Tuesday, July 31, 2007

KG

Kevin Garnett traded?! Say it ain't so...

3 comments:

Eric said...

Timberwolves are stupid. This just shows their stupidity.

Jamie said...

I disagree to a point. The moves the T-Wolves have made do prove they are stupid. But this trade was not stupid. The bottom line is they were never going to win with KG because they couldn't put the talent around him. He has two...three at best...all-star caliber seasons left in him and they weren't going to do anything by then. It was time to move on and start building another foundation they will ultimately destroy by more stupid moves.

NY23CLIFF said...

I have to disagree with both of the comments to a degree...

To say that the Wolves are stupid and have made stupid moves is to ignore that they took their shot and missed... They got to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals in 2004 if I'm not mistaken... Their only mistake was not to act sooner to move KG - but any fan with even a moderate knowledge of the NBA knows the he had a fierce loyalty to 'Sota and didn't want to leave.

The moves they made in '04 were far from "stupid" - they just make the common mistake of a team that almost tasted the sweet elixir of victory... To keep trying to fix roster problems through ill advised trades and signings, all the while trying to retain their aging core. (see '02 - '07 Yankees for an example)

This last trade just confirms what everyone knew all along - that once the Wolves lost in '04, McHale got frustrated and daydreamed about returning his beloved Celtics back to glory.

Mission Accomplished.