[外電] Kevin Martin has no complaints
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/19497/kevin-martin-has-no-complaints
There might not be a player in the league with a more confounding game than
Kevin Martin. Take a look at the odd, left-leaning release on his jumper and
you can imagine a nation of high school basketball coaches cringing. Martin's
field-goal percentage and defensive game have never been all that impressive
on the surface. But once you get past traditional measures -- both aesthetic
and statistical -- you'll find a uniquely efficient perimeter player who
thrives in systems that take advantage of those gifts.
Rick Adelman's read-and-react offense in Houston is one such system. Although
Martin is a capable one-on-one player, he's always been most effective
running off screens, cutting, curling or fading to the arc when the defense
sags. Martin harbors an appreciation for his days in Sacramento, where he
went from an obscure late first-rounder out of Western Carolina to the first
option in the offense. But he's thrilled to be back with his first NBA coach,
whom Martin credits with helping him become that marquee player.
We caught up by phone with Martin in Houston last week, and talked about the
change in culture he's experienced since the trade that sent him from
Sacramento to Houston, the limitations of his game and the influence of Brad
Miller:
So what's your summer day like?
I decided to get a place in Tampa so I could do some extensive training.
What are you working on in specific?
The basics. Getting my form back because I had surgery on my left wrist last
year, so we wanted to get my 3-point shot back. There were a couple of minor
mechanical things. Also, defenses load up on me, so I'm working on a lot of
counter-moves for when the defense stops that first move.
When you're not in the gym, what do you do in your down time? You a beach
guy?
I'm more of a city guy. I like to roam around, maybe check out a restaurant.
I also like playing with my electronics -- like the new iPad.
So you're a proud member of the Apple cult?
Yeah!
Sacramento to Houston -- the perception is that's a huge cultural move for
you. "Culture" is a term that sportswriters -- and front office people when
they're talking to sportswriters -- throw around a lot, but does "team
culture" really exist from a player's standpoint?
There definitely is such a thing as team culture. It starts with the
organization, what kind of veteran players they have. Here in Houston, Shane
[Battier] and Yao [Ming] are the veterans. They set the tone for us on how to
be professionals. They've been around the community a lot. They set a big
example for young fellas and are just two great leaders with what they do.
So if someone were to drop you in a random locker room of some team you
didn't know, you could totally tell whether it was a winning or a losing
locker room?
Unfortunately, yes. I've been on both sides of it. We're all paid to play
this sport we love. If you're on a team like that as a team leader, you wish
it didn't happen and you try to minimize it, but you can only control so
much. It's up to the players to be professional about it. But you can
definitely tell the difference.
How do they do things differently in Houston?
First, it's a veteran ball club with guys who just want to win. We all made
names for ourselves in the league and the only legacy we're trying to leave
now is winning. We can all put up nice numbers and things like that. You have
to give credit to [general manager] Daryl [Morey] for bringing in those kind
of people -- players with a lot of class and who are motivated. Of all the
guys on our roster, there's really only one player who came into the league
with big expectations, and that's Yao. The rest of us -- we've been the hard
workers. I was like the 15th player on the roster my rookie year and had to
work my way up. Then I was the No. 1 player for three years. This isn't to
disrespect guys, but it's not about hype in Houston. These are guys who have
worked their way up the ladder. I'm definitely happy to be in an organization
like this. You know what you need to do and you just go out there and get it
done. You don't need anyone on your throat all the time.
With Trevor Ariza on the move, what does the situation look like at the small
forward on the court for the Rockets?
It shows how much faith Daryl has put in our other 3s -- in Shane and Chase
[Budinger]. With the starting lineup we have now, Shane is the defensive
stopper, and that helps us a lot there. Those guys will have to pick up
Trevor's production on both ends of the court. I think we have a great system
that allows other guys to do that.
How do you rate yourself as a defensive player?
Great question. I've never had anyone ask me that. I get judged a lot on it.
I try to work hard, but the last three years I was a guy who had to put up 25
points a game just to not lose by 10. But my first two years under Rick
Adelman, that's how I stayed on the court. It was because of defense. And I
could because I had four offensive players around me. I know I have to get
back to that, but I also think Houston is a better place to allow me to get
back to that because I won't have to be the No. 1 option every night. Now I
can do other things on the court.
So it's true that guys conserve energy on the defensive end because so much
is asked of them offensively? That means their defense is less intense.
For some players that's true. Everyone has their roles.
Stat-heads love you because your true shooting percentage -- which takes into
account 3-pointers and free throws -- is always impressive. You have this
knack for drawing contact and getting to the line, or just draining the 3.
But one thing I've never completely understood is how a player like you makes
decisions. When you have the ball in your hands out on the perimeter, are you
looking to either shoot or draw contact? I'm either going to get a clean shot
or I'm drawing a foul? Are you looking to do both? How do you decide in the
moment?
There are always different scouting reports on how to guard me. Guys know my
first step is so quick so they might back up off me. Right there, I'm just
going to take the open shot because I'd rather do that then try to go in
there against all those big guys and get hammered on the floor. Then other
nights, guys are like, "He's such a great shooter," and they try to get up on
me. That's when I use my quickness. Once I get by you, I just know the rules
-- you can't bump a guy off his path. If I'm going to the hole, and I've
gotten past you, you can't get back in my path. That's how I get a lot of
those calls. It's tricky and you have to have a lot of moves in your arsenal
and trust your game. As the No. 1 guy the last three years, I've gotten
knowledgeable about knowing how the defense plays me.
You didn't pass the ball a lot in Sacramento. Was that a function of the
system or is that just not your game?
If you watched those games, when I'm making a move, I'm going to make that
move and try to score. Also, there's time where my assists weren't there
because maybe I'm not the greatest playmaker, but I will pass the ball and
give other guys chances. That's how that went. Over my three years in
Sactown, they got rid of (Ron) Artest and I was playing with a lot of guys
who were trying to make names for themselves in the league. They were young
guys and just learning the game. Once Artest was gone, I was playing with
four starters who had never started before. But I also think that's what made
me the player I am today because I had all the attention of opposing teams.
So we should expect your assist totals to go up this year, just by virtue of
Rick Adelman's system?
Yes.
When we say that a perimeter player knows how "to play off a big man," what
does that mean?
I've always wanted to play with a guy like Yao. I think the trick is to keep
them happy. You give them the ball when they're in great scoring position and
you make the right plays when they give you the ball -- like me and Brad
[Miller]. My offensive game is where it is today because of Brad Miller. The
way he and Rick taught me how to cut and things like that made me so much
better. The last three years in Sacramento, it was all, like, one-on-one. Now
I'm back in a system where I can cut. Playing with big guys like Yao who get
rebounds for you, you feed them back. Keep them happy.
Let's talk more about Brad Miller and Rick's system.
Rick's system is all about read-and-react. When you're young and watching
film, you like to watch a couple of guys who you're modeling your game after,
and mine was always Rip Hamilton. I always looked at how he came off screens.
That's where my shooting and curling evolved. That was my bread and butter my
first three years. Then I moved on to other things. Playing with Brad, he's
the one who taught me how to cut at the right time -- not cut too early. When
I started doing more iso stuff, I watched film of [Dwyane] Wade iso
situations. You put all this together and that's how you become a more
complete player.
So Brad was like Yoda Big Man? How did he impart this knowledge to you?
With Brad and me, it was always on the court. And I also got a chance to
watch him and Peja [Stojakovic] play a lot my first year because I didn't
really play too much. He and Peja had a great connection. I knew I was a lot
quicker and had a lot more agility than Peja. So at the beginning, I would
always do everything so fast. I'd be too fast before the cut, during the cut,
after the cut. Brad would say, "Slow down! You're faster than everybody out
here, but you have to read it!" He showed me the ins and outs of making those
cuts and reads -- when to come around. Like when a guy plays under you, come
around and take the jumper. And when a guy is playing you tight, you just go
back door. Brad taught me how to play
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凱文-馬丁(Kevin Martin)從國王隊交易到了火箭,他的打球方式也發生了改變,以往更
多的是個人單打,如今,他需要融入阿德爾曼教練的進攻體系,必須要為隊友做更多的擋
拆配合。馬丁上周接受了ESPN的電話採訪,談論了他經歷的這些改變、球隊這個賽季的陣
容變化,以及這個夏天他的安排。
馬丁告訴記者,由於去年進行了左手腕手術,他這個夏天一直在做各種基礎訓練,以恢復
體型。同時他也進行了很多三分球投籃訓練,很多調整投球動作訓練,以及很多應對防守
的訓練。
記者問道:“球隊管理層和體育記者總是喜歡說球隊文化這個概念,而國王隊與火箭隊的
球隊文化應該完全不同,那就球員的角度來說,是不是真的有球隊文化的存在?”
馬丁說道:“每支球隊當然會有自己的球隊文化。這要看球隊的老隊員的行為處事。這裡
是休斯頓,巴蒂爾和姚明是這裡的老隊員,他們的行為告訴我們如何成為職業運動員。他
們在球隊中非常深入人心,他們是年輕球員們的榜樣,是球隊的領袖。”
阿裡紮今年夏天離開了球隊,馬丁是如何看待他們如今小前鋒位置上的人選的呢?
“這表示,球隊對巴蒂爾和巴丁格非常有信心。就我們現在的首發陣容來說,巴蒂爾是個
出色的防守球員,這對我們幫助很大。他們必須發揮阿裡紮以前在攻防兩端的作用。我想
我們有很好的體系,可以讓各種球員都能做到這些。”
在國王隊時,馬丁的傳球很少,不過馬丁稱在阿德爾曼的進攻體系之下,這個賽季,他的
助攻數將會有所增加。
馬丁還稱,布拉德-米勒(Brad Miller)對他的成長影響很大。
“剛開始的時候,一般球員都喜歡看自己類型的球員的錄影,我看的是漢密爾頓。我總是
看他是怎麼投籃,怎麼擺脫掩護。我的職業生涯前三年一直這麼做。之後我轉向了其他方
向。跟布拉德一起打球的時候,他教給我很多東西,比如,如何在適當的時機切入——你
不能太早切入。之後,我就看韋德遇到類似情況的做法。你要將所有這些都融會貫通,才
能更有競爭力。”
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