OMFKG! The Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thread II

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/MKG14/status/419378578950590465[/tweet]

[lmcguir5]

I thought I would go check Bonnell's twitter to see if he had any MKG updates....

[Elden Payton]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

[JDR720]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

he is the glue that holds everything together

[LamarMatic7]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

can you imagine us playing a string of games without Kemba though? I feel like that would be a disaster.

[catch20two]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

You are absolutely right. We are defensive minded team and if we're missing our best lockdown defender and 2nd best rebounder in the starting lineup it is going to show. Kemba's heroics got us thru December but we're not a good enough team to not be clicking on all cylinders.

[JDR720]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

can you imagine us playing a string of games without Kemba though? I feel like that would be a disaster.

Pargo would average 40ppg on 15 threes

[HornetJail]

I honestly feel like after seeing us with no MKG that he is our most important player.

I won't say he is our best player, but most important for sure imo.

can you imagine us playing a string of games without Kemba though? I feel like that would be a disaster.

Pargo would average 40ppg on 15 threes

And give up 50ppg.



All in 20 minutes a night.

[Liver_Pooty]

I thought I would go check Bonnell's twitter to see if he had any MKG updates....

Hes too busy sucking off Sammy Watkins as if he has any intellect on College Football.

[catch20two]

Clifford said that MKG might be available for this weekend's games against the Wolves and Bulls. Good news.

[BigSlam]

Hes too busy sucking off Sammy Watkins as if he has any intellect on College Football.

That night, all of those years ago, when you went to the Papa Roach concert and your ex cheated on you.....

Was it with Bonnell by chance?


(only 11% kidding)

[mrknowitall215]

BOBCATS TARGET KIDD-GILCHRIST RETURN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bobcats are targeting an important stretch of games in the middle of the month, possibly as soon as Jan. 14, for the return of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from a fractured left hand, coach Steve Clifford said.

“Next weekend we’re at Minnesota, at Chicago, and we’re hoping to have him back after that,” Clifford said Saturday night at Sleep Train Arena, where Charlotte beat the Kings to close an otherwise-disappointing 1-4 trip. Under that scenario, Kidd-Gilchrist would rejoin the team for the Jan. 14 home game against the Knicks, a particularly welcome addition at a time the defense is slipping after previously leading the Bobcats into the playoff conversation.

That night would also be the start of an important time in the schedule, with six of eight games against teams either with worse records than the Bobcats (New York twice, Philadelphia, Orlando) or close to them in the standings (Toronto, Chicago), while also facing the Heat and Clippers. While it is impossible to truly be out of the postseason race in the Eastern Conference, Charlotte needs to either take advantage of that time or survive to re-establish itself as a defensive-minded group capable of something bigger than just an encouraging start.

The Bobcats are still on pace to finish in the top 10 in defensive rating, shooting defense and scoring defense, but Clifford has grown concerned the last couple weeks over a declining intensity, calling out the focus of players by saying “I think it’s our mentality. Even when we were winning four out of five, we weren’t defending the way that we had before.” That would become the other important timing aspect of a Kidd-Gilchrist return with Charlotte at 7-9 while the hand has been mending – his biggest contribution will come on that side of the ball, almost at the very time they need to be re-energized and the chance for a couple weeks ahead to find stability and in the standings.

“I’m the leader of the defense on this team,” Kidd-Gilchrist said. “I’m like a middle linebacker, so, yeah, I’m going to take it upon myself on the defensive end. On the offensive end, there’s Al (Jefferson) and there’s Gerald Henderson and there’s Kemba (Walker). But on the defensive end, there’s me. I put it on myself to get us back there.”

The starting small forward and No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft fractured his left hand Dec. 3 at Dallas. He was initially in a cast, has advanced to wearing a splint and is able to do a lot of running and other cardio work. But Kidd-Gilchrist has not been cleared to catch a ball yet, let alone for contact in practice.
“I miss the game of basketball,” he said, admitting there were times he took it for granted. “I miss it a lot.”

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/01/0 ... st-return/

[MPM]

I thought I would go check Bonnell's twitter to see if he had any MKG updates....

Hes too busy sucking off Sammy Watkins as if he has any intellect on College Football.

Has he retired? Holed up in some Ramada inn high on his own fumes? It's bizarre to not see one word out of our "beat" writer for an entire west coast swing.

[catch20two]

BOBCATS TARGET KIDD-GILCHRIST RETURN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bobcats are targeting an important stretch of games in the middle of the month, possibly as soon as Jan. 14, for the return of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from a fractured left hand, coach Steve Clifford said.

“Next weekend we’re at Minnesota, at Chicago, and we’re hoping to have him back after that,” Clifford said Saturday night at Sleep Train Arena, where Charlotte beat the Kings to close an otherwise-disappointing 1-4 trip. Under that scenario, Kidd-Gilchrist would rejoin the team for the Jan. 14 home game against the Knicks, a particularly welcome addition at a time the defense is slipping after previously leading the Bobcats into the playoff conversation.

That night would also be the start of an important time in the schedule, with six of eight games against teams either with worse records than the Bobcats (New York twice, Philadelphia, Orlando) or close to them in the standings (Toronto, Chicago), while also facing the Heat and Clippers. While it is impossible to truly be out of the postseason race in the Eastern Conference, Charlotte needs to either take advantage of that time or survive to re-establish itself as a defensive-minded group capable of something bigger than just an encouraging start.

The Bobcats are still on pace to finish in the top 10 in defensive rating, shooting defense and scoring defense, but Clifford has grown concerned the last couple weeks over a declining intensity, calling out the focus of players by saying “I think it’s our mentality. Even when we were winning four out of five, we weren’t defending the way that we had before.” That would become the other important timing aspect of a Kidd-Gilchrist return with Charlotte at 7-9 while the hand has been mending – his biggest contribution will come on that side of the ball, almost at the very time they need to be re-energized and the chance for a couple weeks ahead to find stability and in the standings.

“I’m the leader of the defense on this team,” Kidd-Gilchrist said. “I’m like a middle linebacker, so, yeah, I’m going to take it upon myself on the defensive end. On the offensive end, there’s Al (Jefferson) and there’s Gerald Henderson and there’s Kemba (Walker). But on the defensive end, there’s me. I put it on myself to get us back there.”

The starting small forward and No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft fractured his left hand Dec. 3 at Dallas. He was initially in a cast, has advanced to wearing a splint and is able to do a lot of running and other cardio work. But Kidd-Gilchrist has not been cleared to catch a ball yet, let alone for contact in practice.
“I miss the game of basketball,” he said, admitting there were times he took it for granted. “I miss it a lot.”

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/01/0 ... st-return/

You got outsourced writers giving articles and updated information on when one of our top players will be back and Bonnell couldn't even give us a tweet.

[mrknowitall215]

You got outsourced writers giving articles and updated information on when one of our top players will be back and Bonnell couldn't even give us a tweet.

He was too busy reporting/tweeting on his true love, the ACC

[mrknowitall215]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/420254872676872192[/tweet]

The leader of the defense returns next week

[Elden Payton]

I cannot wait.

It feels like a rebirth.

[countryboi]

I cannot wait.

It feels like a rebirth.

I cant wait for MKG to get back..flaws and all

[airyak13]

So are we finally submitting the thought of MKG being anything more than a defensive stopper? Looks like that's all everyone is talking about here.

I haven't watched much of him yet this season, but prior to the season, I still had him as the #3-#4 best player in the draft after Davis and Drummond (I was probably bias to suggest he could be better than Lillard). Not sure if a defensive stopper would warrant that kind of ranking in a solid draft class.

With Taylor out (although it hurts the Bobcats as a team), do you guys see his minutes taking a big uptick? Or will CDR pretty much take all of Taylor's minutes?

[Elden Payton]

I'd assume after our bad run that coach would realise the true value of MKG.

MKG is much more than (just) a defensive stopper, he's already an elite perimiter and post defender, he's a pretty elite rebounder for his position, he's a beast in transition and is a good iso player and low post scorer.

We literally run nothing for him and he is still a 13 ppg scorer per 36 minutes.

He's also shooting 40+ percent on midrange jumpers too if my memory serves me well.

He's the fifth youngest player in the league.

Only 4 rooks this season are younger than him.