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Minnesota Timberwolves: 5 Reasons Why Kevin Martin Has To Go

By Aaron Mah

October 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) shoots against the defense of Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (6) and center Roy Hibbert (17) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
October 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Kevin Martin (23) shoots against the defense of Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (6) and center Roy Hibbert (17) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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October 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) controls the ball against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
October 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) controls the ball against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Keeping K-Mart Goes Against Minnesota’s Youth Nurturing Philosophy

The organization — from general manager Milt Newton on down to the head coach, Sam Mitchell — have sung the same tune in regards to their vision and plan.

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    • The goal is to honor the late Flip Saunders’ master strategy in developing and maximizing the team’s core of potential-filled studs.

    In late-October, after announcing his plans to start Zach LaVine at shooting guard — a decision in which he would later rescind — Mitchell explained his brash move by telling the Associated Press’ Jon Krawcynski the following, “It’s not necessarily about earning, it’s about where you are as an organization and where you’re trying to go.”

    In other words, if the Timberwolves were a manufacturing business, the company is still in its market testing stage — experimenting and putting their players in unconventional roles and optimizing their potential by giving them responsibilities that they might not necessarily be ready for.

    Having Martin on the roster, in contrast, takes away the said valuable offensive responsibilities from guys like Wiggins, Muhammad, and LaVine; and as mentioned, he indirectly forces Mitchell to trot out a 10-man rotation that hinders the franchise’s chief priority.

    Furthermore, as long as K-Mart is on Minnesota’s roster, Mitchell will continue to pigeonhole LaVine at the point — a proposition that, both, directly and indirectly hampers the development of Shabazz Muhammad, Andrew Wiggins, Gorgui Dieng, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Tyus Jones.

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