Kevin Garnett wants to hold teams under 80 points per game

mr. 13 in 33 · Oct 2, 2013

There’s a ton of pressure on the reloaded Brooklyn Nets this season*– frank discussions of winning a championship and completely dominating foes are being had. Kevin Garnett is not only embracing the challenge, but adding to it by setting an insane defensive goal for his new squad. Per the NY Daily News: “He is the heart and soul of our team,’ declared Jason Terry. And this was just after Garnett’s first formal practice with the Nets. It’s safe to say he feels comfortable. ‘The energy was better (than last season),’ Deron Williams said. ‘It was more intense. It was just a better feeling.’ After landing in North Carolina, the Nets gathered Monday night following media day for a team dinner, and that became a springboard for goal-setting and role-defining, with Garnett as the powerful voice. Whomever the Nets pick as captain for this squad — and they have an incumbent in Williams and the longtime Celtics captain in Paul Pierce — it’s really just a figurehead position unless it goes to Garnett. ‘KG made a point about it (Monday) night — every day we step on the floor, it’s defense first,’ Terry said. As much as he likes to chat with other players, Garnett has a reputation for avoiding the media — and it took only two days for the forward to become the only player to excuse himself from availability. According to Williams, Garnett set a very lofty goal of keeping opponents to under 80 points — which is more realistic for a single-game mark, but nonetheless an example of how Garnett sets bars. More importantly, he has already made an impression on Brook Lopez, the mild-mannered center who could benefit most by being exposed to Garnett’s mean streak. During the team meeting Monday night, Lopez recognized two areas where he needs to improve. The first was defense, which has been a concern throughout his NBA career. The second was rebounding; Lopez has averaged just 6.3 boards the last three years.”
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cheke64 · Oct 2, 2013

JVG told him to say that

Bill Worrell · Oct 3, 2013

Cmon KG ...

Roxnostalgia · Oct 3, 2013

And?

I want to charge ladies a stud fee.

LCAhmed · Oct 3, 2013

Too bad he's the only one who'll play defense in the starting 5.

arno_ed · Oct 3, 2013

He should change teams if he wants that. Who besides him and kirilenko are good defenders of the players that will receive minutes.

t0mdotcom · Oct 3, 2013

shastarocket · Oct 3, 2013

You know what it takes to play excellent defense? Having everybody on the same page

http://nba.si.com/2013/10/01/jason-kidd-kevin-garnett/#more-52939

Sounds like they are off to a great start

SK34 · Oct 3, 2013

It's possible if they put thier mind to it

jim1961 · Oct 3, 2013

http://www.nba.com/nets/stats/

The Nets gave up an average of 95.1 pts last year. That is not moving to 80 pts. Sorry Kevin.

Now 90 pts maybe doable.

JuanValdez · Oct 3, 2013

Lol. The best a team has done in the past 8 years or so is 88+ points (Chicago in 2011-12). 80 is impossible. Hasn't KG ever heard of SMART goals? His goal is specific, measurable, actionable, and time-bound, but severely lacking on realistic.

Easy · Oct 3, 2013

It's possible ... if they did away the shot clock.

daywalker02 · Oct 3, 2013

lol KG if you can clone yourself in your prime and have a team of yourselves maybe you get close

DWill, Joe, aged Pierce, Brook and you are not going to do it. SORRY

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