Kevin Love has no business being a college basketball player. If there is ONE player in the country who is ready for the NBA, it’s Kevin Love. Now I’m not saying he’s the best player in the country or even that he projects well in the League (which I think he does). I’m saying that there nothing for him to do at the collegiate level. Walk with me
1. Kevin Love is arguably the most polished player in the country. Lots of guys stick around because there is a certain aspect of their game that needs work and lots of guys are drafted ENTIRELY on their potential. In 9th grade, Kevin Love’s post moves would have been in the top half in the Pac-10. I mean, what else is the kid going to work on? Post Moves? Check. Freethrow shooting? Check. 3-point range? Check.
2. Maturity. Kevin Love has shown wisdom beyond his years. Dude makes the honor roll, stays out of trouble, and boy is he a team player. He’s never ever been a me-first guy. It’s always been the team first. He knows how to deal with the media, make UCLA look even more awesome than it actually is, and plays with such an unbelievable motor. Nothing more to prove on this front…
3. Poise. When the chips were down, when UCLA needed a bucket, Kevin Love was there. That off-balance 3 against Cal? Money. His fadeaway(s) against Texas A & M? Legendary. The bigger the game, the bigger Kevin Love played.
You know that old saying? If you love something let it go, and if it comes back to you say “Too bad bitch, I’m nailing this latina chick now.”
or am I thinking of some other saying…
April 15th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Exactly.
All the arguments about that “college experience”. That’s great, if Kevin Love were living on *our* schedule. I’m guessing all those “college experience”- frat parties, hanging out with you pals doing nothing, being stupid in general- Kevin Love wasn’t doing a whole lot of that. When he wasn’t studying his ass off, he was probably working his ass off at the gym. He’s ready for the next stage of his life, and I wish him well.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I didn’t even think of that. If anything, that makes him even more deserving.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
If a theater arts student has written a play that is good enough to be produced on Broadway, should that person stay in school?
If a woman tennis player is extremely gifted, does she stay in school or go pro?
What more can Love be taught at UCLA, and should any young man be asked to not go onto the career that he has been planning on, and will be greatly compensated for.
It’s a no brainer. One goes for the bucks, the career, and can come back to school later.