Zgoda's NBA short takes

Last update: April 5, 2008 - 5:13 PM

One coach's take on Kevin Garnett and an MVP race in which Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Chris Paul are the favorites: "I don't think I can remember a player coming into a franchise like Garnett has and completely and single-handedly change the culture of the organization," Indiana's Jim O'Brien said. "And I think he's done that. So there might be people on the court that are better statistically than Kevin Garnett. I think if you're talking most valuable, I can't imagine anybody any more valuable to their team than Garnett is."

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Denver center Marcus Camby is about to become the third man in NBA history to lead the league in blocked shots four times. He easily leads everybody this season with a 3.69 average. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton did it four times each.

"That'd be something to tell my kids about when I get older," said Camby, who led the NBA with Toronto in 1998 and is about to claim his third consecutive blocked-shot title with the Nuggets.

Camby, who has averaged 2.7 blocks per game in his career, might have won more block titles if injuries hadn't limited him during his prime.

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