It seems insane now, but there was a time when Kevin Love wasn’t exactly a surefire franchise changer. From his lack of jaw-dropping hops and consistent defense, to concerns over offensive versatility, red flags—minor though they were—conspired to cast the UCLA star’s future into flux.
Six seasons later, Love’s star has officially turned supernova, with the All-NBA forward now mere days away from joining LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the suddenly title-taut Cleveland Cavaliers.
For the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love’s loss rings as an all too familiar refrain—the ballad of a basketball hero who, like Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett before him, couldn’t quite parlay personal accomplishment into playoff results.
Which brings us to a question sure to be bandied about by many a Wolves fan: Was Love’s Minnesota sojourn a success, something less or an out-and-out failure?
Primarily and most painfully, of course, is the lack of postseason appearances—not a single one over Love’s half-dozen years in the Land of Lakes. The best Minnesota cou ...
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Was Kevin Love’s Time with the Minnesota Timberwolves a Failure or a Success?
August 15th, 2014 by Jim Cavan Leave a reply »
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