This reputation that KG goes after smaller players is just stupid. 95% of the league is smaller than he is; of course he goes after smaller players. But seriously, go ahead and forget that he's tangled with Duncan, Amare, Pachulia in the past. He'll get in the face of anybody if it's warranted (and occasionally when it isn't).
He sticks up for his players. If Quentin Richardson is on Paul Pierce, KG will defend him. Do you think it crosses KG's mind even for a split second that QRich is only 6'6"? No. Speaking of 'fake tough'...
Oh, and is 11 rebounds soft? No. He was missing shots tonight, and there are times when I'd like him to take over rather than looking to make the next pass. That's not 'soft', that's 'unselfish to a fault'. Not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination.