OMFKG! The Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread

Post #41 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:54 am

No montage yet? You slack buggers!!

Go get some MKG!!!

Oh, and suck on this haters:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOzb2-WghjY[/youtube]

SWedd523 · Post #42 » by **SWedd523** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:57 am

BlackOutBobcat wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:I really want to transition him to the SG spot. I think he could be a nasty off guard playing beside Kemba

Ok, I know you like Beal and Lamb and you seem to be OK with this pick, but don't you think we would've been better off with Beal instead of transitioning MKG to the 2? I feel like we drafted for our biggest need here, and I hate it.

I do think we'd be better off taking Lamb or Beal, but if Cho decided MKG is the second best player then so be it.

MKG was third on my list and I think his broken jumpshot" is overblown. If any player in this draft can work on his weaknesses, it's Gilchrist. I have full faith in that.

I'm not a wing guy, but I really do think MKG can be a better version of Crash. Before you say "but you shouldn't draft Crash at #2!", Crash was an all-star at his absolute best. MKG can be better than that so I don't know why anybody would complain about an all-star caliber player.

Plus, you can keep him at the 3, or move him to the 2 if we draft or trade for a 3 at a later date. That versatility is very nice.

SWedd523 · Post #43 » by **SWedd523** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:00 am

Plus......... intensity.

Kemba, Hendo, MKG, Bismack.

If you're getting into a brawl, you don't want to face those 4 guys

Bassman · Post #44 » by **Bassman** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:00 am

Van Gundy says hyphen is no star, but certainly a rotation player. That's high praise :lol:

Enjoy our energy guy folks. He will give us thrills, chills, tough D, great energy, bad shots, 12 point games, and plenty of other opportunities in the lottery.

BlackOutBuzz · Post #45 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:03 am

SWedd523 wrote:
BlackOutBobcat wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:I really want to transition him to the SG spot. I think he could be a nasty off guard playing beside Kemba

Ok, I know you like Beal and Lamb and you seem to be OK with this pick, but don't you think we would've been better off with Beal instead of transitioning MKG to the 2? I feel like we drafted for our biggest need here, and I hate it.

I do think we'd be better off taking Lamb or Beal, but if Cho decided MKG is the second best player then so be it.

I don't mind having him, it's just the fact that there was such high demand for Beal. I mean the Spurs wanted him, that alone tells me we should've taken him, but whatever. Even if we were petrified of missing out on MKG, we should've squeezed something out of the Wizards. Anything.

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #46 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:05 am

Loved the following exchange on Grantland in the Ford vs Simmons mock

FORD: With Charlotte's no. 2 pick, I'm taking Michael Kidd-Gilchrist even though the Bobcats are probably trading this pick to Cleveland for no. 4 and no. 24. If they keep it, I think they're taking Thomas Robinson. If the Cavs get the pick, they're taking Bradley Beal.

Personally, I think Kidd-Gilchrist has a chance to be the second best player in this draft — I especially like him if he lands on a team with a great young point guard like Cleveland. (I'm less bullish if he lands in Charlotte, as he's not the type of player who carries a team on his own yet.) He has more holes in his game than several of the top picks in the draft. He's just a so-so shooter with a hitchy jumper. He's not a great ball handler yet and doesn't really know how to create his own shot. That doesn't scream no. 2 pick.

But he's won at every level (high school, AAU, NCAA) and has a Rondo-eque type of motor and toughness. He's an elite finisher at the rim. He runs the floor as well as anyone in the draft. He can defend at least three positions. He's a gym rat and a relentless worker. Most of the analysts who followed him in high school thought he made major improvements as a freshman in virtually every area. And he's the youngest player in the draft (doesn't turn 19 until late September). Most of the players his age were high school seniors last year. He really has skipped ahead a year. I wrote yesterday that Kidd-Gilchrist "just might be a Gerald Wallace clone, or he might be a saner version of Metta World Peace. But if we are talking ceilings, I think his is Scottie Pippen. Pair him with an elite scorer, and I think he'll have a few rings by the time he retires." Do you agree with that?

SIMMONS: Chad, this pick makes so much sense that I can only assume you mistakenly thought MKG was Slovenian. Everyone keeps saying there's no "sure thing" in this draft after Davis. Why isn't MKG a sure thing? You know what you're getting — he's the most competitive guy in the draft, he's an incredible athlete, his teams win everywhere he goes, he's the prototypical über-athlete swing guy who can defend three positions, and he could absolutely be the second-best or third-best player on a title contender some day.

I'm judging every lottery pick in this draft by one question: "Could you have played in that insanely athletic 2012 Finals I just watched?" We can't say that's where the NBA might be headed because it's already there — we just saw it. And for MKG, the answer is, "Yes, he would have absolutely fit into that Finals … and maybe even slowed down Durant or LeBron a little." I don't care that he can't shoot yet. He'll figure it out. I agree with you — Pippen is the right comparison here. But it's his competitiveness that really stands out for me. You stick someone on your team who cares that much and everything else will fall into place. Eventually. Naturally, he'll probably drop to fifth because this continues to be the dumbest professional sports league on the planet.

FORD: I can understand the Wizards passing on him. They are desperate for shooters and Bradley Beal is a great fit there. But there's no excuse for any other team. I'm stunned that the Bobcats can't see what you and I see. Then again … every year I'm stunned that the Bobcats can't see what you and I can see … with the exception of [Editor's note: deleted] in 2006.

And the Cavs? How do they say no? Kyrie Irving and MKG were teammates in high school. They're going to take Harrison Barnes over MKG? Don't they remember that MKG with a bum ankle dominated Barnes in high school and did it again when the two matched up in Kentucky in December?

SIMMONS: If Barnes goes over Kidd-Gilchrist, we might as well eliminate college basketball as a device to scout potential NBA prospects. Seriously. Let's just dump it. We'll save tens of millions on travel and DVD expenses.

Also MKG was solid in Hollinger's draft picker and other advanced stats projections of draft picks. I'm good with this.

SWedd523 · Post #47 » by **SWedd523** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:07 am

BlackOutBobcat wrote:I don't mind having him, it's just the fact that there was such high demand for Beal. I mean the Spurs wanted him, that alone tells me we should've taken him, but whatever. Even if we were petrified of missing out on MKG, we should've squeezed something out of the Wizards. Anything.

I mean I'm not HAPPY, but I'd rather have him than Robinson, Barnes, or Drummond

BlackOutBuzz · Post #48 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:16 am

SWedd523 wrote:
BlackOutBobcat wrote:I don't mind having him, it's just the fact that there was such high demand for Beal. I mean the Spurs wanted him, that alone tells me we should've taken him, but whatever. Even if we were petrified of missing out on MKG, we should've squeezed something out of the Wizards. Anything.

I mean I'm not HAPPY, but I'd rather have him than Robinson, Barnes, or Drummond

I probably wouldn't...maybe Drummond. My board went like this.

1. Davis
2. Beal
3. Thor
4. Barnes
5. Lamb

(GAP)

6. Lillard
7. Drummond
8. MKG
9. Marshall
10. White

Though after the top 5 it's pretty much interchangeable I guess...

AnaheimRoyale · Post #49 » by **AnaheimRoyale** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:24 am

Fred Williamson wrote:I'm okay with it, but the with the second pick? come on.....

TheKingofSting · Post #50 » by **TheKingofSting** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:32 am

Welcome To Charlotte MKG! :clap:

truthbtold21 · Post #51 » by **truthbtold21** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:43 am

why did we just pick another sf.....SMFH........we better be trading someone to get a damn BIG MAN in here

-Ian- · Post #52 » by **-Ian-** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:51 am

chris palmer ‏@ESPNChrisPalmer
MKG is MJ's best draft pick ever.

Surprisingly, most people from the media likes our pick.

TheKingofSting · Post #53 » by **TheKingofSting** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:52 am

Obviously I wanted Beal but MiKG was clearly the pick if we didn't take him.

SWedd523 · Post #54 » by **SWedd523** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:54 am

impatiently waiting stun's comparison.

Next Pippen?

HasheemThabeet · Post #55 » by **HasheemThabeet** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:55 am

MKG isn't MJ's pick

captaincrunk · Post #56 » by **captaincrunk** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:57 am

SWedd523 wrote:impatiently waiting stun's comparison.

Next Pippen?

with any luck stun died of shock when barnes went 7

KembaWalker · Post #57 » by **KembaWalker** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:59 am

dude his stutter got even worse already

http://www.nba.com/teamsites/bobcats/vi ... rist-62812

lol

Battery · Post #58 » by **Battery** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:03 am

Well y'all know I'm a defense first guy so I have no problems with the pick considering I was not 100% sold on anyone except Anthony Davis. Can't teach work ethic and great defense so at least MKG already comes in doing something great.

Now we need a bigger point guard who can push the ball, play good defense and also knock down outside shots. Might have to wait until next years draft...

Eoghan · Post #59 » by **Eoghan** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:03 am

Yea, we took an undersized project that plays a position so common we basically got as good a player in the 2nd round.

KembaWalker · Post #60 » by **KembaWalker** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:08 am

BrotherDave wrote:Yea, we took an undersized project that plays a position so common we basically got as good a player in the 2nd round.

Considering there were 5 relatively equal players to pick from its not surprise there are gonna be plenty of butthurt whiners who didnt get "their guy". your complaint has been noted thanks