What kind of team is best suited for young players to grow?
In the playoffs and even the championship teams, young players can observe a lot of good game details on the sidelines, especially in training, and can maintain very good playing habits, which can reduce the room for trial and error for the growth of young players.
In the rebuilding team, young players can get a lot of playing time and shots, can practice instead of play, let young players find the rhythm of attack and defense through the game, constantly make mistakes on the field, and can continue to grow, so as to become better and faster.
Of course, in the playoffs and even the championship team, it is of great benefit to very old young players, and for rough players who need to be crafted and trained, it is almost difficult to get playing time and number of shots, after all, the fault tolerance rate of the playoffs and even the championship team is very low, and when young players make mistakes, they will be replaced immediately.
For the rebuilding team, the focus of the team is definitely on high-ranking players, as well as lotto players, rookies who have lost the draft and even the end of the second round, and may not get more playing time, after all, the resources for rebuilding the team are also limited, and it is impossible to cultivate players at the key level.
So, which team is better for players who are relatively low in the draft or even in the second round of the draft?
In recent days, former All-Star Ken Jan Martin said: "I hope my son can play for a team that can win. ”
KenJan Martin Jr. was selected by the Rockets with a total 52nd overall pick in 2020, and Martin was selected by the Rockets for two seasons, both of which were the bottom of the league, but in both seasons, Martin was on the Rockets' rotation lineup.
This season, Martin played in 79 games for the Rockets, averaging 8.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 21 minutes per game, shooting 53.4 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three-point range and 63.4 percent from the free throw line.
Martin is 21 years old, 2.01 meters tall, weighs 98 kilograms, plays as a big forward, and is the son of full-time Kenjan Martin.
Martin is a player with very distinct advantages and disadvantages, and his role in the Rockets is mainly to assume the role of a substitute inside line, and he can swing to the number five position when he is in the small lineup, and generally play more four position.
On the offensive end, Martin Jr. has a strong scoring ability under the basket, is good at using footsteps and techniques, scoring near the basket, hooking and putting the basket one step away from the basket, the hit rate is extremely high, and there is also a certain mid-range shooting ability, but the output is very small, Martin is more to block the layup under the demolition, as well as the dunk of the offensive and defensive conversion, at the same time, Martin has a certain ability to shoot three points, and the offensive efficiency on the offensive end is gradually improving.
However, Martin still has certain limitations on the offensive end, 2.01 meters tall, playing the inside line seems to be very bad, mobility and flexibility, but against the tall and strong inside line, the confrontation is not dominant, in the face of the excellent defensive interior line, the stability of the inside score drops sharply, and Martin's three-point shooting rate on the outside line, the stability is not so high.
On the one hand, Martin's dunks and empty lines are very ornamental, and the shooting on the outside line is basically based on catching the ball, but scoring near the basket relies more on technology and footsteps, thus avoiding the defects of insufficient height and arm span.
From the defensive end, Martin's rim protection ability is the league's top, although this season, although there are not last season, many times blocked the league's highest players, but this season's impressive blocks are also many, but Martin's defense is not a strong point, the ability to supplement and assist defense is not strong, the single defense ability and the ability to change defenses are relatively OK, the defensive scale and defensive position there is still room for optimization, but compared to the rockets' other young players, Martin's defense as a whole is still relatively good.
This season, is Martin's second season, compared to other players, Martin has become more of a combat force, its play has basically been fixed, the highlight of its offensive and defensive ends is the bouncing power, the bounce power is presented at the offensive end, the defensive end is presented as a protective frame, but Martin's explosive power is not so strong, the athletic ability and movement ability are excellent, but the confrontation ability is not outstanding, from this point of view, Martin can rely on bounce on the defensive end, and the offensive end must develop technology to promote diversification of the offensive end. Otherwise it is difficult to survive in the league, Martin is a good combination of the footsteps and techniques under the inner basket, taking into account the three points projected by the outside line, and playing very magic balls.
In a sense, Martin's three-point and basket technology is the root of Martin's ability to enter the rotation, but Martin's three-point stability needs to be improved, and although the technology under the basket has limitations, Martin has mastered an offensive skill suitable for himself.
From the perspective of Martin's training, because Martin's static talent is more general, dynamic talent is very outstanding, and dynamic talent always needs to be converted into instant combat strength, Martin is well aware of his limitations, in improving his own technology, will be his own way of playing to the trend of the times, from this point of view, Martin in the Rockets has become more of a combat force, rather than a rocket training player, Martin's playing style on the offensive end, basically has been fixed.
Martin's current urgent need to improve is the defense, Martin's defensive awareness and defensive scale, need to be constantly honed in the game, supplementary defense and co-defense, Martin is not doing well, which is the reason why Martin's playing time has not gone further.
From all the young players in the Rockets, the most valuable is Jaylen Green and Shen Jing, Green's physical talent is the best in the whole team, Shen Jing's basketball spirituality is the best in the whole team, as a rebuilding team, the Rockets are gradually cultivating young players at a certain level, but Martin and Tate, although they are second-year players, have become the team's immediate combat strength, compared to Tate's development of passing ability, and stable basket ending, the gap between Martin and Tate is mainly reflected in the defensive end, the defensive gap between the two is very far away.
Because Martin has become a combat force in the Rockets, the playing style has basically been fixed, and currently presents a very mature way of playing, from the offensive end, whether in the rebuilding team, or the playoffs or even the championship team, Martin should be able to enter the rotation, in some strong teams, if the partner blocks the demolition type of defender, Martin can be added at the offensive end because of the system bonus, or the star guard's containment force, Martin's display on the offensive end is already a semi-finished product, what needs to be improved at present is only offensive efficiency, martin urgently needs to improve the defense This is tolerable in rebuilding the team, but the fault tolerance rate of the defense in the strong team is very low, Martin's current defensive performance, the playing time may not be too long, although in the Rockets, Martin has been ashore in advance, with a very short period of time to cultivate, but in other strong teams, Martin may not be able to enter the rotation, the limitations of Martin's play are too obvious, but no matter what team, Martin polished his skills, gradually stabilized his own skills, improved defense, which is the top priority.