I still say Martell is going to blow people away next year. That said, he needs to be force fed the ball along with Oden. LMA will get his shots - I'm not worried about getting him going anymore. That means priority #1 is Oden. Priority #2 should be getting Martell early clean looks. He needs to improve his handle and establish that he CAN take it to the hole as he is a much better dunker then anyone but Outlaw and is more aggressive then Outlaw when it comes to taking it to the hole. Now I only want to see that ability used in LMA to Martell baseline screens, which worked beautifully when we used it in the season. Martell could also use drives to keep slower defenders honest when they D him up at the three and he knows he can take them. If he proves to the league he is a legitimate slashing threat and improves his passing he can become a triple threat Brandon-lite, but in order to do that he has GOT to improve his handle.

I also want to say just as we have seen sparks of offensive dominance from Martell (Utah), I have also seen some truly brilliant defense for stretches. He really got up for the Cleveland game and guarded LeBron better then anyone else on the team. I think he is vastly better at defense then Outlaw which I realize isn't saying much. I still feel Outlaw should be our 6th man and Martell should start. He should spend his whole off season shooting 500-1000 3's per day from every conceivable spot around the perimeter. I want him to simply catch and shoot with a shooting coach until he makes Ray Allen look like Pryzbilla. He has the potential to be our #2 option after LMA for scoring but he has got to be aggressive and needs to hit 48%++ of his open threes. Martell has the tools to shoot 50%+ from 3 when open but that requires more and more shooting. He needs to have two assistants work with him over the summer - one to D him up and one to feed him the rock. He needs to be draining any shot that doesn't get a hand on the ball. I also want to see more Reggie Miller frog leg foul drawing. For those who don't know, it's when you flare your legs as wide as possible after a deep shot so the defender that is running at you "fouls" your leg and you draw the foul. Martell got, I think, two 4 point plays this year off that.

I'm convinced Martell has the most remaining potential untapped of active players this year.  Outlaw has boatloads of potential but his strides were much further this year (year 5) than Martell (Year 3). Oden isn't active and I don't think Sergio has as much potential as I once thought, which means with his physical gifts and shooting stroke Martell has the greatest remaining "mine" of potential.

If there is one player who played this year who I want to see come back even more deadly it's Martell. I'm also convinced that Martell has the exact tool set we need at the 3. Outlaw is a freak of nature and is a freaking amazing swing man 3/4 who gives us just crazy mismatch ability. Martell is a 2/3 but I think he is an ideal 3 for size and athleticism. His skill set is a thing of beauty and I think after watching this season we have a diamond in the rough waiting to explode. I'm no longer worried about the 3 position with Martell and Outlaw. If we can find a starting PG who can shoot, drive, defend, and nail the 3 it's ring time in 2010, it's truly a race between the apocalypse and a Blazer dynasty. Frankly, if we get a juicy PG ONLY the apocalypse, whether it's Illuminati-caused or enviro-caused, can stop the Blazer juggernaut from rolling :) :) :)

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