3 Shades Of Blue talks to Grizzlies Coach Marc Iavaroni about the Kevin Love trade and mentions “knee issues” as a reason for not keeping the player.
The number one reason for being a devil’s advocate was Mike Miller’s a
pretty good player. I really like him as a person. I thought he
embodied what we are trying to do here. It was not I don’t like O.J.
Mayo. I think that’s what happens when you start getting into this.
People say that you liked Miller more than Mayo. No, I questioned it
because I wanted to make sure what we were giving up makes sense in the
future. And like everyone else talking through it you realize it is
enough. Mike Miller’s deal is coming up in a few years. He’s going to
be eligible for an extension. We had a player who could be as good and
maybe better in O.J. Mayo. We also felt that we felt we had it in our
power get more bigs so maybe weren’t going to need Kevin Love. Kevin
Love also had some knee issues. That was frankly more frightening to
people down the road management and ownership-wise than for me who is
trying to win next year.
pretty good player. I really like him as a person. I thought he
embodied what we are trying to do here. It was not I don’t like O.J.
Mayo. I think that’s what happens when you start getting into this.
People say that you liked Miller more than Mayo. No, I questioned it
because I wanted to make sure what we were giving up makes sense in the
future. And like everyone else talking through it you realize it is
enough. Mike Miller’s deal is coming up in a few years. He’s going to
be eligible for an extension. We had a player who could be as good and
maybe better in O.J. Mayo. We also felt that we felt we had it in our
power get more bigs so maybe weren’t going to need Kevin Love. Kevin
Love also had some knee issues. That was frankly more frightening to
people down the road management and ownership-wise than for me who is
trying to win next year.
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site chats with Craig Smith
Q: On his knee:
Smith: The knee is feeling pretty good. I just have to get my bounce
back so I can dunk on guys during the season … It sucks to have an
injury, but it’s good that I’ll be ready before training camp. I’m
going really hard to get my conditioning up so I can be ready for the
first day.
Smith: The knee is feeling pretty good. I just have to get my bounce
back so I can dunk on guys during the season … It sucks to have an
injury, but it’s good that I’ll be ready before training camp. I’m
going really hard to get my conditioning up so I can be ready for the
first day.
Q: On his hair:
Smith: I like it. I call it the “WavyHawk.” It relaxes my fade, and
let’s my hawk be free. Me and one of my other good friends have
Mohawks, so we have our hawk talks, and we come with creative words.
Smith: I like it. I call it the “WavyHawk.” It relaxes my fade, and
let’s my hawk be free. Me and one of my other good friends have
Mohawks, so we have our hawk talks, and we come with creative words.
Q: On acting:
Smith: I’m working on my different acting skills. Last time we talked,
we talked about getting a SAG card … I don’t know if everyone knew
what I was talking about. It’s basically becoming a legitimate actor.
You have to have a Screen Actor’s Guild card. I’m definitely working on
that, even though (Kevin McHale) doesn’t want me to…
Smith: I’m working on my different acting skills. Last time we talked,
we talked about getting a SAG card … I don’t know if everyone knew
what I was talking about. It’s basically becoming a legitimate actor.
You have to have a Screen Actor’s Guild card. I’m definitely working on
that, even though (Kevin McHale) doesn’t want me to…
Greg Varkonyi/Sportingo lists the Wolves offseason trade with the Grizzlies at #3 among the top ten moves of the summer.
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