Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnettis an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. He plays the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. Garnett entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 May 1976
CountryUnited States of America
We're still in the tutorial stage, and every day is different, from the coaches, to us, to each other.
We have to hang on to our leads. We give them away like they're candy. It's frustrating. You have to understand the personnel. We have a young team. Our guys haven't been in these situations, and they're learning.
We have no choice. We're in a position where we have to stop looking down the road and start to focus on one game at a time and getting better.
It is a Big Gorilla off our back. Obviously, we didn't do well on the road.
I'm not someone who is going to give in to a lot of pressure. I've always understood that everything is not always going to be good.
I'm not for the flashes; I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. I just want to win, I want to be good at what I do, um, and look back upon these days of playing in the NBA.
We didn't have one of the best third quarters. Third quarters have been our Achilles' heel. In the second half, we didn't have that same flow.
We've got a lot of young guys, and I'm trying to help teach them and get a lot of the new guys some confidence. We just have to come in and work every day and make each other better.
They got a lot more aggressive, and they never looked back.
They give to us all year long. This is three days when the league comes together to give some of it back to them.
They had one of those nights where everybody's contagious. They didn't miss a shot. It deflated us a little bit because we were playing catch-up from the giddy-up. I think in the first half they shot 66 percent or something like that. That's crazy.
Athleticism is always a good thing. And we have a lot of it, so it helps in both offensive and defensive situations.
You're dealing with Eddie, who is a little quicker than Diesel. Obviously, we know he's not as powerful. We just told Eddie to play him as best he could and contest (shots). We were just helping when we could. Shaq took advantage of it at times, but for the most part we kept him in front, made him miss shots, and then drove the ball to the basket to try to get some fouls on him.
This is the ultimate test. This is the best team in the league by far. This team has not just blown us out, but blown out San Antonio twice, one of the better teams in the league. This isn't charity.