Chris Mannix/SI.com on Kevin Love:
"You see all those pump fakes?" asked a coach of an Eastern Conference team. "He can do that against this competition. But he tries that [stuff] against Duncan or [Kevin] Garnett and it’s going nowhere. At the end of the day, you have to remember he’s a 6-8 guy who plays below the rim."
Here’s something more disconcerting: Love is considered by some to be a
major injury waiting to happen. An NBA front office source with a team
who worked out Love describes him as a "train wreck" physically,
pointing to his surgically repaired knee as the biggest point of
concern.
major injury waiting to happen. An NBA front office source with a team
who worked out Love describes him as a "train wreck" physically,
pointing to his surgically repaired knee as the biggest point of
concern.
Then there is the question of Love’s weight. Several league sources I
talked to expressed concern that Love, who dropped 15 pounds and
reduced his body fat from 15-16 percent to 11-12 percent in the months
leading up to the NBA draft, will put that weight back on once the
regular season starts.
talked to expressed concern that Love, who dropped 15 pounds and
reduced his body fat from 15-16 percent to 11-12 percent in the months
leading up to the NBA draft, will put that weight back on once the
regular season starts.
Hoopsworld on the Las Vegas Summer League:
Perhaps the most NBA-ready player in Vegas was big man Kevin Love, who could help the Minnesota Timberwolves fill their need for toughness inside.
Ryan Green/Las Vegas Sun on Kevin Love:
The fabled outlet passing was certainly on display this week from the
rookie out of UCLA, and Love had several opportunities to brandish it,
leading the summer league with 13.5 rpg. He had double-doubles in his
first three games, and it would have been four had he not left
Saturday’s game early with a sore achilles (finished with 10 points and
nine boards in 18 minutes. It’s almost scary to imagine what he’ll do
alongside Al Jefferson this season.
rookie out of UCLA, and Love had several opportunities to brandish it,
leading the summer league with 13.5 rpg. He had double-doubles in his
first three games, and it would have been four had he not left
Saturday’s game early with a sore achilles (finished with 10 points and
nine boards in 18 minutes. It’s almost scary to imagine what he’ll do
alongside Al Jefferson this season.
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