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The Minnesota Timberwolves Mount Rushmore

By Max Neuhaus

(Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MARCH 28: A back shot of Kevin Love #42 of the Minnesota Timberwolves on the court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 28, 2014 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MARCH 28: A back shot of Kevin Love #42 of the Minnesota Timberwolves on the court during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 28, 2014 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Kevin Love

I know it’s hard, but try to forget.

Try to forget the way Kevin Love basically dismissed Minnesota his final season here. Forget how he basically went on a media tour his last year and drug us through the mud. Forget everything after his final season in Minnesota, even though he had great numbers, and Love definitely deserves a place on the mountain.

During his peak years as a Wolf, Love was a legitimate star and teetering on superstar status. Over six seasons in a Wolves uniform, he averaged a double-double of 19.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. He was a human highlight film the likes of which Timberwolves hadn’t seen since the last time a power forward named Kevin roamed the halls of Target Center.

There were the full-court passes that had him regularly compared to the one of the best outlet passers in the history of the NBA, Wes Unseld. There was the incredible 30-point, 30-rebound game against the Knicks, which hadn’t been in the NBA in over two decades. He nailed an ice-in-his-veins long-range game-winner against the Clippers. The list goes on and on.

And if nothing else, it goes to show how good the former UCLA Bruin was that LeBron James wanted him in Cleveland as part of his super team that won a title in their second year together.

While he might have underachieved in Minnesota in that he didn’t bring the franchise to the playoffs, he did not have the necessary help around him, either. It takes a special type of player to take a team to the playoffs on their own and, no knock on Love, it wasn’t him.

He was so exciting to watch and was entertaining off court too. Let’s just forget the off-the-court, business side of him during his last season in Minnesota.

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