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42 - Kevin Love
UCLA
- Birthday: 9/7/88
- NBA Position: Power Forward
- Class: Freshman
- Ht: 6-9
- Wt: 255
- Hometown: Lake Oswego, OR
- High School: Lake Oswego
- Team Site Profile
- 2007 Statistics
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93
NBA Comparison: Wes Unseld
Aran Smith - 7/20/2006
Strengths: Bruising bigman with a great basketball IQ and feel for the game … Extremely adept on the block. His post skills are at an NBA level right now … He showed the ability to create shots against a great shot blocker (Greg Oden) at the Reebok Big Time tournament in 2005. Really creates space well with his size and strength … A dominant rebounder, hits the glass hard, using tenacity, strength and athleticism … A fierce competitor. Has a passion and toughness to his game that so many big men lack … Really understands the game, with great vision and passing ability … One of those rare bigmen that makes those around him better … Has great touch around the basket … A great athlete, his body might give someone the wrong impression at first glance, he has solid leaping ability and agility … He is extremely adept at sealing his man on post deliveries … Has great footwork and uses position and leverage well for rebounds … Long wingspan allows him to play bigger than his 6-9 size … Outlets the ball extremely well from the post, finding players with perfect full court passes … A great kid with personality and star potential on the NBA level …
Weaknesses: Thick legs anchor him to the floor to a degree, especially with regard to foot speed and transition game … Has decent quickness, but lacks great speed in the open floor … Better in the half court set than full court but can get up and down the floor when he needs to … Has had a few arthroscopic knee surgeries in his high school career, but hasn't shown any lingering affects from it …
Notes: Fame appears to run in his genes, his uncle Mike Love was a member of The Beach Boys … father, Stan Love, played two seasons each for the Baltimore Bullets (1971-72) and Los Angeles Lakers (1973-74).
Weaknesses: Thick legs anchor him to the floor to a degree, especially with regard to foot speed and transition game … Has decent quickness, but lacks great speed in the open floor … Better in the half court set than full court but can get up and down the floor when he needs to … Has had a few arthroscopic knee surgeries in his high school career, but hasn't shown any lingering affects from it …
Notes: Fame appears to run in his genes, his uncle Mike Love was a member of The Beach Boys … father, Stan Love, played two seasons each for the Baltimore Bullets (1971-72) and Los Angeles Lakers (1973-74).










Borko Popic - 5/19/2008
Weaknesses: At 6-9, he is undersized and he also lacks great athleticism to offset this size deficiency … Was not in the greatest shape this season, often being the last man up the court and getting winded very quickly … Needs to work on fitness, could stand to lose some weight and put on more muscle … Weight and speed could always be an issue, as even when "in shape" he lacks great speed in the floor or laterally … Was able to get away with overpowering opponents in college, yet questions remain how his game translates against bigger, quicker and more athletic opponents at the next level … At times this season he struggled getting his shot off against taller defenders, more specifically the Lopez twins, Brook and Robin, of Stanford, who forced him into off-balance shots and uncharacteristic turnovers … His one-on-one arsenal in the post is a bit predictable, as he almost always operates on the right block and prefers to turn to his left shoulder often finishing with a right hook … He gets into trouble when trying to do too much off the dribble because quicker defenders are able to slide over and force him into turning the ball over … Defensively he will have trouble matching up as he is undersized and because he has less than ideal lateral quickness … His lack of speed will make it extremely difficult for him to play for a running style of team …