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Pistons are so bad, making the game hard to watch. Dudes out here shooting air balls
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Kenyon Martin upset he can't get NBA job


The NBA season is nearly a week old, and Kenyon Martin doesn't know why he still can't find a job in the league. He helped the Los Angeles Clippers during their playoff run last season. His knee issues of the past no longer seem to trouble him. And he's even willing to take a contract for the league minimum.

Kenyon Martin played in 42 games for the Clippers last season. (Getty Images)So why hasn't any team called wanting to sign him?

"There is a notion about me that is not accurate at all – I don't know who started it or where it came from – that people can't control me," Martin told Yahoo! Sports. "I don't understand. Have I had my issues like a lot of other people? Yeah. But I'm getting back that people think they can't control me, that if I don't play I'm going to explode, or I can turn a locker room.

"In 12 years there was not one day where I told one guy to dislike anybody. If you ask guys who I've played with that know me, they know what it is and know I'm about winning basketball games and competing."

[Also: James Harden determined to make Houston Rockets a playoff contender]

Martin came off the bench to average 5.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 22.2 minutes in 42 games with the Clippers while backing up Blake Griffin last season. The Clippers didn't attempt to re-sign Martin in the offseason. The New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs expressed interest at the start of free agency, sources said, but no NBA team has offered a contract – even a non-guaranteed deal – to Martin.

Martin, 34, had hoped to sign with a title contender. Now, he'll be open to joining any NBA team.

"If someone calls me tomorrow, I don't care who it is, whether it's losing or winning at this point," Martin said. "If someone calls me tomorrow and wants me to come in, I'm going. Guys are going down and [teams] are like, 'Well, we are going to stick with what we got.' I'm like, 'Really?' I started questioning myself, 'Am I that bad of a guy?' "

Martin wonders if his reputation as an emotional player who has been known to speak his mind is being held against him.

"Am I emotional? Yeah, but that's what made me who I am," Martin said. "Is that too much or did I not do enough? Do I have my flaws? Yes. But have I done things the right way on and off the court? Yeah."

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey was the Clippers GM last season when he signed Martin. He thinks Martin's intense side can be "misperceived."

"He demands excellence from everyone around him," Olshey said. "He expects coaches to be prepared. He expects his teammates to compete at the same high level that he does. The one thing about Kenyon, if guys are not performing and are not as intense or focused on playing winning basketball, he's not reluctant to let them know about it. And I think that can be misperceived at times."

[Also: Chris Paul grew tired of waiting for Dwight Howard]

Olshey said he was "thrilled" with Martin's impact on the Clippers last season.

"We don't win the Memphis series [without Martin] and we certainly wouldn't have finished as high as fifth in the Western Conference without Martin," Olshey said. "His ability to impact the game by guarding multiple positions, switching pick-and-rolls, blocking shots and protecting the rim was an element we really didn't have and it made us unique. I was thrilled with Kenyon in Los Angeles. He was a good teammate."

Olshey's Blazers already have a full roster with 15 players. And he thinks teams needing to develop younger forwards probably wouldn't have interest in Martin playing a reserve role. Martin just hopes he gets a call from someone soon.

"I understand I'm not bigger than the game," Martin said.
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He should be a little more choosy. I hope a playoff team gets him, Miami, San Antonio, or Boston. Obviously, I'd like him in OKC but I already know there's no chance of that even though we have a roster spot and slow footed bigs who can't defend pick and roll and can't matchup with smaller, more mobile lineups.
^wasnt this the same guy mocking zo's kidney disease when they were teammates? mean.gif
i'd give mcdyess (who wants back, too) a shot before kmart.
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They were abot to do running drills and Zo was mocking KMart and RJ for sitting out games with their ankle injuries and calling them names and taunting saying, "ow my ankle, my ankle," to which KMart replied, "Ow, my kidney, my kidney," or something to that effect.
 
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^wasnt this the same guy mocking zo's kidney disease when they were teammates? :smh:
i'd give mcdyess (who wants back, too) a shot before kmart.

i know detroit loves joe dumars. he brought them rings as a player and as a GM, but his evaluation of talent is just as bad as mj
 
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DatZNasty said:
He should be a little more choosy. I hope a playoff team gets him, Miami, San Antonio, or Boston. Obviously, I'd like him in OKC but I already know there's no chance of that even though we have a roster spot and slow footed bigs who can't defend pick and roll and can't matchup with smaller, more mobile lineups.
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He's the same bum who said the entire summer, I won't play for the league minimum

THAT'S WHY HE DOESN'T HAVE A JOB.

He's 34 going on 37. Thinking he's 23.
 
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Essential1 said:
DatZNasty said:
He should be a little more choosy. I hope a playoff team gets him, Miami, San Antonio, or Boston. Obviously, I'd like him in OKC but I already know there's no chance of that even though we have a roster spot and slow footed bigs who can't defend pick and roll and can't matchup with smaller, more mobile lineups.
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He's the same bum who said the entire summer, I won't play for the league minimum

THAT'S WHY HE DOESN'T HAVE A JOB.

He's 34 going on 37. Thinking he's 23.
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What does that mean? Rewatch the Grizzlies series, he was locking down Rudy Gay in the clutch. There are worst bigs in the league, we have a few of them. I'd sign him, start him Tuesday at 4 and move Ibaka to 5, amnesty Perkins. Get over this "he can guard Dwight Howard" myth and stop using it as an excuse to let im contribute nothing for 35 minutes every game and get away with it and exist in this ****** starting lineup that always spots the opposing team double digit leads since it was created 3 yrs ago.
 
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What does that mean? Rewatch the Grizzlies series, he was locking down Rudy Gay in the clutch. There are worst bigs in the league, we have a few of them. I'd sign him, start him Tuesday at 4 and move Ibaka to 5, amnesty Perkins. Get over this "he can guard Dwight Howard" myth and stop using it as an excuse to let im contribute nothing for 35 minutes every game and get away with it and exist in this ****** starting lineup that always spots the opposing team double digit leads since it was created 3 yrs ago.
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Can't amnesty Perkins until next offseason..


And what I mean is he is 34 years old.. He's no longer a starter.. But thinks he is.. He thinks he's a $5million dollar player.. When he's a Vet Min player from here on out..

He doesn't have a job because he's the dumbass who said I WILL NOT PLAY FOR THE MIN. When no one was offering him more than that.
 
:lol: google "Kenyon Martin vet min". That's why he's not playing right now. Has nothing to do with any preconceived "notions."

I'd personally like to see him back. He has plenty left in the tank but he needs to relax his contract demands.

Kinda reminds me of the Spree situation
 
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Well he has been bought back down to Earth now. Bring him in, Sam. 2 Kevins, 2 KMarts, I dig it. I actually want to see our rookies some (DNP for both today), but the next best option is a vet who is useful. Bench Perk except for against San Antonio, Los Angeles, Memphis, and Philly.
 
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DatZNasty said:
Well he has been bought back down to Earth now. Bring him in, Sam. 2 Kevins, 2 KMarts, I dig it. I actually want to see our rookies some (DNP for both today), but the next best option is a vet who is useful. Bench Perk except for against San Antonio, Los Angeles, Memphis, and Philly.
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Perfect
 
DMan14 said:
^wasnt this the same guy mocking zo's kidney disease when they were teammates? :smh:
i'd give mcdyess (who wants back, too) a shot before kmart.

i know detroit loves joe dumars. he brought them rings as a player and as a GM, but his evaluation of talent is just as bad as mj
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yup, our new owner isnt playing around. he wants the team to win and win NOW! i think if things dont head in the right direction and we dont have a decent record both Frank and Dumars are out.
 
Kevin Martin leading scorer for OKC :pimp: :pimp:...:lol: How did that happen? Durant and Westbrook just let him shoot? Cause his statline was 28/1/1
 
DatZNasty said:
What does that mean? Rewatch the Grizzlies series, he was locking down Rudy Gay in the clutch. There are worst bigs in the league, we have a few of them. I'd sign him, start him Tuesday at 4 and move Ibaka to 5, amnesty Perkins. Get over this "he can guard Dwight Howard" myth and stop using it as an excuse to let im contribute nothing for 35 minutes every game and get away with it and exist in this ****** starting lineup that always spots the opposing team double digit leads since it was created 3 yrs ago.
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:lol: My man is FED UP with Perk
 
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