Kevin Garnett: 2012 Playoffs

[Bernie Nips]

So happy KG is expending all this energy! This way, he'll be out of gas by the time they face the Heat in the ECF!

Yeah, 27 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast, 12/17 FG...

...in 30 minutes tonight.

He's gettin' some nice rest to go along with this beasting ;)

[Real Men Wear Green]

I know he's not any more a 5 than KG is. I'm saying the Celtics are playing without a 5. There is no 5. There are just small adjustments, possession to possession.




And I actually like Horford as a center, but that's another thing.

And we're telling you that Garnett is playing center. He's bocking shots like a 5, getting more post-ups, rebounding at a high level and giving the opposition a hard time.

[Round Mound]

Playing Very Well for that Age

[Whoah10115]

To be fair, KG plays more minutes in the post now. As well as drives more often to the basket. What he defends depends on assignment and who is a higher threat - PF or C.

The post and driving thing is something he should have been doing the last 3 seasons. On defense, it was pretty much always like that.

[Miserio]

He's hardly playing center. He guards a lot of PF's, he has most of the same freedom to roam on defense. On offense, they're just playing without a center.



The team just got better after the move, as they had no other choice. And in the playoffs, he's playing with that added fire. But he's not better at the center position and it's gonna be tougher for him to stay there than for him to go back to PF.

I see him as a center, reminds me of old Kareem in the showtime Lakers when Magic just put the ball in his hands when it mattered and Kareem shot or distributed from that position, always starting the play giving the ball to kareem in the low post area.

[KG215]

Wow, this thread got off track fast. I just meant KG would primarily play PF by the VERY slim chance he somehow ended up in OKC. Ibaka, the current starting PF, is better served at center anyway, and he wouldn't take away many minutes from Perk at center.

[veilside23]

stay and retire as a celtic... ;)

[DuMa]

dat contract year KG

[ShaqAttack3234]

He could have done more in '08 but this postseason he's had monster games, like that 28/14/5 he gave ATL in Game 7.

Well, he averaged 20/11/3 on 50% for the entire run, which was 26 games. He dropped 33 on Detroit, had a 32/10/3 game vs Atlanta, 26/16/4 vs Cleveland, 24/14/4 to close out the Lakers, and 22/13/6 vs Detroit.

He was not far removed from his prime at all then. Don't get me wrong, what he's doing now is remarkable, and more impressive considering his age. Actually, with no favorite team still in the playoffs, and nobody in particular to root for, I'd be happy to see KG get a second ring, and first finals MVP. Either KG or Duncan winning would be cool, imo.

[CeltsGarlic]

I changed my avy to KG.

Its for you my man!

[inclinerator]

he's rolling in the deep and setting fire to the rain.

[detroitkid816]

I've never thought that he lost or is losing much of anything, at least on offense. the post moves are still there. I've actually thought that he is much more unselfish than he should be. KG is boston's best scorer

[KG215]

Didn't get to watch tonight's game, but figured I'd update this since it's been a few weeks.

16 G
36.3 MPG
19.4 PPG
10.4 RPG
1.4 APG
1.3 BPG
1.2 SPG
.504 FG% (126/250)
.817 FT% (58/71)

[Draz]

The day KG retires it'll be sad

[fsvr54]

Garnett has always been one of the best players in the league. Why is this surprising?