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Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:55 pm
by ballerblogger
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

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:58 pm
by TMo519
That's what I'm talkin bout! Bust 'em up K Love :lol:

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:59 pm
by Devilzsidewalk
this rivalry for starting center is gonna continue right on through the season. I think we got another Haywood/Etan situation here.

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:44 pm
by big3_8_19_21
ooh, no love for KG's passing game from Maddog

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:35 pm
by 4ho5ive
Hopefully he meant big men in the Center mold.

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:48 pm
by BMF Jet Jaguar
is ballerblog madsen?

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:17 am
by Basti
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

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:03 am
by shrink
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.

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:06 am
by shrink
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.

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:12 am
by 4ho5ive
I thought Madsen and Cardinal would be the rivals in all honesty

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:22 pm
by funkatron101
Oh man.. Kevin Love is a jerk, that's gonna hurt Maddog's chances with the ladies on youtube!

Re: Kevin Love takes it to Mark Madsen

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:57 pm
by Basti
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.