“We still lost, we still lost. You’ve still got to burn. You’ve still got to want something. What have you achieved? This is a team sport. This is not tennis. It’s not golf. It’s not an individual sport. If you don’t win the championship, then what have you accomplished? I just want to win.”
- Kevin Garnett on whether or not a season can be considered a success if you lose in the playoffs
Since the Kevin Garnett era ended in Minnesota, the franchise lost something it hasn’t been able to regain. Sure, we’ve had glimmers of hope and phases where it seemed like a new direction was possible.