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This is also a little bit premature, 12 games into their rookie seasons. Everyone is thrilled that MKG is off to a great start, but we really don't know how good Robinson will end up being.
MountBiyombo wrote:This is also a little bit premature, 12 games into their rookie seasons. Everyone is thrilled that MKG is off to a great start, but we really don't know how good Robinson will end up being.
Only a little premature. Due to Robinson's size his potential for his position was rather limited to begin with. It would have looked more promising if he came into the NBA playing better than the kid who is a full three years younger than him.
Through 14 Bobcats games, I guessed to myself that Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was the Bobcats rotation leader in this category… and I was right. He’s actually a dead-even +/- player, which has greater value considering that his teammates are south of that line. MKG is averaging over 11 points and six rebounds per game. He’s also getting over a block and a steal too. I simply like the fact that when he’s on the floor (he plays an average of half of a game’s worth of minutes), the Bobcats are right there with the opponent. His competitive, winning spirit is defined and pronounced in no better way than through this ultra important statistical lens. In last night’s loss in Atlanta for example, MKG was +6 – just one of two Bobcats with a positive line. When his minutes grow this season and more importantly, beyond, this stat will help reveal how much of a contributor he is to a winning team.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
Liver_Pooty wrote:http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/2012/12/bobcats-rookie-mkg-was-scared-to-death-he-wasnt-good-enough-for-the-nba.html
MKG is truly a special kid.
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
Young Kidd-gilchrist Reminds Us Of Someone
From Elias: Rookie forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Bobcats as they defeated the Mavericks in overtime. Kidd-Gilchrist turned 19 less than two months ago. Only one NBA player ever reached those levels of points and rebounds in a game at a younger age: LeBron James did it in 2003 while he was still only 18 years old.
