30
Jul
2007
Kevin Garnett to Boston Almost Finalized
Well, we’re back to talking about K.G. trade rumors again. ESPN reported earlier today that the deal to Boston is almost complete. The trade is said to include the following players for Garnett:
Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, and Ryan Gomes.
This is probably the first time that Mchale and Ainge have simultaneously used all of their intelligence together to come up with a half decent idea. Trading KG for even Theo Ratliff would be a step forward for the Wolves since KG is going to walk at the end of the season anyway. The trade works out for the Celtics as well even though they’re going to lose a hell of a talent in Al Jefferson. Pairing KG with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen should be a pretty potent combo, especially in the joke that is the Eastern Conference. Envisioning them playing together leads me to believe that KG will have one of his best seasons in years by grabbing boards off of Pierce and Allen’s misses while getting a lot of looks down low as well. Allen should clean up from three everytime Pierce penetrates and gets doubled. Pierce will benefit because now he’s not the only player to guard on the team. I wouldn’t be surprised if that Celtic squad ends up in the Eastern Conference Finals. That being said, lets start making predictions when the trade actually is official, because with Ainge and Mchale, you just never know.
One more thought. The ESPN “Who’s Now” segment has to be the worst segment they’ve ever aired. It is such a stupid idea. What the hell is “Who’s Now”. What is the criteria? They change it everytime I hear it. Is it who’s the most popular sports figure? The best at what they do? The most endorsements? It’s a dumb concept and I hate it more than I hate the “Head on” commercials. And thats saying something.
(Mchale: “Okay… I have an idea. Here’s how we can botch this trade…”)