I've been fairly hard on ESPN lately (for good reason, mind you), but today they've done me proud.  Jon Robinson of their video game department recently interviewed Kevin Garnett, PF for the World Champion Boston Celtics, about the upcoming NBA 2K9 video game -- which KG graces the cover of.  Luckily, it doesn't focus much on video games, and more on the "Secrets of Kevin Garnett".

Unfortunately, it's not like the Conan O'Brien "Secrets" where we learn things like the fact that Gwyenth Paltrow kills hobos with a hammer before she begins filming a new movie (she's superstitious), and that Tom Hanks' real name is Hank Toms and that, in his opinion, the best thing about being viewed as the nicest guy in Hollywood is that no one searches his backyard for bodies.

Yeah, nothing too revealing coming from Garnett.

Despite all that, I highly recommend you go and check it out.  In addition to the fact that the reporter was taken to the secret location in an unmarked white van to the interview, we learn such KG secrets as:

"One of the dirtiest but coldest tricks, I forearm the guy in the chest, rip the ball, then keep going with it. It's a foul, but it's a very, very technical and advanced move to pull off without getting the foul called. Other tricks are stepping on the guy's feet, holding his hand, then knowing when to let go at the right time so it's not a foul."

I'm approaching this year the same as always, attack first.  Last year I felt that once we got going, we already had a bullseye on our backs. This year it's more solidified as to who we are and what we are, but at the end of the day the mentality hasn't changed.

"...it just feels good to be in Boston. It feels good to have a chance. It feels good to have other guys on your team who have experienced things. It feels good to have a coach, owners, and an organization who actually believe in you. One of the things I've learned in this league is to never point fingers or blame anyone for the past, that's not how I do things. But I embrace my new situation ... totally."