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Let's flash back to Garnett's signature 20-foot jump shot. According to Hollinger, Garnett took more perimeter jump shots last year than at any other time in his career. This, in so many words, made a lot of Celtics fans pull their hair out. The guy's 7 feet tall (okay, 6 foot 11¾). Why doesn't he just get into the paint, where he belongs!

In fact, by playing outside, Garnett drew attention away from the basket, which for the Celtics meant that Pierce and Rajon Rondo were freed up to attack the rim. It also allowed center Kendrick Perkins to occupy the lane, which left him open for dunks and lay-ups when his defender would inevitably leave him to help cover a slashing Rondo or Pierce. (Perkins made 61 percent of his shots last season.) Garnett is also a deft passer from the high post, and frequently connected with Allen when he came off screens for open three-pointers. Every member of last season's starting five had higher offensive ratings than their career averages, and all but Allen had higher shooting percentages (and he was just 1/100th off his career mark). No one benefited more than Pierce. The Celtics captain set a career high in offensive rating while posting the lowest usage percentage since his second season in the NBA. Put simply, Pierce had less to do, and that meant he did everything better.

definitley worth a read
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/ ... bers/page1

That was a great article. I just wasted a half hour at work reading it. Ilearned a lot from it.

Thanks for sharing, that was great. That was the best puff piece i've read in a while. I wish that'd guy write one on Paul too.

Garnett is our leader. Pierce is our best player but KG is our most valuable player. Contradiction? Symantically yes, but in reality no!

"It continued during the season, as Rivers had to invent ways to shorten practices to prevent Garnett from burning himself out, and in film study, where Garnett immediately owned up to his mistakes—out loud, in front of his teammates. He did it so readily, the coach was taken aback. "In my experience, the star player a lot of times wants to explain their way out of it," Rivers says. "He would look at the tape and say, ‘God, I was awful.' That's leadership."

INTANGIBLES...

That was great, that was an article that was actually written by a guy that knows his stuff.

I never understood this "KG, get in the paint" thing. That's not his game, plain and simple. Yes, he can work in the post, but Al Jeff-like moves are just not his thing.

And that perimeter shot was stunningly effective almost every night.

However, when he *is* down on the block, I wish he'd throw a fake on someone once and a while. He's certainly got the mobility and coordination to do some slinky stuff under the hoop.

C

Awesome read! I guess it's pretty easy to say all of that in hindsight, but reflecting on last season during that piece was a quarter hour well spent.