The Official Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread

[SWedd523]

This is the place to discuss Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Post up your Youtube videos, news articles, and fantasies!

[SWedd523]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a 6'7" Freshman SF from the University of Kentucky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOzb2-WghjY

[Bosnian-Bobcats-Fan]

If we can't get Anthony Davis i say we take MKG...i know he doesnt have a great jumper or much of an offensive game...but this guy has all the intangables...he is a lockdown defender...great leader and has the highest motor in the NCAA...the guy hustles on every play and plays ever game like its his last and thats a player that would be perfect for us imo...and he's real young so that offensive game will continue to develop....i see him being a star

[The Milk]

He seems like a Cho kind of guy, hard worker on and off the court and clearly has a passion for the game.

[Chef]

i am so tired of hustle guys who aren't great at basketball things like shooting and an overall offensive game. don't care how good his "motor" is, i don't want him for this team. he needs a team with a ball dominant sg or pg and a high touch big man. he would phenomenal for the lakers.

[adam187]

i don't think he's as bad a shooter as you guys make him out to be, especially for his age. today he shot 1-1 on 3s and 4-4 on free throws. small sample size obviously, but he can knock em down. i think he'll be about as good a shooter as many other super athletic dudes in the league, which would be fine.

[Keetch]

If we don't get the first pick and end up taking MKG, I'd still be pretty happy. I just get the feeling that he'll get a jump shot in the NBA and become very very good. Thats about all he needs to take off.

[Chef]

at this point he is a cross between a very young crash and tony allen. not for me with a top 3 pick.

[polarcat]

I agree with the sentiment that I don't think we've seen the full range of upside with the UK players since that team is so deep and talented. I think at the NBA level, we'll see more offensive polish from Davis, more of a floor general with confidence from Teague, and I think MKG's got more offensive ability that hasn't been shown yet. I agree that MKG is a more talented version of Crash when coming out of college and his ceiling is greater than what Crash brought. MKG's b-ball IQ is slightly better and has more control over his game than Wallace. IMO, it's as if you took Wallace at age 23 or 24, , smoothed down his recklessness, added a jumper and still had a little bit of room to grow into as well, and MKG won't be 19 years old until September of this year. Not a bad consolation prize if you miss out on the Davis jackpot. I've definitely warmed up to him as the year has progressed.

[dnbman]

For those that remember Pippen at his peak, is MKG's upside comparable to a Pippen type player?

He developed that outside stroke a few years into his career, but was a pretty savy defender and rebounder from his first days in the league.