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Kevin Martin: Most Underrated player in NBA?

Posted on 2/28/11 at 9:49 am
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 9:49 am
Was a ghost in sac town. Quietly having great seasons with the rockets. This kid is so smooth and quick. He's very impressive and hardly ever is talked about on ESPN.
Posted by IAmTheHatOnMilesHead
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:00 am to
Great scorer
Posted by Swat5
Houston
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:01 am to
He is such a "quiet" scorer..and gets a bunch from the charity stripe...but the guy can shoot and also drive to the basket with a great first step. And yes..he's a bit underrated...but if he played in L.A., Boston, Chicago, or New York...more people would know about him.

He also is often M.I.A coming down the stretch of games..not always..but too often for someone who has his scoring ability. He is not really a leader.

Posted by Angry LLAMA
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:02 am to
elite scorer. allergic to defense.
Posted by IAmTheHatOnMilesHead
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:03 am to
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He also is often M.I.A coming down the stretch of games..not always..but too often for someone who has his scoring ability. He is not really a leader.



He needs help, it's true. I could never see him being the "alpha dog" on a team. He'd probably thrive with a team like New Orleans in its current state (I'm biased, yes I know, but think: Paul/Martin/West...that's dynamic) or another place where he wouldn't have to be the first option every night scoring.
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:05 am to
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allergic to defense.


Yeah, he's not a great defender, though he is getting better. Played good D vs NO last night.

He's on pace to be the first player in NBA history to lead the league in FT's and 3-pointers made

Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:09 am to
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elite scorer. allergic to defense.

all teams need a guy like this, though
Posted by TouchdownTN
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:09 am to
Zach Randolph is the most underrated NBA player
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:10 am to
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Zach Randolph is the most underrated NBA player


I agree
Posted by ItsThatDude12
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:10 am to
Brian Scallabrine
Posted by Swat5
Houston
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:10 am to
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He's on pace to be the first player in NBA history to lead the league in FT's and 3-pointers made


like I said...he's a "quiet" scorer...he'll hit some of those "from the chin" 3 pters...get some free throws...and you look up and see the guy has 25 or so pts. It just doesnt seem like he's scoring that much...but he's a very smooth player.

Posted by JasonMason
Memphis
Member since Jun 2009
4931 posts
Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:13 am to
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Kevin Martin


I hate this guy. Even when he was in Scaramento, every time he played the Grizzlies he destroyed them.

He good.
Posted by barry
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Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:16 am to
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Was a ghost in sac town. Quietly having great seasons with the rockets.


Go ahead and make the connection there.
Posted by Angry LLAMA
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Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:21 am to
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all teams need a guy like this, though
not on a team that will do damage in the playoffs....
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:23 am to
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not on a team that will do damage in the playoffs....


The Kings almost upset the Spurs a few years ago because of Martin FWIW.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:24 am to
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not on a team that will do damage in the playoffs..

kevin martin plays about as much defense as ray allen or d-fisher (who may try hard, but absolutely sucks at defense)
Posted by Toula
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:24 am to
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not on a team that will do damage in the playoffs....


kinda like a Ray Allen
Posted by chalmetteowl
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Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:26 am to
if we had him we might
Posted by bigt41
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 2/28/11 at 10:29 am to
Monta ellis
Posted by hiltacular
NYC
Member since Jan 2011
20225 posts
Posted on 2/28/11 at 11:25 am to
Kevin Love. 46 straight double-doubles? He is absolutely dirty and deserves more praise. He is barely mentioned when people start talking about the best players in the NBA.
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