Battle For The Backups

[GiG]

I'm not sure how much Doug Christie weighed off the top of my head, but he's not any bigger than K-Mart.

Doug Christie weighed 205. He was much stronger than Kevin Martin.

Kevin Martin is 190, if that.

 

[VF21]

Old picture. I think you can see he's been working on his upper body strength a little better in this picture:

 

[SacTownKid]

Kevin looked to have added some size when they played in the summer league.

 

[Rome]

Kevin Martin is a bit skinny. Actually really skinny. He should weigh much more than 190 because of his height. But I think he will gain more weight over the next few years in the NBA.

 

[Smills91]

How much was Doug Chistie in his 3rd year? That's a more accurate comparison. Also, Kerry Kittles was a good defender. I think Rip Hamilton is a pretty good defender too. Actually, I've always compared Martin to a hybrid of Kerry Kittle/Rip Hamilton. Really, I think he's more than capable of holding his own on defense.

 

[bajaden]

I think at the moment that Kevin is a decent defender on the perimiter, with the quickness to get better,if he has the desire, and I think he does. However, he will have problems with post up 2's until he puts on a little more muscle. I wish him luck trying to guard, oh, lets say Bonzi for example.

 

[VF21]

It's not cast in stone that Kevin will automatically guard the other 2 on the floor. For example, with a post up 2 like Bonzi, we might easily see Ron shift. In fact, I might even look forward to seeing that. It could be interesting.

 

[KingFred4]

Old picture. I think you can see he's been working on his upper body strength a little better in this picture:

Heh...
antagonist

 

[KingKong]

Has there ever been a good defensive 2 guard who is 190 lbs?

I can't think of anyone. There have been plenty of good PG's at that weight (Payton, Kidd), but not 2 guards.

The reason I pose that question is because it is impossible for someone to be a good defender at that weight guarding the best players in the League (LeBron, Kobe, Wade, TMac, Manu) and giving up 25+ pounds.

Rip's a pretty good defender (not sure how much he weighs). I know that Prince is a 3, but he's a stick and a damn good defender.

 

[KingKong]

You do realize your'e wasting your energy and time RonRon93. This will all be cleaned up soon.

 

[BritishColumbia]

he is just an idiot .. he spent so much time just to make some fun for us and to make us understand that he is stupid ....

 

[Kings113]

http://www.nba.com/kings/photogallery/2006_Las_Vegas_Summer_League.html