Kevin Garnett is one of the all-time greats, and Wolves coach Flip Saunders says he will always have a soft spot for a player he first coached as a teenager.
But KG as a coach? Not so much, Flip said in this leftover nugget from the Wolves/Brooklyn game earlier this week. Per the New York Post:
When asked before the game if his former star pupil could become a coach in the future, Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders didn't hesitate with his response.
"No," Saunders said with a smile. "What he could be is he could be a good consultant, short-term stuff.
"He's got great knowledge, and he'd be great working with players. But his frustration … he gets frustrated pretty easy. That would be pretty tough on a coach.
"He might be a short-term guy, but it's not because of lack of knowledge. His personality, his DNA, he'd get too frustrated."
Seems to make sense. Anyone who remembers KG viciously banging a basketball against his head at the free throw line (or other countless examples) would understand his intensity might burn a little too much on a sideline.
