While I was at the gym this morning I saw the highlights of the Timberwolves vs. Thunder. Wow, that would have been an awesome game to go to. Unfortunately, I didn't have any headphones with me so it was just the Picture. But when I saw Durant throw up the three to go ahead by three, I said "Man, he's unstoppable." Then I saw Love, and again, I said the same thing. Anyways, I'd like to talk a little about Mr. Love.
When I saw the stat line I was amazed. 51 pts and 14 boards. Really? That's amazing. The streak he had last year, the year he's having this year, and he's a PF. I immediately thought to myself, where will he rank in all time PF if his career stays pretty consistent to how it is now.
Now, the PF thing is actually up for debate if you ask me. I forget who it was that I heard say it but someone said that in today's game, you're either back court or front court. You've got people Durant's size playing SF. How often does someone that tall play SF as efficiently as he does? Even LeBron is huge and should be a PF if you ask me. So, Love is a "spread big". A guy who can pull out and pull up a three. He can pass. He can definitely rebound. He can steal. He can shoot pretty much anywhere. The only thing I think he needs to work on some is his dribbling, that's it.
But, if he was considered a PF, would you say he has the potential to be the best PF of all time? Or could he just be one of the best bigs of all time (other than Center)?
Now, I know a lot of people say "he's on the Timberwolves, anyone can be good." However, I personally think that when you still can have 20/20 games against other great bigs in the league, that's a testament itself. Now, if he only had 20/20 games when playing teams that are equivalent to the Wolves, I would agree. But he's proven he can play that well against pretty much everyone.
What are your thoughts?
When I saw the stat line I was amazed. 51 pts and 14 boards. Really? That's amazing. The streak he had last year, the year he's having this year, and he's a PF. I immediately thought to myself, where will he rank in all time PF if his career stays pretty consistent to how it is now.
Now, the PF thing is actually up for debate if you ask me. I forget who it was that I heard say it but someone said that in today's game, you're either back court or front court. You've got people Durant's size playing SF. How often does someone that tall play SF as efficiently as he does? Even LeBron is huge and should be a PF if you ask me. So, Love is a "spread big". A guy who can pull out and pull up a three. He can pass. He can definitely rebound. He can steal. He can shoot pretty much anywhere. The only thing I think he needs to work on some is his dribbling, that's it.
But, if he was considered a PF, would you say he has the potential to be the best PF of all time? Or could he just be one of the best bigs of all time (other than Center)?
Now, I know a lot of people say "he's on the Timberwolves, anyone can be good." However, I personally think that when you still can have 20/20 games against other great bigs in the league, that's a testament itself. Now, if he only had 20/20 games when playing teams that are equivalent to the Wolves, I would agree. But he's proven he can play that well against pretty much everyone.
What are your thoughts?
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