OMFKG! The Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread II

[Liver_Pooty]

A lot of his injuries have been rather flukish unlike Wallaces where he would damn near kill himself with collapsed lungs and such.

[TheKingofSting]

I think asking him to slow up or not play as hard would be a mistake.

[-Ian-]

I think asking him to slow up or not play as hard would be a mistake.

For his sake, at least he should learn when to slow down.

[JDR720]

A lot of his injuries have been rather flukish unlike Wallaces where he would damn near kill himself with collapsed lungs and such.

i think the stress reaction was the first major injury not caused to him by another player, others being JT's knee to the head and Calderon smashing his hand

[Liver_Pooty]

A lot of his injuries have been rather flukish unlike Wallaces where he would damn near kill himself with collapsed lungs and such.

i think the stress reaction was the first major injury not caused to him by another player, others being JT's knee to the head and Calderon smashing his hand

Im calling it now, another off season with Price working on his shot, and hes an all star next year.

[Braggins]

A lot of his injuries have been rather flukish unlike Wallaces where he would damn near kill himself with collapsed lungs and such.

i think the stress reaction was the first major injury not caused to him by another player, others being JT's knee to the head and Calderon smashing his hand

Im calling it now, another off season with Price working on his shot, and hes an all star next year.

We need to clone Price about three or four times so we can have a Mark Price spending an entire summer with MKG, Lance, Kemba, PJ, and Zeller.

[-Ian-]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIO8r4xAc4[/youtube]

[Radu_Hornets]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIO8r4xAc4[/youtube]

2 sentences I'll remember from this:

MKG: "I have a gift for the game of basketball and I realized that."

Calipari: "This guy had an hitch in his shot, and was still selected #2 overall, because of his heart".


I love this team because we have guys like him and Kemba who truly are in love with competitiveness and basketball.
The NBA would be so much much fun to watch if all the players would be like them...

[-Ian-]

Calipari: "This guy had an hitch in his shot, and was still selected #2 overall, because of his heart".


I love this team because we have guys like him and Kemba who truly are in love with competitiveness and basketball.
The NBA would be so much much fun to watch if all the players would be like them...

I love how Cal talks about MKG.

[vorbis]

great video, and another glimpse at how far MKG has come with his speaking. so happy he's a Hornet.

[TheKingofSting]

Sick video!

[fatlever]

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 29s29 seconds ago

MKG did non-contact drills today. If there is no setback, he would play Saturday.

[mrknowitall215]

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell 29s29 seconds ago

MKG did non-contact drills today. If there is no setback, he would play Saturday.

Great news. I feared that MKG wouldn't return until around the time Kemba did

[JDR720]

Over this season and last season the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets are 10 games above .500 when small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist plays.

They are 14 games below .500 when Kidd-Gilchrist sits out.

Coincidence? Hardly. Hornets coach Steve Clifford has an expression for what Kidd-Gilchrist does for his team’s bottom line. Clifford says Kidd-Gilchrist “does winning things.”

Those things don’t always pop off box scores. Kidd-Gilchrist is top 50 in the NBA in only one statistical category this season (40th in rebounding average at 7.2 per game).

But how he impacts games, particularly defensively on a defense-centric roster, is significant and growing.

“He’s one of the few guys in this league who can at least make it difficult on a primary scorer,” Clifford described Thursday. “I mean, nobody can guard a (Kevin) Durant or a (Russell) Westbrook by himself. Nobody! But he is smart enough with good enough technique and instincts that at least you have a chance to game plan to make them do certain things. Not many people can do that.”

“Then his team defense is equally good because he’s tall, smart and talented. With what he’s done offensively, we can play a smart, tough game with him on the floor. And he’s an elite rebounder. He plays well in all aspects of the game.”

Kidd-Gilchrist was a topic of conversation Thursday because he fully practiced Thursday for the first time since suffering a right hamstring strain Feb. 7 in Philadelphia. Kidd-Gilchrist sat out the last two games before the All-Star break and those games illustrated his importance. The Hornets lost to the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, giving up 103 and 106 points, well above their defensive average.

Assuming there is no setback at practice Friday, Kidd-Gilchrist plans to play Saturday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Obviously his defense would be a big plus versus Durant, tied for second in the league in scoring at 25.9 points per game.

“I feel fine. I’m ready to get back to it. I feel like this is a new season for all of us now. I’m excited,” Kidd-Gilchrist said when asked about his hamstring.

At 19 Kidd-Gilchrist was the youngest player in the 2012 draft when the then-Bobcats chose him second overall. He didn’t have much skill offensively as a rookie, but the trait Kidd-Gilchrist most demonstrated his one season at Kentucky – exceptional energy – is still what the Hornets like best about him.

“I bring energy to this team each and every night,” Kidd-Gilchrist said. “That’s what I’m here for especially at the defensive end. And the offense is coming. I’m not worried about myself, I’m worried about my team – winning games, that’s it.”

An improved jump shot has made him more of a factor offensively. Now opponents can’t just play him to drive.

Kidd-Gilchrist always had leadership abilities, but he was reluctant to speak up much his first two seasons. Now it’s clear he’s at the core of what the Hornets are about – defense, rebounding and low-turnover execution.

“I’m just being me. I’m a leader by example; I think people see I’m always working.” He said. “I feel like my game is expanding every year. I feel like I’m getting wiser.”

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/0 ... rylink=cpy

[MasterIchiro]

Yeah that W-L record is about to regress.

[LamarMatic7]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIO8r4xAc4[/youtube]

I loved how they started off the video with Cal talking about that certain play. Something I've said before - I don't think there's anyone better in the league than MKG at recovering on a over-play that turned out to be a gamble. He'll lose his man on a back-door cut and will be back in place in a split-second to poke the pass out of bounds. It's uncanny.

[HornetJail]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIO8r4xAc4[/youtube]

Once he's a little more polished he's going to be an all-star. I know it.

[LofJ]

He probably won't be the star player, but MKG is going to be one of the 3 best players on a championship team one day. I just hope it's with us.

*Continues to makes sacrifices to the Curry altar in his garage, come on 2017!*

[BigSlam]

Nice to see Gilly score with some diversification tonight. There were the usual drives ending in layups and dunks, some transition points, some junk/clean up points and also that mid range J he has been showing this season.

But there was were nice "in between" takes and makes as well. Some floaters and things we hadn't seen much of before.

IF (huge if, I know), he was able to add a semi-reliable 3 ball (think Leonard: 3APG on about 34%) to his current bag of tricks and kept improving on his bag of tricks while getting his FT% up to the high 70's do you think he has it in him to be a #1/#2 scoring option on a good team?

[TheKingofSting]

I heard the announcers say he only has one game in the last 8 or 9 where he didn't score double figures and it was the game in which he left early with the injury. I'm glad to see him pick up where he left off before the injury.