Garnett is finally beginning to look and play - like Garnett

by lygafe on Nov 29, 2009 9:54 PM EST

The win against Miami was not an easy one, with the outcome only decided in the closing minutes of the game.

This seems to have been the pattern of the past few games, with the Cs coming through at crunch time. Once again, Paul Pierce didn't have to play Superman and carry the team on his back.

Kevin Garnett was the dragon slayer this particular game, as this was definitely his finest game to date this season. Hopefully, it's a sign that he's turned the corner, and that his confidence, along with a deadly mid-range jumper, is finally back in form, to go with his defensive ability.

Fortunately, our Cs atrocious three point shooting was only exceeded by Miami's at least as atrocious shooting from beyond the arc, which balanced that out.

Perkins played a fantastic game, and has been getting progressively better. There is one area in which he and Rondo will have some serious improving to do. Both of them should have to stay behind after a game where they've missed 1/2 their free throws and have to shoot free throws until at least one of them hits ten in a row: of course, that means that they could be up all night on occasion, but I guarantee their game free throws will dramatically improve after a few sessions like that.

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17-18

Who is the best player in the NBA? 17-18 says it all.

Is it Kobe, does he shoot 17-18 from the floor, the same stat-padding Kobe who has his best game of the season against the Nets scoring 30 through 3 quarters? No.

Is it LeBron, the Golden Child, recipient of 50-100 calls per game? No.

Is it D-Wade wearer of Jordan’s sneakers and owner of Wade County? No.

Answer:
Name:Kevin Garnett
Occupation:Best player in the NBA.
17-18:What Garnett shoots average per game. Banners lifted since he arrived.

by basketblll on Nov 29, 2009 11:51 PM EST reply actions

Nice to see the old KG again...

I love the way he has been taking it strong to the hoop on offense and think its vital for him to continue to do so (along with all the other bigs) .

When he goes aggressively to the bucket and adds some patented out side jump shots to his game, he is very hard to defend.

He has also been fairly aggressive on defense and appears not only to have his game back but his swagger also.

If the C’s want to get title 18 this year, the Garnett we have seen the last few games is the Garnett we are going to need the rest of the regular season and heading into the playoffs.

So lets hope the big ticket can keep up the good work the rest of the way!

by fordescort on Nov 30, 2009 12:44 PM EST reply actions