Kevin Love

[Digga38]

Wolves wont ever be shyt until Rubio can make a consistent jumper

him and aldridge are close....I would go with aldridge first......I still would like to see Love play with a guard that stretch the floor

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

To be honest I don't even know where to rank him.

At this point in their respective careers, Love hasnt accomplished a fraction of what melo did. The nuggets had the highest turnaround in league history for a team led in scoring by a rookie. They went from a 17 win team, to a playoff team in Melo's ROOKIE YEAR, and he was the only significant addition in that offseason. Love is a veteran, and he still hasnt made the playoffs. If melo is considered some disappointment by many, then what does that make Love? Love is shariff abdur rahim on stat steroids so far.

I'll ask you what I asked somebody else -

How many PFs (in the league right now) would have up-scaling wins with backcourts that consisted of: Ridnour/Lee/Barea/Shved/Johnson/Brewer etc etc throughout their careers?

And also be on a team in the West.

 

[MustafaSTL]

He used to be a hollow stat man but not anymore...Love is a legit top 10 player in the league...

He still shoots to many 3's, but that team is structured so awkwardly I don't see him ever being able to play in the post with that Pekovic dude...i watched them play a few games this year and that dude post up all over the paint...right side, left side, high post low post and he got all these slow sweeping moves, Love just be dancing around him like

Put it like this, I am a spurs stan and the CEO of Leviathan Leanards fan club...but if the T Wolves call me up and say "we will trade you love for leonard straight up"...I would have to be like "let me watch some tape on the two and i will let you know something tomorrow evening"

No way Minnesota even considers that joke of a trade, and it wouldn't take the Spurs 2 seconds to think before accepting such a trade if Minnesota was dumb enough to offer it.

 

[dunkman6]

Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Paul George, LaMarcus Aldridge, Anthony Davis, Tim Duncan, James Harden, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook are all better than him imo.

Kevin Love doesnt crack the top 10

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

Shytted on because he's white, I don't care what y'all say, if he was Black dudes in here would say he's better than Lebron or at least 2nd best, trolling or not.

He's top 5-7 and the best PF.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

To be honest I don't even know where to rank him.

I'll ask you what I asked somebody else -

How many PFs (in the league right now) would have up-scaling wins with backcourts that consisted of: Ridnour/Lee/Barea/Shved/Johnson/Brewer etc etc throughout their careers?

And also be on a team in the West.

You dont need to play with a squad of world beaters to make the playoffs. Again, Melo's team won 17 games the year before his rookie campaign, and he had them in the playoffs his rookie year. You guys are the ones trying to place Love in the company of elite players, not me. Elite players could grab me and you off the streets, drag us through a decent season, and qualify for a playoff system where over half of the teams make it. Stop making excuses

 

[Recca Gatsby]

LMA is best PF in the game as of today. Love is top 5 though.

 

[Kal El]

Top 5 Offensive player, Top 10 player overall.

He needs a defensive minded Center next to him if Minnesota ever wants to be a playoff team though.

For as great of a player as he is, he plays below the rim, and that doesn't translate well to defense for a big.

 

[BigE214]

To be honest I don't even know where to rank him.

I'll ask you what I asked somebody else -


And also be on a team in the West.

We all the know the answer to that is Dirk, stop playing

 

[OG Talk]

He does need help.. But people are talking like he's Adrian Peterson and this is the NFL..He's still one of only 5 guys on the court at a time, and if he can't make a big enough impact to will the other 4 to an above .500 record then that has to raise questions about his leadership if not his skill...

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

You dont need to play with a squad of world beaters to make the playoffs.

I'll ask you again which PFs in the league would make the playoffs with backcourts that consisted of: Ridnour/Lee/Barea/Shved/Johnson/Brewer etc etc throughout their careers?

Lets recount the seasons where he was one of the main guys, where he could play a leading role in taking the T'Wolves to the playoffs:

2010/2011 - Played with Wesley Johnson, Beasley, Ridnour and Darko - the 8th seeded Grizzlies won 46-36; no PF was taking the aforementioned players to the playoffs.

2011/2012 - Played with Rubio, Ridnour, Pekovic, Barea, Martell Webster, Beasley and Westley Johnson - the 8th seeded Jazz won 36-30; no PF was taking the aforementioned players to the playoffs

*edit - 2012/2013 - Only played 18 games of the season.

That leaves only TWO seasons where through his own contributions, he could 'lead' the team to the playoffs. It's not hard to see why those teams didn't sniff the playoffs and it certainly has NOTHING to do with Love's output/production.

Again, Melo's team won 17 games the year before his rookie campaign, and he had them in the playoffs his rookie year.

Strong PG play (Melo never contributed to), fast pace (probably the fastest tempo in the league), good interior D (Melo never contributed to). It really didn't amount to much since they got dealt to in the first round and Melo played garbage.

You guys are the ones trying to place Love in the company of elite players, not me. Elite players could grab me and you off the streets, drag us through a decent season, and qualify for a playoff system where over half of the teams make it. Stop making excuses

We'd probably be better than the backcourts that Love has had to carry throughout the season(s). He's an elite player until proven otherwise, meaning if he has a decent roster to play with and fails to make any noise in the West, then his card should be revoked.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

Strong PG play (Melo never contributed to), fast pace (probably the fastest tempo in the league), good interior D (Melo never contributed to). It really didn't amount to much since they got dealt to in the first round and Melo played garbage.

This awesome team you speak of was the same one that won 17 games before melo right? Melo arriving, resulting in one of the greatest year-to-year improvements in league history, was just some sort of coincidence. Obviously.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

He does need help.. But people are talking like he's Adrian Peterson and this is the NFL..He's still one of only 5 guys on the court at a time, and if he can't make a big enough impact to will the other 4 to an above .500 record then that has to raise questions about his leadership if not his skill...

Breh, he was out there last night, virtually a one-man team (no Pek) - besides playing a bit more defense and that missed free throw, there was nothing more he could've done to put his team in a better position to win. Brewer and Rubio played a combined total of 62 minutes and got THREE points between them........ 3 fukking points. Questions surrounding his leadership shouldn't even come into the equation at this moment in time.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Paul George, LaMarcus Aldridge, Anthony Davis, Tim Duncan, James Harden, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook are all better than him imo.

Kevin Love doesnt crack the top 10

The Coli: Where 14 and 9 is better than 26 and 14.

 

[duckbutta]

No way Minnesota even considers that joke of a trade, and it wouldn't take the Spurs 2 seconds to think before accepting such a trade if Minnesota was dumb enough to offer it.

Actually your wrong, Minnesota would definitely consider that trade, because when they had to opportunity to sign Love to a longer deal, they didn't...so if are telling me they are not dumb enough to offer it...then how come when they had the chance and money to sign him to a longer contract they didn't?

It is actually the Spurs who hangs up the phone on that trade, because in real life you do not trade away a young small forward who can shoot, borderline create any shot he wants for himself, play elite perimeter defense, and rebound exceptionally well. There is virtually nothing Leviathan doesn't do well, so you don't trade a person like that for anyone. Exactly how many 6 "8" wings in the league shoot above league average for 3, while playing elite defense, while also letting you run the offense through them, while also being a force on the boards, while also learning how to create his own shot from anywhere on the floor, while still being on his rookie deal?