11-16-2007, 09:09 AM
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 Re: Kevin Love & O.J. Mayo Tracker
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Love seems to do everything by the book, whether the book is Emily Post's Etiquette or The John Wooden Pyramid of Success. Love's coach, Ben Howland, likes to compare his 6-10, 260-pound freshman center to San Antonio Spurs superstar Tim Duncan, specifically because of Duncan's media nickname: The Big Fundamental. Howland considers this phrase to be a high compliment, like Magic or The Pearl. But many writers who use it to describe Duncan do so to gently mock his "boring" public image.
Well, maybe it's not the fundamentals that are boring. Maybe it's the boring that's boring. Kevin Love's low-post footwork is so precise he is ready to try the pasodoble on Dancing With the Stars. He shoots free throws like he's Reggie Miller, sets a screen that could pass for a 3,000-square-foot Colonial and, like his father's friend Wes Unseld, is a singular contemporary artist in the discipline of throwing outlet passes.
But Love is not boring.
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Game #2 of the year Quote: |
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Daniel Hackett scored 21 points and heralded freshman O.J. Mayo added 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Southern California to a 74-47 win over The Citadel on Thursday night.
| Game #1 of the year Quote:
Mayo, one of the nation's most prized recruits, led the Trojans with 32 points, but he couldn't help them overcome 19 turnovers and 18-of-32 free-throw shooting. His points were a school record by a freshman in his debut.
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