Herald: Kevin Garnetts is Cuckoo for CoCo Puffs

So, we're all excited to have KG in town (unless you're Bob Ryan, in which case, you'll only be happy if you wake up, it's 1986, it's raining Boston Cremes and jowls are in style). However, after reading this Herald article, I am a little nervous because Skeletor appears to be a crazy person.

“He’s an incredibly loyal person, and he takes that very seriously,” said one Minnesota source. “If he believes you’re with him, he opens up and gives you everything. The only problem with that is that Kevin can get upset when he perceives a slight, even if it’s not a real one.”

Garnett was said to be very angry himself at the time of the draft. According to one involved party, he vented on Taylor, saying his distaste at the time for the Celts was in part because Kevin McHale once played for them.

WTF?

Garnett actually takes a lot of things seriously. This is the same guy who was distraught when Dean Garrett was traded from the Wolves, looking toward Garrett’s empty locker well after he’d left town.

This behavior is similar to Big Baby, who stares at his pudding cups when they're empty.

“I don’t think Kevin likes change too much,” said a source. “He grows attached to the people and things around him. He’s just very intense in a lot of ways, even at practice (there are published reports he’s gotten into scrapes with teammates). There were times when you could see him holding two cups of water in the huddle because he was so into it I think his hands were shaking.

The real question is this- how did Mark Blount survive a year with this guy!? Mark "I've never worked a day in my life" Blount!? Garnett and Blount are on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Throw Mad Dog Madsen in there and disaster was almost guaranteed. That must have been an uncomfortable period for everyone involved. (However, we do know that Garnett fights like a sissy. Even when the opponent is Matt Bonner.) Garnett is probably the only player in the league who takes practices seriously. He's also probably the only player who gets in fights with his teammates because he's too intense in practice. I mean, Brendon Haywood and Etan Thomas get in fights all the time, but that's over petty sh*t we expect of NBA players. Meanwhile, Garnett's hands are shaking with intensity!?

“He brings that intensity every day - practices, games, everything. The Celtics are going to love how seriously he takes defense. He’s really a driven guy.”

We're all going to love him. He might love us and even slap people while running backwards for us... as long as we don't hurt his feelings somehow.