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Can Kevin Martin still be a 23 point scorer without having much free throws?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by YDoof2, Aug 16, 2011.

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Could K-Mart be a 2- pt. scorer without his ability to draw fouls?

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  1. Spankie

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    LOL OP, cleverly disguised Martin-hating thread. Seriously, its part of his game and something he essentially does to succeed and complement his already almighty scoring abilities, to elevate him further offensively.

    Taking away Martin's ability to draw fouls is like taking away Ginobili's r****ded ability to flop, it's a colossal amount of their games (offensively and defensively respectively). Its just how they play on the court.
    Why does it matter?, as long as he's scabbing us wins, i don't care if he gets 100 free throws or none a game. :\
     
    #21 Spankie, Aug 17, 2011
  2. Jontro

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    What if God was one of us?
    Just a slob like one of us?
     
    #22 Jontro, Aug 17, 2011
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    What if Hakeem found a time machine?
     
    #23 R0ckets03, Aug 17, 2011
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    what if he didnt have his shooting ability to hit those free throws??????
     
    #24 smoothie, Aug 17, 2011
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    If there was any threat of refs not calling ticky-tack fouls on the perimeter, this might be relevant in some way. But, there's no chance of that.
     
    #25 JuanValdez, Aug 17, 2011
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    Now that I think of it, damn that was a stupid question LOL smh. Could someone delete this thread, please?
     
    #26 YDoof2, Aug 17, 2011
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    Who cares? Free throws are part of the game for a reason.
     
    #27 SuperMarioBro, Aug 17, 2011
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    What if I told you... there were no free throws.
    [​IMG]
     
    #28 da_juice, Aug 17, 2011
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    He is arguably one of the greatest three-point shooters in the league and has a killer mid-range game that only pales in comparison to the likes of the Carmelo Anthonys and Tracy McGradys (pre-injury) of the league.

    Free throws are just his way of making the game easier for him to play.
     
    #29 RedRedemption, Aug 17, 2011
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    Imo...his game does rely too much on the refs which can exposed in the playoffs and crunch time when they tend to swallow their whistle more on ticky tack fouls, he could still be a 20 pt scorer he just wouldn't be as efficient having to make more fg's.
     
    #30 Hball, Aug 17, 2011
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    And that reason is not so guys can throw their bodies around and draw whistles without any intent to make a shot. That's supposedly where the manufactured hate for Utah comes from around these parts.
     
    #31 TheFreak, Aug 17, 2011
  12. DaDakota

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    So true, I don't like that part of his game, where he is intentionally trying to draw a foul instead of making the shot.

    If he is still trying to make the shot, fine...but the blatent stuff, should not be called a foul, IMO.

    DD
     
    #32 DaDakota, Aug 17, 2011
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