Kevin Martin obviously needs to be a starter, but I feel that, with consistent playtime, Courtney Lee develop into a starter as well. Seeing as they both are listed as shooting guards, I am interested to see what you guys think about playing them both at the same time, and how we would go about doing so. Courtney at the 1 with K-Mart at the 2? Courtney at the 2 with K-Mart at the 3? Courtney at the 3 with K-Mart at the 2?
wont work, they're both strictly SG imo....would get run over by SFs and not quick enough, or good enough dribbles to play PG...
A lot depends upon matchups. BUT Since so much of defense is about team defense and rotations rather than just one on one matchups I think you can dictate many of those matchups with a combination of both Lee and Martin across all three spots. Lee's defense is good enough that on most nights he can guard the SF , only a few teams that present real mismatches there. In some matchups we see Martin defending PG's quite often with Lowry defending the SG. Other times its Battier on the SG and Martin on the SF. I see now reason why Lee - who is a better overall defender couldnt factor into some of these situations. Especially against teams with bigger PG's.
Which is most of the problem with the rockets and a lack of veristility on the team. They don't have enough players who can play multiple positions and play together.
No, neither of them are strong dribblers.. The only player(outside of Lowry, Brooks & Smith) that is capable of playing the one effectively is Terrence Williams..
We already tried Lee at PG. It was a definite fail. K-Mart is stronger offensively but weaker defensively, though I must say his defense has improved this season. Lee is weaker offensively but stronger defensively, though I must say his offensive output has been better than expected. I like Lee and I think he could be our future starting SG. I wouldn't be surprised if Martin is being dangled out there. And if Martin is traded I would think it would be safe to say Adelman will not be returning next season.
I suggested this so long ago.....I really dont see why they couldnt share the 2 and 3 spot......Depending on the defensive matchup , Lee would defend the better scorer on the other team of course. Lowry Martin/lee Lee/Martin Scola HayMaker (C) We need a starting center so bad it hurts.....Our lineup could and would competes but without a post presence we average at best...IT IS WRITTEN.
The Rockets already have the perfect compliment to Lee sitting on the end of the bench dressed in a suit for the past few games.
I hear ya. I wanted to include Terrence in the discussion too, but didnt want this to turn into an unleash the kraken thread I think the real question is whether or not K Mart or Courtney could be effective at the 3, I only really mentioned Courtney at the 1 to throw another option out there. Hopefully Terrence will be there at the 1 after the trade deadline.
I like SG just the way it is now. Boston won a championship with basically the exact same mold of players (Ray Allen starting, Tony Allen off the bench). How bout we upgrade all the other spots?
A championship team would have some like Lee coming off the bench. Our problem is that we are mediocre or bad at every other position except PF.
I said a "championship" team, which Orlando was not. Note how Orlando's next step was to upgrade at SG.
Note 1: Orlando was Eastern Conference "Champions" with Courtney Lee Note 2: Orlando has not been as good of a team since trading Lee
Lee was pretty damn solid for Orlando, he doesn't necessarily have to come off the bench if the rest of the squad is good enough. and back on topic, I like the idea of playing Clee when the other team have bigger pg's like Rose and Monta
