For some, the truth hurts. This doesn't really bother me... about what I expected.


\"I'm a little bit revived,\" Garnett said after yesterday's press conference at the Rome mayor's office. \"It's good to be around excellence. It's cool . . . The organization, everything so far has been first-class. Obviously, the guys on the team [and coach Doc Rivers have] been phenomenal. In 13 years, this is the best camp I've been involved with by far . . .

\"I've never experienced a lot of things that have been going on. But you can definitely tell a difference in the organizations. It's revived me, I will say that. I'm having a lot of fun.\"

\"[Garnett] loves being in Boston, loves his teammates,\" said Mitchell, the winner of this year's Red Auerbach Trophy as Coach of the Year. \"He said if he knew the NBA was like this, he would have wanted to be traded a long time ago . . .

\"I just think everybody does things a little different and he just enjoys it. When you've been in one place your whole career, you forget how other people do things and he's never seen how other organizations work. I think he's very impressed with the way Boston treats their players and how they do things.\"

It does sting a little, but it is what it is. It's not so much that I take it personally as it's obviously a jab at Taylor and McHale and not us fans, it just stinks to think that we're still rooting for the team that's apparently being run so poorly. You could say it's just KG being sour over the trade, but honestly, after looking at this franchise's track record it's likely he's telling the truth.

I think getting a fresh perspective in the front office and breaking up the boys club would do wonders. Seriously, when was the last time that any of the higher ups said anything that made you excited about this team? It's usually a bunch of P.R. B.S. This franchise needs somebody with true passion to help bring the fanbase back around. Either that or a major reversal in the win/loss column.

DeROK wrote:
It might just be a reflection on the past couple of years. I doubt KG had serious issues when he was playing in the WC finals...although the 7 straight 1st round exits might have been frusterating!!

I think you make a very good point about it being a jab at the Org not the fans. In my opinion, KG is a little sour because of the way he was treated but its also an indicator of the lack of progress we've made in the last couple of years. Recent events/seasons always count for the most in people's minds...Hopefully Doc doesn't continue to blow and turn KG & Co. sour on Boston.