Thoughts on going after Kevin Martin as a free agent this summer?...

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  1. handiman

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    This is Martin's first year in quite a while not being the headliner of his team. When has Matthews ever been even close to that role? Martin commands way more attention, whether or not he's the better player.
     
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    KMart is Kenyon Martin. :devilwink:
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Mar 8, 2013
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    No, thanks.
     
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    Headliner out of necessity because he was on really crappy teams. On good ones, his true role as a secondary is revealed. He's in that Monta/Terry/Crawful/JR Smith tier-- not stars but can be decent role players on the right team.
     
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    1) Draft BPA (if we have a draft pick)
    2) Sign Big Man with bulk of FA $
    3) Make a decision on whether we're keeping our backup PG
    4) Sign a small player.

    While I find speculation about 4) interesteing, I think it highly depends on what we do with 2)
     
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    Kevin would be almost as bad as re-signing Hickson or giving Pek the max
     
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  7. handiman

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    And Wes has been on stellar teams? I see very little difference between them in that respect. Martin has at least shown the ability to a carry a team, albeit not far.
     
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    I would take any of these players over Martin:

    Redick
    Mayo
    Evans
     
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    Can you give me a link to Hickson's advanced stats that show he is terrible?
     
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    I think he meant on the defensive end of the court.
     
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    I vote "no". Don't really want bad gunners on the team.
     
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    I agree. We need the defensive anchor; but more importantly a coach that can revamp a team defensive philosophy.
     
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    I agree. All above would be cheaper. I'm not a big fan of mayo, but I would choose him over Martin just because he's cheaper
     
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    With the year mayo is having, im not sure he will be cheaper than Martin. I think they both get 6-8 per year.
     
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    Actually MM has cited advanced stats like we score more when he's not on the court - that was early. I'd like to see the stats he's using to prove Hickson is terrible because he passes my eye test.
     
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  16. BigGameDamian

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    So what would you suggest?
     
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    Our guard rotation right now looks pretty good.
     
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    I'd rather have Matthews then Martin.
     
    MickZagger, Mar 9, 2013
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  19. BigGameDamian

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    Martin has a better overall game though. Plus its not like we would be giving Mathews up.
     
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    Martin is a shit defender. Doesn't make sense to get an offensive player when our d is one of the worst in the league right now.
     
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