Former journeyman coach George Karl just released a book titled "Furious George" about his time coaching in the NBA and there was one particular stop along the way he did not enjoy. In his penultimate stop with the Denver Nuggets he was "saddled" with talent like Kenyon Martin and Carmelo Anthony.
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In a small passage from his book he took a couple heavy-handed shots against Martin and Melo:
Kenyon Martin and Melo need to pull up on George Karl. He crossed the line with this statement: pic.twitter.com/6aLizCfodj
— Jerren (@jwilphotos) December 22, 2016
And he went even further by completely trashing Melo with these comments that will definitely upset more than one person:
"He was the best offensive player I ever coached. He was also a user of people, addicted to the spotlight and very unhappy when he had to share it.
"He really lit my fuse with his low demand of himself on defense. He had no commitment to the hard, dirty work of stopping the other guy."
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That prompted the former top overall pick Kenyon Martin to go on a Twitter rant that absolutely eviscerated the coach.
The Nerve of an AWFUL AND COWARD ASS COACH. More to come
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
I didn't have a father going up. We all know that. What's George Karl excuse for being a terrible person
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
Everyone that's played for that awful person and coach can't stand the ground he walks on
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
George Karl is selfish,unhappy,missable,,cowardly person. No wonder he's be fired every place he has coached
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
The book he is writing is full of lies and deceit. By far the worst coach that ever played for
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
Talking bout Melo didn't like defense. Hell he never coached defense. How does that work
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
George Karl is the reason KiKi Vandeweghe lost his GM job in Denver. Told the staff they can't serve 2 Kings. He no King. #CowardKarl
— Kenyon Martin Sr. (@KenyonMartinSr) December 22, 2016
How's that for some vitriol? Looks like there are still some hard feelings there for Martin who played in Denver from 2004 to 2011.
