Ckecking Up on Kevin Martin's Growth

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Last summer, we took the assumption Kevin Martin would see a big jump in usage this season and forecasted how that might go . (We were right, by the way: Martin's usage has jumped from 20.8 last season to 23.7 in his 600 minutes this year.) We looked at the bump years for Reggie Miller (1989-90) and Michael Red (2003-04) -- Miller took his usage bump very well, Redd lost a bunch of efficiency. ... [link]

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Skating Around Basketball BLINKs
Published 1/4/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... for a long-suffering franchise. Sactown Royalty checks up on Kevin Martin , post-contract, and decides they are A-OK with their lead dog . Golden State of Mind gets on that ...

The 10-man rotation, starring the fluffiest bunny in town
Published 1/4/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Hornets247. Does David West (who, apparently, boasts a jumper "as soft as a fluffy bunny") get up for half the teams in the league, or can we just agree that he's just really, really good? Also, check out this solid game preview and discussion between Warrior and Hornets bloggers. PF: SactownRoyalty. More fodder that flies in the face of observers who just don't understand how ...

Friday Bullets
Published 1/4/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Something for Reggie Theus to think about: Kevin Martin is shooting better than ever from downtown, but he is also shooting fewer three-pointers than last season. Tom Ziller of Sactown Royalty says it has a lot to do with being a primary scoring option, who gets the ball early in the possession: "... being forced to create offense takes away a major weapon for sharpshooters -- the assisted three-pointer. In 2006-07, 60% of Martin's made jumpers were assisted. This year, 51% of Martin's made jumpers are assisted. (This is just all jumpers -- I'd ...

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