Report: Kenyon Martin to Decide Between Knicks, Heat, Clippers, Spurs, Hawks

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• RobbieJay Posted: Feb.1 at 9:49 am
  being a miami fan, i would love to see him there but i have NO idea how he’d fit in the rotation.

• Cheryl Posted: Feb.1 at 10:01 am
  ^Agree. Would he take minutes from fan and teammate favorite UD? Would he fill in the center position? I like his game and his toughness, but I don’t know where he would fit here. He does live here in the offseason, I hear, so that is probably the draw for him. But I’m curious to know why Pat and the coaches would be interested. Have they given up on Curry?

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 10:02 am
  robbie: simple, bump joel.

• Enigmatic Posted: Feb.1 at 10:20 am
  I don’t want see him in a Heat jersey. Lol.
  Hope he goes west!

• Jukai Posted: Feb.1 at 10:21 am
  I’m with Robbie and Cheryl here. There’s no spot for Martin. Hell, I know this is blasphemous considering I’m his number 1 hater, but I’d rather have Joel Anthony. Martin sucks when he plays center, always sucks, he picks up fouls every twenty seconds and when he picks up fouls, he picks up techs. I mean, the problem with your center is size, so you pick up a 6’9 power forward to solve that? Good lord.
  There’s a seven footer power forward free agent looking for a home, I have no idea why the Heat aren’t going after him more thoroughly.

• l2ising Phoenix Posted: Feb.1 at 10:46 am
  Hawks seem like the best choice, he could start in San Antonio as well.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 11:01 am
  man, are you guys high or what? joel is a bum. kenyon is taller, a better rebounder, just as quick on defense and can actually catch the ball and finish. and UD is more of a 20-25 mpg energy guy than a 30-35 mins guy.

• Eboy Posted: Feb.1 at 11:12 am
  He could start at C for the Heat. Let’s be honest. Joel can come off the bench…Martin and Haslem can see time together too….a little undersized, but lots of energy and grit. That would be a good mix the Heat only have with Haslem on the floor right now. Is he ideal? Nah. Will he play for the Hawks? F*ck no. The Knicks are probably the spot he lands….which helps them a lot too. I can’t see him playing for Pop. The Clips might be his surprise pick though.

• JTaylor21 Posted: Feb.1 at 11:21 am
  Co-sign Jukai. Rasheed is a better option because he actually has the size to play center (at least in this era).

• Jukai Posted: Feb.1 at 11:23 am
  Lol at kenyon being just as quick on defense. He’s a power forward, not a center. Of.course he will bring offense where joel can’t but he’s no solution, they would simply have four power forwards and no center. And with the way Spo deals with rotations, that sh*t scares me

• IAMORANGE4EVER Posted: Feb.1 at 11:27 am
  SPOILER ALERT… K-Mart will pick the Knicks. Been telling ya’ll for a while now. K-Mart is wired for playing in New York and with Melo. That’s right, set your glow sticks down Eboy, Kenyon AINT playing for (Trina’s favorite team) the Heatles. LOL!

• The Fury Posted: Feb.1 at 11:37 am
  Wow an ORANGE sighting lol

• nbk Posted: Feb.1 at 11:37 am
  There is no way Spo goes away from Joel. He loves that guy.

• manu Posted: Feb.1 at 12:02 pm
  go to the hawks….theyre gonna go to the ECF this year

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 12:03 pm
  jukai: when joel is the solution you’re not asking the right question. joel is not even a real 6’9 so you’re not losing any height by playing kmart instead. and kmart is a really tough 1 vs 1 defender. again, joel is a bum. he shouldn’t be playing more than 5-10 minutes.

• #6marjon Posted: Feb.1 at 12:08 pm
  think he’d be quite good on spurs i imagine he’ll go to clips though, he’d fit well in coming off the bench (so far they dont have a frontcourt when the oop brothers sit) and he gets on with chauncey

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 12:14 pm
  nbk: let’s also chill on the love spo has for joel. he loves his effort but he wasn’t starting at the end of last year (losing his spot to juggernauts like damp and big z) and spo never hesitates to give him the quick hook even when he’s starting. i’ve seen him get subbed out after the first whistle of a game!

• nbk Posted: Feb.1 at 12:15 pm
  Joel is a lot longer then KMart. And defensive he’s much quicker. Especially with the way Miami defends, that ball hocking, bigs chase off screens. I don’t think KMart would really be able to do that, especially as a starting Center.

• nbk Posted: Feb.1 at 12:16 pm
  I didn’t he wont go away from him at all, I just don’t think he will add a non-center and put him in as the starter over Joel who has done everything Spoelstra has ever asked of him.

• Allenp Posted: Feb.1 at 12:24 pm
  I like Joel. I guess I’m in the minority. I like how he protects the rim, I like how he makes himself available for dumpoff passes.
  Kenyon is slightly better on offense, but shoots too many jumpers. He’s not a good rebounder at all. At all, check his history. I watched him for years in Denver. He is a good help defender, decent on the ball, good at switching. He has good hands, can finish at the rim.
  Basically, he’s a slight offensive upgrade over Joel, but is a downgrade when you consider rim protection.

• DFrance21 Posted: Feb.1 at 12:28 pm
  All I know is if the Knicks sign Martin and it cuts into Jared Jeffries minutes… Knicks fans are going to be ELATED!!!

• RobbieJay Posted: Feb.1 at 1:15 pm
  i like joel where he is, he plays great d although hes not the best offensively, we’re fine in that department. honestly i dont think we can even afford martin.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 1:27 pm
  allenp: a slight offensive upgrade?! joel can’t catch the ball! i watch almost all the miami games, he doesn’t “make himself available for anything”. his production skyrocketed to 4 and 4 this year – and that’s a major improvement. and the rim protection is overrated because he takes himself out of rebounding position. it’s a tip in fiesta whe he is in the game. miami doesn’t play him at all in 4th quarters and their defense is just as good. again, he’s a bum.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 1:33 pm
  ok, let’s play a game: can anyone name me an nba starting center that wouldn’t take joel’s spot? you can’t. joel anthony plays 15-20 mins as a starter because the other options are juwan, pittman and curry.

• LakeShow Posted: Feb.1 at 2:14 pm
  T-Money with the Joel hate. I like Joel. He does exactly what is asked of him. 20 mpg is perfect. He can get 3 blocks and haul some boards and do some defensive energy stuff perfectly in that amount of time. He is one of the better energy centers in the L. I would take him as a back up any day. With that said. He shouldn’t be the starting center on a title contender. Whats the deal with Curry? He looked good out there in super limited mins…

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 2:40 pm
  lakeshow: first of all, he will get ONE block and pull down 3 rebounds. that’s his normal output. and he is the worst starting center in the nba (seriously, look it up). why am i hating?

• LakeShow Posted: Feb.1 at 2:47 pm
  Cause your not admitting that he does a decent job per his skill level and the fact that he is the only center on the roster that cares about protecting the rim. I’m surprised he only gets 1 block this year. He’s usually around 1.5 which is good per 20 mins. On any given night he’ll swat 3-5 shots easy. He isn’t a big rebounder, but he doesn’t need to be. D-Wade, Miller, James, Haslem, Bosh are going to grab allot of boards from him. He’s awful T-Money, but he is somewhat serviceable is all i’m saying lol.

• O Posted: Feb.1 at 3:22 pm
  I’m hoping he picks the Knicks, but I don’t see us winning a title just because he starts to rock the blue and orange. That said, I hope JR Smith signs with the Bulls cause then they have a way better chance of denying Miami any chance at a title.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 3:28 pm
  O: I can’t see Thibs coaching JR. He throws a fit every time one of his guys misses a defensive assignment and doesn’t hesitate to bench Booz and Jo for whole 4th quarters when they mess up.

• Jukai Posted: Feb.1 at 3:50 pm
  T-Money: first off, I’m in total agreement with you. Joel Anthony is twice the player this year than he was last year and he is doing 4/4. That should tell you how bad Joel is. It’s bad. He has hands that would make Kwame Brown feel smug.
  That being said, Kenyon isn’t the answer. Really, really is not the answer. They don’t need more offense at the center position, they need size there. They need a big body who can protect the paint, and rebound, and occasionally switch. Kenyon brings none of that.
  In essence, I don’t think the upgrade you get is worth the chemistry issues and rotational problems that will arrise.

• Allenp Posted: Feb.1 at 3:56 pm
  I just don’t think Kenyon is a true upgrade. I’m not a huge fan of his game, to be honest. I like that Joel has one definite talent that you can count on every night. Which talent does Kenyon have?

• nbk Posted: Feb.1 at 4:09 pm
  he looks like a member of Wu Tang clan.

• Jukai Posted: Feb.1 at 4:12 pm
  NBK is right. That should end this entire debate.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 5:01 pm
  allen: you can’t count on joel’s defensive talent every night because big centers give him the business. i watched okafor (who isn’t even that big) go to work on him the other day. he’s good from the weakside but no one shies away from backing him down. and you seriously have to watch him on D, he gives up TONS of offensive rebounds by being out of position. / jukai: i don’t believe in chemistry unless players are consciously trying to sabotage the team. miami has too many vets, too many stars for someone to sabotage things. my point is not that kenyon is an incredible big but moreso that joel is the worst starting big in the nba. i’d take joel przybilla out of retirement too. dampier on one knee was more effective than joel last year.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 5:03 pm
  allenp: to answer your question more directly, the talent that kenyon has over joel is the ability to play basketball. yanno: pass, catch, shoot, dribble. things of that nature.

• Jukai Posted: Feb.1 at 6:31 pm
  T-Money: I mean, the big center thing is a joke. Kenyon gets worked by guys bigger than him and picks up fouls whenever someone is two inches over him. Tim Duncan took away his manhood. This ain’t gonna work the way you see it.
  Joel Pryzbilla isn’t retired, he’s actively looking for teams. He decided to rehab before he choose a team so he’d be able to contribute right away instead of losing his rhythm in team practices. Take that as you will.

• T-Money Posted: Feb.1 at 11:23 pm
  lol ira winderman says that joel przybilla to miami is a done deal. that’s how much fait miami has in joel. joel przybilla out of semi-retirement and a couple of knee surgeries midway through the season. kmart has been presented with an offer and is still mulling it over.