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When's the last time you saw Martin play? Literally the only thing he does at an NBA level anymore is shoot.
...what? Bonner literally only had one skill and Pop treated him like his long lost son for years. Gary Neal didn't make the team because he showed any kind of balls...it's because he shot and made a bunch of threes. Pop loves gunners and chuckers...maybe not as starters, but he's always had a one or two buried on the bench.
Gary Neal did make the team because he had balls and wasn't afraid of anything and like I said thought he was better than he was.
Pop loved Bonner becaus he was an elite 3pt shooter who hustled and busted his ass every time he got on the floor. He's the type of player a coach would fall in love with. I've seen it time and time again.
When's the last time you saw Martin play? Literally the only thing he does at an NBA level anymore is shoot.
I think that Pop might want Martin to be the new Beli. But I don't think Kevin can do it. They're completely different players. K-Mart is closer to Jimmer. Anyway, I wasn't a fan of the Beli signing because I thought Mills should get those minutes if Neal weren't being brought back. I don't think he was a huge success in SA, either. The best thing he had going for him is that he's awesome moving without the ball, and that's not Martin's strong suit.
Sure, you take him over Bonner. But you don't give him a rotation spot. The idea that he's getting 10-15 MPG is absurd to me, though I could totally see it happening.
Does the San Francisco Bay count as a river?
Dude, this isn't last July.
Watch Basketball and anybody with an IQ over 75 could see Butler is playing much better than Martin right now. Butler has proven he can play the 4 in small ball lineups and is very effective against the 3. He was shutting down Iggy's ass when Pop actually played him against the Warriors.
I wouldn't even phantom the Idea of cutting Butler for Martin if I were in the Spurs FO. Bonner, any day of the week and have him join the staff.
I've seen Martin drop 37. I've seen Butler block a shot..
Martin still has an legit NBA talent..like you said shooting.
Lmao Ok. Sooooo if Butler gets cut for Martin are you really going to second guess the FO? Like the FO doesn't know what they have in Butler? Or see what Martin has done this year?
So who do we put in when Ibaka is blocking every shot of ours in the paint? Diaw, the guy who gets the ball behind the 3 point line, pump fakes NO ONE and then drives halfway in and passes it back out?
I'm not saying Martin is the savior and its a must signing.
But I'll argue all day and put up my basketball knowledge against anyone that says Butler is a better player than Martin
How do we get Conley in FA? Assuming Manu doesn't come back.
What Butler brings to the Spurs is more valuable than whatever Martin would bring.
TinMan is Manu insurance. He knows how to get to the rim and draw fouls, and shoots near 90% from the line. Not a bad three point shooter, either. In his prime with the Kings and Thunder, he was basically a poor man's Curry/Durant hybrid before Curry came to fame.
S&T for parker and a 2nd rounder.
Pretty much every advanced stat favors Butler, as he's a non-chucker who plays defense.
No lie, though. He pissed me off whenever we had to play the Kings when all the focus was on Artest and Bonzi Wells. AND he was a very legit 3rd wheel in OKC, though not Harden he was an adequate replacement that year before Westbrook went down.
Which is what? And chances are Spurs FO agrees with me.
The problem is y'all have seen Butler play with the Spurs and y'all haven't seen Martin play. But the upside is with Martin and its worth a shot to look at. His shooting alone brings more. Y'all guys are really defending a guy who hasn't played over 25mins in a game all season...
Comparing him to Curry or Durant is like comparing UNT to MIT tbh. It's an insult.
Damn. I guess the Spurs FO doesn't have access to that...
Wow maybe they don't know what they're doing...and posters on ST do?
yeah. Same way I second-guessed them guaranteeing Jimmer money. It's easy.
Why the do you keep saying this? There is absolutely zero confirmation that they are interested or would cut Butler to add him.
Everything on the other end tbh. Martin is a great shooter and might score 25 in a playoff game, but having someone who can score 10 points while shutting down an opposing team's best bench wing/smallball PF consistently while mentoring future Spurs players is much more valuable.
MIT kids are such snobby gooks. Oh lookey me I'm chinese american and got a >3.5 at MIT, I'm so ing smart and you're an incompetent dumbass.
From what I've heard, MIT is extremely easy to get high grades in... they're very liberal there and pass pretty much everyone who gives a ... the only thing is getting admitted, which only a select few do every year. Beyond basic credentials, it's mainly about whether or not the admissions committee likes your stupid tailored essay. It's chicken , I tell ya.
Back to the NBA... I said poor man's. He was painfully annoying in that he was super skinny (like Curry), liked to pull up and make random 3s (like Curry) and got so many of his points by driving, initiating contact by running into defenders and drawing fouls (like Durant). Pissed me off.
so we cut Ander and have the best of both worlds for any given situation, too. Kawhi/Green/Manu/Martin/Butler/Simmons is a great wing rotation
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