With KG getting injured and falling on the way to the tunnel due to pain, only to make a late-game return, I knew we were potentially due for another WWF-esque moment from the Big Ticket.  I was really hoping to see him raise his arms as he entered and get the crowd going nuts. It's absolutely incredible when he gets them going like that, even if it does get the home crowd rallied up against my own team. 

Instead, we were "treated" to KG's tirade at the end of the game in which he popped out his jersey to display "Celtics" and kept repeating "This is what I'm talking about Motherf***ers!"

I have to admit, I love it when KG goes bonkers, but tonight I found it a little tough to swallow. It seemed to me that his actions were a little insulting to the Wolves organization. The way he clearly pointed out "Celtics" over and over again made it appear that he was driving home the message that the C's are so much better than the Timberwolves. 

Trying to take a more objective look, Garnett was at home and was celebrating in front of the Boston fans. His actions could just be his way of saying "I'm happy to be here, to be a part of this organization, etc." But in the back of my mind, it still just seemed like there was a little bit of anti-Wolves sentiment there as well.  I've seen him do the jersey pop before, but this one just seemed a little more enthusiastic, a little longer, and thus, a little more deliberate.

Trust me, KG has every reason to want to stick it to McHale, Taylor, and whoever else put him through twelve years of hell with their bad management decisions. I would just like to think that Kevin would also remember that there's thousands and thousands of Timberwolves fans who still support him just as strongly as ever.  We treat him as if he were still one of our own.  When he went down in the 4th quarter with the abdominal strain, it never crossed my mind to think "Yes!  We have a better shot of winning!".  Instead, I was annoyed with the Wolves as if they'd just injured one of their own teammates.

Through location, loyalty, or a twisted gluttony for punishment, we're all still following and supporting the Wolves in Garnett's absence.  Because of that, any action he does to insult the organization can be taken as an insult to us.  Truth be told, as much as I consider him to still be "one of us", he's really not.  The fans on this site and I can take our shots at the team because it's "our" team.  Anything negative we say is out of love coupled with frustration, and at the end of the day we still bleed for this organziation.  Garnett doesn't have that relationship any more and every move he made last night was going to come under major scrutiny.  I just wish he'd been a litte more careful, and, without sounding like a total wuss, a little more sensitive to the people he left behind. 

Again, the game was in Boston and he was celebrating with the Boston fans.  It's not far-fetched to think that he got caught up in the moment and forgot about the thousands in the Midwest who were watching him over the television.  After twelve seasons of doing the incredible for us, I'm more than willing to give KG a pass on this one.  I just seriously hope we don't see anything similar when the Ticket comes back to the Target Center, because that would simply be inexcusable.

My final word of advice to KG would be this - if you're going to pull out a WWF move on February 8th, make it this one:  Act like you're going to run up to Al Jefferson and clock him in the face, and then instead raise his arm into the air as a sign of solidarity with your long-time fans and the players they now support in your absence. 

Trust me, the crowd will love it!

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5. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 26-01-2008 18:29 I think the thing that ticked me off the most about KG's performance was that he downplayed the matchup before the game, didn't perform particularly well during the game, and then acted like an idiot after the game. Contrast that to some of the things Big Al said about coming back to Boston and it becomes even more apparent that KG was completely classless.     I liked KG a lot while he was here. But he was never my favorite player because of crap he did to players like Pryzbilla; it never made sense to me...the guy was a top 5 player and he would wig out when faced up against certain competition. It happened again this year against Portland, the Knicks and now the Wolves.     I think the most telling thing was Kendrick Perkins' face at the free throw line when KG started talking shit at Big Al. He knew it was tasteless and classless, especially against someone like Jefferson.     I've always been one of those fans who thought the trade was a terrible idea. After seeing how classy Big Al is (not to mention his play on the offensive end), seeing how good of a glue-guy Gomes is, and seeing Bassy improve, I'm fine with him being gone. The only thing I could think about last night was, "God, did he act like that the entire time he was here and I just didn't pay attention to it?" Report

9. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 27-01-2008 01:52 I guess the reason I go with classless is the juxtaposition between KG and Big Al. If you go read some of the Boston media's articles about how Big Al handled everything and then watch KG drop a few f-bombs on Big Al...well, as a T-Wolves fan, I don't care if KG thinks its not about Wolves fans; there's only so much of the nonsense I'm going to take moving forward with guys we're supposed to be rebuilding with. It's almost like dealing with a girlfriend with an ex that used to be your friend. Yeah, you used to hang and he was cool to you, but the more he makes things about your new life, the more you tend to view him as someone you're glad is no longer around. Report

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