What is Napear's Problem with Kevin Martin?
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If this is what you truely believe, then I feel sorry for you. I have to wonder what happened to you to make you think this way. I could understand if you might think that the way Grant performs isn't professional. Your certainly entitled to your opinion. But to call people that are considered professionals, bull**** artists and liars is beyone me.
Whatever, have a nice day.
Whatever, have a nice day.
Co-sign. I consider myself very professional and it means something to me, especially in a world of increasingly less professional people. IMHO, to say its fake or bu** is like saying that being courteous and thoughtful is fake and bu**.
Picking one's nose is "real," but not generally something one does in public. Not doing it in a business metting would be a minimum requirement for being "professional."
Picking one's nose is "real," but not generally something one does in public. Not doing it in a business metting would be a minimum requirement for being "professional."
Professionalism isn't about being a fake, its about conducting yourself in a manner that facilitates results. Something's gone wrong and needs to be fixed, and instead of being a dick, doing inappropriate stuff, or whatever, someone utilizing a professional approach will identify the path to the best solution and do what it takes to get there. Sometimes this involves simple communication of issues, or confrontation, or reporting to superiors, or a presentation of facts, to other methods. Very rarely does it involve denegrating another party or causing intentional harm.
Another facet of professionalism is being focused on the results you've been hired to achieve, and to maintain that level of success, sometimes you ignore things that aren't important to what your professional goals are. The ability to identify whether an activity will impact your professional goals or not allows you to decide what affects you.
just my thoughts.
Another facet of professionalism is being focused on the results you've been hired to achieve, and to maintain that level of success, sometimes you ignore things that aren't important to what your professional goals are. The ability to identify whether an activity will impact your professional goals or not allows you to decide what affects you.
just my thoughts.
Well my friend wasn't a fan of Grant's thats for sure. I don't think he ever said that Grant degraded him or personally put him down. It was just that Grant was very demanding about everything being perfect, and couldn't understand why they couldn't do their job properly. Especially when he was on the air.
I would like to see that license though..
I would like to see that license though..
Give examples. That's not the vibe I got while listening for 10 minutes.
Grant made a good point that in large markets Donovan McNabb, who has made several pro bowls, has been booed off the field by his own fans in Philly. That kind of criticism is part of professional sports, and in general it doesn't go down to that degree in Sacramento.
Grant made a good point that in large markets Donovan McNabb, who has made several pro bowls, has been booed off the field by his own fans in Philly. That kind of criticism is part of professional sports, and in general it doesn't go down to that degree in Sacramento.
Mark Kreidler disagrred with Grant on that, in a very diplomatic way. Mark is a very diplomatic guy. Its fun to listen to him sometimes, when you know he'd like to say, "you're an idiot!"
I believe that if Martin went to another team where he is the 3rd or 4th option coming off the bench, he would be instant offense. As long as you dont rely on him to be a defensive stopper or tough rebounded, then he would be very productive. The other hole in Martin's game is that he isn't very good creating his own shot. He needs screens and good passes to score. He rarely creates his own shot off the dribble because he isn't a very good ball handler. In fact he is a below average ball handler for a shooting guard.
The Kings have several younger players that are getting better and better and would succeed at the 2 guard if they traded Martin. Sure he can score in bunches, but he also gives up a lot of baskets as well. His defense is a liability at best and a terrible hole in the zone at worst. The world would not come to a end if the Kings could trade Martin for a solid Big who could rebound and play defense. That is the Kings biggest weakness at this point and must be addressed before any other issues for this team. They desperately need to patch the 7' sized hole in the middle of their defense so that other teams cant score with the ease they have scored in the Kings recent decline. Hawes is TOO THIN to WIN, and JT is not quite up to speed on the defensive side of things. I am really praying hard for a Center who is build solidly who can defend the paint, show Hawes what it takes to be a center in the NBA, and collect rebounds on the defensive and offensive boards. It they could plug that hole, the Kings have plenty of firepower to win some games THIS YEAR! But the way things are looking, unless someone comes to the Kings with a knockout deal, I can see Petrie standing pat and try to get the big man he needs through the draft like all the other positions he has filled. Either that or wait for the offseason to acquire a free agent center who will fit what the Kings need. The Kings need a defensive oriented center who will rebound the ball. Offense is secondary because the Kings have plenty of scorers. Putting back the occasional rebound or a pass for a layup or hook shot would be all they need from the center positions.
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He was talking about Kevin at the time, not McNabb. You must have missed it.
He conveniently took like 5 or 6 callers in a row who all totally kissed his ***. One lady refferred to him as the Simon Cowell of the radio industry. She then went on to say that talk radio would not be the same with out him.. I thought she was about to damn near start crying. So embarrassing.
Any chance of finding a recording of his show online?
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According to the position breakdown at 83games.com (and who knows how accurate their position assignment is):
Omri's offense is similar at SG/SF but is poor at PF, his defense is slightly better at SF. It's certainly fine to play Omri at SG but he might be better at SF.
Greene's offense is pretty close at SG/SF/PF, but his defense at SG has been much worse than SF/PF. In fact Greene's defense is so much better at SF/PF (in points allowed per 100 possessions: 100.4/100.7 as opposed to 111.7 at SG) that we should probably avoid playing him at SG at all.
Omri's offense is similar at SG/SF but is poor at PF, his defense is slightly better at SF. It's certainly fine to play Omri at SG but he might be better at SF.
Greene's offense is pretty close at SG/SF/PF, but his defense at SG has been much worse than SF/PF. In fact Greene's defense is so much better at SF/PF (in points allowed per 100 possessions: 100.4/100.7 as opposed to 111.7 at SG) that we should probably avoid playing him at SG at all.
82games thinks he's only logged about 50 minutes at SG - if he did something like 20+ of that against Kobe in our two games against the Lakers that could indeed have a serious negative effect on his SG defense. In those two games Kobe dropped 77 points total, so it may just suggest he can't guard Kobe.
On the other hand, if the majority of the sample IS against Kobe, then there's just not much of anything to tell us how he might do against your average SG. Could be good, could be bad, we just don't know.
On the other hand, if the majority of the sample IS against Kobe, then there's just not much of anything to tell us how he might do against your average SG. Could be good, could be bad, we just don't know.
We actually started him at SG for a stretch of games in late November/early December. ESPN thinks it was for 14 games:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/splits?playerId=3432
I have never had any idea how 82 games could claim to get those per psoition splits right. How do they determine it? By height? By matchup? What about those times when Donte is guarding the other team's SG, but being guarded by their SF? Its an interesting site with interesting numbers, but so many of them are shaky in their origin.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/splits?playerId=3432
I have never had any idea how 82 games could claim to get those per psoition splits right. How do they determine it? By height? By matchup? What about those times when Donte is guarding the other team's SG, but being guarded by their SF? Its an interesting site with interesting numbers, but so many of them are shaky in their origin.