You know what I consider mentally weak? Using your audience to settle a grudge with someone who had the audacity to publicly call you on your sh*t. The only thing more offensive is that Napear thinks we’re all too stupid to see it for what it is.

amen, sir. and all the fans who are buying it …… are mentally weak.

if there ever was one…

I’ve never been able to listen to Napear on KHTK. I’d rather listen to KNBR and Warriors talk all day that listen to that blowhard.

Napear has always been an asshole to the callers of the show and this shit he’s pulling on Martin right now is a disgrace. I wish the Maloofs would just dump him from calling the Kings games.

Rec’d and sig’d.

I think grant is talented play by play excusing his propensity for giving shot jinxing stats. Ive always thought Jerry was the weak link (hes loveable but hes no upper echelon color guy) its just unfortunate Grant cant be recluse while not announcing. I guess im just glad Theus isnt around to get involved this time…

many times after home games and from what I can tell, he loves Tyreke. Maybe something changed on the recent road trip and skewed that in a different direction. I don’t know. He always calls Tyreke “his guy.”

I don’t see how 20+ games together would have changed that into him not wanting to see Evans succeed. If Evans succeeds and the team succeeds then Martin also succeeds, which would in theory lead to another contract from the Kings to Martin’s bank account. So why try to stir shit up, Grant? Oh for listeners? Great.

By the way, Kevin Calabro is available for announcing games, birthday parties and corporate functions.

as I said yesterday, he has been preaching all season that he wasn’t judging on wins and losses, rather improving as a team. It was a tough month with a tough schedule and yes – there should have been a few more wins in there.
He has totally FAILED in his resolve.
Complaining about a game in which KM missed a few shots that might have turned a 115 – 104 loss into a 115 – 110 loss is ludicrous. Especially when that SG pulls down 7 rebounds, has 2 assists and no TOs. Thats the example of the TOR game but the PHX game was in the same category – whatever.
Its team and individual defense that has to be addressed because no matter what the result of those individual games, you’re just not going to win much in this league giving up an avg of 106 pts a game. Would a few more shots made and a GS type 121-120 win have filled the win column by 1? Sure.
Would it have made us better? No.
Its Crazy to be singling out Martin, chemistry takes at least a season to develop and I’m not convinced we have the final frontline piece that will allow us to really climb the ladder.

for saying what i wanted to say but lack the time at work to do so.

His own need to be spiteful and vent his spleen is more important to him than the ongoing success of the Kings. He seems to either be so petty and totally clueless about how this has the potential to make things worse for Kevin or he is intentionally trying to sabotage Kevin and by doing so is sabotaging the success of this team.

I think the Kings have to address one of their employees do something that can damage their success. They have an obligation to shut him up when he attacks their players and don’t seem to do anything. I would fire this guy.

He dealt with Bibby telling him that the Kings were Mike’s team, and that if anyone averaged 20, it’d be Bibby. He dealt with his coach repeatedly demeaning his game in order to make nice with Artest. He didn’t complain once

That’s why I’ve always had a lot of respect for K-Mart and lost all respect for Bibby. I always thought that was really petty of Mike.

Preach Preacha!

…someone who follows the Kings, knows them and ATTEMPTS objectivity. Peaches on the otherhand has to stir the pot to try to increase his ratings to stay afloat. I’m getting more and more convinced that the Blogs of the world > MSM outlets for informative education on their subjects. Of course, not all blogs are created equal, and I’m referring to legitimate blogs like this one.

mistaking a lack of confidence for being mentally weak, or he is too stupid to know the difference. Either way, it is reprehensible.

is how he always acts on the pre and postgame interviews like he’s the players’ good buddy and how the players go along with it.

hopefully the silver lining here is that the players will shun him and it will be the first step toward getting him out of here

his radio show is flat out unlistenable, time to quarantine the peaches from the valley

When he had a chance but instead stuck with a team that was clearly in rebuild mode and had a revolving door of coaches each of his last 5 seasons. Not a one negative word was said by Martin, all he did was go to work and play great basketball which is all we could ask for. All this talk of Martin being mentally weak is bullshit. Bottom line is that Peaches is way off base with his remarks.

Frankly I don’t know how he sleeps at night, but it’s the job he’s chosen, and if it wasn’t Peaches sitting in the chair it would be someone else equally obnoxious.

He wouldn’t get away with it if there wasn’t a constituency of listeners/supposed fans who think it’s totally acceptable to call out someone’s character/manhood/personality/work ethic/soul in the most hysterical terms possible just because he’s had a few bad games putting a leather ball through a basket.

Look inward, friends. There may be a Peaches inside your heart.

(The exorcism is pretty painful too, especially that last part when the demon shouts “OH BOY!!!”)

….and that silver lining is the Maloof’s firing Peaches from his radio show if he wants to continue as PBP man for the Kings on the TV side.

it makes him seem like an endearing “heel”. He is anything but that. Instead of saying, “Peaches is a tool!!!”, I prefer just using his last name, i.e. “Napear is an idiot and a waste of skin”.

Has more of a sting to it in my opinion. “Peaches” sounds like a heckle for a “wrastler”, a character. Attacking a guy who is genuinely nice in Martin, and bringing it off the basketball court is not the same as macho-posturing. It is malicious. He doesn’t deserve a tongue-in-cheek nickname, even though he hates it.

It’s too good for him.

You don’t take debates off the basketball court like he did, attacking the person someone is off the court, when they haven’t done anything to deserve it. Even if he continues to not play very well on the court, his personality should not come under fire.

Peaches is a tool Grant Napear is a malicious person, kicking an upstanding man when he’s down.

and say that Kevin drops at least 30 tonight and gives Peaches a “fuck you” stare after every bucket

And Grant “Peaches” Napear should be fired for being such an unbelievable douchebag, as I’ve been saying for years.

I cringe everytime i get the “home” broadcast with grant on leaguepass. It is not a good sign when a kings fan would rather listen to the competitions broadcasts.

I have always thought it an impossible task given the position Napear is in. As a play by play tv commentator, he is a Kings employee. As a talk show host, I assume he is an Infinity Broadcasting or CBS employee. It would take a special person to be able to balance both sides equally and fairly and Grant is not special.

My first memories of this is when he was constantly ripping C-Webb on his talk show about the pot use etc.. I would then tune into a game and he acted as though he was a good company man praising the team as if nothing was wrong. This latest issue he has with Kevin Martin is more of the same.

How the Maloofs can stand for this is beyond me. If he wants to rant about a Kings employee, then let him have his show and go for it, but he should not be working for the organization. He may or may not last long. If he wants to continue his tv duties, then he needs to quit the radio. If he doesn’t then I hope the Maloofs get rid of him. I would love to see Gary Gerould do the tv stuff as well as the radio stuff although I am not sure that is possible.

I honestly dont get all the hatred on this site that is pointed in Napears direction…. I NEVER have and I never will. Anyone that has NBA League pass must recognize that he is simply one of the best color commentators in the L… I cringe listening to other broadcasters constantly acting like “homers, etc”…..

As for his Radio show… Yeah, the guy can be an ass at times… But I would be as well if I had to deal with the large # of clowns that call radio shows and say ridiculous things. (BTW, who calls radio shows anyway?!?!?!)… So I have a hard time believeing that anybody on this site would act any differently that Napear does on 1140 when it comes to hanging up on, shouting people down every now and again…..Maybe its cause he’s a Yankee fan and people out West despise him for that.. (yea, im serious)

As for Martin.. I’ve always liked him for is ability to score. BUT…. Should be really be this down on Napear for calling him out for reasons that very well may be TRUE? Yeah, 25+ scorers dont grow on trees, but guys that can do/are willing to do the things that Kevin does sub-par do grow on trees… It pains me to watch a guy with as much tools as Kevin has consistently get beat on D, rebound at a below average rate, and pass at a below average level… Im sure Napear understands this is well and is unloading on him primarily for those reasons..After all, is it REALLY that bad to accuse a player of being mentally weak when he has been an AMAZING FT shooter his whole life but immediately becomes AVERAGE as soon as trade talks arise…. Seriusly folks, cmon now…..

I understand that Ziller and co. wave their K-Mart Flags proudly on this site, but dont be fooled into thinking that Napear is off base with his statements… Hell, look at the way in which Tyreke WANTS the ball at the end of the game as opposed to the “dissapearing act” that Martin performs in crunchtime . (Or when he does get it, he looks to be bailed out by a foul call rather than making the actual shot)……..Thats a sure indicator of a players mental toughness….I see it in the damn 8th graders I coach, you can tell early on who is mentally strong and who isnt….Ask any coach or player-

This is an open forum for educated thoughts… Brownie points are not awarded for agreeing with EVERYTHING the moderator says… after all, Im sure Napear knows a shitload more than Ziller, Section 214 and anyone else on this forum (myself included)…. give Peaches a break fellas-

Well said, and it needed to be said.

I agree with every word.

On Friday, what if Martin was positive in his statements after the game? What if he said there was no problem and things were great. I get the feeling that some would come out and say he is “mentally weak” because he doesn’t care about wins and losses, he just goes about his business as happy as a clam.

You know what I consider mentally weak? Using your audience to settle a grudge with someone who had the audacity to publicly call you on your sh*t.