Wolves' Owner: K.G. 'Tanked It'
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:54 pm
Responding to claims that his team tanked it down the stretch in recent years to improve draft position, Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor fired a barb at Kevin Garnett on Tuesday, as reported by Yaho.com.
Taylor pointed out that Garnett, who was traded to the Celtics this offseason, took himself out of the lineup late last season and missed the last five games with a sore right quadriceps.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:57 pm
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:58 pm
ouch
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:58 pm
Not exactly breaking news, but there was no reason for Taylor to throw KG under the bus now.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:59 pm
Is he saying that KG faked the injury?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:00 pm
Now we know where Wade got it from. 
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:00 pm
Wow yeah they could of had 1 more win if KG played hurt that year!
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:01 pm
This isn't exactly news... but can you blame KG?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:02 pm
Eh I don't see how telling the truth can be considered classless. Rod Thorn said some things about Kidd after the trade that most Nets fans, myself included, didn't like to hear but that didn't change the fact that what he said was true.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:02 pm
I'm excited to hear NetsForce and Cevap's opinions on this..
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:03 pm
That's **** up forreal.
KG never quits on his team.
KG never quits on his team.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:04 pm
I love it. Years and years on hearing about the honorable KG being too loyal to demand a trade from Minny. Give me a break. And everyone on this board is going to go wild and insult the Wolves owner but after all the shots KG has taken at the Wolves organization and that classless Wolves Celtics game I'm glad he aired KG's dirty laundry.
idoit
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:04 pm
This isn't exactly news... but can you blame KG?
of coarse not, he's only getting payed 20 million/year to play a game and be a role model
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:04 pm
Maybe it's a classless move, doesn't make it any less true.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:16 pm
i'm sure sitting KG to get a better draft pick had nothing to do with the owner or the coach
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:20 pm
from ESPN.com
from that information, it looks like the team made the decision to tank so that they could keep their protected pick. seems more to me like taylor is looking for a scapegoat.
Two years ago, the team shut down Garnett for the final six games, which ended with center Mark Madsen hitting seven 3-pointers in a double-overtime loss to Memphis that ultimately ensured the Wolves would hold on to their lottery pick.
They traded a first-round to the Clippers in a deal for Marko Jaric, and needed to finish with a lottery pick in the top 10 to ensure they kept it. Minnesota lost four of its last five to ensure that happened.
from that information, it looks like the team made the decision to tank so that they could keep their protected pick. seems more to me like taylor is looking for a scapegoat.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:21 pm
OMG! No Way!!1!!
Seriously, all teams/players do it. No biggie.
Seriously, all teams/players do it. No biggie.
Re: idoit
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:21 pm
nivisi9 wrote:This isn't exactly news... but can you blame KG?
of coarse not, he's only getting payed 20 million/year to play a game and be a role model
I agree with you 100%.
You and I aren't millionaire bball players, though. They have a completely different way of thinking.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:23 pm
It's interesting how when Vince did this he was the villian...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:28 pm
Yes, but everyone in the media just fawns overKG so it won't be a problem for him. If I scream with embarassing and immature enthusiasm at my job will I never get critisized by my peers even if I continue to fail when it matters most? Or even if my boss even knows I'm giving up?