I don't really consider Love a dud. I just think he's a player that is a skilled offensive stretch four with the ability to grab defensive boards, and punish the glass when there isn't any other skilled rebounders on the floor like Tristan Thompson for example competing with.
His outlet passing is something that I am going to be 100% positive Stevens would use more of.
The problem that everyone has with Love is his inability to adapt to being the 3rd banana, or being used mainly or strictly only as a stretch four, which is definitively the wrong usage of a player like him. Lue did a great job with Love, but he stopped forcing him to go to the post. Yes, I understand people don't think Love can play in the post, but I think he can play in the post, as long as there's other offensive weapons on the floor to force the other teams to choose to double team Love, or go 1 on 1 with him down low.
Love may not be the two way player wing that we have been searching for. But he certainly improves our passing, rebounding, shooting, and scoring all in one player. I would take him over Sullinger, KO, and Amir. I agree with all accounts, that Love must be put next to a shot blocker or rim protector, but only because Love is offensively great enough to make up for the deficiencies the center would have.
If the Cavs would like to give up Love for AB+a late first round pick, and KO, I'm all for it.
Love would still be an Allstar, and able to at least put up 18/10/2, which is something we have desperately wished for Sullinger to have thrown up in his time here in Boston.
