Garnett: "Thank God for opt-outs"
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The attraction to Sacto, if there were one, would be a) Ron (who KG wanted to come play with him); b) the Maloofs (who can do the we'll do anything to win unlike your former team wine and dine) and c) Geoff (who could be pitched as the anti-McHale). A minor thing with the fans I suppose, but don't think that's much of a motivator for a guy like KG.
And yes, I think that's a longshot, but there is your argument. A player he considers a fellow "dawg", owners who at least talk a good "we want to win" game, and Geoff, who still has a shadow of his "genius" rep from 5 years ago and must look comparatively wonderful set next to McHale.
Chicago should be a clear frontrunner -- KG likes Chicago as a city, big city, lot of talent on the team. But they are missing a second great player with Ben in decline, they have an ******* coach who's never been out of the first round, and they have an owner who has actually been fairly cheap. So its not a knockout.
Then there's the Lakers..and well, except for not wanting to be lost as just the "other" superstar in town on a team with a cluttered history of them, not much of an argument against that one. I don;t think he will be looking to join a team already at the top -- he'll want to be the guy to put them over the top. But when it come to established star, established coach, winning history etc. etc....well, L.A. will be tough if (when) they make their pitch.
Mentioned at some point in another thread that while I think its bordering on unthinkable for the Maloofs to swallow their pride and reverse course, if I was going to add one more log on my pitch to KG, I would seriously consider bringing back Rick as that log. Coached a similar player in Webber, has been to the mountain, one of the winningest coaches, players coach, and the extra pitch to KG that you can play in big games if you come here. Won't happen of course. But its not my fault that I'm a lot better at this than the guys actually running the franchise.
And yes, I think that's a longshot, but there is your argument. A player he considers a fellow "dawg", owners who at least talk a good "we want to win" game, and Geoff, who still has a shadow of his "genius" rep from 5 years ago and must look comparatively wonderful set next to McHale.
Chicago should be a clear frontrunner -- KG likes Chicago as a city, big city, lot of talent on the team. But they are missing a second great player with Ben in decline, they have an ******* coach who's never been out of the first round, and they have an owner who has actually been fairly cheap. So its not a knockout.
Then there's the Lakers..and well, except for not wanting to be lost as just the "other" superstar in town on a team with a cluttered history of them, not much of an argument against that one. I don;t think he will be looking to join a team already at the top -- he'll want to be the guy to put them over the top. But when it come to established star, established coach, winning history etc. etc....well, L.A. will be tough if (when) they make their pitch.
Mentioned at some point in another thread that while I think its bordering on unthinkable for the Maloofs to swallow their pride and reverse course, if I was going to add one more log on my pitch to KG, I would seriously consider bringing back Rick as that log. Coached a similar player in Webber, has been to the mountain, one of the winningest coaches, players coach, and the extra pitch to KG that you can play in big games if you come here. Won't happen of course. But its not my fault that I'm a lot better at this than the guys actually running the franchise.
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Mentioned at some point in another thread that while I think its bordering on unthinkable for the Maloofs to swallow their pride and reverse course, if I was going to add one more log on my pitch to KG, I would seriously consider bringing back Rick as that log. Coached a similar player in Webber, has been to the mountain, one of the winningest coaches, players coach, and the extra pitch to KG that you can play in big games if you come here. Won't happen of course. But its not my fault that I'm a lot better at this than the guys actually running the franchise.
KG would be a great addition and I understand why we need him - he is a real Star. I do not understand why he needs our team. He wanna win, he wanna serious team NOW, I am sure he wanna play in a fun city. He does not wanna wait, he does not wanna spend his last years in a boring city. I think we have everything he does not want. May be 5 years ago he would go to the Kings because we were hot as a franchise. Now, we have a boring team, old arena, small market, no coach and talks about relocation in the future. HE WON'T BE HERE .
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Mentioned at some point in another thread that while I think its bordering on unthinkable for the Maloofs to swallow their pride and reverse course, if I was going to add one more log on my pitch to KG, I would seriously consider bringing back Rick as that log. Coached a similar player in Webber, has been to the mountain, one of the winningest coaches, players coach, and the extra pitch to KG that you can play in big games if you come here. Won't happen of course. But its not my fault that I'm a lot better at this than the guys actually running the franchise.
Don't feel bad. I think my 7 year old is a lot better at this than the guys running the franchise.