Controversial Kevin
Kevin Garnett’s statement “If we win [game 4]…we feel like it’s over” has caused many NBA observers, including ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, to wonder what he was thinking. Stein called Garnett’s comments “gutsy” and “bold,” heady adjectives for such an innocuous comment. The Wolves were up two games to one going into game 4. If they won, they would have been up 3-1, with three games remaining–two at home–to get victory number 4. In addition, they would have swept the Lakers in the Staples Center, a remarkable achievement. Plus, Lakers coach Phil Jackson has never won a playoff series having been down 3-1–or even 2-1, I believe. And Garnett didn’t even predict a victory–he said “if” they won! If they won, they most certainly would have been in the driver’s seat, and that is hardly a groundbreaking claim. If the Wolves had been down 3-1 and predicted a victory, that would have been gutsy and bold.