Kevin Garnett says he has nothing to prove to Brooklyn Nets, NBA
After the worst season of his NBA career, Brooklyn Nets power forward and future Hall of Famer, Kevin Garnett believes he has nothing left to prove.
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“I don’t need to show people anything,” he said. “That’s first off. Secondly, for myself, last year I think everybody had to take some takes on their own game and give a little bit for the betterment of [the team], and I did just that. I think [coach] Lionel [Hollins], from what I hear of his system, might fit me a little better just because it’s a little parallel to the things we did up in Boston.
Could that be a veiled shot at former head coach Jason Kidd who left the team in a bizarre power play in the offseason? It certainly could be interpreted as such.
“But granted, my situation in [Jason Kidd’s] system last year was what it was. I thought I made the proper adjustments to it when I had to. I really don’t see myself as primary and that’s just reality. But I still can give. I still have something to give to the game, to this team, and my mindset has always been to be better than I was last year or to be better than I was yesterday. So I’m not going to change that.”
That is a great mindset to have for Garnett, but after coming off a season where he had career-lows in points, rebounds and minutes while missing 28 games, should have have the mindset that he needs to prove to himself at least that last season was an anomaly and a produce of a rookie head coach not knowing how to use him?
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