Man, once in a while some NBA insider will speak really frankly about the petty things that happen on the court.

This kind of talk is so rare that it is shocking every time.

Timberwolves' owner Glen Taylor, however, is on the case. Either that, or he's dishing dirt on some departed players to make everyone feel better.

In an interview with Rick Alonzo of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Taylor says:

I think there was a lot of stuff going on that we just couldn't talk about publicly. K.G. wanted Trenton (Hassell, forward) around. K.G. wanted Troy (Hudson, guard) around. And those guys took advantage of the situation, and it drove me nuts. ...

Somehow, Trenton thought he had earned the starting role, and K.G. would keep him on the starting role. Neither guy would help certain teammates out on the floor. It wasn't as apparent to me until Wittman said, "here's what they're doing, watch them". They would run a play, and Trenton was supposed to cover for the other guy, and he wouldn't cover for the other guy. The fans didn't know that. So the other guy looked pretty stupid.

It was little stuff that ticked their teammates off. They did it to Mike James. They did it to Ricky sometimes. Of course, Ricky did it to them sometimes. Ricky was smart enough to figure things out. You don't cover my guy, I don't cover your guy. It was that type of little crap.

What I'm kind of saying is, if they do it this year, pull them out of the gosh-darn game.

There's plenty more like that. Worth reading the whole thing.

The NBA, it's ... complicated!

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