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Great defender and rebounder. But don't expect him to offer anything on the offensive side of the ball. Plays a lot like a young Crash.
Kidd-Gilchrist versus Barnes
Sorry if this has been covered before. I noticed Kidd-Gilchrist had risen on the draftexpress mock recently.
I don't claim to be an expert, but it is my understanding that Kidd-Gilchrist has about everything you'd want at SF except for a solid outside shot. Am I offbase?
What are your thoughts on these two? I would be fine with either one.
Great defender and rebounder. But don't expect him to offer anything on the offensive side of the ball. Plays a lot like a young Crash.
A young crash wouldn't be so bad, I guess. Defense and rebounding should translate to the Association pretty easily.Originally Posted by SWedd523
longterm start 5?
Kemba
Hendo
K-Gilchrist
Biyombo
Mullens
That's at least 3 defenders and 2-3 guys who can put the ball in the hole. If Mullens works out, he draws out the bigs, allowing space for Biyombo and Gilchrist to operate with whatever offensive skills they can bring.
Good enough for the long haul?
We need a go to and Barnes fits much better. Barnes just needs more attitude. Like Kemba and SMACK
Thanks Ammofan!
Kidd-Gilchrist has everything you cant teach, his biggest "flaw" is his outside shot (he's still a 33% 3pt shooter, not a 17% from the closer line like Crash was at the same age or a 9% shooter like DeRozan). He's more like a mediocre outside shooter, not exactly bad. His ballhandling isn't perfect, but its not like Barnes is any better. Barnes flaws are things you can't teach: confidence, elite athleticism, finishing ability etc. He's a decent catch and shoot guy but we already have a LOT of those guys. MKG is the better fit for us and the better prospect
If we are picking with one of the first 2, it wont be Kidd-Gilchrist. It could be if we trade back with NO for a 2 for 1. Kidd-Gilchrist will likely go in the 4-8 range. I'd be for a trade with NO if it enabled us to get 2 Lottery picks.
Gilchrist is a terrible "fit" for us as he's basically a taller Gerald Henderson. Hendo/Gilchrist can't score on their own, so having a shoot-first PG like Kemba is going to be a real downer on the offensive side of the ball. He's also no better an athlete than Barnes (neither one is elite).
Neither Gilchrist nor Barnes is a great "fit", but Barnes is the better option of the two because we need perimeter shooting more than we need perimeter defense
From what little I've read and seen, I'm inclined to agree with this notion that Gilchrist pretty much has all the things that you can't teach.
Maybe Barnes will be better for a few years but Gilchrist will eventually surpass him?....
Can attitude be taught??
On the flip side, over the course of an 82 game schedule, maybe skills are way more important than having an attitude in the sense that you mean "attitude" here....
We definitely know Barnes is capable of catching and scoring off 0-2 dribbles. And he should be able to overpower 2's and some 3's in the lane.
I have faith that Hendo is getting there as a one-on-one scorer, at least with the help of a screen/pick. In my humble opinion Kemba had better learn to distribute regardless of who he's lined up with. Let's hope.
Do you feel that K-Gilchrist is no better than Barnes as a finisher?
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