Kevin Love & Team USA

cpfsf · Post #1 » by **cpfsf** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:20 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/scott_howard-cooper/08/17/love/

Post #2 » by **Basti** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:24 pm

I have yet to read the article but generally speaking I don't think Al's elite post game will be working that well in international ball. see Tim Duncan in Athens 2004.

Love is much more suited to play international ball both in terms of his basketball skills and his body.

edit: the article basically proves my point on how Love is suited for international ball. thanks for posting it.

if Dirk will ever play for Germany again I want them to compete with each other. Dirk's probably going to kick Love's ass though.

cpfsf · Post #3 » by **cpfsf** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:29 pm

basti wrote:I have yet to read the article but generally speaking I don't think Al's elite post game will be working that well in international ball. see Tim Duncan in Athens 2004.

Love is much more suited to play international ball both in terms of his basketball skills and his body.

I agree, I only voted for Kevin Love. Even if Jefferson does got a spot on the roster, I can only see him getting the same amount of playing time as Carlos Boozer did in Beijing..

Post #4 » by **Klomp** » Wed Sep 2, 2009 11:56 am

Not sure if anyone ever saw this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazgdMdkgvs&hd=1

I think Love has an above average shot at being on the team.

Here were the players at that minicamp:

LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers / Texas); Trevor Ariza (Los Angeles Lakers / UCLA); D.J. Augustin (Charlotte Bobcats / Texas); Jerryd Bayless (Portland Trail Blazers / Arizona); Ronnie Brewer (Utah Jazz / Arkansas); Glen Davis (Boston Celtics / LSU); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas); Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut); Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers / New Mexico); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City Thunder / Georgetown); Blake Griffin (University of Oklahoma); Devin Harris (New Jersey Nets / Wisconsin); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona); Kyle Korver (Utah Jazz / Creighton); David Lee (New York Knicks / Florida); Brook Lopez (New Jersey Nets / Stanford); Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies / USC); Paul Millsap (Utah Jazz / Louisiana Tech); Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers / Ohio State); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls / Memphis); Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers / Washington); Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks / Oak Hill Academy, Va.); Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA); and Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia 76ers / Georgia Tech).

Many of these players do not have games suited for international ball. Love does.