Kevin Love - Miami Ground Machine

[Ohioplayer00]

I have probably been the biggest Love supporter on this board but I can’t in any way defend him at this time. I must have watched that video 20 times thinking okay maybe he slapped the ball inbounds like that because he thought a time out had been called but then I kept watching his response to the turnover and it was “who the fuck cares”! Love needs to go! The Cavs need to send him home like they did Dre and Altman needs to sit down with Love’s agent at the end of the season and come up with a buyout! No exploring any trades....just say Kevin is no longer needed here! It’s counter productive that he remains in the locker room.

 

[The Oi]

His uncle Mike was known as a real asshole when he was with the Beach Boys and still is. Wonder how often they talk.

 

[Sebastian]

Frye must know something we don’t. Clearly he’s of the opinion that Kevin was forced to sign a long term extension here post-LeBron

Forced?

How does that work?

 

[ryanf]

Forced?

How does that work?

kevin love: "i don't want to be here but the money is too big to pass.... *cry cry sob*"

 

[Benway]

We Ruined his life!

 

[tn819]

I just can’t see how a “culture sensitive” GM can let this pass and not throw his carefully built and fit oriented team out the window.

Unfortunately, Primadonna and Diva management is task 1a and 1b of Professional Sports leadership and coaching.

With this situation and KPJ situation, we have fairly strong public indication that our collective org is not up for the task. Making rich man children feel at home and catering to their every need to extract maximum basketball value is these people’s job.

They may not like it, but they also can’t suit up and play so unless they believe they have built a Spurs v2 (and remember Kawhi still walked ), now is the time to figure it out.

 

[ansatsusha80]

I've defended Love over and over again until this year.


But to recap:

Called out by LeBron on twitter.
Allegedly can't get along with Blatt and was one of the primary driving forces in getting him fired
Doesn't get along with Wade
Doesn't get alone with Isaiah Thomas
Shouting match with Altmann
Doesn't get along with Bielein
Shows up Sexton on the court


Then this.


At some point, he's the problem, and not everyone else.

He gets a pass from me for the Isaiah situation. Dude came here thinking he was on the same level as Lebron and want to call out Love for having a panic attack but was quiet about Derrick Rose disappearing on the team...

What was his beef with Wade. I never heard that one before.

 

[Coyote]

I've also stuck up for KLove plenty of times on here, but this shit was unacceptable. I've finally watched everything leading up to it, and I get his frustration, but still.

Time to move on. They've got to find a way this offseason. We can't drag his dead weight through another two seasons.

 

[Sebastian]

I've also stuck up for KLove plenty of times on here, but this shit was unacceptable. I've finally watched everything leading up to it, and I get his frustration, but still.

Time to move on. They've got to find a way this offseason. We can't drag his dead weight through another two seasons.

He needs to move on because it is just painful to see him play like he is. To behave like this.

As a member of the Big Three I think many would prefer to remember him as he was, as part of that legacy, rather than the awful shadow of himself that he is now.

Appreciate he stuck with the Cavs when the others couldn't leave fast enough, but it is time for him to go. Now. Anyway possible.

 

[wildfan]

2 hours ago – via Jason Lloyd @ The Athletic
Ultimately, both sides might agree to a buyout. Love has about $60 million remaining on his contract over the next two years. Blake Griffin, another Jeff Schwartz client, gave back $13 million of the $75 million owed to him to get out of Detroit. If Love wants to give back $10 million or $15 million, the Cavs mi ght accommodate him and send him on his way. They can stretch the money owed to him, and it certainly wouldn’t be the first time Dan Gilbert has paid people not to work for him.


I was with keeping love until this year and I thought giving up a 1st round pick in order for a team to take his salary was ridiculous (as Ainge suggested). But now it would have been a good move in hindsight. He needs to be gone!

By the way we are still paying J R for one more year.

 

[Mr. Orange]

The Cavs are the Browns circa 1999-2018. Wouldn’t you be frustrated?

It was a turnover. One play. Three points in the box score. As someone else said, I’ve seen far worse out of Kyrie and Lebron.

Buyout, trade, bench...do whatever you want to Love but the team is gonna suck with this owner, this coach and these players. Much like that rat Haslam, look to the top. The Browns only improved once he admitted he was hurting the franchise and stepped aside.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

He needs to move on because it is just painful to see him play like he is. To behave like this.

As a member of the Big Three I think many would prefer to remember him as he was, as part of that legacy, rather than the awful shadow of himself that he is now.

Appreciate he stuck with the Cavs when the others couldn't leave fast enough, but it is time for him to go. Now. Anyway possible.

Seems that all three of those guys have turned off signficant segments of Cleveland fandom for one reason or another since 2016.

I personally feel as if I could celebrate the achievements of that 2016 group as a whole without actually liking all of them individually.

 

[brownsbuck6]

The Cavs are the Browns circa 1999-2018. Wouldn’t you be frustrated?

Kevin Love is part of the reason the Cavs suck right now. He's no victim, he's an active participant in the suckiness - via both is unavailability (aka, being physically and mentally soft) and his play on the court not coming anywhere close to the massive contract he's being paid.

He has no right in the world to be frustrated. 150 million dollars and his lack of commitment says so.

 

[ytowncavs]

He needs to move on because it is just painful to see him play like he is. To behave like this.

As a member of the Big Three I think many would prefer to remember him as he was, as part of that legacy, rather than the awful shadow of himself that he is now.

Appreciate he stuck with the Cavs when the others couldn't leave fast enough, but it is time for him to go. Now. Anyway possible.

Love wasn't no loyal soldier that stuck with the Cavs, he knew that the Cavs were the only team dumb enough to offer that contract. And soon as he got that contract he was trying to force a trade.,

 

[Derek]

Channing is clearly speaking out of turn just trying to defend his buddy without really knowing anything about the situation.

Nothing has happened to suggest that Love is at odds with the team in any way. His frustration was with the officials, and overall, probably himself as well. Referencing tanking makes zero sense here.

However, I do find it a tad contradictory though that we often beg athletes to care about the game more than money, but as soon as someone is unhappy, people come in shouting about "how can they be unhappy while making millions!?"