Why Garnett Is A Winner And Noah Is A Dink

"Bulls center Joakim Noah once had a poster of Kevin Garnett, but now, according to ESPNChicago.com, he dislikes the Celtics power forward.

"Kevin Garnett will not -- will not -- get a Christmas gift from me," Noah said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "I don't like him."

"He's a very mean guy," Noah added. "Where's the love? None at all. Ugly, too."

Noah said Garnett was a "dirty player" during the playoffs last season when he was suspended for throwing an elbow at Quentin Richardson. Last week Noah received a technical during the game against the Celtics and said, "He is who he is."

Noah added during the radio interview: "... he was very mean to me my rookie year. And he's only mean to the young guys and the [European players], for some reason. I don't know why, but that's who he doesn't like. He's not nice. I talk a lot of trash out there, but c'mon, be a little sensitive. Be sweet (ESPN)."

You know what I don't want my power forward and defensive captain to be? Sweet. I am so sick of all this Garnett bashing, the guy leaves it all on the court, and is having one hell of a season so far. I want him to be mean, get in guys faces. The NBA has changed, and there are a lot of teams that hate each other, unlike a couple years back when everyone seemed to be friends. Don't get me wrong, I love all of this because not games are a lot more interesting and you see a lot more guys playing with heart. So, Noah why don't you take out your tampon and figure out a way to be more then just white noise in the Eastern Conference.