SJackson1....i am very surprised by his start...i watched him in college last year and was very impressed with his inteligence on the court / his constant hustle / his ballhawking skills and his ability to get to the basket and to finish strong...but i just wasnt sure if all of that would translate to the NBA...and even if it did i figured it would take him at least a season to get adjusted....last year he was on 1 of the better college basketball teams of the past decade...and with A Davis being the main guy and the 1st option...as well as the other really good players in that starting 5 ..it made me wonder whether MKG was just a product of the system and that maybe he was able to be so effective and to score bc most teams didnt view him as a major threat?..i knew without a doubt that the guy had heart and always gave 100% and was great on the defensive end..i just wasnt sold on his ability to score at the NBA level...so for him to be considered @ the #2pick with all the question marks seemed like a bit of a reach to me...since the draft was a toss up ater Davis it made MKG @ #2 aot easier to swallow bc pretty much every guy 2-10 was a gamble..then to top all of that off the guy was by far the youngest guy in the draft at only 18 years old...so when we drafted him i figured he would be a project and could seriously contribute 2-3 years down the road...now with that being said ...6 games into this young season MKG has totally impressed me ..his defense is as good as advertised...his motor is even more impresive when i get to watch him on a consistnt basis ..his ability to contribute across the board has been amazing...this goes for distributing the ball..blocking shots..getting steals..his work on the boards (his offensive rbding has been amazing )and the most impressive aspect has been his ability to get to the rim and finish on consistent basis..his 1st step is alot quicker then it looks and even though he is skinny he is very powerful around the rim..he knows how to finish..and he knows how to draw fouls and how to take advantage by hitting his free throws at an 85 % clip.....so to answer your question..yes i am very very pleasantly suprised by his start to the season and i think the sky is the limit for this guy...he wil def improve on everything mentioned above as time goes on...but if he can develop a nice little mid range jump shot over the next 2 years then this guy can be deadly....i love the pick and with the emergence of Kemba this year i think we have 2 really good young pieces to build on .
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