Kevin Love Losing Patience with Timberwolves

[Mr October]

This is hilarious.  I was just reading up on the Batum situation.  Apparently, he's made some comments that he's tired of Portland and is dying to go to Minnesota to team up with Love and Rubio.  Love, on the other hand, is frustrated in Minnesota and may want out before too long.

And, in other news, Ricky Rubio has given up and wants to go back to Spain.  He will only continue his NBA career if he can be a Heat or a Laker (O.K., I made that one up).

C'mon, all you gutless, cry babies.  It's time to collectively "man up."

 These spoiled brats are going to end up ruining the league. 

Haha, leaving Portland for Minnesota for franchise improvement is laughable. Batum just wants more money, and a point guard who can get him the ball.

[quidinqui33]

Does anyone else think that Team USA is actually hurting the NBA by leading to all these players trying to join forces.

The wolves have actually made quite a few moves this off season and are still trying to make things happen, and were kind of cursed by a bad rubio injury last year.  Yet love all of a sudden is complaining.  I'd get it if he complained a year ago before he signed his extension, but he literally just singed the extension.  You can't start complaining before the off season is over.  The wolves got a commitment from Roy and Rubio is coming back.

I think Love is just hanging out with all these young stars at the USA team thing going on in vegas and the chatter is probably starting.  "Yeah, playing with Bosh and wade is great", "Love being NY with Amare.", "Hoping we can get dwight here to brooklyn", "Hey, who here wants to try and get together when our contracts are up?"  It's the same way Wade, Bosh, and Bron got started with their grand plan.  

There is nothing you can do about it and it is well within their rights, but I actually do think having all these star players hanging out with each other in a friendly environment for weeks at a time is killing the idea of beating the best and causing all these players to want to join forces.

The culture has just changed in the league.  Perhaps its just the way this new generation is.  Many of the 20 somethings we hire at work tend to want stuff handed to them as well (no offense to those of you that do work hard).

[kozlodoev]

Does anyone else think that Team USA is actually hurting the NBA by leading to all these players trying to join forces.

What's hurting the NBA is the fact that it is possible for them to do so. The league should be set up so that team executives can actually manage, as opposed to a glorified pickup game with a ton of money at stake.

[Celtics18]

This is hilarious.  I was just reading up on the Batum situation.  Apparently, he's made some comments that he's tired of Portland and is dying to go to Minnesota to team up with Love and Rubio.  Love, on the other hand, is frustrated in Minnesota and may want out before too long.

And, in other news, Ricky Rubio has given up and wants to go back to Spain.  He will only continue his NBA career if he can be a Heat or a Laker (O.K., I made that one up).

C'mon, all you gutless, cry babies.  It's time to collectively "man up."

 These spoiled brats are going to end up ruining the league. 

Haha, leaving Portland for Minnesota for franchise improvement is laughable. Batum just wants more money, and a point guard who can get him the ball.

The way I understand it Minnesota offered him 4 years/$45 million.  The Blazers are saying they are going to match that offer, but he doesn't want them to.  He simply wants out.  

How is that about wanting more money?  

[saltlover]

Well, Love can opt out in 3 years, which just happens to be when most of our recently signed contracts come off the books.  Now that we've most given up on Howard, can we start dreaming about Kevin Love for the next three years?

 

[Lord of Mikawa]

Does anyone else think that Team USA is actually hurting the NBA by leading to all these players trying to join forces.

What's hurting the NBA is the fact that it is possible for them to do so. The league should be set up so that team executives can actually manage, as opposed to a glorified pickup game with a ton of money at stake.

The players aren't going to just give up their power.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

There is no such thing as competitive nature in the new breed of NBA players anymore. Most of them just wants to win the easy way out.

Stockton didn't do this.
Reggie didn't do this.
Ewing, bad legs and all, did not do this.

Malone, Payton, Shaq, Barkley did it when they were WAY past their primes. But never wanted out during.

I understand that Minny has a long way to go. But c'mon. He's 23 (turning 24). Rubio is 21. They have a solid piece in Nikola Pekovic, not a superstar but a solid starter to get some help, and he's only 26. Jury is still out on Derrick Williams, but say he pans out, he's only 21. That's a very young core. Oh and they also got Brandon Roy who, even at 60% is probably better than most 2 guards in the NBA, he's only 27.

Minny also has 3 years to put more pieces to be a contender until his extension is over. That's a good amount of time. Add the fact that in those 3 years, Rubio is just going to get better, and maybe to some extent Williams and Pekovic.

Kevin and Rubio is not even on their prime years yet and Love is complaining already that if next year they don't make playoffs he's gonna bolt. Today's NBA players just want the easy way out of a championship and a legacy, it's pathetic.

[Mr October]

There is no such thing as competitive nature in the new breed of NBA players anymore. Most of them just wants to win the easy way out.

Stockton didn't do this.
Reggie didn't do this.
Ewing, bad legs and all, did not do this.

Malone, Payton, Shaq, Barkley did it when they were WAY past their primes. But never wanted out during.

I understand that Minny has a long way to go. But c'mon. He's 23 (turning 24). Rubio is 21. They have a solid piece in Nikola Pekovic, not a superstar but a solid starter to get some help, and he's only 26. Jury is still out on Derrick Williams, but say he pans out, he's only 21. That's a very young core. Oh and they also got Brandon Roy who, even at 60% is probably better than most 2 guards in the NBA, he's only 27.

Minny also has 3 years to put more pieces to be a contender until his extension is over. That's a good amount of time. Add the fact that in those 3 years, Rubio is just going to get better, and maybe to some extent Williams and Pekovic.

Kevin and Rubio is not even on their prime years yet and Love is complaining already that if next year they don't make playoffs he's gonna bolt. Today's NBA players just want the easy way out of a championship and a legacy, it's pathetic.

The Knicks, Jazz and Pacers were much better run franchises than the Wolves. The Wolves are terrible.

Why should he stay with that team if they are going to bungle his career away? They've made 2 good moves since drafting Kevin Garnett and that is getting Love and Rubio. Everything else has been a mediocre to bad move. Thats almost 20 years of bad or mediocre moves.

When I have a job for a bad company and see an opportunity to go to a better company, I go! The only difference is that I can just give notice, whereas an NBA player can only get traded or wait for a contract to end.

[hpantazo]

There is no such thing as competitive nature in the new breed of NBA players anymore. Most of them just wants to win the easy way out.

Stockton didn't do this.
Reggie didn't do this.
Ewing, bad legs and all, did not do this.

Malone, Payton, Shaq, Barkley did it when they were WAY past their primes. But never wanted out during.

I understand that Minny has a long way to go. But c'mon. He's 23 (turning 24). Rubio is 21. They have a solid piece in Nikola Pekovic, not a superstar but a solid starter to get some help, and he's only 26. Jury is still out on Derrick Williams, but say he pans out, he's only 21. That's a very young core. Oh and they also got Brandon Roy who, even at 60% is probably better than most 2 guards in the NBA, he's only 27.

Minny also has 3 years to put more pieces to be a contender until his extension is over. That's a good amount of time. Add the fact that in those 3 years, Rubio is just going to get better, and maybe to some extent Williams and Pekovic.

Kevin and Rubio is not even on their prime years yet and Love is complaining already that if next year they don't make playoffs he's gonna bolt. Today's NBA players just want the easy way out of a championship and a legacy, it's pathetic.

The Knicks, Jazz and Pacers were much better run franchises than the Wolves. The Wolves are terrible.

Why should he stay with that team if they are going to bungle his career away? They've made 2 good moves since drafting Kevin Garnett and that is getting Love and Rubio. Everything else has been a mediocre to bad move. Thats almost 20 years of bad or mediocre moves.

When I have a job for a bad company and see an opportunity to go to a better company, I go! The only difference is that I can just give notice, whereas an NBA player can only get traded or wait for a contract to end.

Wow, didn't realize the T-wolves have been around so long now. I remember their 1st year in the league. Now I feel old!

[Mr October]

This is hilarious.  I was just reading up on the Batum situation.  Apparently, he's made some comments that he's tired of Portland and is dying to go to Minnesota to team up with Love and Rubio.  Love, on the other hand, is frustrated in Minnesota and may want out before too long.

And, in other news, Ricky Rubio has given up and wants to go back to Spain.  He will only continue his NBA career if he can be a Heat or a Laker (O.K., I made that one up).

C'mon, all you gutless, cry babies.  It's time to collectively "man up."

 These spoiled brats are going to end up ruining the league. 

Haha, leaving Portland for Minnesota for franchise improvement is laughable. Batum just wants more money, and a point guard who can get him the ball.

The way I understand it Minnesota offered him 4 years/$45 million.  The Blazers are saying they are going to match that offer, but he doesn't want them to.  He simply wants out.  

How is that about wanting more money?  

I'm laughing with you. Money isn't my point.

My point is that the Wolves are not a franchise upgrade over Portland. Aside from some bad injuries, the Portland franchise and fan support is much better than the Wolves.

[chambers]

If Kevin Love leaves he's going straight to the Lakers- they were his fave team growing up and I think his dad played for them.(don't quote me), I do know his uncle Mike Love is in the Beach Boys.
Forget about him ever coming here.

[Roy H.]

I actually feel a little badly for a team like Minnesota, who is trying to build a franchise.  The Twolves are pursuing good players in Batum, Brandon Roy, etc., and are trying to improve.  However, there's no way they can compete with the "super teams" being put together in the big markets.

[kozlodoev]

I actually feel a little badly for a team like Minnesota, who is trying to build a franchise.  The Twolves are pursuing good players in Batum, Brandon Roy, etc., and are trying to improve.  However, there's no way they can compete with the "super teams" being put together in the big markets.

Profit sharing and a hard salary cap. Otherwise we may as well cut 10 teams from the league.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

There is no such thing as competitive nature in the new breed of NBA players anymore. Most of them just wants to win the easy way out.

Stockton didn't do this.
Reggie didn't do this.
Ewing, bad legs and all, did not do this.

Malone, Payton, Shaq, Barkley did it when they were WAY past their primes. But never wanted out during.

I understand that Minny has a long way to go. But c'mon. He's 23 (turning 24). Rubio is 21. They have a solid piece in Nikola Pekovic, not a superstar but a solid starter to get some help, and he's only 26. Jury is still out on Derrick Williams, but say he pans out, he's only 21. That's a very young core. Oh and they also got Brandon Roy who, even at 60% is probably better than most 2 guards in the NBA, he's only 27.

Minny also has 3 years to put more pieces to be a contender until his extension is over. That's a good amount of time. Add the fact that in those 3 years, Rubio is just going to get better, and maybe to some extent Williams and Pekovic.

Kevin and Rubio is not even on their prime years yet and Love is complaining already that if next year they don't make playoffs he's gonna bolt. Today's NBA players just want the easy way out of a championship and a legacy, it's pathetic.

The Knicks, Jazz and Pacers were much better run franchises than the Wolves. The Wolves are terrible.

Why should he stay with that team if they are going to bungle his career away? They've made 2 good moves since drafting Kevin Garnett and that is getting Love and Rubio. Everything else has been a mediocre to bad move. Thats almost 20 years of bad or mediocre moves.

When I have a job for a bad company and see an opportunity to go to a better company, I go! The only difference is that I can just give notice, whereas an NBA player can only get traded or wait for a contract to end.

The T-Wolves was and kinda still is a bad run franchise. But it's not like their heading South even more. Before the Rubio injury they were doing pretty good, contending a playoff spot.

Basically my knack on him is he signed a 4 year extension. That's enough time to build a contending team, of course if it's done right. He's saying he could bolt AFTER THIS YEAR, not realizing that he and another key piece of this franchise is relatively young. They were improving last year before the Rubio ACL tear. He couldn't wait for 3 years as they improve more?

[Mr October]

I actually feel a little badly for a team like Minnesota, who is trying to build a franchise.  The Twolves are pursuing good players in Batum, Brandon Roy, etc., and are trying to improve.  However, there's no way they can compete with the "super teams" being put together in the big markets.

I too feel a little bad for them, and all the small market teams. The new rules are going to level the field a little over time though.

Yet I can't feel too bad. A team still needs to make smart moves. OKC and San Antonio obviously have done special things. Atlanta, Sacramento, Phoenix, New Orleans have had their moments.

Meanwhile we've seen terrible eras over the past 10-15 years by teams with better markets or money: NY, NJ, Boston, Portland, the Clippers, Magic, etc. over the years.