So many times in sports, players fail to live up to the hype. When free agents are given big money, they have almost impossible expectations to fulfill. With Kevin Garnett, you can throw any assumptions out the window. Put the guy on a basketball court and he's a beast. He had been one of my favorite NBA players for years but since he played on a bad Timberwolves team, I rarely saw him on TV the last few seasons. He is a game changer and even more impressive, its on both sides of the ball. I don't think there's a more complete player in the league today. He is a force on the defensive end, blocking and altering shots and pulling down every rebound in his area. On offense, he doesn't take bad shots and always looks for the open teammate. You can't say enough about him; it's clear already why he'll be a Hall-of-Famer.Last night at the Garden, KG and the Celtics moved to 4-0 with a 106-83 win over the young Atlanta Hawks. It's the C's best start in 20 years, dating back to the days of Bird, McHale and Parish. Garnett had 27 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks. Pierce had 23 points, Eddie House had 19 off the bench and Ray Allen added 14. Rondo notched seven assists.
As a team Boston shot 61.2% for the game and had 30 assists. Scalabrine got hit by Al Horford's hand on a follow-through and he left the game with a concussion. With James Posey (back) already out and Scal likely to be out tonight, the Celtics will be short-handed as they travel down to the Garden State to face the New Jersey Nets. It's the first of four games between the Celtics and Nets this season.
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