Special Ed

NBA Draft, Video / Apr 18, 2008 / 8:58 am

Kevin Love‘s announcement that he’s entering the Draft reminded me of another former UCLA frontcourt star who was a Lottery pick some 13 years ago. You know him as Ed O’Bannon.

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16 Responses to “Special Ed”

April 18th, 2008 at 10:00 am

MoxWestCoastRep says:

this team got me hooked on college hoops…
Ed and Charles
Tyus and Toby
That squad was really fun to watch.
Too bad none of them did squat in the pros. oh well.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am

QQ says:

Comparing Kevin Love to Ed O Bannon is harsh, but I see where ya’ll coming from. Strong guy with an unpolished skill set. But I hope this turns out positively for Love; he seems like a great guy, and one who doesn’t have an enormous ego that’ll deter him from learning the game (unlike so many ballers out there. I’m talking to you, OJ Mayo.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:32 am

Jim says:

I thought all the signs out of USC this year were, amazingly, really good for OJ adapting his game.

But also, Ed had a reputation for being too nice and lacking fire. I don’t think we’ve seen that from Love, but I’m not big on his potential because of his lack of size and athleticism.
April 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am

K Dizzle says:

AB

what’s the comparison apart from the fact they both went to UCLA?
If this is Love’s future, then he’s toast
April 18th, 2008 at 11:50 am

Austin Burton says:

It wasn’t even anything that deep. I wasn’t comparing Love to O’Bannon at all as a player; Ed just popped into my head as a hyped-up UCLA Lottery pick.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

Kobeef says:

@QQ

I don’t agree. Love is over-hyped. His body-game combination will not work in the NBA like it did in high school.

Also, he doesn’t seem willing to put in the time to get in shape which is inexcusable for an all-american.

Second, how can someone who was completely shut down by Joey Dorsey and Robert Dozier think that he ready for the NBA?

To me Love is a clear case of someone who blinded by his hype (see Shavlik Randolph).
April 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

daquest?on says:

shavlik randolph can play son, he justt needs to fix his jumper, rebounding skills, get a new coach and playing time
April 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

daquest?on says:

tyler hansborough= shavlik randolph
April 18th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

Remy Nguyen says:

Kevin Love is a smaller version of Greg Ostertag or Luc Longley. Take your pick, son.

At least Luc Longley can score, just a little bit though.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Nick Barnes says:

Drop that. K-Love is like Brad Miller. He can pass and shoot, he’s not just some bum.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

K Dizzle says:

he’s only 6’9 i’ve heard so he won’t even be playin center. don’t feel good about him at all. not very athletic but he can shoot, which won’t matter when every other point guard can get up in ur grill. dude shpuld pray he doesn’t end up in memphis, maybe minny would work cuz al jeff and foye will carry this squad.
April 18th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Mariah Carey says:

Yeah! He’s like them because they’re all white too!
Good eyes.
April 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Len Bias says:

Last that I heard, Ed now sales cars in Vegas
April 18th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

daquest?on says:

lmfaoo what a drop off..selling cars in vegas…yo ur nickname is kinda harsh dont u think?
April 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

word says:

I agree with kobeef, hope he ready to end up in Europe. Stupid move on his part, he is not ready plus he isn’t even in shape, too busy rapping clearly. And yea Ed is a car salesman, I remember reading this quote:

“People see me and remember me and I’m proud to tell them — ‘No, I don’t play. No, I don’t coach. Yes, I sell cars.’”

now thats some shit right there.

and Hansborough will be more productive than Shavlik come on, Love is more like him than anything.
April 20th, 2008 at 11:50 am

E$ says:

Boy was I a Ed O’Bannon fan, him & his brother. I would always play with UCLA on the college video game “Coach K” on sega. Oh well, at least I won some $$ off that. How about some love for the small wonder Ty Edny