Garnett Not Slowing Down in Twilight of Career

I had to decide between jerseys to buy and I got his. Love the way he plays and his intenstiy!

These days he seems to play well with extended breaks, like the two he’s had this past month. Playoffs will be a different story ( assuming they make the playoffs)

kg is the cat’s meow. he has 45,000 nba regular season minutes on his odometer and lots of playoff, pre,and other season minutes as well. he is sort of flying under the nba radar, and out of position as a center, giving it to the team, and playing down low where he is very effective. danny, please get him some rebounding help and doc, get your guys to crash the boards. rondo last nite often was a one man break and i hate to see paul and ,yes, ray, loaf up the floor.

Players like him come once in a lifetime. He’s the big ticket for a reason. As a fan, I just love his spirit and energy. It’s magical. It’s an enigma. It’s contageous. You can definately see his handprints on the guys he plays with. He’s old but you can still see the killer instinct in him…that ability to beat your opponent into the ground when you sense his weakness. Win by any means necessary. Talent, heart, hustle, passion, never-die spirit…and a little bit of dirty plays (lol)…that’s KG.

Danny didn’t just bring in a player. He brought in a true character guy. His routine as he takes the court NEVER varies. As he gets into position for the opening tip he points to each ref. And gets worked up until they acknowledge him back. He NEVER fails to reach behind him after a made free throw for the hand slaps from guards that usually aren’t there. He NEVER lets a shot taken after the whistle blows get to the rim. He does little things better than most such as popping out on pick & roll D. ALWAYS. He is not selfish enough on O. That’s the WORST thing I can say about him. Nobody still laughs at Gino on the Jumbotron as though he’s seeing him for the first time more than KG. (Unfortunately Gino appears in easy wins so haven’t had him much this year). His wife and daughter sit courtside in front of me and he just doesn’t socialize. But every once in a while he takes the ball out in front of them and puts his palm back for the little girl to slap. Nothing else.
My wife loves her Ray. His amazing shooting streaks are also part of the Celtics ticket value. But KG is it for me.

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

When you are aging gracefully, you’ll have a few grood games now and then.

KG in not the Kevin of old and can’t be expected to put in good numbers night in and night out.

Glad to see the old KG back…now and then.

KG comes off the floor dripping effort. He is running, diving, yelling, clapping, shoving, leaping, screaming, scraping, fighting, fighting, fighting tooth and nail.
KG raises the effort bar very high. Effort is now measured differently.
He does not have a post build to move guys & get position, but there he is down in the paint using his length to get shots up, draw fouls, get to the line. Working hard.
Why is this kind of effort so rare ?

They used to say we fans had the “privilege” to have seen Bird, McHale and Parrish play and that was true. We now have the privilege to see KG, Ray and Pierce play. That, too is true.

So as I look at the rumors which we’ll probably see for the next 2 weeks I can’t imagine Danny trading any of these three. When mentioning this it’s always we probably won’t get much in return. Then the talk is about salary and salary cap and the need to bring in new players.

As far as money goes, If KG returns it will be for less, same for Ray. Only Pierce has his salary set in stone for the next too years. Wyc several weeks ago said we have the money to get 2 max salary players next year, which to me means impact players. This I took to mean with our Big Three still in Boston.

We gain nothing by not having KG, Ray and Pierce here. We gain everything by having them here, even if their basketball skills have diminished. We want any new player coming to this team exposed to these guys, even if they play 5 minutes/game. But I still think they still have plenty of basketball left in them.

Realistically I don’t think they can win a championship this year, but if we are to rebuild next year, these guys need to be here to set the example. Surround them with help. I’m not giving up on this year because I’m a Celtic fan and as far as I’m concerned they always have a chance. I’m not happy with the way they’re playing now, but giving away any of the big three won’t make the Celtics better now or in the future.

These guys are all one of a kind and they should retire here, where, by the way, they all want to stay.

Just another wonderful read emanating from your fingers!

For someone who is ‘done’, KG is posting a ORtg-DRtg differential of almost +12 points per 100 possessions. No one else on our team is remotely close.

KG has always been and continues to be, the most important player on this team.