The Official Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread

[DashGlobal]

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

It will be difficult for MKG to beat his man off the dribble if the defender sags off him and plays him for the drive.

[SJackson1]

alot of debate on wheater we should take the safe pick or maybe risk MKG or Beal, i think we should take the safe pick in TRob becasue the guy has proved last season that he has an all round game which will help us for many years to come

[Swifft22]

Im all for T-ROB..if we dont pick him it should be MKG..Rember Lebron couldnt shoot when he entered the league...Neither could Tony Parker, Derek Rose, hell even MJ wasnt known as a 3point specialist ..MKG is not undersized at SF + he can guard positions 1-4...at only 18 i think his a safe pick also

[Plowright]

Yeah but its not jsut that MKG doesnt shoot well, its his mechanics are pretty bad...

[Swifft22]

Yeah but its not jsut that MKG doesnt shoot well, its his mechanics are pretty bad...

Yea he's got a hitch..i see him as more of a defensive specialist than a guy who can get you 25..

[Plowright]

Yeah I agree, bit like GW I reckon, will be great in transition may eventually learn to shoot

[Frosty06306]

For those with ESPN insider:

Article about MKG

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

Anyway you could give us a synopsis of this article? I really like MKG and think he should be our pick if we stay at 2. And if not I'm equally happy with T-Rob.

[Jerp]

Anyway you could give us a synopsis of this article? I really like MKG and think he should be our pick if we stay at 2. And if not I'm equally happy with T-Rob.

Talked about intangibles, doesn't fit a lot of labels given to other players like scorer since he won't wow with 3 pt %, but he's a winner and a leader with a huge work ethic thats constantly trying to get better every minute of every day, scouts love him and are literally begging their GM to get him anyway possible. He doesn't like to lose, so coming here wouldn't be his first option. Talked about he fit great with the Cavs and was a former HS teammate of Irving. Also mentioned Dan Gilbert and LeBron.

[Mustachio]

Good call Ziggy. This guy shoots basketball like Charles Barkley swings a golf club. He is on my DO NOT WANT list. I'd take Moe Harkless at 2 before I'd take MKG.

I don't understand the love for this kid at all.

Saying he's a winner? .... So is anyone that played for Kentucky last year. His team was one of the all time great college teams, and he was a part of it, but a lot of people will look good playing beside Davis who alters the game on every play. I've said it a hundred times already but this guy is Corey Brewer 2.0. CB was a "winner" in college as well.

Harkless is already further along on the offensive end at the same age. You can see my love for Harkless in other threads but I want to run their college stats side by side in this thread.

MKG
PPG - 11.9
FG % - 49%
3pt% - 25%
APG - 1.9
RPG - 7.4
Steals - 1
Blocks -.9
TO - 2.2

Harkless
PPG - 15.5
FG% - 45%
3pt% -21.5%
APG - 1.5
RPG - 8.6
Steals - 1.6
Blocks - 1.4
TO - 2.5

As you can see, Moe is better in almost every single category, yet played on a much worse cast of talent, with a coach who missed most of the year due to illness. Moe spent the whole year forced to play out of position at PF in the Big East and still had better numbers. They are the same age, but Harkless is taller, I think he will have a bigger span and reach. Both are extremely athletic, but I would say that Moe is more fluid and effortless.

I just don't get it, someone tell me what I'm missing here. why would you take MKG at 2 when you can have Moe later if you want a SF?

[SJackson1]

i think we should take TRob at the No 2 pick and then trade a SF or get one for the 31st pick