Kevin Martin has quietly put together one of the best scoring seasons the NBA has rarely ever seen. Martin is averaging 23.3 points per game (44% and 40% from downtown and a whopping 61% true shooting) in just 31 minutes and he's doing it on 15 shot attempts per game. The thing that stands out to me the most is that Adelman has rarely allowed Martin to play big time minutes, mostly because he favors Courtney Lee against more prolific scoring teams but IMO its a crime that Martin hasn't played more minutes. In 36 minutes per game, he averages 26.7 points per game and in the 48 minutes per game stat he averages 35.6 points. In both statistics, Martin narrowly edges out Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant as the leagues leading scorer with less usage % and considerably less field goal attempts. Martin is also on his to becoming the first NBA player (I think) to lead the NBA in free throws made and finish top 3 in 3 pointers made. Not saying that Martin is on a star level but he's easily one of the most underrated players in the NBA (honestly where the hell do people get this overrated crap from?) and if Adelman played his best player some more minutes, he might have been worthy of CONSIDERATION of an All-Star spot. If the Rockets could pair Martin with an all-star caliber big man *cough*Yao*cough* then they could be a lethal team in the playoffs.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm gathering that you DON'T want us to use this thread to bash and hate on Kevin, right??
YOUR RIGHT BRO!!!! KMART ALL THE WAY...Not everyone HAVE A GOOD GAME BUT AT LEAST HE CAN SCORE DOUBLE DIGITS when He's not shooting well or get to the line
Kevin Martin is a superstar, people need to realize this. He's just not a very well known superstar but it's awesome to see him get some recognition here.
He's either the MVP or the worst best player on his team in the league. There is no in- between. He is either gold or fool's gold. Take your pick.
He is getting love from the league because he is scoring so well lately at an high efficient rate. Other good scorers around the league takes tons of shots to score as many points as Kevin while he takes about half of the shots they take. I know he isn't a superstar but he is a very good player to pair up with a star. He doesn't need the ball in his hands so an ideal star to pair him up with should be a great scorer also but a great distributor also.
