Man you've gotta love MKG

[CampNightmare8]

What a great shot by JR, but check out the great defense by MKG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=8ARvdQ42yHw

[CatNation]

I don't love that pass he made

then again I don't love putting him in that situation where he has nobody to pass to. get it together guys

[JGib23]

Love MKG

Why did Kemba pass it?

[ammofan]

Love MKG

Why did Kemba pass it?

MKG actually had a lane to the rim before Kemba passed it. Not Kemba's fault. I'll still go back to Ben Gordon's 3 turnovers.

[spectre]

Rookie of the Month!

[Chef]

just a bunch of young guys (and ben gordon) making learning mistakes. mkg killing his dribble for no reason then having to try for a cross court pass. kemba trying to split the pick and roll and turning it over when he didn't have to go hero mode in that instance. just a good learning experience for everyone. notice how much harder the possessions get when the game winds down. that is where these young guys have to learn on the fly.

was going to post a thread, but this is as good a place as any.

i think mkg is the BEST finishers that the bobcats have ever had. he is so good at finishing through contact, using his spiderman arms to "hang" in the air (he finished over tyson chandler this way). i would still like to see him bang on folks, but i can't complain too much as long as the shots are falling. in this regard he is already way way better than crash.

[spectre]

just a bunch of young guys (and ben gordon) making learning mistakes. mkg killing his dribble for no reason then having to try for a cross court pass. kemba trying to split the pick and roll and turning it over when he didn't have to go hero mode in that instance. just a good learning experience for everyone. notice how much harder the possessions get when the game winds down. that is where these young guys have to learn on the fly.

was going to post a thread, but this is as good a place as any.

i think mkg is the BEST finishers that the bobcats have ever had. he is so good at finishing through contact, using his spiderman arms to "hang" in the air (he finished over tyson chandler this way). i would still like to see him bang on folks, but i can't complain too much as long as the shots are falling. in this regard he is already way way better than crash.

Um...Kemba DIDN'T turn the ball over. He called a timeout.

Nice try tho!

Seriously, I agree on him being the best finisher we've ever had in the paint. It's freaking scary how poised he is inside at his age.

[JGib23]

just a bunch of young guys (and ben gordon) making learning mistakes. mkg killing his dribble for no reason then having to try for a cross court pass. kemba trying to split the pick and roll and turning it over when he didn't have to go hero mode in that instance. just a good learning experience for everyone. notice how much harder the possessions get when the game winds down. that is where these young guys have to learn on the fly.

was going to post a thread, but this is as good a place as any.

i think mkg is the BEST finishers that the bobcats have ever had. he is so good at finishing through contact, using his spiderman arms to "hang" in the air (he finished over tyson chandler this way). i would still like to see him bang on folks, but i can't complain too much as long as the shots are falling. in this regard he is already way way better than crash.

Co-sign.

This was a big difference from the final game last season(also against the Knicks). You can see how much we've improved. These losses suck but, honestly it's for the best long term.
1: our players learn how to finish and how tough the last 5 minutes on an NBA game are.
2: we will ultimately miss the playoffs and keep our pick but, at least the losses are blowouts like last season.

[Chef]

Um...Kemba DIDN'T turn the ball over. He called a timeout.

Nice try tho!

Seriously, I agree on him being the best finisher we've ever had in the paint. It's freaking scary how poised he is inside at his age.

you're right. i forgot about the TO. it was still a bad decision though.

[spectre]

you're right. i forgot about the TO. it was still a bad decision though.

When the defenses tighten up we struggle to score...that's nothing new. One of the things that do occasionally work is Kemba on the P&R & Kemba splitting the double team to drive (remember we're a run & rim team). Hendo took 2 very contested fadeaway to one side shots too but I don't fault him for it either because typically we just can't put the ball in the hole.

That's going to take some seasoning for both the players and the coach.

As DY would say I ain't even mad. We played a great game overall and it's a big plus that this team was even there with a chance.

Didn't mean to derail the thread though.

Isn't it amazing that everyone knows MKG doesn't have much of an outside shot but he STILL gets into the paint and converts? I had some doubts about him but not now. I'm about as excited as I've ever been about a draftee of ours.