Kevin Love took part in a full practice for the first time this weekend. He recently mentioned that he is focused on putting his difficult 2014/15 campaign behind him and he is ready to assume a larger role in the team’s offense.
Prior to that, LeBron James also discussed the idea of Love being more of a focal point to the team’s offense, adding weight to that expectation. Love is returning from a dislocated left shoulder injury that he sustained in the first round of the playoffs last season. Love is also coming off of his worst rebounding and scoring per game averages since the 2009/10 season. With Tristan Thompson still unsigned, the Cavs will need Love to post better rebounding numbers.
Thus, today’s topic: What should be expected from Love this season? What do the Cavs need out of him?
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I think much of the onus falls on David Blatt. The expectation is that with a full season of NBA coaching under his belt and a full offseason to find ways to better use Love’s skills, his production goes up. I don’t think he’ll post the numbers he did in Minnesota, because he’s playing on a team with much more talent around him than he had there, but I do expect his numbers to be better than last season.
Kevin Love is overrated.