Memorable in which way? Winning 19 games? I honestly didn't know that Moses Malone was the last 20/15 player until this season. What I did remember about Malone's 20/15 season is his team won 65 games and an NBA title, and Moses was the NBA MVP. Really though, I had no idea he was the last to go 20/15 until the S2 Fantasy Squad started making a big deal of it this year. I wonder if Love will average more RPG than his team gets in wins. Probably not, but PPG vs. Wins might be a good bet right now.
Did you notice the "until this season" portion you didn't bold? You and the rest of the Fantasy Squad now act like it's some big deal, yet nobody even knew about it until this season. Love played great tonight, though. Just ask Amir Johnson.
Roy was better than Monta last year. He scored less, yeah, but he rebounded more, turned the ball over nearly half as much, and was a hell of a lot more efficient doing it in less minutes, nonetheless.
19/12/6/3/2 on 10 shots is MVP-like. Wonder why Johnson had such a great game, and why his team ended an 11-game losing streak? Hmm...
Zach's playing alongside a max player in Rudy Gay. LMA is carrying Portland with guards who can't shoot and a center who can't jump.
Love. It's easy to find scorers. Guys who play bigger than their size, while grabbing a shitload of rebounds. But that's completely besides the point.
the 6/3/2 part of that line were all Love's fault... I'm sure Love didn't put a body on him while he grabbed those 12 rebounds as well....
Why all the outrage? I love what Aldridge has done the past 25 games, or so. But here's a simple breakdown: Kevin Love - 24.6 PER, 7.8 Win Shares LaMarcus Aldridge - 20.8 PER, 6.0 Win Shares
Love may become the first player in NBA history with more Win Shares than his team actually wins. WS is such a hilarious stat. andalusian detailed the who Love/LMA debate the other night. There is no doubt which player is more important for their team's oncourt success. But, Love makes 3 point shots and gets garbage points off of rebounds at an amazing rate. It's really helping his team out, isn't it?
He's not one of the best defenders, but it's not like Aldridge is one of the best. He's better, but not marginally better on D.
I also 'love' that thinking LMA is a better player, and more worthy of an All-Star slot than Love, is a minority position to take on a Blazer forum.
Um, OK. Ask Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, and Tim Duncan if LMA is a good post defender. Poor Blake was rendered useless in the Clipper offense against LMA other than garbage points, as was Duncan the last time LMA torched him for 40.
John Hollinger's twitter No one cares if you collect 6 rebounds in the final 5 minutes of a game when you're losing by 15+. Coaches/scouts see this.
