Geez Liver, you are FOREVER defending this guy, and forever saying that all it takes is practice. I wish people would quit treating him like teflon, same as the president...nothing negative sticks. MKG is NOT a good player, and may never get to a point when he will be an effective shooter in the NBA. His minutes are woefully down as is his production. If he hit a "rookie wall", I'd say he's rested enough to be over that by now. Problem is, hyphen is just not very good. Again, that doesn't mean he will not improve, cause I know he will. BUT...very few players in this league are able to go from s*#* to shinola, much less all-star status, when their first year exhibits this much of an issue with their shooting. Yes, he's too young to call a bust, and I'm not saying that. But please, let's at least be realistic about the kid. Early returns suggest he will be an average contributor (at best) on offense, and that's a shame considering he was the #2 pick.
MKG is a good player. He is not the player that you wish he was. He is what he is. He is not Glen Rice. He is a less athletic but smarter version of Gerald Wallace. Is that a classic number 2 pick? Of course not, but in last year's draft that was the best available pick. He may never be a great shooter, but an nba small forward does not have to be a great shooter. He just has to get his shot respectable. That is the gap that you are over looking. He plays strong defense as a 19 year old rookie. He will get better. He gets to the rim almost at will. He will get better. He makes passes like a veteren. He will get better. To put it in perspective to appreciate MKG you can't think of him in terms of the player he is now and where he was drafted. To appreciate MKG you have to think of him in terms of the player he will be at 26. Which is seven years from now. Seven years! Do you really think that he will still be shooting as poorly as now in seven years? Seven years ago MKG was only 12.
Average contributer on offense? Maybe. But the great players all turn defense into offense.
