BrooklynBulls wrote:I know exactly who Martell Webster is. A slow-footed jumpshooter whose athleticism was always overstated. His ballhandling is second to all, and his defense being good is a new revelation held among Wolves fans, for whom he has played 8 regular season games. I simply disagree with their evaluation.
Hey now, don't put that good defender revelation on Wolves fans, that started amongst Portland fans last year. He spent a decent amount of the year (mis)cast as their stopper, and had a good 4th quarter against Kobe this one time, which totally means he's a lockdown defender and all that.
He does give good effort on that side of the floor, and handles physical matchups well, but has trouble staying in front of quicker players.
The weird thing about his athleticism is that I remember people ragging on his lack of it leading up to the draft, then all of the sudden he got picked by the Blazers and people got all excited about it. He's strong and fairly explosive when he gets his feet under him, but as far as quickness/agility is concerned, I'd prefer the change the subject.
The handle is probably the revelation to Wolves fans. Not that he's got a good one, but he's been aggressive driving seams and makes quick decisions with the ball. He's been a better and more willing passer than I expected, although sometimes when he tries to hit the roll man off a screen I wonder if he realizes that this isn't four square, throwing it at the guy's ankles is a bad thing.
He'd be a good addition for you guys, but I don't see Minnesota being willing to deal him for what the Bulls would likely offer unless they think Webster's destined to break permanently in the near future.
