With the deadline for an extension approaching, the Timberwolves are now expected to offer Kevin Love the max.
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With the deadline for an extension approaching, the Timberwolves are now expected to offer Kevin Love the max.
Read this:
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9091[/url]
And then share your response
Yes.
Statistically there's no doubt. If he signs a deal that's significantly under the max his agent should commit hara-kiri.
he should be insulted by the 4 year $60 mill they're supposedly going to offer him...
No doubt he is worth a max deal. He could be the face of the franchise for years to come, and with the current team assembled i don't see why they couldn't make some noise in the playoffs down the line a la OKC a few years ago.
If you compare him with other players who have received a max deal - then yes. Traditionally would I consider him a max level player? No.
No
I feel as though only superstars should get the max. We will probably give it to him to keep him though. He isn't a LeBron, Kobe, Durant or Rose where you can give them the ball and they will take over and win you the game.
[QUOTE=FireDavidKahn]Yes.[/QUOTE]
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when you got players like Tyson Chandler and Nene getting paid 15 million a season, then you know Kevin Love is a worth a max level deal.
Yes. The lack of decent big man in this league is stunning.
Of course he is: top 4 PF at age 23 in a league of diminishing big-man talent.
If the T'Wolves don't, someone else will and they've been crap long enough. Don't start penny pinching now that you look like you've got the makings of a decent future.
I think Kevin Love's playoff performances speak for themselves.
[QUOTE=bagelred]I think Kevin Love's playoff performances speak for themselves.[/QUOTE]
24 wins
15 wins
17 wins
[QUOTE=bagelred]I think Kevin Love's playoff performances speak for themselves.[/QUOTE]
How about Rudy Gay's playoff performances? He got the max also.
Seeing the other contracts in the league, yes he is.
I errr.....Love his game and attitude but I wouldn't give him a max deal, just something close to one. Max deals should only be for guys who will lead your team in scoring.....your go-to guy, your closer....or at least your star point guard who makes everyone better and makes it easier to score.
Love is a #2 or #3 not a #1.....if there was no team salary cap and just a cap on individual salaries then yes, I would give him a max deal.
[QUOTE=DevilsAssassin]24 wins
15 wins
17 wins[/QUOTE]
All of this without any context.:oldlol:
[QUOTE=DevilsAssassin]24 wins
15 wins
17 wins[/QUOTE]
Obviously he means team wins in a season........no playoffs, just a ton of losses and few wins.
[QUOTE=DKLaker]Obviously he means team wins in a season........no playoffs, just a ton of losses and few wins.[/QUOTE]
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love is a beast. hes startin to get some superstar treatment too when it comes to calls. somethin we've been starving for here since kg
Comparing him to guys like JoeJ, yes. Othewise, no.
Giving the max to a player that can't even lead his team to 30 wins?
That should go well :oldlol:
[QUOTE=Mr. Jabbar]Comparing him to guys like JoeJ, yes. Othewise, no.[/QUOTE]
Thats not fair to Johnson. He has actually led his team out of the lottery :roll:
[QUOTE=Poodle]he should be insulted by the 4 year $60 mill they're supposedly going to offer him...[/QUOTE]
That is very close to the max for a FOUR year deal. it's just not the max in terms of length.
And LOL @ people using the Wolves record as for why he shouldnt be a max contract player. Looking at other contracts in the NBA, Love def deserves one. Look at what he's doing. People say he's only a jumpshooter, I've seen him make a NUMBER of moves down low so far this year. Hook shots, baseline faders, falling away one handed shots, etc.
[QUOTE=SilkkTheShocker]Thats not fair to Johnson. He has actually led his team out of the lottery :roll:[/QUOTE]
Ahh yes this meaningless argument made by people who have simple minds.
Kevin Durant led his team to 23 wins until he got some talent around his team.
A prime Kobe Bryant couldn't even make the play offs one year!
Deron Williams sure is turning the Nets into a contender.
Definitely. Kevin love is the type of player that could fit on any team.
4th in the league in scoring and 2nd in rebounds...really?
The answer is YES. AND ITS NOT CLOSE.
[QUOTE=FireDavidKahn]Ahh yes this meaningless argument made by people who have simple minds.
Kevin Durant led his team to 23 wins until he got some talent around his team.
A prime Kobe Bryant couldn't even make the play offs one year!
Deron Williams sure is turning the Nets into a contender.[/QUOTE]
I'm convinced that people who hate on Kevin Love just haven't watched him play.
Yes. If Westbrook got 5 years 78 million then Kevin Love should get a max extension.
if theres no other comparable decent big man at the same time available, then yes.
Joe Johnson got the max.
Therefore everyone in the leauge who's considered a borderline star deserves the max
If a player the franchise feels should be a corner stone of their franchise for years to come :
I believe talking with the player and telling him this is just as important as the contract.
WHAT I am refering to is the "big Ticket" rule.
Any franchise should of learned a valuable lesson watching the T-Wolves for all the years strapped with little wiggle room because of Kevin Garnet.
I believe it would be smart on both sides to give a player in the first year the most money , and actually decrease the amount throughout the life of the contract as well as give bonuses , so that the team would have money to build around the franchise player.
If the player is at such an elite level , I would also tell him verbally that during the life time of his playing career , after his career , he would get a percentage of the actual franchise. Even if it's 1 or 2 percent , that could equate into millions down the road.
yes with teh numbers he puts up...hell Rashard Lewis got one of the highest paid contract for being a scrub
[quote=Jasper]If a player the franchise feels should be a corner stone of their franchise for years to come :
I believe talking with the player and telling him this is just as important as the contract.
WHAT I am refering to is the "big Ticket" rule.
Any franchise should of learned a valuable lesson watching the T-Wolves for all the years strapped with little wiggle room because of Kevin Garnet.
I believe it would be smart on both sides to give a player in the first year the most money , and actually decrease the amount throughout the life of the contract as well as give bonuses , so that the team would have money to build around the franchise player.
[B]If the player is at such an elite level , I would also tell him verbally that during the life time of his playing career , after his career , he would get a percentage of the actual franchise. Even if it's 1 or 2 percent , that could equate into millions down the road[/B].[/quote]
:roll: :roll: dude u smoking?
plus he aint signing up for 126m in a smaller cap like KG
[QUOTE=bagelred]I think Kevin Love's playoff performances speak for themselves.[/QUOTE]
I think the Knicks playoff performances over the last 10 years speak for themselves.
Kevin Love totally deserves a max level contract.
Young big who can give 20-10 on a regular basis.
Absolutely.
[QUOTE=DuMa]if theres no other comparable decent big man at the same time available, then yes.[/QUOTE]
Other than Dwight and MAYBE Blake Griffin, I can't really think of anybody comparable.
[QUOTE=hawkfan]
Young big who can give 20-10 on a regular basis.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully, he doesn't regress to a 15/7 big after he gets his money.
Is Shareef Abdur-Rahim a Hall of Famer?
OP, he's averaging 25 pts and 15 rebs per game. What do you think?
He'll probably get the max because if he doesn't, another team will offer him the max and he'll walk... kind of like Joe Johnson got.
But to answer your question no... that belongs to the real superstars...