The Official Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread

[SJackson1]

who would benefit the Bobcats more, Robinson or Gilchrist ?

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Anyone else noticing a slight hesitation at the top of his jumper?

Or is it just me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0U9qRFbldw

[SJackson1]

Anyone else noticing a slight hesitation at the top of his jumper?

Or is it just me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0U9qRFbldw

yes he has defo got a hitch in his jump shot. He still knocked his jumpers down last season

[SWedd523]

”slight”? ”hesitation”?


His jumper looks worse than Kwame's FT shot

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”slight”? ”hesitation”?


His jumper looks worse than Kwame's FT shot

I was being kind

Plus, I'm not as keen of a student of mechanics as some of your guys are. When a player enters the NBA with a hitch in his shot like that, what are the odds that he is able to change years of muscle memory and clean it up?

[SJackson1]

his ball control is very good for such a young player and he finishes well in the paint.

[BrotherDave]

yes he has defo got a hitch in his jump shot. He still knocked his wide open 2 pt jumpers down last season thanks to being on a stacked UK team.

FTFY.

I'm sure it's been said before but the dude shot ~25% from college 3. That's abysmal. Even Gerald Wallace would cringe at that.

Something just irks me about MKG. He plays like a really undersized PF with a good handle. That double pump shot of his quite fugly.

[SWedd523]

I was being kind

Plus, I'm not as keen of a student of mechanics as some of your guys are. When a player enters the NBA with a hitch in his shot like that, what are the odds that he is able to change years of muscle memory and clean it up?

I'm a sucker for beautiful jumpers. I spent long hours of my youth at basketball camps and whatnot working on my jumper so I'm always a fan of guys who have great form. Guys like Ray Allen and Eric Gordon have been favorite players of mine and a lot of it has to do with how pure they shoot.

If his form doesn't improve, he'll have difficulty breaking his man down off the dribble and pulling up in traffic. Not only does his shot have a hitch, it comes with a slow release. So unless he shoots it very high (like Barnes), he'll be relegated to open looks from the perimeter. Fortunately, he's good enough to beat his man off the dribble and get the rack, crashes the offensive boards well, and is very good in transition, so he shouldn't be useless on the offensive side of the floor.

The key for him will be repetition. Bad form won't necessarily prevent him from making open shots as long as he devotes time in practice to focus on his muscle memory

[SJackson1]

he will definatley be a top 4 pick, my heartrate will be through the roof when David Stern is reading out who we select

[akaseinfeld]

For those with ESPN insider:

Article about MKG

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog/...ow-scouts-wins