Kevin Love Talks Charlotte In Hypotheticals

[TylerDurden]

http://nypost.com/2014/02/15/timberwolves-star-feeling-love-from-all-over/

His standard line is “I want to win” and he’ll think about what he wants to do in 2015 in, well, 2015. He is sharp enough to realize it is a no-win situation.

“If I say that I like Charlotte or ‘Charlotte is a great city, I love spending time there,’ then all of a sudden I’m going to Charlotte,” Love said. “Anything I say is going to be a misconception or be some sort of a headline. It’s silly.

“Sure [free agency] is brought up. It crosses my mind. In a way, I just try to put that aside. It’s a question that’s always going to be brought up. Really, I would love not to talk about it and focus on winning now with the Timberwolves.”

 

Could be he was using us as an extreme example because of how bad we've been as in, "Even if I mentioned CHARLOTTE..."   ORRRRRRRRR, he could be a huge Hornets fan, lol.  I like it.

[bLACKpANTHER]

I take it as a shot at Charlotte tbh.. all the more reason we need to make the playoffs and change the way people think about our team

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[Omega Atrocity]

I don't know how much you can put into this, but there are some comments he made about playing with Al Jefferson about a year ago.

 

Looking back, Love still refuses to believe that dumping center Al Jefferson on Utah for picks and salary-cap space – ultimately all misused, of course – was the right choice for the Wolves. For everyone within the organization who believed that those two couldn't play together, Love still contends: Did we ever find out?

 

"We should've at least tried it, especially with the way things were going," Love says. "I was beginning to figure things out in my second season. Everybody knew what Al was capable of, and is still capable of. It was definitely worth the risk of seeing what would happen. If it didn't work, then go another way. But we never tried it."

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kevin-love-remains-unsure-about-timberwolves--future-200009299.html

[CarolinaNCSU]

Going into the year, I thought the Hornets could be one of the sneakiest big time FA destinations out there for winning purposes in the future. Kemba, MKG, Jefferson, and all the cap space and potential picks. IF they would've/would land a top 5 pick to add to that group, while having the space for a Love type guy...instant contender status.

 

Instead, getting a Turner level guy is going to prevent us from having the chance (admittedly small) of landing a premier FA. Unless of course MJ wants to pay the luxury tax Brooklyn style. 

[Kevin Greene]

Next stop Los Angeles.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

would love him and LeBron and Carmelo and Lance Stephenson and Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker, and that one freshmen from Kentucky that I cant remember his name. Come on Cho do your job and get these guys

[ZB1224]

Eh he won't be going to Charlotte. He will probably leave Minnesota because he hates losing and that's all Minny has done forever. He's LA bound imo. LA actually has a great future if they play it right. Kendall Marshall has been nothing short of a good starting PG since coming to LA, they have Kobe for a couple more years, a ton of cap space, and one of the best GM's in the business. Also looking like they finish with a top 5 pick this season and snag one of the franchise players in the draft. Here's to hoping Charlotte will get there eventually.

[Manos]

Quick trade Zeller, Gordon, the Detroit pick and a future unprotected first for Love....playoffs!!!

Not exactly serious but it would be awesome if we could pull it off without giving up anything major.

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[MichaelNewtonII]

I take it that he's saying like "if I say I like a place I'd never go to, all the sudden everyone thinks im going there"

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[TylerDurden]

I don't know how much you can put into this, but there are some comments he made about playing with Al Jefferson about a year ago.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--kevin-love-remains-unsure-about-timberwolves--future-200009299.html

Man, maybe there is something to it then? You saw the impact he had on Favors and Kanter when he left Utah. Those guys love him and look up to him. You see the impact he's had on Biz as well, while he's been here. So, it makes you wonder if Love isn't at least considering us because of Al. They definitely compliment each other really well.

Ultimately, I see Love going back to L.A., but it would be cool to be considered one of his top destinations and it would show the progress we have made.

[teeray]

Next stop Los Angeles.

He wants to win. Unless you mean the Clippers but I don't think he wants to back up Griffin

[carpanfan96]

I think Love is the perfect type of player (Stretch 4, rebound machine) to place beside Jefferson. I think Cliff could get them Love to exert some effort on defense like he has Jefferson. 

 

 

I don't think it's likely to happen, but you never know. 

[Kevin Greene]

He wants to win. Unless you mean the Clippers but I don't think he wants to back up Griffin

 

 

lol

 

Let me know the next time the Clippers win anything..

Better yet, let me know the first time.

[Wanderlai]

LA bound...nothing to see here. I'd love to have him on the team though.