Monday, July 30, 2007
Kevin: Forward Thinking and More
So much for building for the future. The future is now in Boston. Kevin Garnett may not be the next Larry Bird. And UConn legend Ray Allen may not be the next Dennis Johnson. They may be better, at least at this stage of their careers. Got your attention? Today's apparent Celtics trade for 10-time all-star Kevin Garnett sure got mine.
For the record, Larry Bird is my all-time favorite athlete. I watched nearly every game he played between 1979 and 1986. No one appreciates Larry Legend more than me. His "combination" of passing, shooting and rebounding skills were the best in the history of basketball. But have you seen Kevin Garnett play? Probably not.
Since Garnett left high school early for the NBA more than a decade ago, he's been stuck in the league's equivalent of Siberia---Minnesota. Hockey is to that state what the Red Sox are to Boston. As a result, Garnett's enormous talents have been largely under appreciated because he has played in the shadow of pucks and for a franchise that has never reached an NBA Finals. That should change in Boston. (***Side note to Red Sox Nation: before '04, and before the Sox became more hip than drinking Starbucks $4 coffee, the Celtics were once big. Very big! Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen makes them big again.
Now with Garnett (the trade is on the verge of being done), Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, the Celtics are instant contenders. Name a team in the NBA with three better players? I'm waiting. You can't.
Yes, the Celtics have needs to fill. But good luck stopping this trio. The last time three people looked this good together was the first season of Charley's Angels.
I would imagine Danny Ainge expects to be a little more visible now than Charley. Why not. I think his Celtics can reach the NBA Finals.
Now that I've exhaled and blood is again flowing to my brain, I realize Kevin Garnett will never be Larry Bird. Not to me at least. But Kevin Garnett blows Kevin McHale away. And someday, McHale will regret trading Garnett away. I hope it's next season---when/if the Celtics win championship number 17.
For the record, Larry Bird is my all-time favorite athlete. I watched nearly every game he played between 1979 and 1986. No one appreciates Larry Legend more than me. His "combination" of passing, shooting and rebounding skills were the best in the history of basketball. But have you seen Kevin Garnett play? Probably not.
Since Garnett left high school early for the NBA more than a decade ago, he's been stuck in the league's equivalent of Siberia---Minnesota. Hockey is to that state what the Red Sox are to Boston. As a result, Garnett's enormous talents have been largely under appreciated because he has played in the shadow of pucks and for a franchise that has never reached an NBA Finals. That should change in Boston. (***Side note to Red Sox Nation: before '04, and before the Sox became more hip than drinking Starbucks $4 coffee, the Celtics were once big. Very big! Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen makes them big again.
Now with Garnett (the trade is on the verge of being done), Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, the Celtics are instant contenders. Name a team in the NBA with three better players? I'm waiting. You can't.
Yes, the Celtics have needs to fill. But good luck stopping this trio. The last time three people looked this good together was the first season of Charley's Angels.
I would imagine Danny Ainge expects to be a little more visible now than Charley. Why not. I think his Celtics can reach the NBA Finals.
Now that I've exhaled and blood is again flowing to my brain, I realize Kevin Garnett will never be Larry Bird. Not to me at least. But Kevin Garnett blows Kevin McHale away. And someday, McHale will regret trading Garnett away. I hope it's next season---when/if the Celtics win championship number 17.
Posted at 9:01 PM by kevin
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