I’ve seen this expressed by a lot of MIA fans looking on the outside in, but interesting to hear it first hand. I think some of us (including myself) may have downplayed the effect Love had on the locker room and the mental hurdle it likely created for our young guys when we couldn’t keep him around.
"...gets pulled from a rotation in the middle of a series and his immediate reaction is uplifting the guy that's replacing him"
Hard to reconcile that with the same guy who asked for his release with 6 weeks left on a 4 year deal after being pulled from the rotation as the franchise he won a title with is finally headed back to the playoffs.