JNice

I find it extremely hard to believe that Garnett just punched the guy because he scored on him. Sounds fishy to me. I'd be willing to bet that there is a whole lot more to the story than that article presents.

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BG7

Look closer Garnett started it. At the beginning Garnett gives Peeler a shoulder and I am proud of Peeler for nailing that loser in the face.
There is a reason why the Timberwolves lost in the first round so much. Kevin Garnett their best player isn't a good leader and role model for the team. Young players aren't going to develop the right attitude along side him. With that said their are only two superstars that have the good leadership values that helps make a team be a championship team and just not a playoff team.
Tim Duncan. He is just all around a great guy and its pretty obvious that his teammates enjoy playing with him because of how nice he is. And the other player with these values that is a superstar is Shaquille Oneal. A lot of people will write Shaq off as a thug but he's not. He has the tough guy look going but how don't you have the tough guy look when your 7 feet tall and 300+ pounds of pure muscle. He has a nice comedic personality that makes him a good team leader as he is able to shrug stuff off. You don't win with thugs look at the Blazers and they are taking a step in the right direction right now.

JNice

I dont want to get into this argument, but Garnett did not start that fight with Peeler. Peeler elbowed him pretty viciously in the gut first. I'm not sure there is anyone who wouldn't have retaliated to that blow and rightly so. That was one of the biggest cheap shots I have ever seen.

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BG7

From what i see garnett hit him in the chest and then Peeler nailed Garnett in the face with his forearm.

But anyways anyone have a video that goes farther back to see who walked up first because those videos it looks like both just went up to each other.

rainman

the article didnt say anything about garnett knocking anyone out. i doubt he could knock his grandmother out.

JNice

Well the start of it happened on the play before the showdown on that end of the court when Peeler elbowed Garnett in the gut and Garnett fell to the court. It started before they went chest to chest.

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BG7

Alright I was just talking about the video where Garnett hits Peeler in the stomach and then Peeler knocks him back. I forgot about the play before cuz it was so long ago.

Pinball

Honestly, KG seems very shady to me. He's very friendly and engaging with the media but he's a different player on the court. He has an extremely short fuse and I've seen him do some dirty things in the past. Not Karl Malone-type dirty things. More along the lines of a shove, a push, or an elbow. I'm not a fan so maybe I have a different vantage point than everyone else. However, this isn't the first time that KG has been implicated in this kind of behavior. This is just the latest incident.

Pan Mengtu

No, if it happened verbatim as the article implies, then obviously that was a jerk move. What we're saying is that it doesn't make sense that it happened that way, and this small blurb in a long article with various sports news isn't very much to go on. There are several different scenerios that tell a more complete story.

Pan Mengtu

I'm going to assume that you're a good guy that just didn't hear the complete story.

The reason it sounds worse than it is, is because the word "lynching" as defined by south carolina is any violent crime commited by a group of people against 1 person. The definition we are more familiar with would make the crime be racially motivated.

What happened was there was a fight, and some people jumped in until it as 5 on 1. The victim was white. The fight wasn't racially motivated. Was it stupid of him, yes obviously, but is he a racist who likes to beat up white people, no that's ridiculous. People jumping in on fights isn't a new thing either, it happens all the time, he just lived in a state that used a word that makes it sound like something it's not. The fight wasn't racially motivated. The victim didn't get seriously hurt either, he broke an ankle. And the charges were dropped.

rainman

i dont think too many people are saying this latest incident is racially motivated either, just that its a very stupid move by a guy who is supposedly a team leader.

jokeaward

If KG's a racist, he sure does a great job of tolerating Fred, Mad Dog, Flip, Mchale, etc.

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lakegz

ive lost some respect for Garnett as well, the guy couldnt even get 700 on the SAT. not that that matters.

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JRose5

As far as Rickert being a punk or whatever, for what its worth (not much), I have a friend that went to U of Minn., and he ran into him at a few parties.
Said he was basically a dick, a pretty big wiseass, full of himself.

Maybe it doesn't say much for him on the court, but it sounds like he's capable of it, though I don't know if thats what happened or not.

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