The Golden State Warriors' interest in Kevin Love has been discussed ad nauseam, but one part of the story has been too often overlooked.
Love's potential arrival would guarantee nothing for the Warriors. It definitely wouldn't make them NBA Finals favorites, and it probably wouldn't even move them to the top of the loaded Western Conference.
So, why, then, is there such a fascination with a deal that could make a good team better but isn't likely to make it a great one?
Blame Steve Kerr. Go ahead, Warriors fans, my guess is this will be one of the rare times that doing so might be acceptable.
During his introduction as head coach, the former player/executive/analyst told reporters his lone piece of personnel advice for the Warriors was that "the team could use a stretch 4." If Kerr doesn't make that information public, it's possible the franchise doesn't become engulfed in the NBA's torrid "Love Affair."
Now, Kerr wasn't the first to link Love to the Dubs.
When ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne first reported that the three-time All-Star ...
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Kevin Love Trade Would Guarantee Nothing for Golden State Warriors
July 19th, 2014 by Zach Buckley Leave a reply »
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