I know I'm coming off as a huge apologist, however the apology exists in his advanced stats. His PER is the highest on the team out of the players with a large sample size. He has the highest win share percentages on the team, and when you factor in win shares per 48 minutes at 3.0, ahead of both Thompson and Nance. His VORP is also highest on the team at 1.0, with both Nance (.5) and Thompson (.2) recently backsliding.
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I have nothing positive to say about Love as a vocal leader in the locker room, but at the same time I feel like Cavs fans have yet again embraced attrition as an unquestioned positive. Clarkson wasn't helping the young back court get better with his tunnel vision, but in leaving he sure hasn't made the team better. Beilein contributed greatly to his own split with the lock room - something which has somehow become all Love's doing - yet the coaching staff doesn't become stronger by losing the guy with the best resume and creator of the playbook.
Let's pump the brakes a little. Love looked like he was struggling more than he has in a few months... and then the team announced an injury. Isn't it at least possible his achilles was causing him to struggle in transition and not his attitude?