Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

ballerblogger · Post #1 » by **ballerblogger** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:55 pm

This past monday we had a bunch of the Timberwolves players in town all together to finally play some pickup ball together with a lot of the new guys. Yes, this was the first time that I got to meet Kevin Love. The man who used to terrorize my Stanford Cardinal basketball team in his one year at UCLA. Well, on the last play of the day, Kevin Love went up for a dunk. I tried to block it and the next thing I knew I was making two unexpected trips after practice.

1) To team physician Sheldon Burns (he is also the USA Basketball head physician) to get 12 stitches in my chin,

2) To visit Matthew Alm of Brookside Dental (Minneapolis), to get my front tooth popped back into place.

Thanks Kev.

http://markmadsen.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,a4413519-9f88-4ea4-b42e-3f83c21784d3.aspx

TMo519 · Post #2 » by **TMo519** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:58 pm

That's what I'm talkin bout! Bust 'em up K Love :lol:

Devilzsidewalk · Post #3 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:59 pm

this rivalry for starting center is gonna continue right on through the season. I think we got another Haywood/Etan situation here.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #4 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:44 pm

ooh, no love for KG's passing game from Maddog

4ho5ive · Post #5 » by **4ho5ive** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:35 pm

Hopefully he meant big men in the Center mold.

BMF Jet Jaguar · Post #6 » by **BMF Jet Jaguar** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:48 pm

is ballerblog madsen?

Post #7 » by **Basti** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:17 am

BMF Jet Jaguar wrote:is ballerblog madsen?

this was my initial thought as well but it is unlikely I'd say

then again, I wish I'm wrong

shrink · Post #8 » by **shrink** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:03 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:this rivalry for starting center is gonna continue right on through the season. I think we got another Haywood/Etan situation here.

Instant classic.

shrink · Post #9 » by **shrink** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:06 am

The rest of the blog has great stuff too:

Mark Madsen wrote: I've played with two big men in my career whose passing skill is off the charts: Shaq, and Oliver Miller. People don't realize it, but Shaq has a lot of games where he gets five or six assists. And I personally used to watch Oliver Miller whip behind the back passes FROM THE POST to our shooter on the three point line. I predict Kevin Love to be in this group in terms of making other people around him better. Despite being very close to giving me a new gold tooth in my smile, I saw some impressive things from K. Love in just our first day. He shoots, he's very athletic, and he rebounds....and he's unselfish. That's a very nice combo for a big man in today's game. He's going to make a serious run at rookie of the year in my opinion. Kevin also gets something that he didn't get in college playing here in MN. He gets to play alongside a budding all star in Al Jefferson who along wth Tim Duncan and Shaq are probably the 3 best pure post players in the league.

4ho5ive · Post #10 » by **4ho5ive** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:12 am

I thought Madsen and Cardinal would be the rivals in all honesty

funkatron101 · Post #11 » by **funkatron101** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:22 pm

Oh man.. Kevin Love is a jerk, that's gonna hurt Maddog's chances with the ladies on youtube!

Post #12 » by **Basti** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:57 pm

funkatron101 wrote:Oh man.. Kevin Love is a jerk, that's gonna hurt Maddog's chances with the ladies on youtube!

but missing teeth are as sexy as scars are so I think he'll help Maddog in the long run.