OT: According to Charlie Villanueva, KG is a classless punk!

[alex42083]

my hatred for KG knows no bounds.

This. KG is unbelievable... what an asshole.

 

[Wheels]

So true. I hated him before this...but he's really gone overboard now. With my wife battling cancer the last couple of years, I have no respect whatsoever for someone who would make such insensative comments. I really wish someone would just clock him someday.

Jesus sorry to hear you are/have been going through that. I hope everything goes well for you.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

My guess is that if KG played for the Blazers, most of the negative reaction would be different.

This was not KG making fun of an 8 yr old. This was two grown men battling to win a non-recreational league game. I do not fault CV for making it public since it brings awareness to his disease, but a far bigger statement could have been made on the court.

I would not invite KG over for dinner and think he is classless, but would love to see his fire in more of our players.

 

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2645288

A nice article on KG's charity work and the 1.2M he donated for Katrina victims.

 

[Spud147]

I kind of hate to bring it up but this sort of thing always reminds me of Lucas and how he would dealt with a punk like KG.

Namely, punching him in his fucking mouth.

Though the game was more violent back then you had less of this kind of bullshit when a player new he would have to backup his smack talk.

Now the rules make cowards brave.

It's the first thing that came to mind for me too. I know a lot of the people on the board aren't old enough and never got to see him play but I am. I watched the Blazers win the championship. It's so difficult to describe the influence Maurice Lucas had on the court, on the opponent, and his team mates. I guarantee KG wouldn't have had the guts to talk trash to him.

 

[Haakzilla]

...KG deserves a one week ban from S2!

 

[THE HCP]

My boy Collin Romer who is the media rep for the Blazers has the same condition. My wife grew up with Collin and said he had if pretty rough growing up in school. Fuck KG!

 

[BBert]

A player can have 'fire' without being a total dickhead like KG. I've hated that guy for a long, long time.

 

[LittleAlex]

Luke would've definitely put KG in his place...writhing on the ground in pain.

It was painful to see KG and Boston vs. the Lakers in the finals last year. I wish it was possible for both teams to lose.

I didn't watch one second of that finals.

I hate both teams WAY too much to bother.

As much as I hate the teams, I loathe their collective fanbases far more.
Individually they may be ok but as a group they suck complete ass.

 

[LittleAlex]

My guess is that if KG played for the Blazers, most of the negative reaction would be different.

This was not KG making fun of an 8 yr old. This was two grown men battling to win a non-recreational league game. I do not fault CV for making it public since it brings awareness to his disease, but a far bigger statement could have been made on the court.

I would not invite KG over for dinner and think he is classless, but would love to see his fire in more of our players.

Classless is classless regardless of the team.

One of my least favorite Blazers of all time is Ruben the Rapist Patterson.

And he played really hard for the team and did good things on the floor.

I couldn't have cared less.

 

[ABM]

My guess is that if KG played for the Blazers, most of the negative reaction would be different.

Rasheed; Bonzi; Darius; Ruben; Isaiah; G. Trent; Quintel; etc.

Polarizing at best.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

One of my least favorite Blazers of all time is Ruben the Rapist Patterson.

Raping your nanny is one thing. Talking trash to a grown man playing a game at the highest level is an entirely different offense. Again, this was not directed at an eight year old.

Is talking about weight also off limits? More people die from obesity related illnesses and get teased.

 

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Rasheed; Bonzi; Darius; Ruben; Isaiah; G. Trent; Quintel; etc.

Polarizing at best.

Most of the issues fans had with them was off the court and people still condoned it when they were winning.

 

[MickZagger]

My guess is that if KG played for the Blazers, most of the negative reaction would be different.

This was not KG making fun of an 8 yr old. This was two grown men battling to win a non-recreational league game. I do not fault CV for making it public since it brings awareness to his disease, but a far bigger statement could have been made on the court.

I would not invite KG over for dinner and think he is classless, but would love to see his fire in more of our players.

KG's been a punk for a while now. I don't give a fuck how much he gives to charity. Its sad that charity has turned into this card that is played when one needs to revitalize their image. There's plenty out there that actually give to charity not because they are trying to clean up their image and for tax purposes.

Welcome to ignore, clown.

 

[RR7]

Raping your nanny is one thing. Talking trash to a grown man playing a game at the highest level is an entirely different offense. Again, this was not directed at an eight year old.

Is talking about weight also off limits? More people die from obesity related illnesses and get teased.

Weight? Really? Someone eats too much and dies, and someone gets breast cancer and dies, and that's the same thing?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Its sad that charity has turned into this card that is played when one needs to revitalize their image.

Guess you did not read the article. Try finding somewhere KG promotes himself as a humanitarian.

"A lot of the things I do I like to keep personal," Garnett said. "I never want to have it come off as PR, or something that I'm trying to get recognition for. These are things that I do personally myself. I felt like the relationships I have with the people I'm doing it for, I like to keep that private."

Welcome to ignore, clown.

Are you going to take my birthday away too? Try attacking the post and not the poster.

 

[handiman]

Seems everyone is missing the point... The purpose of talking trash is to get under the opponent's skin, and obviously KG did a masterful job of that. Too good? Maybe. But he obviously doesn't give a damn about what any of you think of him. He's out there to gain whatever advantage on the court he can.

 

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Weight? Really? Someone eats too much and dies, and someone gets breast cancer and dies, and that's the same thing?

Go to an elementary and see how ruthless kids are to someone overweight. Was it their fault they were not put on a correct diet by parents and the school?

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Seems everyone is missing the point... The purpose of talking trash is to get under the opponent's skin, and obviously KG did a masterful job of that. Too good? Maybe. But he obviously doesn't give a damn about what any of you think of him. He's out there to gain whatever advantage on the court he can.

Exactly and repped. Villanueva could be playing the same games by posting it on Twitter.

 

[RR7]

I don't give a fuck about elementary school. There's a difference between 8 year olds, and grown ass men that should know better than to insult someone like that. Some kid could change his life when he has the opportunity to cook for himself. Some kid that gets cancer can't, can they?

 

[RR7]

yeah, awesome. He got under their skin by any means necessary. So it's cool if someone talks trash to Lamar Odom by talking about his kid that died of SIDS, because, hey, it's all on the court, with the intent to get under their skin, right? Advantage, person who mocked him? Yay for KG, he got some imaginary advantage. That doesn't stop from making him a classless asshole.

 

[BlazerBeav]

There's no defense for it - he's antics are pathetic and the NBA has let him get away with it for too long because he's part of the marketing of the Big Three.

 

[MickZagger]

Guess you did not read the article. Try finding somewhere KG promotes himself as a humanitarian.







Are you going to take my birthday away too? Try attacking the post and not the poster.

I thought I was on your ignore. Thats the only reason why I was talking shit....I didn't think you could read it. D'oh!

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I don't give a fuck about elementary school. There's a difference between 8 year olds, and grown ass men that should know better than to insult someone like that. Some kid could change his life when he has the opportunity to cook for himself. Some kid that gets cancer can't, can they?

So there is no emotional trauma from childhood verbal abuse? What about the social withdraw they suffer from being outcast?

I would bet everyone knows someone that has battled weight issues and are either losing or lost.

Again, I think KG is classless. Bringing up cancer may be slightly worse, but weight is in the ballpark.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

I thought I was on your ignore. Thats the only reason why I was talking shit....I didn't think you could read it. D'oh!

You still are. It was not hard to know that you were talking about me since it was right after my post.

 

[RR7]

Weight is in the ballpark of cancer? Are you serious? Weight issues could be solved, reversed, rectified, whatever. There's a cure for being fat. Even if it's a thyroid issue, that can be solved. But yeah, fat, dead from cancer. Same thing. I'm gonna go ahead and just leave this discussion now before I get banned. I've lost half a dozen family members from cancer. Non smokers. Had some fat family members too. I know whose kids have it worse currently. I've had a friend who had an issue with his thyroid that made him fat. Got that fixed. Not fat anymore. Known people who had cancer. Tried to get that fixed. Not alive anymore. But yeah. Same shit. Getting mocked for being fat, and having cancer. same ballpark. Fuck.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Weight is in the ballpark of cancer? Are you serious? Weight issues could be solved, reversed, rectified, whatever. There's a cure for being fat. Even if it's a thyroid issue, that can be solved. But yeah, fat, dead from cancer. Same thing. I'm gonna go ahead and just leave this discussion now before I get banned. I've lost half a dozen family members from cancer. Non smokers. Had some fat family members too. I know whose kids have it worse currently. I've had a friend who had an issue with his thyroid that made him fat. Got that fixed. Not fat anymore. Known people who had cancer. Tried to get that fixed. Not alive anymore. But yeah. Same shit. Getting mocked for being fat, and having cancer. same ballpark. Fuck.

Again, he was not directly criticizing anyone with cancer.

You are obviously more sensitive to anyone saying something about it with your losses. I have seen alot of the negatives with childhood obesity. I am guessing someone homosexual is going to be more sensitive to a basketball player using sexual preference in a derogatory manner.

If KG's comments crossed your line. Fine. They did not cross mine.

 

[44Thrilla]

“I am aware there was a major miscommunication regarding something I said on the court last night. My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact ‘You are cancerous to your team and our league.’ I would never be insensitive to the brave struggle that cancer patients endure. I have lost loved ones to this deadly disease and have a family member currently undergoing treatment. I would never say anything that distasteful. The game of life is far bigger than the game of basketball.”

- KG

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Weight issues could be solved, reversed, rectified, whatever. There's a cure for being fat.

From a 2007 study. 25.6% people were obese. There is a cure, but there are alot of people losing that battle.

http://www.obesity.org/statistics/


from The Obesity Society

How are children affected by weight stigma?
Children who are overweight and obese are also targets of stigma and may be especially vulnerable to the consequences of bias. Negative attitudes towards obese youth develop in children as young as three years old, and children attribute multiple negative characteristics to overweight peers including being mean, stupid, ugly, unhappy, lazy, and having few friends. Peers are common perpetrators of weight-related teasing and derogatory names, and school is a frequent venue where stigma occurs.


Bias and stigma have negative implications for emotional well-being in children. Research shows that children who are targets of weight stigma internalize negative attitudes and engage in self-blame for the negative social experiences that they confront. Research on adolescents has documented that weight-based teasing is associated with low self-esteem and depression, and that overweight teens are more likely to be socially isolated. Most alarming are recent studies demonstrating a positive association between obesity and suicidal attempts among youth.

So if saying someone looks like a cancer patient on the court is being derogatory, calling someone fat is also wrong.

 

[MickZagger]

- KG

lol

Bullshit!