, if the incident itself wasn't enough to prove that.)

Interesting how you guys are making him the goat even though we won.

If a play is stupid and makes it less likely for your team to win, why should the player avoid criticism simply because the team won the game?

KG lost control, and jeopardized our chances of winning.  That may sound dramatic in hindsight, but he picked up his second foul four minutes into the game, and Rashard Lewis immediately went on a scoring run as soon as KG left the game.

People are trying to characterize this like it was a crafty, veteran move.  It wasn't.  KG was out of his mind, bug-eyed and crazy.  The crafty veteran thing to do -- if KG was trying to send a physical message -- would have been to get some hidden elbows or hits to Howard's ribs in there, when the refs weren't looking.  It would have been to foul him hard when he was going up for a shot.  There were plenty of alternatives, and KG chose the absolute most blatant one right in front of an official, which probably (under the letter of the rule) should have been an ejection and a "two shots and the ball" situation for Orlando. 

[wdleehi]

It is still one of the dumbest plays I have ever seen KG do.


KG was lucky it was not call flagrant or a technical. 


KG was lucky not to get tossed. 



I don't want to see that out of any Celtic player.  It is so unneeded.  It only hurts the team. 

[Chris]

It is still one of the dumbest plays I have ever seen KG do.


KG was lucky it was not call flagrant or a technical. 


KG was lucky not to get tossed. 



I don't want to see that out of any Celtic player.  It is so unneeded.  It only hurts the team. 

Yeah, I thought he should have gotten tossed.  I hope he has more composure this series, because they are not going to get away with stuff like that.

[guava_wrench]

It is still one of the dumbest plays I have ever seen KG do.


KG was lucky it was not call flagrant or a technical. 


KG was lucky not to get tossed. 



I don't want to see that out of any Celtic player.  It is so unneeded.  It only hurts the team. 

He was definitely a bit over the top, thought he was smart enough to not use an elbow or a closed fist.

[Donoghus]

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I think "delusional" probably fits outside the courteous realm, but hey ... what do I know?

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[Rondo_is_better]

KG is a dirty player. Can't believe there's this many people excusing his actions. One thing to be a fan, but it's another to be completely delusional.

One thing to be rational, another to be a insulting. To straight up insult a beloved Celtics player. To mock a wide swathe of fans. You should be ashamed.

Yeah ... "delusional" is a bit outside what's acceptible here ... you might want to preuse the posting rules a bit. If you can't make a point without bashing people, it's probably best to not make it at all.

Insulting? Wow, I guess that's the one crazy thing about the internet. Never know how some people will take words. It wasn't meant to be insulting at all. All I said was KG is dirty. No one can really argue otherwise. I've been a fan of his for many years, but I have never liked when he turns dirty. It's just me.

Maybe next time I should just conform with the masses and agree on everything?

Sweet backpedal, bro.

[Bahku]

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Keep all commentary civil, and be courteous to all. Constructive criticism is welcome, but insults directed towards other users or the site staff will not be tolerated.   Coarse / insulting / gloating / condescending language is not allowed under any circumstances.  This prohibition also extends to any off color or inappropriate remarks. Sarcasm can be misinterpreted, so be very careful when using it in a post.

I think "delusional" probably fits outside the courteous realm, but hey ... what do I know?

"Please utilize the report to moderator button if you feel and rules or posting standards are being violated. The Staff will take it from there."

I apologize ... I wasn't trying to circumvent anyone's authority. I've seen reminders like before by non-staff without any problems, so I assumed it was OK ... my mistake. Again, I'm sorry.

[Roy Hobbs]

Enough infighting, folks.  How can we expect Lakers fans to behave here, if we can't even respectfully disagree among ourselves?

Celtics fans can have differing opinions about our players.  There's no need to attack or label anybody who disagrees with you.