Reply With Quote
I think the real question here is if he should start for Green tbh.
I think he's an ideal guy to have out there when you can hide two players on defense... he's a guy that can shoot the 3 and also very good at driving and flopping for freebies...
Obviously, this is besides being Manu insurance if he gets in foul trouble or hurt...
I think the real question here is if he should start for Green tbh.
Yes
Ehh, depends on the matchup, but for the most part I'd say no. I hope Pop doesn't overplay Martin like he sometimes did with Belinelli.
Like you said, if the opposing team has a weak lineup out with a few guys you can hide him on, sure. But if we're playing GS and Steph/Klay/Iggy are out there, Martin better not be playing
He's definitely more consistent than Green..
Lets see what he has left
NO. The starting lineup has kawhi and LMA two guys who can grind hard buckets. It's the bench that we want to be open and flowy.
But i guess if yu wanted to play mills at the 2 guard slot martin is fine with those minutes.
The answer is no. Need premium defense in the SL
Also this. If he plays like he's played in Minnesota this year, he won't even deserve minutes over KA, much less Green
If it looks like he fits in well here and he plays well for the last month of the season, then we'll see about him getting some extended run in the postseason.
Yes. Great back up plan when Danny has one of those 0pts in 33min nights
If he can spot up shoot like Marco, he'll be worth something.
Guess I should've used blue font?
If he has anything left in the tank, he should play the same role that Barbosa plays for the Warriors, which is 10-15 MPG of instant offense off the bench..
The SL is centered around Kawhi and Aldridge, with Parker running the offense and facilitating, since he's useless without the ball(for the most part)..Duncan and Green are only out there to play defense and finish(finish on 3s, in Green's case)..I don't really see how Martin fits with the SL, he has never been a team-oriented scorer or playmaker, he would just take shots away from Leonard and Aldridge..
Despite being mostly a regular season stat-padder that doesn't do anything outside of scoring for his entire career, the signing is a no-brainer since the Spurs aren't losing anything, but I hate it if he plays more than 10-15 MPG..he would be a nice fit with the bench unit, although I hope he has to earn his spot over Kyle..
Not even saying he should be a starter, tbh... Danny plays quite a bit with the bench sometimes (especially lately)... some of those minutes are mostly what I'm talking about...
He'll probably take a minute or 2 from Green, same with Manu IMO, but I think he's mostly going to eat Kyle's minutes(hopefully he has to earn it, though, he has been terrible, this season)..
His defense won't be any worse than Marco's but I wouldn't feel comfortable with him and Mills on the court at the same time against the Dubs...except if Kawhi is still on the court. Pop will make great use of him, though.
Martin would fit in Beli's spot that Anderson and Simmons unable to do...another shooter!
Yes, yes, and yes!!!!!!
Oh and yes!!!!
I am starting to think Nono is trolling on every take not involving Manu TBH....
Competent NBA people have referred to Martin as the worst defensive player in the NBA.
The CoM and CoG battle lines run deep after six years.
To answer your question, Nono, if Martin is playing well and Green isn't, you give Kevin the minutes. Simple as that. There are going to be games were that happens, and there's nothing wrong with it. The only thing that matter is that if Green is playing well in a big moment, that Pop doesn't keep Martin in there instead.
If Pop is all about winning this season as he's shown he will play the guys that will lead us to a win no matter who it is.
The bad aspect of this signing so late in the season is that now Pop will have to play him to give him a chance to earn the spot, gel and see if he still has the stroke and we are already nearing a tough part of the season. Normally all this testing would be done earlier.
It could even affect Manu getting his own rhythm back bc now it's not just Miller but Martin changing dynamics. New teammates this late in the season alter chemistry a lot.
Tbh I have a bad feeling about this one. Specially if we waive Butler and this guy starts playing Marco level defense and getting away with it.
Yeah, I think primarily he'll take fathead/simms minutes, but I can see Pop "looking for more offense"... especially on the road... like I said, doesn't mean he has to start or take Danny's role, but against certain matchups and on nights that Danny is ice cold, it's a nice option to have...
Yeah, as I told Brazil, I'm totally in favor of the team using Martin that way. The dude is much more of a scorer than he is a spot-up shooter. And there are going to be nights where the team needs that, ESPECIALLY when Kawhi sits. And having him on the team gives the Spurs yet another small-ball guy to throw at GS. And he should have the name-recognition to draw more attention than Butler or Anderson would.
My only concern now is figuring out who is going to be inactive most games. If Bonner is cut, then I assume Simmons is mostly inactive. But who else? Boban? I think that'd be risky. Anderson? Seems almost sacrilegious at this point. Miller? Should be, but Pop usually likes to keep three PGs active, and Miller might feel slighted after just signing on.
K-Martin has better ball handles and can drive to the rim.......Danny Green can't....Danny Green has better defense.....
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
