Lengthy David Thorpe Q&A on Kevin Martin
Via TrueHoop, Sam Amick's long Q&A with Kevin Martin's trainer David Thorpe.
Answer: In terms of MVP, I think he's much more likely to get MVP of a championship series than he is MVP of the league. The way the league is, the guys who win the MVPs are going to be high usage guys. And I think Kevin is someone who's never going to be a real high usage guy because he's too efficient. He's just going to make the right play, get other people involved and play off of people - passing and cutting, which he's obviously one of the best in the league at that.
So I don't think I would ever see him as an MVP unless he played for a team that really had no other offensive weapons and he scored 30 a night, which I think he could do.
As for Jordan or Pippen, he's not going to be the greatest player of all time, but Pippen was Top 50 of the century. I don't know if Kevin will ever get there, but it's certainly a worthwhile goal.
Tons of good stuff in there.
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Very nice read
by Kfan in Korea on Feb 7, 2008 2:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we can trade K9 for him
by Kfan in Korea on Feb 7, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Tremendous interview by Amick
Excellent article, and I found it interesting about how Martin doesn't shoot enough to be MVP because of his lower usage rates.
by pookeyguru on Feb 7, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Now does that HAVE to be true?
I'd love to see coachie come back briefly; even if we just had a weekend with him & an introduction at Arco. Wouldn't that be great?
by Rhondda Nunes on Feb 7, 2008 10:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Great Link
If you're reading this now, and haven't read the article, go read it. It's good stuff for a Kings fan to know.
by iashwash on Feb 7, 2008 11:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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