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Wolves Updates 3/2
Published 3/2/2007 by Lil Dice at I Heart KG
... In addition to discussing how "all of this KG-bolstering is grossly overstated," Dr.Laywer IndianChief at Free Darko writes that Kevin McHale should not shoulder all the blame for the team's mistakes:

On Kevin Garnett and the T-Wolves
Published 3/3/2007 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... has this post on Kevin Garnett, Kevin McHale, and the T-Wolves.  Some great points made, including that Kevin Garnett needs to stop "passive-aggressively" asking for a trade (see the various quotes in the media cited in that post).  I agreed with this totally: Kevin Garnett has a huge say, possibly more than any other player in the league (though LBJ probably does, too), in how his team is managed and what moves they make.  Therefore Kevin Garnett needs to man up, and say "Yeah, I'm happy here, I enjoy having a huge say in the decision-making", or he needs to say "I want out".  No having it both ways, KG. 

A Look At Kevin Garnett [Free Darko Previews]
Published 10/30/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... 7. Disdain. KG is the prime exemplar of this new genre of athlete that I like to call, the passive-aggressive toddlers (PATs). Donovan McNabb plays quarterback for that team. Shaq is center. These guys are masterful interview subjects, they keep the fans in their pocket and always deflect blame toward someone else--usually some invisible front office figure caricatured to look like Rich Uncle Pennybags. They never admit their hypocrisy, preferring to redefine what their definition of "is" is. Whereas guys like T.O., A-Rod, and Kobe just kind of bug us, the PATs are worse, because they portray an illusion of "taking the high road." With KG, I have documented all of these transgressions in more depth here. But a recent ...