Go watch Garnett wilt down the stretch of playoff games in Minny, go watch him virtually lose Game 5 of the 2008 Finals by himself (and not really be a huge factor in any of the other games), go watch him---for all of the attacks on Gasol for being soft---be played virtually to a draw by Gasol in 2008. Go watch his subpar start to this series... Saying things like "the last person Gasol should go after is KG..." KG has a history of playing soft in big games, and has ridden the coattails of Latrell Sprewell and Paul Pierce to all of his postseason success. He's a good player. Stop genuflecting like he's the toughest player of all time, simply because he plays hard, has a mean snarl, and talks ish to six foot one point guards. Gasol gave an honest scouting report of KG's game, complete with praise for what KG does well, and what he no longer does well compared to 2008. Gasol is now, like it or not, the best big man in the game, statements that have been echoed by Jeff Van Gundy and Charley Rosen among others. He has a ring. He's outplayed Duncan and Dwight Howard the past two seasons. He's articulate, honest, and a champion. His opinions are as or more valid than anyone else's. If KG is hurt, you know what he can do? Grab more than two (TWO!?!?) defensive rebounds in Game two, give hard fouls when Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant are forming a conga line to the basket, and find a way to be productive in the paint and not just 20 feet from the basket.