Kevin Love: Soon to be the contemporary Larry Bird?

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"Lee possesses tremendous athleticism"

Did anyone else catch that?

by John Doe on Aug 28, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

The thing

that none of these potential Bird proteges can replicate is the fact that Bird was world class in four areas:

1) Scoring the basketball
2) Passing the basketball
3) Rebounding
4) Toughness

by Rascal Flatts on Aug 28, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions

THE POINT

the point isn’t comparing any of these guys to larry legend: it’s determining the best american white guy in the NBA.

by Gerald Henderson on Aug 29, 2009 12:44 AM CDT reply actions

"Kevin Love: Soon to be the contemporary Larry Bird?"

Sounds like a comparison to me. The article doesn’t necessarily do head-to-head comps of the existing white dudes directly with Larry Legend, but just by putting his name out there as a benchmark, the comparisons are implied.

by Rascal Flatts on Aug 29, 2009 7:54 AM CDT up reply actions

IF YOU READ THE STORY...

you will understand the headline

by Gerald Henderson on Aug 30, 2009 4:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Lee's athleticism

Lee can run the court with the best of them, and gets great hang time. Go back and look up how he did in the Sprite slam dunk contest in high school. Check the youtube.

by Gerald Henderson on Aug 29, 2009 12:57 AM CDT reply actions

Underrated then.

But tremendous? I think not.

by John Doe on Aug 29, 2009 1:37 AM CDT up reply actions

OKAY

maybe tremendous is a tad too strong an adjective, but just a tad. he’s quite athletic.

by Gerald Henderson on Aug 29, 2009 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions

I guess it's mostly a matter of semantics

Given how athletic every single NBA player is, I see a need to praise an individual’s athleticism unless it’s really hard to ignore. High energy and active are not the same as athletic to me. David Lee might be more athletic than I thought he was, but with a 32" vertical and 0.3 blocks per game average, he’s not exactly the total package.

by John Doe on Aug 29, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions

typo, should have said

“I don’t see a need to praise an individual’s athleticism unless it’s really hard to ignore.”

by John Doe on Aug 30, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

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