Delusional Department: Kevin Love
NBA June 30th. 2008, 2:45pm
He wanted to go to Minnesota all along! Since he fell in love with Kevin McHale at the age of … five?:
“I told my agent I hope I can end up in Minnesota because this is where I wanted to be. Kevin McHale was maybe my favorite player of all time. I’m happy to be in the city. It’s almost like Portland, only colder. It’s going to be my new favorite city.”
As Can’t Stop the Bleeding points out, McHale retired in 1993 when Love was five years old. Onto the next point: Al Jefferson spent the bulk of his time at center last year, but it’s fairly obvious his 6-10, 256 lb. frame is better suited to play power forward. So now the T-Wolves have an undersized center and an undersized power forward? Poor Randy Foye.
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June 30th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
First McHale gives up Brandon Roy, and now he gives up O.J. Mayo (for an undersized, white power forward.)
Yikes.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
who did Brandon Roy net the Wolves?
June 30th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Sorry kid, nobody wants to be in Minnesota.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Foye.
/or am I imagining this?
June 30th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I know he is trying to be PR savvy, but I don’t think anyone would blame him for saying how unhappy and miserable he expects to be. and I have never been to Portland or Minnesota, but I never saw them as similar (at all).
June 30th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
sucks for minnesota fans. if he sucks, he sucks. if hes good, he will get traded to boston for a case of beer.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
And that makes it good? I know the kid’s from Oregon, but he can’t possibly think Minneapolis is better then Memphis. I’ve been to Minneapolis, it sucks.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
It was Foye.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
/Fixed
June 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
one difference being one is a city and the other is a state
…. sorry
June 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
it was roy for foye straight up if i remember correctly. i think mike is right
June 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Jefferson and Love. What is wrong with that combo?
Mike Miller and his hair at the 3 spot.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Portland >>>>>>>>>>> Minneapolis
they aren’t the same, in Portland you can drive to where it snows, in Minneapolis snow drives you!
June 30th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Just got back from St. Paul, and I can 2nd the Minneapolis sucks argument.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Wait. Minneapolis has the Mall of America. Never been to Portland. What do they have?
June 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Delusional Department: Thinking Kevin Love will be a good NBA player
June 30th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Dank bud.
June 30th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Can I third it?
/From Iowa
June 30th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
If loving Kevin McHale is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Kevin McHale is the greatest scorer in Celtics history.
\Jeff Van Gundy
June 30th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
The Mighty Ducks are from Minnesota. That state is cool in my book.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
On the other hand, his agent is probably pleased. Love probably doubled the money he’d normally make in local endorsements (i.e.–car dealerships, etc.) by talking about this new forbidden love so openly.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Kevin Love will have an endorsement deal with Cheeze Doodles by the end of the week.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
for an undersized, white power forward.)
does it matter what color he is? Charles Barkley was an undersized power forward
June 30th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I think Love will fit in perfectly in Minnesota. They need someone who can hit that full court shot and spread the defense
June 30th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
The sad part about this is that this wasn’t the first time the Wolves have done this.
1996: Ray Allen, traded him for Marbury. Winner: Bucks
2006: Brandon Roy, traded him for the next pick (Foye) Winner: Portland
2008: OJ Mayo. We all know where this is headed.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
portland pot = top notch
minneapolis pot = too canadian
June 30th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Before you bury McHale, remember that it is DAMNED hard to end up losing on a trade with Memphis. That being said, the city of Memphis is very excited about having Mayo on board…
June 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I chose my favorite player at the age of five.
It was 1990, and Will Clark earned the nod.
I’ve never changed my mind,
Of course, he had a few good years left in him unlike McHale in 1993.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Kevin Love = Robert Traylor with passing skillz
June 30th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I live an hour outside Minneapolis and can verify that it does, in fact, suck. Enjoy the aggressive panhandlers and high crime rate, Kevin. The mayor is a closet homosexual (nothing wrong with that) and he spends all his time dedicating bike paths and driving his Prius on a suspended license. Yeah, fucking enjoy it!
To clear up the Foye/Roy stuff. The woofies swapped them and got a million bucks from Portland to boot.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
The land of 10,000 lakes.
/to use 2 months a year.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
You don’t consider drinking whisky and ice fishing using the lake? Well, fuck you sir!
June 30th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Kevin McHale in 1993 was SICK, anyone would’ve wanted to be him.
Larry Johnson in 1993 was awesome
June 30th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
And then he wears a shirt that appears to be bedazzled.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Prince… once again, the only black person in Minnesota
/RIP, Kirby Puckett
June 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
What’s wrong with your favorite player retiring when you’re 5? My favorite player ever is Ty Cobb and he died before I was born.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
was it his racist rants, his spiking of other players, or just his pleasant disposition?
June 30th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
The mayor is a closet homosexual (nothing wrong with that) and he spends all his time dedicating bike paths and driving his Prius on a suspended license. Yeah, fucking enjoy it!
In Portland, the mayor-elect is an “out” homosexual. I’m pretty sure he drives a Prius. Portland has hundreds of miles of bike lanes and now gives bikers preference at stoplights by providing “bike only” boxes at the front of the line that cars can’t stop in. Just think how this works out when the bikes can’t accelerate at a rate fast enough for a car.
So, they do seem pretty similar. Although, I still wouldn’t trade a 1-hour drive to the coast, 1-hour drive to the ski slopes and no bitter ass cold to live in Minneapolis.
June 30th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Love most likely won’t get enough pt this year for the “undersized” problem you mention. Jefferson will get his at the 4 or the 5. I’m sure they will experiment all year with different line-ups and see how Love handles both positions. There is no question that at this point Love is undersized or the 5 and not athletic enough for the 4.
June 30th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
You can drink alcohol in Portland strip-clubs. That is a big draw for those of us who live in Washington State, where you can only drink coca cola while you get lap dances.
June 30th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I seem to be in the great minority here, but Kevin Love will be an all-star PF within 3 years.