The comments about Kevin Love leave me even more pessimistic:
UCLA's Kevin Love wasn't getting any love after being shut down by Memphis big man Joey Dorsey in the second half, when he scored two points and seemed to lack the stamina to maintain the up-tempo pace Memphis was playing. Frankly, Love looked out of gas.
We know conditioning is an issue for Love, and many scouts believe he'd be better off returning to UCLA for his sophomore season. NBA teams can help him get in shape. The question is, will he have the desire once he has an NBA contract?
Can anyone name another player who was double-teamed before he even touched the ball? Memphis literally had two guys defending him with the ball on the perimeter. How is a player supposed to dominate with two guys devoted to him? Scouts are going to watch one game where he was constantly double-teamed with and wothout the ball and ignore an entire season of work where he was conference POY and 1st Team All-American and willed his team to the Final Four?
I love this too:
The other UCLA player who really helped himself was Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. He showed some of the promise we saw two years ago in the Final Four. He has probably moved himself back into the discussion for the second round.
I like LRMM. However, his man never guarded him. Memphis chose to leave him open all game and it worked. Yet, he improved his stock?
I just don't understand.
Is Love a superstar in the NBA? No. But, how many post players in this draft would you take ahead of Love? Beasley and Brook Lopez. Anthony Randolph? Donte Greene? Roy Hibbert? Earl Clark?
Love is an underrated defender because he really uses his body positoning well. He needs more quickness on the perimeter, but as he cuts some baby fat, that should help. He has 3-point shooting range and is a great pick-and-pop threat. He is an above average passer in the half court and a game changer in the full court. And, he is a wide body who knows how to use his broad shoulders. Worst case scenario, he's a better Darius Songalia. Best case scenario, he's another Carlos Boozer. And, scouts might prefer Earl Clark?
What does it say about college basketball when leading your team to the Final Four ultimately hurts your draft stock?
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He's a grown man. Baby fat isn't baby fat when you're in college, it's fat fat. Don't excuse a player for being out of shape because he's young. There are plenty of out of shape young players who end up going pro and becoming out of shape old players, one's who have no impact on the game. They are calling love first round talent. Brook Lopez is tag teamed, and he understands how to beat that. Beasley is a talent that can't really be contained. Don't tell me that because a player folds under the double team that they should somehow be given a pass.
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