i think kevin martins all around game will never really be that great but hes a hell of a scorer. He also seems to want to get his defensive game going, he said so himself. I think he can still do w/e he wants if hes willing to do so. Never to late to improve your game. Good observation though.

When you clear out all the other filler, that’s what you are asking. The answer is clearly no. So what, we should get rid of him because of that? He is a “shooting” guard. And he is one of the best shooters in the game. Maybe if we surround him with a PG that gets assists, and a front line that can rebound and play D, we can win. This whole conversation seems utterly silly to me. Let’s take our best player—by far—and ask if he is good enough. Let me say in no uncertain terms, K-Mart is not your problem. Let him do what he does well, get off his back, and worry about the supporting cast, Newsflash, even if you package every player on the team and add Gavin’s hairstylist, you aren’t going to trade for a LeBron, so you might as well stop worrying about whther or not we have him. Oh and let’s hope for some good ping pong ball rolls while we are at it.

The man led the league in free throws per game last year, and he’s racing back up the charts right now. This makes him an amazingly efficient scorer, in a league with Dwyane Wade and Amare Stoudemire when it comes to points per shot.

Martin would also be amongst the cheapest “2nd bananas” in the league. He’s got 4 years left on his contract after this one, and he tops out at about $12.4 million. Compare that with Rashard Lewis, Pao Gasol (and Lamar Odom!), and others.

So whether he becomes “the man” or not is almost beside the point. Martin will not be more successful until the Kings surround him with better talent (the ghost of Mitch Richmond appears on the horizon). Until the Kings get another stud in here, it will be nearly impossible to determine whether Martin is destined to be Batman or Robin.

Ideally Martin is neither Batman nor Robin. Best-case-scenario, Hawes, JT, Greene & Co. all elevate their game (along with whatever we pick up via draft & trade/free agency) to form a basketball “Justice League” of bad ass mo-fo’s. I’m thinking something like the championship-winning Pistons, only with younger, more athletic talent. For example, Martin would be the better version of Rip, Hawes & JT being a more versatile frontcourt than Wallace & Wallace (although Sheed’s versatility is hard to beat), Garcia or Greene being a better version of Prince, and hopefully Rubio or whoever capable of leading the squad almost as well as Billups (can’t really ask for more than that).

Plus, we’ll have whatever the trade/free agent winds blow our way.