Kevin Love Can Do Everything

UCLA beat Western Kentucky 88-78 Thursday night, and freshman center Kevin Love's stat line was incredible:

Minutes: 38
FGM-A: 10-14
FTM-A: 9-12
Rebounds: 14
Assists: 4
Blocks: 4
Fouls: 2
Points: 29

There's really not a weakness in this 19-year-old's game, but I thought it was interesting that as Dick Vitale was breaking down the UCLA game on ESPN, it was the four assists that he singled out.

"I think his passing ability is the best I've seen from a big guy in many a year," Vitale said.

There's a great YouTube of former UCLA coach John Wooden praising Love's passing ability, and when Wooden sings your praises, you know your game is fundamentally sound. Says Wooden, "I always like those that pass well, are always looking for the pass first, then the shot. I think he does that. I haven't seen anyone since Bill Walton and the one before him was Wes Unseld, and I've seen him twice in the last week get the ball off the board, turn, keep the ball up as he should, three quarters of the length of the floor to a player who took off and is streaking up. He likes to score and add to his statistics and there's nothing wrong with that, but not at the expense of others."

Hard to argue.