Another season, another Kevin Love missed playoff appearance

[Cone]

When will people stop overrating this stat-padder? Top 10 player my ass...

Meanwhile 36 year-old Dirk is leading his teams to 50 win seasons with a worse supporting cast.

Anthony Davis injury filled team (2 of the 3 best players out for season since January) almost with identical records.

LMA and BG may both have HCA in the playoffs.

So when will the overrating stop? Maybe he will be best served as a #2 or #3 option on a contender?

[game3524]

Not an impactful player at all.

[WallIn]

That game where he choked 3 FTs in a row in the deciding moments is the definition why Timberwolves fail this season. They've blown like 15 close games

[HomieWeMajor]

Moses Malone stat-padded but he still won. Kevin Love needs to learn how to do this. Maybe work with Moses this off season ?

[game3524]

He reminds me of Elton Brand. A guy who will put up great bulk stats/advance stats, but really doesn't have an effect on wins/losses.

He is a number 2 or 3 on a great team.

[WallIn]

He reminds me of Elton Brand. A guy who will put up great bulk stats/advance stats, but really doesn't have an effect on wins/losses.

He is a number 2 or 3 on a great team.

Brand still carried Clippers to a greater success than Love

[Cone]

He reminds me of Elton Brand. A guy who will put up great bulk stats/advance stats, but really doesn't have an effect on wins/losses.

He is a number 2 or 3 on a great team.

What team you think would be good for him? Chicago?

[TheMarkMadsen]

When will people stop overrating this stat-padder? Top 10 player my ass...

Meanwhile 36 year-old Dirk is leading his teams to 50 win seasons with a worse supporting cast.

Anthony Davis injury filled team (2 of the 3 best players out for season since January) almost with identical records.

LMA and BG may both have HCA in the playoffs.

So when will the overrating stop? Maybe he will be best served as a #2 or #3 option on a contender?

[Smook A.]

The Wolves have alot of talent on their team and they also have one of best coaches in the league. I don't understand how they dont win more games...

[game3524]

What team you think would be good for him? Chicago?

Yeah, Chicago would be perfect for him. It would never happen, but I think he would fit in well on the Spurs.

[DMAVS41]

I don't think we can give Love a pass, but his team has been dreadful without him on the court this year.

With Love? +6.4 points per 100 possessions

Without Love? -5.9 points per 100 possessions


Frame of reference;

With Durant? +8.4
Without Durant? +2.4

These numbers aren't perfect and there is noise in them, but we can't ignore the fact that the Wolves just crumble when Love leaves the court...while a team like the Thunder actually still outscore the opponent when Durant leaves.

Give Love a +2.4 bench differential while he's resting and he Wolves might have won 50 games.

[TheMarkMadsen]

The Wolves have alot of talent on their team and they also have one of best coaches in the league. I don't understand how they dont win more games...

a center who missed nearly 30 games

a one dimensional scorer who does absolutly nothing else

a point guard who can't score or shoot

their bench is terrible

[VIP2000]

A starting lineup of Goran Dragic, Channing Frye, Bledsoe/Gerald Green, PJ Tucker, and Miles Plumlee has a better record than the Wolves.

Only Dragic and Bledsoe (who was injured for half the year) would actually be STARTERS on the Wolves.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Whats wrong w/ what he said
Monta is better than KMart
Pekovic is way better than any big support Dirk has and Pekovic is better than Monta too
Corey Brewer is better than 40yo Marion
Rubio is much better than Calderon
Wolves have better starting support

Bench VC is better than Budinger
Dieng is better than Blair
Barea and Devin Harris are a wash
Moutes better than Ellington
Wright is better than Cunningham

[qrich]

He reminds me of Elton Brand. A guy who will put up great bulk stats/advance stats, but really doesn't have an effect on wins/losses.

He is a number 2 or 3 on a great team.

Brand was great on BOTH sides of the court. One of the best two way PFs of the entire 2000s. Love is effective on one side really.

Plus, Brand played with a slashing ballhog for his entire prime and actually led the Clippers to ONE mental mistake from the Western Finals. He also never had the Clippers winning in the teens...on back to back year.s