Quick Kevin Love comparison...
by KMils on Mar 17, 2009 11:13 PM CDT
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PrintPlayer A, rookie, age 20, per36 minutes - 15pts, 13reb (5 OReb) on 46% shooting, 78% free throw
Player B, rookie, age 21, per36 minutes - 18pts, 11reb (4 OReb) on 55% shooting, 73% free throw
Player A is Kevin Love, player B is Charles Barkley.
Barkley is more well rounded (more steals, assists, blocks) but Love averages fewer turnovers. I say Love could easily become a poor man's Barkley - worse scorer and better rebounder. I wouldn't be surprised to see 18pts, 13reb a game from Love in the very near future. I wouldn't be displeased with that. I'd call Barkley a ceiling for Love and would be very pleased if he became as efficient on the offensive end as Barkley was.
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I (somewhat) agree.
The difference is that Barkley was such an explosive athlete and leaper, and a great individual scorer. These are two areas that Love, so far at least, hasn’t shown Barkley-like ability. But Barkley is the best example of an undersized power forward who, despite being arguably way too small for his position, was absolutely dominant anyway.
Barkley had handles too
He could nab a rebound and dribble it end to end for a thunderous dunk.
Barkley was funny.
Barkley’s great in all his movies. Forget Paris, Space Jam, the Clerks cartoon show, he was the best part of all of those. Will K-Love be as funny in his future acting jobs?
Blake Griffin reminds me
of Barkley a lot. Last season when Griffin was a little thicker I was wowed seeing his first few games jumping like he did. He’s thinned out around the center in the last year+ though.
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