Minnesota Sports Forum

Kevin Love finally gets back on defense when the play is over

I'm really getting sick of watching Love's amazingly poor effort on the defensive end. Failing repeatedly to make an effort to get back defensively after a miss. Repeatedly failing to at least put his arms up when his man puts up a shot. Refusing to get aggressive on the defensive end and daw a foul or two. All that before you consider his lack of length and athleticism.

Damn. Another shitty night for K-Mart.

Then there's Kevin Martin.

Then there is Gorgui helping Green up. The guy has porkchopped your PG at least four times and you help him up off the floor??????

lipoli390 wrote:I'm really getting sick of watching Love's amazingly poor effort on the defensive end. Failing repeatedly to make an effort to get back defensively after a miss. Repeatedly failing to at least put his arms up when his man puts up a shot. Refusing to get aggressive on the defensive end and daw a foul or two. All that before you consider his lack of length and athleticism.

Amen. What makes it even more frustrating is that he can play solid defense when he is motivated

Martin can shoot - except for a slew of games where he can't. Otherwise, can't dribble drive, can't pass, doesn't rebound, doesn't defend. Oh, and he has a hard time staying healthy and on the court -- averaging a dismal 61.7 games per season in his career.

Sorry to pile on Love, but he has to close out a lot faster than that.

That foul by Love was pathetic. He should have known the foul was being called either way, throw your big body up there and make sure he misses it

How many tries does Mbah a Moute need to make a layup?