OT: Around the NBA

[KingSpeed]

Kevin Love with a double-double in the 1st half against the Lakers. Meaningless stats though, its going to be in a losing effort....

Timberwolves gonna beat the Lakers at their own game tonight. I love it.

 

[BGrantFan]

Outlaw had 27 tonight. Lost to the Cavs though. How bout those Cavs? Leading their division, 7 games into the season.

Yes, I just posted that. LOL

 

[MickZagger]

Lakers/T-Wolves game looking interesting. Kevin Love is putting on a rebounding clinic.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

According the Paul Allen show in Minneapolis (KFAN) Kevin Love is close to asking for a trade.

Games like tonight makes it very tempting. He truly is an elite rebounder.

 

[MickZagger]

According the Paul Allen show in Minneapolis (KFAN) Kevin Love is close to asking for a trade.

Games like tonight makes it very tempting. He truly is an elite rebounder.

He needs to be traded. He's got 17 rebounds in just 30 minutes.

 

[KingSpeed]

Darko is so good.

You want MVP Awards, you draft LeBron. You want championships, you draft Darko.

 

[KingSpeed]

Rebecca sighting!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Darko is so good.

You want MVP Awards, you draft LeBron. You want championships, you draft Darko.

Oh sure.

 

[KingSpeed]

Kevin Love 22 rebounds

 

[MickZagger]

Love with 23 pts, 24 rebs, 5 asts and a blk.

Add Lebron's triple-double and my fantasy league had a nice night.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

According the Paul Allen show in Minneapolis (KFAN) Kevin Love is close to asking for a trade.

Games like tonight makes it very tempting. He truly is an elite rebounder.

We can give them Webster for him . . . I mean Oberto.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Love with 23 pts, 24 rebs, 5 asts and a blk.

Add Lebron's triple-double and my fantasy league had a nice night.

Yeah, but his team lost; he's not a winner.

 

[RoyToy]

He's misses so many close shots he just rebounds it/tips it again and again and again and that's how his numbers blow up like they do.

The Zach Randolph method.

 

[BGrantFan]

Yeah, but his team lost; he's not a winner.

Love had a usage rate of 28.2 before tonight's game, with an Ortg of 105 and a Drtg of 112.

He's a stat monster on a bad team.

 

[MickZagger]

^

Lol. We have a stand up comedian with a crusty routine on our hands here tonight folks.

 

[MickZagger]

He's misses so many close shots he just rebounds it/tips it again and again and again and that's how his numbers blow up like they do.

The Zach Randolph method.

No he doesn't. I've watched nearly all of his games this year. He's one of my favorite players, I don't think you know what you're talking about.

 

[Natebishop3]

No he doesn't. I've watched nearly all of his games this year. He's one of my favorite players, I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Do you think Minny would trade him?

 

[MickZagger]

Do you think Minny would trade him?

Not sure. There's clearly a disconnect between management and coach. If he throws a fit, I could see him being available.

 

[RoyToy]

No he doesn't. I've watched nearly all of his games this year. He's one of my favorite players, I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Your favorite player is shooting below 40% and has his shot blocked as much as anyone in the NBA. He's good at recovering and getting it back. It helps his overall totals although he's still one of the best rebounders in the NBA.

People like Tim Duncan never averaged over 3.5 off reb/g because they actually make their shots. That's in close to 40min a game where as Love is only like 26 right now and he averages 4.4 off reb/G.

 

[MickZagger]

Your favorite player is shooting below 40% and has his shot blocked as much as anyone in the NBA. He's good at recovering and getting it back. It helps his overall totals although he's still one of the best rebounders in the NBA.

People like Tim Duncan never averaged over 3.5 off reb/g because they actually make their shots. That's in close to 40min a game where as Love is only like 26 right now and he averages 4.4 off reb/G.

Have you ever heard of Moses Malone?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I've heard Bill Simmons mention a couple of times in his podcast that he thinks it's destiny for Oden to end up on the Timberpups roster with all of those other misfit toys. Just think about how many top 7 picks with up and down pasts he'd have if he really did a Love for Oden swap? Webster, Darko, Beasley, etc.

I have to admit there would be a certain amount of cosmic symmetry to that scenario.

 

[Nikolokolus]

FWIW, Love has a very good defensive rebound rate, so it's not like he's just padding his rebound total off of his own misses. I agree that he's possibly padding his stats a bit because of his tendency to get capped under the rim but he also draws a shit load of foul shots which sort of even things out.

 

[Natebishop3]

Depending on what it took to get him, I'd love to have him on our team. I just don't think it would happen.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

JBay_4 Jerryd Bayless
Wow they gave my number away quick in Portland lol

 

[MickZagger]

Krylo Fesenko is a very capable big man and still very young.

 

[andalusian]

He needs to be traded. He's got 17 rebounds in just 30 minutes.

Maybe we can send them Martell Webster for him.

DANG. That joke was made earlier. Sorry.

 

[MickZagger]

Maybe we can send them Martell Webster for him.

DANG. That joke was made earlier. Sorry.

Epic Born and Buchanon fail!

 

[MickZagger]

lol, Fesenko is being a pain in D. Howards ass.

 

[MickZagger]

This Utah team just doesn't give a fuck!

 

[MickZagger]

I think this version of the Jazz is better than previous post-Stockton and Malone teams.

...and damn, Orlando is a team stacked with chuckers.