Kevin Love, the most prolific rebounder in the NBA today, has recently learned that he will not be on the Western Conference All-Star's roster. In the NBA's all-star selection process, the coaches of each conference vote for player's in their conference. You would think with Western Conference coaches seeing K-Love wiping the glass clean night after night, he would earn more than enough respectability in order to get All-star votes. However, it appears that many people still forget think of the Timberwolves organization, as well as their players, as a real NBA team. Between Love's rebounding and Beasley's scoring, the wolves have gotten a little more national visibility this year. However, their inability to win games has caused them to remain in many people's minds a second-rate organization. Players on more recognizable teams have a clear advantage in the NBA's all-star process. Let's compare Kevin Loves season averages against some other Western Conference bigs on top teams (and on the All-Star roster).
| Player | PPG | RBG | BPG | APG |
| Kevin Love | 21.4 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Yao Ming | 10.2 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Blake Griffin | 23.0 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Tim Duncan | 13.5 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Clearly, if three out of four of these players make the All-star game, one of them should be Kevin Love.
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