Your current thoughts on MKG

[fan_of_a_fan]

I think MKG can coexist with Henderson as long as Mullens and Kemba are hitting their outside shots.

One thing I noticed at the Wizards game: Henderson was comfortably going down on the block to post up guys, by design. Gerald is an average-sized 2, but he has terrific length and is entering his physical prime. If you post G-Hen, and have Mully and Kemba on the outside, maybe you can have the slashing MKG in that mix as well. Hopefully. Obviously that crew will have to run in order score a lot.

Henderson going to the post to imitate his idol, Kobe Bryant, will only work in two instances: if he can score efficiently enough to force a double team and if Dunlap was running the Triangle Offense. I don't see neither of those things happening, so I don't see Henderson predominantly being used in the post as a successful option. I have faithfully watched the Bobcats for the past four seasons via NBA League Pass and the only constant I have seen in this team's downfall offensively is the decision to try to make Henderson a "go-to guy" the past season & a half, especially the horrendously slow starts to the 1st & 3rd quarters.

I'm sorry, but now that I've got that rant out of the way, we don't want to rely on Kemba and Mullens being 3-point threats. That has all of the makings for this disastrous offense to continue. Reasons are because Mullens is just learning to take his shooting range to that distance this offseason due to Dunlap's insistence and is a career 24% at doing so while Kemba is already struggling with his FG% to the point where you don't want to depend on him taking the least efficient shot on the floor on most of his attempts.

I want to see the team start the season with Kemba/Gordon/MKG/Mullens/Haywood as the starters, and I promise you will see an increase in MKG's overall play. This team need as much offensive firepower on the court as possible and my aforementioned lineup will do so sans probably Haywood. The lineup will put two slashers with playmaking ability in Kemba & MKG on the floor with two deep threats in Gordon & Mullens to complement each other offensively. I like the idea of Sessions and Henderson off the bench as game managers instead of dictators of pace to start off games and halves. All of this said, we must spread the floor for MKG to be most successful.