Kevin Garnett’s silky jumper helped pave the way for the NBA's modern stretch bigs | Signature Shots
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2021
- Kevin Garnett wasn't a consistent 3-point shooter, but his long 2-point jumpers helped bring big men into the pace-and-space era. In this episode of Signature Shots, ESPN analyst Kirk Goldsberry traces The Big Ticket's evolution from a low-post dominating MVP with the Minnesota Timberwolves to a title-winning master of pick-and-pop jumpers with the Boston Celtics.
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Great story about KG - My college Bball coach told me a story about playing against KG when he was in highschool. He was a PG and said he drove the lane and threw up a floater. KG snagged it outta mid air, dribbled to the other end, dunked on 3 dudes, ran over to the scorers table, pointed to my coach, and said “give that boy an assist” 😂
💀wow 👏🏾
if he did that to Michael Jordan he would take that so personally I believe there would no longer be an earth for us to live on xD
I’d cry, idc
incredible
This story is the most kg thing I've ever seen
He was the only reason people watched the wolves back then. Big Ticket fr
MVP
He was the only reason people watched the Wolves ever, unless you had Kevin Love on your fantasy team in the mid-2010s.
@@ryanmontague3377 Joel Embid.
What about al Jefferson?
@@threatassessment606 he wasn’t a house hold name like KG. But I do agree with you. More viewers saw KG though
I miss KG man his intensity and spirit was one of a kind 😢
Menace on the court frfr
U don’t have that a lot these days. NBA players were scared of KG
@@WhyisLorenzo Especially Soft KAT, he has already PTSD from Butler
Even when guarded, KG's jumper was impossible to stop due to his length and the fact that he brought the ball way up above his head. I believe he had a 7'5" wingspan.
Yepp it took a Lakers team with Pau & Bynum. 2 lengthy 7 footers to contain him in the Finals
Sheed was like that too
OG KD
@@lareka11 true. Dirk, KD, Aldridge. All had really high releases
@@battyboifided6629 OG KD was Tracy McGrady
Kevin Garnett has one of the most underrated fadeaways in NBA history. After MJ came Kobe and Dirk but anyone who watched KG during his Timberwolves days knows that he was money w/ the fadeaway.
Facts. His fadeaway was amazing.
Facts. His fadeaway was amazing.
And a SCARY-GOOD Floater too
He was so money with his jumper he got nowhere in the West.
@@VVVY777 Dude dragged the sorry Wolves to the WCF lmao
Kevin Garnett was BY FAR my favorite player growing up. That Rapture-level passion, that fork-bending intensity, that diamond-slicing sense of humor? The horrendous green jersey draped across his 7-foot frame could not deter me from following this brilliant, magnificent, magnetic giant.
Also, the brother would have gotten T'd up every night if he played today.
@Vain Freeland and top 10 all time straight up.
@@sams7200 nah
Love your compound adjectives!
I dont think you know what "deter" means tho lol it was almost poetic
@Vain Freeland Tim Duncan would like a word
Crazy how the worst part of his game is his scoring and yet he’s still so good at that.
If kg can score efficient he will be better than tim duncan
Nah it was his handles, right? I’m still getting into basketball so I’m not sure.
@@DeAngelo77 his handle was good for a big
@@DeAngelo77 nah he was decent handling the ball. He wasn’t great but he was good. His scoring was very good in spurts , but not great in comparison to his peers. He was best fit as the do it all guy who was to be the second or third option as a scorer like he was in Boston, but in Minnesota, he didn’t have anyone else to lean on as a scorer. So he was forced to score more than he really should have.
@@DeAngelo77 nah his handle is super good for a big man. Watch his iconic crossover in 2004 G7 against Sacramento
In my opinion KG was the most skilled 2 way PF to ever play the game
Look at KG skill, he looks more fluid and quick than Embid, AD, etc.
@Tong Zou kg is second for sure
@Tong Zou the only reason I chose KG over Duncan is his athleticism and defense I think KG's personal accolades are more impressive than Tim's and Tim had better teammates for a much longer portion of his career too..... don't get me wrong though Duncan was better at scoring the basketball but I like defense more personally Tim was good there too but KG was better
@@douglaseppinger6320 What accolades does KG have that make him look better than Duncan 😂 5x less rings, half as many MVPs, far less All-NBA and All-Defensive teams, no finals MVP
@@hardwoodthought1213 rings are a product of the team you are on, and mvp has alot to do with the teams record too, Tim never made any sacrifices he stayed on 1 team and they built around him KG wasn't blessed by being on the spurs during their prime also KG actually has a DPOY, plus 4 rebounding titles over tim but his speed and hustle are the main reasons also KG took many much more difficult and further shots while shooting equal efficiency... what your saying is like someone saying bill russle is better than wilt chamberlain he has more accolades but he's just not better
The NBA’s version of DMX when it comes to leaving all his passion, heart and soul into the game
him or Gary Payton
He deserved to win more than one championship...
He should have left Minnesota earlier than he did!
Yes agree. I hate franchise who waste their superstar's prime. Franchise like timberwolves or cavs. And maybe bucks one day
He probably would of in 09 but he got hurt :(
Should of went to the lakers instead of Celtics
Championships are not promised. You deserve what you win.
Still my Fav player! His mid-range turn around jump shots were legendary. Saw him hit a game winner with one against the Blazers in '06. Miss those days with KG
If I remember correctly that was the same weekend he went ballistic vs the King's, had back to back threes to send the game into OT and a crazy statline with like 30 and 20
@@Seattlefan77 Sounds about right! I was 9 years old at the time so I can't remember much, but the memory of KG's game winning shot is as clear as day in my head!
@@Wolves2314 ya those were the days
One of a kind as an powerfoward.. love his game.. and passion for the game
Everytime KG got ready to hit a jumpshot I knew it was going in. Dude was Automatic
I remember watching him, even towards the end of his career, and he'd almost never miss these shots. Crazy
One of my favorite players EVER!!!!!! I'm glad that he got a championship even tho I feel like he deserved more than one!!!
My favourite player of the 00's and the best PF for me to ever play the game. His 2003-04 season was awesome and i routed fro the Boston Celtics only for him, when he was there.
His TWolves jersey was the first ever jersey that I bought. I love his effort and intensity on both ends whenever he played.
The most underrated thing people have ever have talked about, KG jumper was automatic and couldn’t be stopped.
Kevin Garnett, answering the age old question about what would happen if Kobe was 7 feet tall.
never thought of it that way, but you right
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Nope
Nope
basically a deadlier Kevin Durant
Please do Dirk Nowitzki. Its a shame that the title of this series is "Signature Shots" yet no Dirk. Way overdue ESPN
KG: this game is like a bar fight. You ever been in a bar fight?
Reporter: no, have you?
KG: yeah me neither. But if I did it would be like this game.
I grew up watching Garnett live here in MN. Probably my favorite player ever!!! Such an amazing talent and person!!! I hope the Wolves retire #21 soon!!!
KG IS A LEGEND. LOVED WATCHING HIM PLAY💪🏾
I see a little bit of KG in Bam Adebayo's game this year. Especially in that 40pt game vs brooklyn that came mostly off jumpers. Hope he keeps improving that midrange
He was also really good from 3pt range towards the end of the 2000's till retirement.
I love KG he is actually my favorite player. I model my play style on the court after him.
I got Chad Ochocinco tears watching this. It's just beautiful.
It was also the most unstoppable shot in the old gen 2k
Anybody else notice how this series is noticeably getting more and more similar to the greatest peaks series by thinking basketball?
I'm glad ESPN is learning how to do a good analysis and modeling after that masterpiece
@Tong Zou and the credits to the orginator
I mistake these type of espn videos for greatest peaks lmao
No, I don't. The greatest peaks ones are still way more detailed oriented.
Garnett would be a dawg in today’s game
He’s putting up Giannis stats in today’s era.
He was doing damage back when defenses were beating offenses. Nowadays it’s the complete opposite. Offenses are beating defenses to a pulp.
A team was more likely to score 70 than score 130 in KGs prime
I think he would fit right in. He likely would extend his shooting range a bit to make that happen. His defense would be coveted in the current era.
@@marcus813 Yeah he’ll definitely shoot more threes
He’d be a mix of giannis and AD.
@@TheIcemanthomas out of curiosity, do you think KG would be better than Giannis or Anthony Davis if he played today?
I really like this series of videos. It should be on a playlist. This video made me like KG more, again
Mid range game is my favourite this man was different at it 💯💯💯💯
Jamal Crawford's shake and bake should be featured in one of these videos. It's effective and it's beautiful to watch
No one can define the power forward position better than KG did. There are some players ahead of him legacy-wise, but his overall skill and mentality is what I think of the 4 position.
I think Karl Malone put the “power” in power forward
@@Terror832 Malone is probably better offensively. But KG is more versatile in both offense and defense, and has the athleticism matching up with his playstyle
@@elijahandrewpineda286 agreed. Malone is an overall better scorer but yeah KG is better in virtually every other category especially defense.
@@Terror832 prime KG is like Giannis that can consistently shoot, but less ball-handling responsibilities. he can handle the rock and make plays with it!
@@elijahandrewpineda286 not as athletic. KG was a length guy. Amare stoudemire is more like Giannis
Love or hate him, we can't deny the intensity that he gave to the game. Efficient scorer and a fantastic defender.
KG is sooooo underrated
do it on defense too, how rodman could rebound ball, how russel played defense etc
Like a better and more athletic Patrick Ewing in my opinion.
Kg and dirk were the catalyst for the demi god builds of the last 16 years.
Biggest contribution to his game was his heart. He played with heart.
His baseline turnaround jumper was poetry! My favourite player alongside Hakeem Olajuwon.
Hate him or love him, man had a presence in the court that loomed over players AND the audience. That's why he was named the Big Ticket.
That 03-04 season was excellent for him.
Him throwing towel to the camera was so cool!!
2:42 is just classic KG....instigator. Legend!
People doesn’t realize KG was equally as good as Duncan. He just wasn’t lucky enough to play on a system as good as the Spurs with an all time great coach and 2 other HOF locks
Go check KG in the playoffs and Duncan then come back, Duncan won 4 titles without a teammate making an All-NBA team, no other player aside from Magic has more than 1, Duncan’s ‘help’ is vastly overrated
@@hardwoodthought1213 that’s a pretty ignorant way of looking at it. Having a bunch of future HOF stars supporting you can be even better than having 1 superstar. Genobli is a 2x All star, a 2x All NBA , and an Olympic gold medalist who led Argentina to beat Duncan and the star studded USA team in ‘04. Tony Parker is a 6x All star, and a 2x All NBA. Both of those guys are stars and HOF locks and you wanna down play them to make Duncan look good. Lol. Seriously??
Not to mention the fact that Pop is in the Mount Rushmore of coaches and arguably even better than Pat or Phil.
Now tell me who were KGs team mates in his prime with Minnesota? And who was his coach in Minnesota?
I’m pretty sure you realize now that you are dead wrong but let’s see if your ego gets in the way of admitting it
@@Bonescratcher 2003, Tony Parker was in his second year and averaged 13 points on 39% shooting, David Robinson was 38 and averaged 8/8, Manu in 35 minutes a game couldn’t even get to double digit scoring and the teams second best player was Stephen Jackson, a guy who the year before was cut by the New Jersey Nets. With that team Duncan won a title, you’re an example of someone who sees names on paper without caring how they played. It’s like me saying Kobe not winning in 2012 is the biggest choke ever cause he had Nash, Gasol and Howard.
04 KG had Sam Cassell who was 2nd team All-NBA, Spree average 19-6-5 and Wally Z who was an All-Star the year before. Based on the team Duncan won with in “3, he’d have won in 04 with KGs team. I care about what you do in the time I’m referencing, not what you did in 1994 or 2014 when talking about 2003 😂
Pop created a great system from 09 on, but in 03 the system was give the ball to Duncan in the post and he will do the rest.
@@hardwoodthought1213 who’s talking about ‘94 fool? Parker and Genobli played with Duncan for his entire prime. They are both HOFers and multiple time All stars and All NBA players. Genobli is so good he led a mediocre team to beat Duncan and team USA in Olympics!!! Do you not understand how big that is???
But no you wanna cherry pick one specific year and use that as your exclusive argument 😂😂
About coach pop, you are totally ignorant. He won coach of the year in 2003 fool. He was also selected head coach of the all star game in 2005. But you wanna say he didn’t become a good coach till 2009 😂😂😂
Please stop man. You’re clearly a casual
@@Bonescratcher I’m a casual yet you are the one referencing career all star games 😂
Okay, so let’s say in 99/07/14 Duncan played with ‘Hall of famers’ who played at a good level. He still then won 2 titles with teammates playing average to poor, so he won 3 titles with the equivalent help KG had and could only win 1 championship with (Allen, Pierce, Rondo, all of whom are also HOFamers) and 2 titles with scrubs, something KG never did.
Hence, I’m showing you your statement is just wrong, and winning coach of the year doesn’t make you an all time coach, Casey won it and got fired the same year, Pop was gonna be fired before Duncan was drafted and saved the franchise, I was around, no one was talking about Pop being an elite coach until 2007>>>
I saw KG play the year he was up for MVP. Me and my Dad were just a few seats behind him. When he slapped his hands together before the game with grip chalk the mist of it went on my face while the cheerleaders were cheering right next to me. By far one of the greatest days of my life.
By far the greatest experience bro
Soooo True .he was priceless $in timberwolfs times
I love this serie
This is becoming my favorite little mini series on UA-cam keep it going please.
I remember him in NBA live being rated 99 for almost 4 years straight, goated
Facts and i didnt watch basketball at that time, but i played Live. And i remember he was the only skinny power forward that had fist "👊🏾" emblem under his name for powerful dunking ability.
He's literally taller McGrady.. In nba live 04 he's rated 97 if I'm not wrong.. Timmy just 91, and spurs just won the league in 03 😅
@@bobbyvalentino6773 i remember the fist meant block, for dunk it was the emblem of shoe
@@rohan_3128 oo werd. It was a long time ago 💁🏾♂️ i forget lol
I love these
One of the all time great bigs that’s never talked about.
Sheed was spacing the floor before KG. I remember Sheed was the first PF to really shoot 3s. I remember when Sheed started shooting 3s in the conference finals vs the Lakers, it completely threw them off and changed the series.
he had the 3ball in nba live 04
Sheed had 3 point range, legit low post moves, excellent low post Defender as he could guard Duncan ( only person who figured him out) mid range and Fiery attitude! Never wanted to be Number One option
Had to look for this comment before i post one. Youre on point!
Dirk too
KG entered as a SF. Chris Weber is another Big who had a deadly outside shot
My favorite player of that era
Awesome video, great job!!
Most underrated ever 5 championship with great franchise for sure!!!
@Vain Freeland 2003 Spurs who apart from Duncan played well? KG would have missed the playoffs with that team, Tim won a title with them
@Vain Freeland 1000% Correct. Duncan lost gold medal with USA Dream Team cause Ginobili humiliated him and America 3x in between 2002 and 2006.
Garnett never had 1 hall of fame player in Timberwolves. I don't remember stats of Admiral in finals but what I know is that hall of fame player no matter the age is more valuable than Dean Garrett in prime. Dean never score 10 pts once in his career. Admiral can score 70 points in his sleep. I agree with you Duncan is most overrated PF ever. He is not even on Mailman or Elvin Hayes level. He cant shoot free throws, doesnt have vertical, he cant guard perimeter (USA 2004 disgrace is the reason cause Duncan cant play multiple position especially to defend pick n roll FIBA style and euro stretch 4 and 5 players bigs). He never leaerned shimmy post or fadeaway shoot. Literaly if he not face his signature bank shoot , he cant score jump shoot cause he is less talented and less skilled so he lack of many post shoots especially fadeaway and shimmy dream shake likewise reverse or up and under layups. Most of his points came 1 on 1 cause he was 7 footer never double teamed cause no coach in history will left David Robinson wide open to double team Duncan. Also having the Admiral is big advantage cause he is most athletic center after Wilt Chamberlain , so Duncan no need to worry about dozen jobs on floor he can focus only on 1 side of the rim or wait like a coward under the basket while Admiral lock some big or navigate him to Duncan. Not the case in Timberwolves...Garnett literally wasted his legs and health doing 5 , 6 jobs on the floor.
I just check finals 2003. You was right indeed. Robinson had 17 rebounds and several huge blocks. Wow, even old he was superstar.
Imagine 17 rebounds in 2000 slow pace era where Pistons hold record allowing teams only 70 points per game. Thats the hall of fame greatness. Even old he can find different way to impact the game. Difference in between role players and hall of famers, when HOF gets old he can do billion other things, he reduced his scoring but man, 17 rebounds and 4, 5 bloks in finals man. Admiral 50 goat for reason. And Duncan is nobody. Just a wagon of great system and great team.
@Vain Freeland 1999 no Patrick Ewing in finals (grandma' LJ was also injured) so 50 GOAT HoF Admiral and overrated Duncan won ring vs Chris Dudley.
Imagine you call yourself a champion after you have Admiral and beat Chris Dudley .
Btw, Dudley is worst free throw shooter in history of NBA also ranked as 1 of the worst center in history.
Imagine if Garnett works more on his handles, he's gonna be KD with hops and post moves
Gerald Howard
he is slow man. pf is the best position for him
All I can say is....Beautiful ball rotation👏🏼
I enjoyed watching Garnett play because of how well-rounded he was. He was great on both ends of the court at his peak. Guys such as him and Hakeem Olajuwon established a template for many of today's bigs.
Kevin McHale??
@@ianjasperpagaran299 As great as McHale was (his various post moves alone make him one of the all-time greats), the range that Garnett in particular had might have had a more immediate impact on how the NBA looks today. Many of today's bigs are similar to Garnett, but they definitely should watch film of McHale, too.
He would've had more championships if he were on a better team
Wow man!! You're everywhere not only on a basketball court but also on NBA UA-cam videos.
He'll just keep losing to Duncan and Kobe/Shaq as usual.
Yeah cause he doesn't make his team better. His fake tough guy loudmouth act is overrated af.
@@VVVY777 while I do agree kg can sometimes be an annoyance I will have to disagree with you saying that he doesn't make his team better. Matter of fact on the court he can be one of the most selfless superstars due to his willingness and ability of pass very well, defend hard and do all the little things. Problem was back in Minnesota during his prime he simply didn't have the support to take advantage of that which results in him failing in the playoffs
@77 you know nothing of basketball if you think he didn’t make his team better 😂
KG was and still is my one of my favorite childhood players. I'm happy he's in the HoF.
Like Doc Rivers said, the starting lineup of Rondo, Ray, Pierce, KG, and Perk have never lost a series.
07-08: Went 66-16 and a championship
08-09: Started 27-2. Went on a 19 game win streak during that run. KG, the defensive anchor, gets injured in February for the rest of the season. Finish 62-20 (They would have went for 70-72 wins before the injury). Lose in 2nd round to Orlando.
09-10: KG returns not the same player he was. Doc starts resting his players for the playoffs. Finish 50-32. Beat Orlando with KG this time and were up 3-2 vs LA then Perkins gets injured in Game 6 and they lose.
That team wasn't a one and done. They were made for a 3peat. Injuries cost them. Ignorant people who never watched them play clown on them because they want to follow others instead of educating themselves.
None of them carried their respective franchise to something huge, let alone a chip. They formed a superteam to have get a ring and they keep hating on other later superteams. Hypocrits for the most part. KG winning with Minnesota would have been way more legendary. Pierce wasnt just good enough to get there by being the lone star, simple as that.
@@patrickh4419 You did not just reply to my 1 year old comment to spread misinformation due to your own ignorance.
"None of them carried their respective franchise to something huge, let alone a chip."
None of them? WRONG! KG and Pierce led their team to the Conference Finals in 2004 and 2002, respectively. It was only Ray who didn't get to the Conference Finals. And don't act like reaching the Conference Finals isn't huge because the Finals is after the Conference Finals.
"They formed a superteam to have get a ring"
They? Once again... WRONG! Danny Ainge TRADED for Ray on draft night and KG a few weeks later in order to build a team to win a championship.
I'm done with your ignorance. No need to correct you on the rest since it's a waste of time. Don't bother replying. You have nothing to offer but ignorance and lies because you didn't start watching basketball until after 2010.
Ray did make it to the conference finals with the bucks in 2001 they lost to the sixers in 7 games
@@rob19ny ouch, that must hurt after talking about ignorance and facts.
@@Dwizzykg5 My bad for the slight mistake. Everything else I stated is correct.
You are one of my all time fav player KG!!!!
The grafics is sick. Good job
The 2nd greatest pf of all time
04' Garnett was a different beast
3rd* Karl Malone has to be 2nd
KG is overrated. Other than 2004, he was a first round exit and missed the playoffs.
Not even a Top 5 PF ever, stfu.
What?! Timmy,Malone,Dirk and it's not even close ...
@@magodtrick3166 ohh besides a Russ hater you're a Garnett hater too?? Man you're such a pathetic loser.
@@Moneybagyo131 you can argue Garnett being over him, he’s not the undisputed 2nd best.
We going to forget Rasheed Wallace pioneering stretch Forward.. could knock down that 3 as well
He didn’t have the ball control and creativity like KG but he def deserve his flowers
Keep doing these
His footwork in the low post is remarkable
His intensity was mad, missing it a lot nowadays
Look at KG skill, he looks more fluid and quick than Embid, AD, etc.
He does not look more fluid than AD lol. Embiid is a true center and weights much more than KG. KG is really a PF
@@Howdidhenotseeme he’s definitely more fluid then AD. Especially on defense. He’s far more mobile guarding on the perimeter,
He's AD on crack
@@simonanderson4858 lol
@@Howdidhenotseeme He has better footwork, IQ and feel for the game than AD, which made him more fluid in his movements. Not hating on AD he is a great player, but KG was a diff breed for sure.
KG is one of my all time favourites! You cannot forget the 2000s era because of him😉
Legend
i love KG, but Dirk is really the one who paved the way for the stretch fours. KG paved the was for versatile bigs
KG was doing this before Dirk tho, Dirk is better at shooting tho obviously.
One thing they failed to mention was that Kevin McHale was the GM of the T'wolves at that time and mentored Garnett, therefore developing his game and giving him those crafty moves in and around the rim.
I absolutely love Kevin Garnett he is one of my favorite NBA players of all time
KG did it all on both sides of the ball. Can defend every position and on offense can shoot,pass,play off the ball,screener, roll/pop, post up/face up and drive I mean the guy was the complete package.
One of my top 10 favorite players.
Along with Kobe, Rondo, Artest, Rodman, Dirk, Billups, Bird, Kawhi, Malone, and Barkley
Kinda feels like KG should've been a multiple champion in his career but one is than nothing.
And it wasn't easy they went 7 games every round
Could’ve had three. As a celtics fan, that era was fun and heartbreaking at the same time.
@@hitlerwearshermes2651 False. 2 7 game and 2 6 game series.
Didn't have the right pieces around him most of the time till he got to Boston and by then he was already on the decline
@@rob19ny thats still long
Favorite player of all time
KG was the man! Sucks he couldn't win in Minnesota.But he stayed there a long time.
IDK, I think Dirk was really the one to pave the way towards stretch 4s and 5s. They were contemporaries and Dirk was really the one stretching the floor like today. KG did help spacing with being out in the mid range and out the paint but Dirk could live anywhere as a 50/40/90 shooter.
Very true. Dirk was by far the most revolutionary 7 footer to space the floor with consistency. Still today there hasn't been a 7 footer that shoot better
they all did it together. dirk was just the best at it but players like dirk,sheed, kg and cwebb normalized bigs shooting from outside for a generation
@@RLSmith-jt8qj But Dirk was really the only that did shoot outside consistently and for volume. I mean they other guys did stretch and got the idea that a big man doesn’t always have to live in the paint and have their back to the basket. But Dirk was the one that really played like today back then and made 3 point shooting a thing for big men. Dallas was actually one of the first teams to adapt small ball and shoot the 3 in volume.
@@AndrewL31413 like I said, dirk did it the best. But he wasn't the only one.
Kg was drafted 4 years before dirk. Dirk also didnt make a name for himself until maybe his 3rd/4th year. The point is kg paved the way for SUPERSTAR bigs and by the time dirk was a superstar KG was already a mvp level player. Multiple time all nba/all star. Dirk paved the way for sure, but in a different way. True stretch big was dirk i agree with that.
Tim Duncan was great but kG was my guy when I was growing up it he could do everything on the court
Yeah except winning championship's
@@notanymore77 wasting 13 years in a trash team. Bet you can’t name a single one who stayed with the wolves for more than 3 years that time aside from Kg without looking at basketball references💩
I grew up loving KG I live in Minnesota and he was the only reason why I watched the twolves and the year we got Cassel and sprewell I'll always remember that year but KG had that shake n bake fadeaway that nobody could stop I always thought he was better than Duncan but just because Duncan had an amazing team KG always got looked at as alittle behind him but all around KG is better. I'll never forget KG.
Great Video 🙏🙏🙏
It was just a shame that the big3 got together too late, they were a dynasty type team
Boston was only able to get KG and Ray because of some trades, and there’s no way they would’ve been able to make those trades work earlier in the careers. Ray Allen was just reaching the end of his prime so the Sonics (soon to be Thunder 😡😡 under a fresh new face of Presti) were happy to get a Top 5 pick, and an aging KG did return a lot of players to Minnesota. Although outside of Al Jeff, Minn didn’t do much with the picks and Boston obviously won their trades with the ‘chip. But no one would have made those trades even a few years earlier, where oddly enough Gp led Sonics beat the KG wolves, which led to KGs eventual frustration... but also Sonics not getting farther caused them to trade GP for Ray Allen.
As a two way player, Kevin Garnett was on the same level as Kevin Durant. He wasn't the same type of scorer, but he was so much better on defense that he made up the offensive gap with it.
I remember in early 2000, playing with West All Star... I would use line up of KG, Duncan, Dirk (3 Best PF to ever play the Game)
Great take
KG was the perfect power forward. He just had the misfortune of being drafted by a terrible organization.
Him and Kobe would of been something special
wouldve been a dream to watch. Die hard laker fan and was always a KG fan too.
@@willc5023 They would of been amazing, gasol was great and all but he was no kg, kg would of worked so well with Kobe because of their drive and how they act. Also kg was one of the most dominant bigs
Miss you Kevin
The big ticket 🔥☘️
5:07 since Malone and Stockton... Amar'e and Nash had the best pick and roll.. 2nd in my opinion in that era 07-08 Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer were insane
KG should’ve also won more than 1 DPOYT
The 2000s had a Lot of Great Defensive Bigs like Shaq, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace and more
@@sacramentokingswillrise7525 most definitely
Probably the most well rounded player for his position all time
I grew up watching this jumper i swear. he did the shimy always
If we're being honest here Dirk is the reason the "big man" evolved.
Yeah but overall KG was the better player so he'll always get some credit.
@@ma1ist dirk was better actually
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Dirk was slightly better offensively. But Garnett was the superior talent and a better overall player.
@@ahmedalaesa8161 an argument could be made for Dirk to be better because of how much more effective he was at scoring; but KG is better at literally everything else Defence, rebounding, assists, steals, blocks, better career and single season PER, better career DWS, better single season peak as a player, and lastly Garnett can fit to literally any team because you don’t have to build AROUND him where as Dirk always had to have a defensive oriented big man in order to find success such as Eric Dampier, Tyson Chandler, Brendan Haywood ect
When you look at the Mavs/wolves matchup in the playoffs back in 2002 dirk was the better player by far. Dirk also contributed more to his team with his championship and was the undisputed focal point that delivered in the fourth quarter. Against a team that beat KGs team which had a finals appearance only a season before. Dirk won his championship as the solo all star on the team while kg had 2 others plus a future all star in rondo. You can look at stats all you want, but KG has never matched dirks greatness in the playoffs.
My fave PF of all times , I take him over Tim n Dirk
Then you are crazy. Duncan and Dirk made the playoffs and wasn't a first round exit like KG.
@@magodtrick3166 Dirk was a first round exit in his MVP season, losing to 8th seed GSW as a first round. Despite playing with other stars
Dirk was unbelievable in 2011 but don’t think he was flawless
Also he can’t defend like KG
@@magodtrick3166 How is he crazy? That's HIS favorite, its not like he said Paul Milsap or someone like that. And KG has 1 ring just like Dirk. Both couldn't do it by themselves so that's why their teams were put together.
Crazy how growing up I tried to shoot like him some people saw it some people didn’t
Mid-range is art