Apparently, Love is back tonight!

Esohny · Post #1 » by **Esohny** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 5:48 pm

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_13912459?source=rss

Devilzsidewalk · Post #2 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 5:55 pm

hope his conditioning isn't too horrible, I don't know if I can handle watching both Big Al AND Love moving around like their bodies are as dense as a neutron star...then we can roll out Jawaii too for extra torture.

PeeDee · Post #3 » by **PeeDee** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:00 pm

I'm sure he's been running and what not. Having a hand injury is a horrible excuse for getting out of condition. They ran some vids of him working out at the game last night, he looked fit.

Whether or not his shot is rusty might be a different story, however.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #4 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:03 pm

I just want to see some energy in the paint and getting rebounds. I hope his hand is 100%, we don't need to see another guy that can't handle passes out there

big3_8_19_21 · Post #5 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:04 pm

His shot shouldn't be horrible, it might not be sharp, but at least it was his non-shooting hand.

The article says he has stayed in fine general conditioning, but he's trying to get back into basketball shape with how the physicality of the game takes a toll that you can't train for with just cardio.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #6 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:05 pm

Love has been participating in an extensive conditioning program to stay in shape. But he is trying to get into "basketball shape," starting with workouts with the team that began Monday.

jade_hippo · Post #7 » by **jade_hippo** » Thu Dec 3, 2009 6:28 pm

well he can't make the team any worse than it already is.

southern wolf · Post #8 » by **southern wolf** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 4:14 am

I'll just be glad I won't have to see Hollins starting, or Gomes at PF.

Breakdown777 · Post #9 » by **Breakdown777** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:38 am

This is great news. I have a reason to be excited about the current team. I like how he was quoted saying something like "I don't want to play unless I can actually help. I don't want to go out there just to log minutes."

SERIOUSLY KEVIN? You could've had the hand ripped off and replaced with a hook and still be a bigger help than Jawai or Hollins.

Vega06 · Post #10 » by **Vega06** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:11 pm

Love is cleared to play. Is today too soon?

TMo519 · Post #11 » by **TMo519** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:52 pm

Kevin Love is a game changer. I predict a brilliant close to the season, we win 50 games to get into the playoffs, Kevin Love wins MVP for his 25 pt, 14 reb, 6 ast, a game.

Then I wake up LOL, and I do actually feel he will make an impact and we will be a much better team with him. We won't repeat 2-16 the next 18 games, I think that's safe to say.

Post #12 » by **Klomp** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 5:57 pm

Breakdown777 wrote:This is great news. I have a reason to be excited about the current team. I like how he was quoted saying something like "I don't want to play unless I can actually help. I don't want to go out there just to log minutes."

SERIOUSLY KEVIN? You could've had the hand ripped off and replaced with a hook and still be a bigger help than Jawai or Hollins.

How many other guys in today's league do you hear saying that. The whole patience thing has sunk all the way down from management to the players...

Esohny · Post #13 » by **Esohny** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 7:59 pm

http://www.startribune.com/blogs/785324 ... anchO7DiUr

Apparently, he's available tonight vs NOH. Nice.

Post #14 » by **Calinks** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 8:09 pm

Man, I had this master plan to pick him up in a fantasy of mine. I was waiting until we got official word he would be back within a week. Then the day I go to grab him some other guy picked him up minutes before. I was gutted.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #15 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 8:13 pm

you never should have waited, its kevin Love we're talking about

big3_8_19_21 · Post #16 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 8:54 pm

Calinks wrote:Man, I had this master plan to pick him up in a fantasy of mine. I was waiting until we got official word he would be back within a week. Then the day I go to grab him some other guy picked him up minutes before. I was gutted.

I've been sitting him for 5 and a half painful fantasy weeks in one of my leagues...he better be worth it...interestingly that's also a team that I have Chris Paul on...I WAS 3-0 until Paul went down, now I'm 3-2 staring 3-3 in the face...I should rebound with Love and Paul coming back.

Post #17 » by **Calinks** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 9:42 pm

Ah it sucks. I should have jumped on him a day or two earlier, Its just that I have a good squad right now and I didn't have any dead weight to cut easily. I also picked up Bidrens last week. He and love would have been huge. I 'd be set with rebounds. My only chance now is if Love plays poorly for a week or so and the guy that grabbed him grows tired and drops him.

B Calrissian · Post #18 » by **B Calrissian** » Fri Dec 4, 2009 9:50 pm

I wish Klomp would have dropped Love in the 1st fantasy league. But I think his team is just there for others to pad their wins so I guess the more injured players the better.