UCLA loses Love game: Frosh Kevin Love declares for NBA

That's a bit surprising for me, after all Love talked about leaving a legacy at UCLA he's not going to be remembered like the greats who he revers.

Love will be a good NBA player, but he will disappoint many UCLA fans by leaving.

I'm not so sure about him being a good pro - not for a while, anyway. I'm a bit perplexed by this. Just figured he had SO much more to gain by giving himself, at least, another year. Wow.

He needs one more year. The kid is a bit undersized. (coming from 5'2")

You're 5'2'? I'm 6'1"! What a pair!

I'm jealous!
I wear high high heels at all times.

Me too! Love heels.

Come on, don't you know she's an ex-baller? Well, competitively, at least. ;-) I mean, how many basketball players get that remark? "Wow, you're tall. Do you play basketball or something?" :-D

Sorry for calling you an "ex-baller," Kat. I know, once you play, you always play, but it's been a while since you've been in the competitive ranks, right?

Gittle, I totally appreciate the love. But "ex-baller" is right. Tore my achilles a few years back (on the court) and hung up the high tops after that. So "ex" away.

I'm actually not sure that there's anymore the guy can do except just try to win a championship. He was by far the best player on his team, Pac-10 POY, 1st team All-American ... it's not like his game will get TOO much better in college - he'll always be undersized for the pro game and he won't grow in college. From a personal development perspective, he's as ready as he's ever gonna be.

Hey, I hear you, man. He definitely could have used a bit more time to develop his game. The thing is, somebody (scouts, advisers, whomever) told him that he will be a lottery pick, and if a team in the top 14 of the draft will take him and give him a large three-year guaranteed contract, then, well, what else should he do?

In all honesty, these guys read their press clippings too much. These guys want to be in the NBA, and if they know they are going to be in the NBA, then, well, they are going to make the jump. Another reason why NBA teams or other professional teams should consider having youth setups, as they have in Europe, so that the guys that want to play ball and don't want to attend university can do just that. :-D Don't get me wrong, I love college basketball; I love it more than the NBA, but I want to see guys who actually want to be there.

Love is loved by women and men alike...but so was Mark Madsen