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Thanks for posting, normally I'd be against signing K-Mart cuz I hate him and his at ude, but with the disaster bigs of Blair and Bonner I'd welcome him with open arms.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/75...-kenyon-martin
Haven't seen this posted yet. Good to see the FO actually doing something, though I'm not 100% sold on K-Mart being the answer to our front line issues.
Thanks for posting, normally I'd be against signing K-Mart cuz I hate him and his at ude, but with the disaster bigs of Blair and Bonner I'd welcome him with open arms.
Why wouldn't he be? If he's reasonably healthy that is. He'd be a great fit next to Duncan because he's a mobile, ultra-athletic 4.
Guys like Martin, Al Horford, and Tyrus Thomas are the the types who would make the best compliments to Timmy at this stage of his career, IMO.
Meh..bet he ends up a clipper.The Clippers and the Knicks can offer the $2.5 million mini-midlevel exception. San Antonio can as well, but it is unlikely to do so because of the luxury tax, sources said.
Atlanta is also limited by luxury tax concerns. Miami can only offer the veteran's minimum of $1.4 million.
He ain't comin' here. Book it.
Would love it if Kmart signed with the Spurs. Its been a long time since the Spurs have had a thug big.
He won't come here, other teams can offer either more money or better chance at le.
Clippers or Heat.
Thanks for the info but I'll believe it when I see the presser. I'm sure the Spurs FO pursues many players that don't end up coming over to actually help. But it's good to see the FO is at least attempting to do their job and get our small ass lineup some help.
This isn't 2003 dude, he's not "ultra-athletic."
That being said he's an upgrade over Blair/Bonner and plays solid defense so I'd say yes to him.
I wouldn't call him ultra athletic by any stretch nowadays, but he'd be more than serviceable. Not like we have a trainwreck of quality bigs on the roster at the moment..
Its either the clips or heat with our luck
Oh he'd be a great fit physically. It's his at ude I'm worried about. He's one of those Ron Artest/KG-like players. If he brings an 'all about me' at ude, it won't work out, not to mention what he might do to hurt the Spurs' image as a classy organization.
clippers need a big
No no guys here's how it will go down:
1. ESPN reports marquee free agent is interested in Spurs and 3 or 4 other teams
2. A week later, the list gets whittled down to Spurs and another team that isn't even as good as the Spurs
3. ESPN/MY SA/Spurtstalk/Message Boards all list said marquee free agent as heavily leaning towards San Antonio
4. At the last minute some other team offers a couple million more per season, vastly overpays, and Spurs left in the dust.
5. Many wonder if the Spurs were even interested in said marquee agent at all to begin with.
Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
The problem I see here is, will he eat into Tiago Splitter's minutes???
If so, I hope to god we don't sign him. If he does come over, it's obviously going to be at the expense of someone else's playing time. I wouldn't only hope those minutes come from Blair and Bonner.
I'd be happy to see KMart starting alongside Duncan and having Tiago come in off the bench. I think that would add some toughness and defense to our front court. I don't see how we lose anything with him taking over Blair's spot. But we gain what Blair isn't showing us.
I wish Bonner and Blair were used more as situational players... it kills me when the Spurs rely on those guys!
the tax problem certainly is an issue. the Spurs did not pick up JA to save a palsy 750k or so; Holt and the FO have either something in mind for the offseason or they are in money saving mode and neither one bodes well for picking Martin up.
Would love to nab him but he will end up a Clipper I'm sure.
He will most likely get the full MMLE from them. Plus its an up and coming team that has a shot to compete this year and he will get to play alongside an offensive big which takes the pressure off him some and allows him to do his thing on D.
Eh, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Yeah he's a mobile bigman whose an above average defender, but the fit doesn't excite me.
1. If the Spurs are to do anything in the playoffs, it'll be due to a frontline of Duncan and Splitter. If Splitter doesn't eventually start playing 30+ minutes a night, the Spurs don't have a legitimate shot. Adding Martin might make that less likely.
2. Martin wanting a prominent role could also become an issue. He's not known for being great in the locker room and he'd probably become a distraction the first time Pop decides to play Bonner extended minutes.
3. The Spurs will have to be highly efficient on offense to make a run. Martin's midrange shot -- that he shoots no matter what -- is highly inefficient.
4. Martin plays the high post these days. Duncan plays the high post too nowadays. So really, they're not that good of a fit next to each other anymore. Blair, Splitter and Bonner have their flaws but at least none really invade Duncan's space.
5. Martin is injury prone and a choker. Neither trait is good for a team trying to make a playoff run, especially one that already has a handful of injury prone players as it is.
That said, if it were guaranteed that Martin would replace Bonner in the rotation, I'd probably do it. But that wouldn't happen so, IMO, he's not really worth bringing in.
Kmart & Timmy would be a great starting frontcourt, Splitter & Bonner as backups would also be solid. This team could do a uva lotta damage with those 4.
All interesting points, Timvp. Perhaps he would be best suited for the 2nd unit, but then there is the problem of him wanting "a prominent role".
Could become a locker room cancer, as you stated. Still, his corpse is probably still better than Dejuan Blair on defense.
Kmart has always been an underrated defender and is miles better in that department compared to Bonner or Blair. That alone makes me want him badly. Not to mention that he is a decent mid range shooter and can finish inside.
No time to be greedy in this situation. He would immediately be an upgrade defensively and that's what we are looking for. Not many better realistic options out there.
Is it perfect? God no. Is it better than Bonner or Blair? Yes, without question.
My bet is he'll go to which ever playoff qualified team that offers him the most for this season.
If fiscal history repeats itself...that will pretty much eliminate the Spurs.
All that being said I fully expect him to go to NY for the money or MIAMI if he's more interested in the ring.
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