Kevin Love says he is trying go find himself and his place in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ offense.
Love went from being the star of the Minnesota Timberwolves the last four seasons to being the third option for Cleveland following a trade. He has not attempted more than 13 shots in any of the last four games, and he has scored 13 or fewer points in three of the last four.
“It’s come to a point where I’m just trying to find myself in this offense,” Love said Thursday via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “It’s almost related to when you come into the league; usually the guys that dominate the ball so much tend to learn a lot quicker than a guy like myself, a big man. So I’m just trying to find different spots in the offense.”
That wasn’t all. Love vented about sacrificing and said he wants the ball.
“I’ll just say we’re 10 games in, we’re looking at different stuff. I need to find myself. I think everybody knew coming in that we’d have to sacrifice, but at some point we’re going to need some low-post scoring and some outside shooting.”
Cavs coach David Blatt said he was not concerned about Love’s comments, but he should be. It takes a special player to accept the role Love needs to as a former star becoming a third option on a stacked team. Chris Bosh warned as much when he said it would be extremely frustrating for Love. He was exactly right.
