OMFKG! The Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread

Post #301 » by **fatlever** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:02 am

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/0 ... hrist.html

Post #302 » by **fatlever** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:55 am

Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell

For those who've asked, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has not decided what number he'll wear come regular season.

ouch!!! sorry mkg2/mkg14/mkg?

MKG14 · Post #303 » by **MKG14** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:11 am

fatlever wrote:Rick Bonnell ‏@rick_bonnell

For those who've asked, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has not decided what number he'll wear come regular season.

ouch!!! sorry mkg2/mkg14/mkg?

HornetJail · Post #304 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:35 am

MKG14 · Post #305 » by **MKG14** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:36 am

well he's wearing 14 right now!

TheKingofSting · Post #306 » by **TheKingofSting** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:06 am

All Hail MKG!

Kiss the ring

:nod:

KembaWalker · Post #307 » by **KembaWalker** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:00 pm

so wheres BrotherDave at anyway

countryboi · Post #308 » by **countryboi** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:13 pm

One summer league game does not a season make...but this kid has an elite first step

James Gatz · Post #309 » by **James Gatz** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:07 pm

countryboi wrote:One summer league game does not a season make...but this kid has an elite first step

It's truly brought me great pleasure seeing him slashing through the lane with ease. I know it's only one game but I already love this kid even more. I doubt he'll be able to do it with the same efficiency in a real NBA game but damn I'm going enjoy the next four more as much as I can.

Kembastockton · Post #310 » by **Kembastockton** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:09 pm

I think MKG will be significantly better than expected. There is a difference between being a shooter and a scorer. I think that due to his intangibles MKG will be a much better scorer than many of you expect.

so wheres BrotherDave at anyway

Are you starting to get an understanding of what we mean by intangibles yet little brother, BigbrotherDave?

Eoghan · Post #311 » by **Eoghan** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:59 pm

Careful guys, MKG might want to have kids one day. If you all cling to his nuts after one summer league game, the extra heat might kill his sperm.

KembaWalker · Post #312 » by **KembaWalker** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:08 pm

BrotherDave wrote:Careful guys, MKG might want to have kids one day. If you all cling to his nuts after one summer league game, the extra heat might kill his sperm.

yeah celebrating our rookies great game is stupid. i mean did you guys SEE Royce White yesterday? :lol:

Eoghan · Post #313 » by **Eoghan** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:13 pm

Hey, Royce had a pretty good game. That team is stacked and he facilitated like a champ.

Post #314 » by **BigSlam** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:46 pm

countryboi wrote:One summer league game does not a season make...but this kid has an elite first step

His first step was tasty but the thing that struck me was his understanding of time, space and angles. His ability to avoid defenders and slice through the key was super impressive - as was his ability to finish at the rack.

Eoghan · Post #315 » by **Eoghan** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:07 pm

Yeah, he has really good awareness on offense and defense; that was his biggest contribution to UK probably.

The real test will be seeing him against somebody that can actually guard him, Sacto's SL team was really bad.

penquin11 · Post #316 » by **penquin11** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:36 pm

He has some MAD speed, it wouldn't surprise me if he was one of the fastest players in the league- he was blowing by guys with a limp last night.... His first step is almost PG like. (dude is going to be NASTY on the break)

Post #317 » by **fatlever** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:39 pm

LOL dj quick changed his name to mountbiyombo. thats an awesome name. kudos.

Post #318 » by **fatlever** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:43 pm

most impressive thing i saw last night from MKG was his defense. its pretty impressive to see an 18 year old rookie be the captain of the defense, yet thats what he was doing.

i am not going to get excited about his offense until i see him vs some real defenders. that being said, his first step is very good.

penquin11 · Post #319 » by **penquin11** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:55 am

fatlever wrote:most impressive thing i saw last night from MKG was his defense. its pretty impressive to see an 18 year old rookie be the captain of the defense, yet thats what he was doing.

i am not going to get excited about his offense until i see him vs some real defenders. that being said, his first step is very good.

His first step won't be stopped unless he has an elite defender on him, look for MKG to get to the FT line often- which should bolster his offensive impact.

mrknowitall215 · Post #320 » by **mrknowitall215** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:02 am

The more I watch Thomas Robinson in Summer League, the more I love this MKG pick. I wanted MKG all along, but I was a little skeptical of how much NBA-ready he would be. MKG sure looked ready yesterday, and his intangibles will show more the near future. Robinson reminds me of Michael Beasley 2.0 for some reason.