Comments on: KG’s Disappearing Act

By: Hoffman

Hoffman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:41:05 +0000

A-Train,

I don’t consider Dirk a big man. He’s a shooting forward, not a power forward.

I’ll take KG over any of the other guys you mentioned.

By: Erick

Erick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:45:53 +0000

I completely agree with this article. Garnett’s inability to play in the post render him mortal and keep opposing teams from dealing with the near impossible task of defending a great post player while your frontcourt is in foul trouble.

Honestly though, I’d even pardon a lot of KG’s timidity if he hit a number of jumpers in the clutch, but he never has.

3 missed free throws, a missed defensive rebound with under a minute, two missed tip-ins—one relatively difficult, but one, an easy tip-in over Jordan Farmar, should have been converted, or at least Garnett should have grabbed it with both hands, gathered, and went back up again.

Plus, his bad decision making with two fouls to pick up his third (even though it wasn’t a foul).

Not smart, and not clutch. That’s one good performance, two mediocre performances, and two outright choke jobs in the Finals for KG. This is an all-time great?

By: A-Train

A-Train — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:09:14 +0000

“I regard KG — at 6-11 — as the greatest shooting big man of all-time. He shoots better from mid-range than 90% of the guards and shooting forwards in the league.”

That’s a stretch, Hoff. KG’s 18-foot jumpers are almost always taken when he’s completely open. It’s not like guys are guarding him out there.

I can name many better shooters right off the top of my head.

Nowitzki is one. McHale is another. Mailman was another. Matt Bonner. Sam Perkins. Bill Laimbeer. I mean, there are a lot. Even Marcus Camby routinely hits 16-footers. Yao Ming is an excellent shooter. Pat Ewing.

Not to say he isn’t a good shooter–he is–it’s just he’s not the best big man shooter ever.

By: King_Kaun

King_Kaun — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:11:29 +0000

Good post! I agree with everything here. GARNETT IS FINALLY IN THE FINALS!! Why the HELL isn’t he averaging 30 and 20?!? He should be playing like his life depends on it, but instead he is often-times getting the ball downlow, and then passing it out to anyone else who is remotely open…its not supposed to be like this. And the CONSTANT foul trouble…

If Garnett doesn’t finally unleash in game 6….then things will look very bleak for Gang Green…