This is a follow-up to Kevin Garnett is Overrated from May 11, 2006.I admire KG's loyalty to the Minnesota Timberwolves and his passion for the game of basketball. Through words, it's clear that he wants his team to win. But they just haven't.
It's fair to compliment his loyalty and yet criticize his lack of winning. A truly great player should at least take his team to the playoffs. There are 30 teams in the NBA and 16 make the playoffs. When he does make the playoffs, Garnett has advanced past the first round only once. That year he was surrounded by a number of good players. Until he can take a team to at least the top quarter of the league on a consistent basis, I just don't see how he can be called great.
In the NBA, almost any player can score 20 points a night. The key for a team is to determine which player scoring 20 points a night gives you the best chance to win. Udonis Haslem could average 20, but the Heat wouldn't win a game; it's better for them if Dwyane Wade carries the scoring load.
With Garnett leading his team, they haven't been very good over the span of his career. I'm not meaning to knock him, but if people would stop claiming he's one of the best in the NBA, then I could talk about all of the good things he does, instead of having to debunk that sentiment.
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