Image via WikipediaEnter Kevin Love. There's really not another player in this debate. It's more like Kevin Love versus the Minnesota Timberwolves debate. Let there be no mistake about it, the numbers that Kevin Love is putting up are tremendous. In fact, statistically speaking, he's having a season for the ages.
On the pro-Love side of the argument, there are some pretty impressive numbers to throw out. He's leading the NBA in efficiency and is second in total stats. He leads the NBA in both offensive and defensive rebounds, and obviously, if he leads the league in both of those categories, he leads the league in total rebounds too. He also leads in offensive rebound percentage, defensive rebound percentage and total rebound percentage.
He's fourth in Player Efficiency Rating, first in offensive win shares and fifth in total win shares. His True Shooting percentage is fourth among players scoring 20 points or more per game. That's just scratching the surface of his statistical resume` though.
Tonight, he just racked up his 11th 20-point, 20-rebound game of the season. Since 1986-87 (as far back as basketball-reference goes with their play index), only one player, Kevin Willis in 1991-92 has more with 12, and the only other player with 11 is Charles Barkley.
Add in the fact that with that same 20/20 game he had tonight, he matched the double-double streak of 50 games set by Malone in 1978-79. With two more, he'll break the record for the most consecutive double-double's since the merger.
Are Kevin Love's monster numbers a factor of brilliant play, or is he just vulturing off the benefit of playing with a cadaverous team?
Is he a top ten player in the NBA, or is he merely the product of being the right player in the right place at the right time?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/627616-kevin-love-is-he-a-legitimate-all-star-or-a-stat-stuffer-on-a-bad-team
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