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Quote from: eja117 on January 02, 2012, 11:33:13 PMMaybe someone said this, but I sorta think Bass should start and KG should come off the bench. Or they should at least try this a lot. Tonite KG played like 33 mins and Bass played 31. I dont' see why maybe it could be something like KG playing 27 and Bass playing more. Nah, I don't think that would be smart. Sends a bad message to KG. I don't think KG would do well coming off the bench. I like using Bass the same way they used Glen Davis -- bring him off the bench but play him starter minutes and have him finish the game with KG at center.
Maybe someone said this, but I sorta think Bass should start and KG should come off the bench. Or they should at least try this a lot. Tonite KG played like 33 mins and Bass played 31. I dont' see why maybe it could be something like KG playing 27 and Bass playing more.
Quote from: eja117 on January 02, 2012, 11:33:13 PMMaybe someone said this, but I sorta think Bass should start and KG should come off the bench. Or they should at least try this a lot. Tonite KG played like 33 mins and Bass played 31. I dont' see why maybe it could be something like KG playing 27 and Bass playing more. It's possible to reduce KG's minutes without having him come off the bench. If the problem is KG being too tired at the end of the fourth quarter, then the solution is bring him back into the game with six instead of eight minutes left or whenever he comes in. Having him come off the bench either makes him more tired or less available for the end of the fourth quarter. Reducing KG's minutes probably means giving 5mpg to Johnson or a big other than Bass.I haven't been able to watch any games. Has Doc experimented with three shorter stints per half instead of two for KG?
Players make adjustments as they get older, what has he seen from KG? "I don't think he's made any adjustments. I mean -- the one thing about KG, you have to understand, his adjustment, starting when he was a rookie all the way until now, 17 years later, is that, whatever they give him, he's going to take. Whatever the coach asks him to do, he's going to do. If they want him to try to score more, he might try to score more. But, he's going to always make the right play when he's on the floor. If I had to say an adjustment he's made, I'd say, like most players, when Kevin came in the league, he's a 7-footer who never wanted to be a seven-footer, so I called him 6-foot-13. I said he came into the league as a 3 man, he became an All-Star and he was an All-Pro player as a 4 man, and he'll probably finish his career as a 5 man. But his effectiveness has been astonishing, except for his injured year. When he's been healthy, he's been very effective."
Has Garnett gone into the paint more? "He'll go into the paint at times. Like I said, in Minnesota he averaged 25, 26 [points] per game and 15 rebounds, so he did that. But still, when he was down there, he would always make the right play. You know, he wouldn't take a poor shot, and if he got trapped, he passed the ball out. So he's going to make the right basketball play. That's what he's been weened to do."
How do you see him dealing with age? "I know I saw him [play well Sunday] night. His body did pretty much everything he wanted it to do. So, I didn't see much aging [Sunday] night. One thing about KG, he's always taken care of himself. It started when he was a young guy, he was, like I said, brought up the right way. He's always lifted weights, he's taken care of himself, and so he's been able to always go... Sometimes on back-to-backs, he might not have the same lift, but no one does. Kobe [Bryant] doesn't either. None of those guys [do.] It's just the amount of minutes you put, as far as, on your body. But, when I look at him, as they get older they might not have that, but they know to stay away from the things, and try to keep out of trouble. So I think he knows how to do that. But he's always been... KG's always been one of the most cerebral players I've ever had. We'd go through scouting reports and he'd say, 'Well, five years ago, we pick-and-rolled this way against this guy.' He's got a phenomenal memory, he doesn't forget anything, and he remembers how to guard people, how to play people, and I think that's one of the reasons -- his game preparation -- is why he always has an opportunity to have success, even when he gets older and maybe he's not as quick as he used to be."
How do you have Andray Blatche ignore KG on the court? "Well, I think you've got to go out and you've got to take it to KG. I know that when I had him, he had his most problems when guys just went right at him, and didn't back down. It might be easier said than done, but this game is as much mental as it is physical. I know a lot of people get on KG around the league because of how he gets on players, and he's always been a guy that's always talked, but I've always said, he does that to motivate himself. That's kind of how he motivates himself to go out and play. I know one thing, there's not a guy in the league that plays with as much passion for 48 minutes on the floor as he does. So, any coach would relish the opportunity to have somebody like that."
Kevin Garnett is made up of 3 equal parts. 1/3 done, 1/3 average nba power forward, 1/3 all-star. If you watch three straight games, you'll most likely see an appearance from each.
Quote from: xmuscularghandix on January 03, 2012, 04:21:01 PMKevin Garnett is made up of 3 equal parts. 1/3 done, 1/3 average nba power forward, 1/3 all-star. If you watch three straight games, you'll most likely see an appearance from each. This is probably right.
Yeah another TP from me Kane that was a very intersting read. KG has been great here but I always imagine what would have happend if he didn't waste away on the T-Wolves all those years. I think he was the best player in the league no doubt and at that point the best PF of all time. Such a great player.
