[Zanesville Time Recorder] Kevin Martin: Career is at 'highest point'

i wouldnt trade him unless something huge swung our way. we need a foul getter to slow down the momentum of runs by the other team, even though its basketball that i particularly dont like to watch. anything for a rockets win.

 

That means he's peaked and now declining, TRADE HIM!! NOW!!! QUICKLY!

 

He said the same thing last year...but honestly his shooting % has not been trending upwards.

He is a nice complimentary role player, whose role is to score, but he is not someone to build around, IMO.

DD

 

The Zanesville Time Recorder?

 

No its not trending down at all. The last three years at Sac it did trend from .420 to .417 to .380 but the last year and a half with Houston it has been .435 and .436 respectively which is definitely trending up. Same can be said for his three point percentage which was the highest last season at .380 then it has been in a few season.

 

He shot better from the field than guys like Melo (let's just ignore his FTs) and he had his best year shooing from the field since 07-08, not sure what you're smokin lol.

 

43% is ok, but it is not exactly elite now is it?

If you include all the Free throws, his TS% is up there for sure, the guy, IMO, is an uber role player.

A scorer, and nothing else.....he is not irreplaceable, and if you can find someone that fits the team better as a two way player, he is expendable.

DD

 

This worst time to trade him now. You may not think so, but we filled a very big need with drafting of Morris. He is going to make Kmart so much more efficient. A player that can post with the best of them and knock down the 3. Him and Martin will be a tandem is this league

 

If we would of made the playoffs and he would of averaged 25 points per game in the playoffs, would you still say he is expendable? I highly doubt it. This is what he is capable of. I can tell you know, If we make the Playoffs next year, He will be the biggest key to our success.

 

You have to realize that due to the ridiculous amount of threes he takes his FG% is not calculated fairly right? Same thing happened to Aaron Brooks. Dude has an extremely high TS% (true shooting), but low FG%.

 

Hahaha! I know right. What kind of name is that?

 

Just admit you are wrong DD and move on. Your said 2 way shooting guard that's going to replace Martin does not exist or is not available to us eg Wade Kobe and Gino.

 

No, he does not.

 

yes it would be nice to get Dwyane Wade or Kobe Bryant, but there really isn't anything else at the 2 that is an upgrade (and given ages and our team only one would be).

 

when Martin says he is going to get better, he does it

 

It just really blows my mind how you always talk about how you like guys who "play the right way" but then the players you're in love with always play the wrong way. Aaron Brooks. Von Wafer. Vassillis Spanoulis (who played so wrong he didn't play at all). Am I missing anyone? But Martin, the most efficient scorer in the league? Nothing special. Totally expendable.

 

JM,

I don't think he is a bad player, why do people leap to that conclusion?

I like KMart, wanted him for YEARS before we got him, but now that we are rebuilding, I think he is one of the most tradeable assets we have, and IMO, we won't be contending anytime soon, so use it to get a younger 2 way player with upside.

Kmart is a VERY efficient scorer, and is a very smart player, no doubt.

I don't hate the guy, I just want the team to contend, ASAP, and sometimes you have to move the guys ahead of others to develop young talent.

DD

 

Oh, and stop linking me to erroneous bits about players I like....I also like Lowry, Ming, Scola, Martin, Lee, Budinger.....SHEESH !

DD

 

You do realize that in AB's MIP year, where you considered him a building block, he shot the exact same percentages, right? Your bias is ridiculous.