Monday, March 18th, 2013 at 9:10 am  |  61 responses

Kenyon Martin Says the LA Clippers Aren’t Built for the Playoffs


by Marcel Mutoni / @ marcel_mutoni

After his New York Knicks got whooped to the tune of 93-80 on Sunday, Kenyon Martin tee’d off on his old team.

Martin, clearly still bitter about the way things ended for him in L.A. last season, told the media that the Clippers’ high-flying style isn’t conducive to Playoff success.

Per the NY Times:

Martin showed his frustration midway through the fourth quarter. He swung at Ryan Hollins and fouled him hard on the arm. After the whistle, Hollins slowly walked away in pain from an angry Martin. After a video review, the referees upgraded Martin’s foul to a flagrant one. When asked if he thought he deserved a flagrant foul, Martin responded: “I don’t get involved with that, man. I’ve been around the league way too long. You know I ain’t going to comment on that.” Then came the next question: Is there any bad blood between you and the Clippers? “Next question, man,” Martin answered with a stern look.

The Clippers had eight dunks against the Knicks. Martin does not see that style of play translating well in the postseason. He remembers how the Clippers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round last year. “You can’t do it in the playoffs, so it don’t matter,” he said. “In the regular season it’s all up and down, man. We know the way the game goes in the regular season.” When asked how the Clippers would do in the playoffs, Martin gave a short answer that shouldn’t surprise many people. “I don’t care what they do,” he said, smiling. “I hope they lose every game. I don’t care.”

Bad Ass Yellow Boy!

With the Playoff picture in the Eastern Conference getting murkier by the day, Kenyon Martin and the New York Knicks should have much greater concerns on their minds than the Clippers’ postseason chances.

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  • LeroyShonuff

    Hindsight is 20/20. He was consensus number 1 at that time. Nobody knew how bad that draft was gonna be

  • http://www.facebook.com/shari.wallace2 Shari L. Wallace

    j.. I Can Post The Way I Like..I Don`t Need Yr Permission From You..Who Made You the POST COP..For this Site..See I Did It Again And U Still Read It..IT`s Called A FREE COUNTRY.. Ha..And Kenyon Martin..Has Me HEATED..Because He is Running His Mouth..Instead of Winning the FREAKIN Game Last Night..GOT IT..

  • The Seed

    Clippers will disappoint in the Playoffs like last year and CP3 will probably get hurt again. Poor CP3, he is wasting his career in Clipper land, it will be too late, once he realizes it. BOOK IT!!

  • LobCity

    The Clippers will be fine and compete come playoff time. Do they have flaws? No doubt, but so does every team. They wont win a ring/championship? Maybe not, but that statement will apply to all but one team in a few months so what does that really say. Last year they faded down the stretch and fell to 5 seed and all the doubter talked about how they’d lose to Mem. Caron Butler BROKE his hand, Blake sprained his knee, and CP3 injured his hamstring in that series and they still won! Even finished the series with a game 7 in memphis. They got worked in the next series because the Clippers were injured and the spurs have Greg Popovich. The man is a brilliant coach.

    This year the Clippers replaced Young, Foye, Mo Williams, Reggie Evans & Martin with Barnes, Hill, Crawford, Odom, Turiaf, Hollins (upgrade). So the playoffs will slow things down and teams will try to force Paul to create everything? Sounds like they might need another playmakers who could run the offense, create for others and hit an outside shot like Chauncy Billups! Then you factor in Bledsoe, Griffin & (to a lesser extent) Jordan have a improved and VDN can’t possibly do worse, seems like they might be ok.

  • The Philosopher

    Respect.
    I mean, most big men, some may suppose, can achieve remarkable numbers and statistics when paired with a Pau Gasol. One who is able to adapt to another big man’s style. Because of his understanding of one’s tendencies.
    Gasol can make another big look solid.
    So in that regard, I can see how Bynum might be considered an elite defensive big.

  • http://twitter.com/Jzakoni Sanchez

    dudes know no half court offense

  • http://www.facebook.com/shooting.guard.319 Shooting Guard

    He’s bitter. But he’s aright

  • phi slam

    Yo man this is ridiculous, he gets asked what he thinks of the Clippers play off chances and he just answers then you have the balls to make a note he should have other concerns on his mind, dont do that SLAM

  • pposse

    lol at all of you already making built in excuses for this Clippers team if they flop in the playoffs. This is by far the best team CP3 has quarterbacked by a 1,000 miles and still this team is only good for maybe 1 playoff series win?!

  • Anthony Dixon

    cp3 still hasn’t signed lol

  • http://www.facebook.com/rig.veda.94 Rig Veda

    I would like everyone to petition to fire vinny del negro. Somone has to do something to save the team.

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