Well...yeah. After reading everybody here, it does make a little more sense. Maybe Doc should have used different words to describe or articulate what he was trying to say.
I really don't want to not like KG anymore. Always LOVED him and this just sort of felt like a punch in the gut, on first glance.
Can't wait for the game tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I posted this in the blog link as well, in reply to your post about KG "trying to take away Pruitt's dignity", but I'll put it here as well. I really think that some are taking this line from Doc and jumping to some questionable conclusions.
For example, Gabe Pruitt absolutely loved playing with Garnett. He’s one of many, many young players that credit him with being an outstanding mentor. In Pruitt’s words:
“I remember when we were overseas I got a call and it said come to Glen (Davis’) room. So [the rookies] went to Glen’s room and there was a guy with two suit racks. KG walks in and is like, ‘Pick out three suits, it’s on me.’ We looked at each other like, ‘Whoa’ and started shopping through them and picked out three suits. They’re really nice suits from Italy and that was my first time really getting a suit like that because I don’t really wear suits. But I was pumped that he said that when I walked in and saw the selection and they custom made everything — the shoes, the jacket, all that stuff — so I was pretty excited about that.”
“For the most part he’s always full of energy and full of stories. Every day you come looking forward to another story that happened to him these past years. When he comes in you’re looking forward to it and he stops and sits down and you get into it, it’s like ‘I wonder what’s next.’ There’s always something that makes you say, ‘Oh wow,’ something crazy like that. He’s always full of energy, always keeping spirits up. If you’re down, he’s somebody who will pull you to the side and talk to you. He’s a real clam off the court and on the court he’s energetic and crazy, but he’s a really good guy both ways. He really helps me out when I need help or times when stuff comes up, he’s the guy I go to and talk to.” – Gabe Pruitthttp://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=7841Considering that this whole thread is based off of an interview in which Doc Rivers, an NBA vet known as a player’s coach and one of the nice guys in the game, felt that he was saying something complimentary about KG and giving it credit for being a positive for the team, in addition to interviews like the above from the “bullied” Gabe Pruitt, I tend to think that perhaps some aren't interpreting what Doc said the way that Doc meant it. At least, that’s my opinion.