Where Kevin Martin Fits in the Sacramento Kings Record Books

Mitch was the greatest. Why couudn’t we have built a team around him when he was here?

You will be missed dearly when you drop 100 in a game versus us. I, for one, wish you didn’t have to go but life’s life. We must move on. I don’t have a Martin jersey, but may just buy your new rockets jersey just because you’re a Sacramento G as your amazing records here show. I will cherish when you drop 200 on Kobe’s face, and proceed to rest your nads on Kobe’s head to knock out the Lakers from the playoffs (if you do play against them). I will still root for you my friend unless you’re playing against the Kings. I hope one day, we get you back a la B Jax and you wear your crown again. Know KMart, your throne will always rest unseated until you come to reclaim it again. Good luck, Bon voyage, Buena suerte, Zai Jian, etc. We will see you soon (March 3).

i know it’s listed as the sacto era kings, but that seems only to make kev’s contributions look a lot better than they actually are, all points considered.

where would he rank if you involved oscar robertson, tiny archibald, and jerry lucas among others. what does that say about the history of the franchise in sacramento when the 7th all time leading scorer only technically played only 5 1/2 seasons with the team for a total of 331 games (which only equals a tad over four full seasons)? it just either seems that the franchise has had an unfortunate history keeping it’s top talent, or that this list was made to make kevin martin’s accomplishments look better than they actually are.

not hating. just sayin’.

just a bit skewd.

just would be cool if there was a bit of perspective, especially considering the big O is still the franchises all time leading scorer. woulda been nice if we had it both ways, might even look more impressive, especially in the PPG catagory.

and i will say that it is impressive what kev was able to do in such a brief amount of time, as shown in this list.

all i was pointing out is this list just might make kevin martin’s numbers look better than they actually are. i know what you’re saying about a modern era, but imagine if i made a list of great knick scorers, but left off guys like willis reed, walt frazier, earl monroe, etc. same with the celtics and guys like havlicek, cousy, sam jones, even easy ed macauley.

not saying this in a disparaging way, just seems like this list kind of ignores the rich history of a storied franchise.

all that said i like this entry and blog. I consider the ziller one of the top bloggers out there. i was just pointing out the fact that this entry might have left out some of the most important names in this teams existence for the benefit of a now departed star.

(BTW i think landry will be the steal of this deal when we look back on it in 3-5 years)