K Mart Special

Who says that the Denver Nuggets are a two man team? In case you haven’t noticed, Denver is surprisingly deep on the bench and features powerful offensive weapons that fly under the radar with big names like Melo and A.I. taking the spotlight.

In the Nuggets win on Monday night against the snuffed out Heat, the leading scorer wasn’t Carmelo, it wasn’t Allen Iverson, and it wasn’t the Nuggets third leading scorer, Linas Kleiza, either. It was Kenyon Martin, the prolific scorer of years past at Cincinnati and earlier in his NBA career as a New Jersey Net.

K. Mart has been getting a bad rep as of late, including on this very blog a few weeks ago. Major skepticism includes his $13 million dollar salary this year and missing many games the past few seasons with injuries to both knees.

However, K. Mart looks like he is slowly overcoming these injuries that would have taken many players out of the game for good. He is regaining that bounce in his step on defense by increasing his rebounding numbers, and showing that he hasn’t lost any touch by scoring 12 points in the third quarter while shooting perfect from the field.

The Nuggs (32-19) face the Magic (32-21) tonight in their final contest before Melo and A.I. head to New Orleans for the All Star break. The four’s and five’s will defiantly be up for a challenge against the beastly Dwight Howard, but a win will build much needed momentum going into Tuesday’s match up against the best team in basketball, the Boston Celtics

Top 5 reasons to keep K. Mart:
He is gaining confidence after undergoing two major surgeries in three years
He’s a physical presence on the defensive end
He fits in well with the Nuggs style of play
He’s a high energy player with potential to do more
He’s 6’9”, 240 pounds of man