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Love didn't appear in the fourth quarter at all while Jefferson played the entire quarter and Darko Milicic played more than 10 minutes. Love made a hasty exit from the locker room after the game.

"Kevin got down on himself again, and I think I've been very clear with all the players this year," Rambis said. "I accept any player playing poorly as long as I see them playing hard. I understand you can't play well all the time, but there just should not be an excuse why you aren't playing hard out there. We could have used him, too."

Love will spend much of the offseason in Los Angeles. Milicic flies home Thursday to Serbia, where Rambis and Kahn expect to court him in May. Jefferson plans to work with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as well as famed personal trainer Idan Ravin in an offseason he calls the most important of his career.

cpfsf wrote::reporter:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/90882319.html?page=1&c=y

There is a lot more at the link, I just snipped off one piece here...

Love didn't appear in the fourth quarter at all while Jefferson played the entire quarter and Darko Milicic played more than 10 minutes. Love made a hasty exit from the locker room after the game.

"Kevin got down on himself again, and I think I've been very clear with all the players this year," Rambis said. "I accept any player playing poorly as long as I see them playing hard. I understand you can't play well all the time, but there just should not be an excuse why you aren't playing hard out there. We could have used him, too."

I didn't really watch the game. Is there any truth to this because looking at the bosxcore Love looked really productive.

hijacktheparade wrote:

Love will spend much of the offseason in Los Angeles. Milicic flies home Thursday to Serbia, where Rambis and Kahn expect to court him in May. Jefferson plans to work with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as well as famed personal trainer Idan Ravin in an offseason he calls the most important of his career.

Whoa.

Foye wrote:

hijacktheparade wrote:

Love will spend much of the offseason in Los Angeles. Milicic flies home Thursday to Serbia, where Rambis and Kahn expect to court him in May. Jefferson plans to work with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as well as famed personal trainer Idan Ravin in an offseason he calls the most important of his career.

Whoa.

Great. I hope he can improve his defense then.

"Olajuwon been one of my favorite players since I came into the league," Jefferson said. "I'm hoping he can take my game, on offense and defense, to another level.''

basti wrote:in the 1st half he was very very active. maybe not defensively but he got lots of boards on either side of the floor, hit some shots and made some nice assists. I call shenanigans on that excuse by Rambis.

mandurugo wrote:

basti wrote:in the 1st half he was very very active. maybe not defensively but he got lots of boards on either side of the floor, hit some shots and made some nice assists. I call shenanigans on that excuse by Rambis.

I think there are still two possibilities here.
1) Rambis hates Love and is trying to destroy him as a player and a person.
2) Love is a stat-whore who doesn't play the game right. He doesn't play his assignments on the defensive or offensive end but instead concentrates only only boarding and is easily frustrated.

These might represent two extremes of possible explanations.

john2jer wrote:So Wolves blow a 16 point lead in the 4th and Love doesn't play at all in the 4th? Coincidence? Kind of obvious why he's pissed.

Now, I've been VERY supportive of both Rambis and Kahn, but is there any chance this is an anti-McHale move here? Kevin Love is McHale's boy. Kind of like when a new boss steps into a job, wants to get rid of the old crew and bring in his own people that will be loyal to him.

hijacktheparade wrote:

Love will spend much of the offseason in Los Angeles. Milicic flies home Thursday to Serbia, where Rambis and Kahn expect to court him in May. Jefferson plans to work with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as well as famed personal trainer Idan Ravin in an offseason he calls the most important of his career.

Whoa.

mnWI wrote:

hijacktheparade wrote:

Love will spend much of the offseason in Los Angeles. Milicic flies home Thursday to Serbia, where Rambis and Kahn expect to court him in May. Jefferson plans to work with Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon as well as famed personal trainer Idan Ravin in an offseason he calls the most important of his career.

Whoa.

To me it's more exciting that he's working with Ravin than the dream.

john2jer wrote:So Wolves blow a 16 point lead in the 4th and Love doesn't play at all in the 4th? Coincidence? Kind of obvious why he's pissed.

Now, I've been VERY supportive of both Rambis and Kahn, but is there any chance this is an anti-McHale move here? Kevin Love is McHale's boy. Kind of like when a new boss steps into a job, wants to get rid of the old crew and bring in his own people that will be loyal to him.