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Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:20 am
by B Calrissian
http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/57849/20090311/how_kevin_love_avoided_agent/aau_coach_trap/Ceruzzi Sports attempted to recruit Kevin Love to their agency by using his former AAU coach Pat Barrett. Barrett received a $250,000 donation from the Ceruzzi agency.
In March, Barrett arranged a dinner at the trendy Mr. Chow with Love and Jay Williams, the former Duke star whose career was cut short due to a motorcycle accident. Williams had been trying to become an agent.
“My face turned completely red,” said Love. “I respect [Williams] as a player. But he came after me and once he started talking about all that agent stuff, I said, ‘You know what, talk to my family.’”
Grantham did arrange a meeting with Love's father, also a former NBA player.
“I told him, ‘I didn’t get any of your money,’” Stan Love said. “‘You were giving it Pat Barrett and he was spending it on all these teams he had and his [younger high school players].’”
“If I was going with an agent,” said Kevin Love, “why would I ever go with a guy who, no offense, but he crashed a motorcycle into a tree. I’m not going to go with a guy that’s reckless.”
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:28 am
by Basti
B Calrissian wrote:http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/57849/20090311/how_kevin_love_avoided_agent/aau_coach_trap/In March, Barrett arranged a dinner at the trendy Mr. Chow with Love and Jay Williams, the former Duke star whose career was cut short due to a motorcycle accident. Williams had been trying to become an agent.
“My face turned completely red,” said Love. “I respect [Williams] as a player. But he came after me and once he started talking about all that agent stuff, I said, ‘You know what, talk to my family.’”
Grantham did arrange a meeting with Love's father, also a former NBA player.
“I told him, ‘I didn’t get any of your money,’” Stan Love said. “‘You were giving it Pat Barrett and he was spending it on all these teams he had and his [younger high school players].’”
“If I was going with an agent,” said Kevin Love, “why would I ever go with a guy who, no offense, but he crashed a motorcycle into a tree. I’m not going to go with a guy that’s reckless.”
I <3 Love (yes Rob you can <3 him too
) but nevertheless I really like that he has his head straight up. usually when you're a college player turning a pro you need to have an agent (at least media tells you this) but Love is such a smart dude that he knows what's his best.
and the best part is: about the time he'll become FA he doesn't have any agent that tells him to overvalue himself.
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:06 am
by miltk
Lot of the credit has to go to the tight Love family, and dad, Stan for showing Kev the ropes and dealing with entanglements and lures of big money. Kluv was brought up with a good, smart head, and is very media savvy,,,,but the quote about Williams has got to be my favorite.
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:18 am
by TheFranchise21
Meh, I'm not all that impressed. His dad was a pro player so obviously he's connected to what is going on between agents and players. Maybe Love deserves kudos for not accepting anything at that dinner, but I'm sure he received proper guidance and teaching on this subject from his dad well before the meeting anyways.
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:32 am
by some_rand
LMAO, that last quote is gold. kevins a funny guy
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:21 am
by john2jer
I RAWFLed at the Jay Dub comment. Hilarious! Love, you so funny.
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:35 am
by Calinks
That Williams quote is funny if not a little bit cold.
Re: Love Avoided Agent/AAU Coach Trap
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:13 pm
by funkatron101
Calinks3 wrote:That Williams quote is funny if not a little bit cold.
It was kind of brutal.