Kevin Love On Double-Doubles, NBA History And John Wooden

What made you reach out to late coaching great John Wooden when you were playing at UCLA?

Love: Personally, I wanted to know him. I just wanted to reach out to him and pick his brain a little bit. It wasn't part of being a historian or anything like that. I read his little blue book. I've always been a big fan of UCLA basketball. I definitely wanted to get to know him because he was a great human being, great coach and a great player going all the way back through.

Love: It was a good run ... It got us a lot of recognition. The fans were crazy about the whole streak. It was a good run. Like a few people said, "All good things come to an end."

TPG: Were you relieved during the double-double streak when you got to a 10th point and 10th rebound? Did you keep up with your statistics during the game during the streak?

Love: When I was getting to our franchise record mark of 37, I would always be relieved at the 10th point, 10th rebound. It's kind of like a weight off my shoulders. At one point I felt like I wasn't able to go out there and focus on my game. I was focused more on getting that 10th rebound or that 10th point. But once I broke that I was happy with it. I was content. Whatever happened, happened from there. I've been playing good basketball since. I feel like when it came down to Moses (Malone's) record, I wasn't concerned about it.

TPG: Your middle name is Wes after Wes Unseld. Have you met the Hall of Famer?

Love: I haven't met him. But I'd absolutely like to meet him and Moses Malone, too. I didn't get a chance to meet him at All-Star Break, but I'd love to.

TPG: Are you worried about the projected lockout?

Love: I'm not worried about it. I feel like I've saved my money enough. Eventually something has to be signed and there will be NBA play. How long will the lockout be? Who knows? But as far as being smart about it, being ready for it, I'm more than ready. And if I need to, I can always go back and live with my parents.