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ESPN NBA expert Chad Ford wrote a lengthy piece on why he’s not betting against Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the NBA. It’s an ESPN Insider article, so you’ll have to cough up the cash to read it, but I’ll sum it up for those of you who don’t believe in paying for things on the internet:
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a winner.
Ford thinks it would be crazy to judge MKG on the hitch in his jumpshot, ball handling, and his “offensively challenged” game. “He’s a flat-out winner,” Ford writes.
And it’s not just Chad Ford, one NBA GM said his scouts and coaches love him, too:
“All of my scouts love him,” one GM said. “Actually love isn’t a strong enough word. Our coaches, when they watch him play, beg me to go get him. I’ve stood back for the past few months saying, ‘What about his jump shot?’ ‘Can he create his own shot?’ ‘Is he big enough to thrive in the NBA?’ I’ve given up. I love him now more than they do. He has the ability to dramatically affect a game with and without the ball in his hands. Whenever he steps on or off the court, everything changes. He’s a winner. He’s a leader. That motor he has, the toughness he has, the intensity that he has … those are NBA skills, too.”
The only problem is he could very well end up in Charlotte, where that winning attitude would be put to the test. Charlotte isn’t anywhere close to turning things around so Michael Kidd-Gilchrist would have to accept losing for the first time in his life.
But if he can slip to Washington or Cleveland, playing alongside John Wall or Kyrie Irving would set MKG up to help bring one of those teams back from the dead.
Anywhere but Charlotte. #ABC
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June 4th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Maybe if we get everyone to start trashing his game the Bobcats will pass on him..
June 4th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
The Bobcats could always draft him and then hope to win the Nerlens Noel lottery next season. They’ll be the favorites again.
June 4th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Say nice things about the recently poor quality of certain KSR materials and writers, but feel free to trash an entire city. Ok, bro. Thanks for clearing that up.
June 4th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
I told some of my friends that I could see MKG having a better overall career than Davis when there playing days are done. They looked at me like I was on crack. Regardless MKG will be a stud in the NBA in few years. I’m worried about Miller though.
June 4th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
How dare you trash Charlotte, it’s a great city! The team is young and nervous!
June 4th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
MKG will be great anywhere he goes, but Charlotte will still lose a lot if they pick him. They need someone who can score, like Beal. MKG if in the right situation could be a star from day one (Washington or Cleveland).
June 4th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
If Charlotte gets MKG then they need to trade Kemba Walker to get Charlotte some players. Walker was a good college player, but he is a ball hog & isn’t smart enough or good enough to build a team around. MKG is all those things; ironically, MKG plays a lot like MJ, and MKG could end up being for Charlotte what MJ was for the Bulls.
June 4th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
I like big tits…that’s right!
June 4th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Glad to see a guy that gave his all getting rewarded for it.
#7 I love MKG and all and want him to do great but comparing him to MJ??? Those are lofty standards. Kobe and Lebron haven’t been able to live up to those standards.
June 4th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
7-define ironic
June 4th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
I think you guys are overplaying the “Charlotte is a blackhole” idea. Charlotte is terrible – don’t get me wrong – but terrible teams have turned around many, many times in the NBA, and MKG may just be the right catalyst. MKG won’t make them a playoff team, but I’d be more concerned about the terrible teams that don’t get MKG than the one terrible team that does.
June 4th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Can we drop the Charlotte bias?
June 4th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
So, you think that Washington or Cleveland are really that much more closer to turning things around than Charlotte? I’d like to know your logic behind that. You named a player off of each team and I bet that’s about all you can name lol.
June 4th, 2012 at 1:59 pm
#9 The comparison to MJ is MKG motor, his desire to make the players around him better, his mechanics of how he cradles & holds the ball, his jumping ability (his ability to hang in the air), his stifling defense not the he is going to play & score as much as MJ. If MKG gets his jump shot down, sky is the limit.
Let me guess, you’re one of those fans that never got Cal bigger picture point of how sending 5 players to the first round of the NBA draft wasn’t one of the biggest days in UK basketball, and how it set us up for recruiting?
June 4th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
#14 I’m well aware of the recruiting impact that it has when these kids see a player a year older going pro. But comparing any basketball player to MJ is setting them up to fail. I’m as big a fan as anyone and hope that MKG is the next MJ but that’s just a lot to live up too. Look how many people have been compared to him and how many people have failed at that.
June 4th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
How good were the bulls before they got jordan? How good were the sonics before they got KD? Nuggets before melo? Not saying gilly is as good as any of these players but one player can have a huge impact on a team in the nba.
June 4th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Doug Gottlieb should read some Chad Ford articles. He things MKG is the 12th best NBA prospect. What a moron.
June 4th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
MKG is a winner…just like charley sheen he is always “winning” to use a an over used old expression. I think that he could help turn around a team as long as he doesn’t go to play for the terrible bobcats. I know MJ was the best of the best but when it comes to knowing how to run a team he is the worst of the worst…everyone write to him asking him to pass on MKG so he can go to Washington and we can all become wizard fans!
June 4th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
MKG should be in the top five. I love his game, it’s like you got to kill him to stop him from attacking the rim. No matter his 6’7″ length, he simply will not be stopped. These so called better players will take time off in games, not MKG!!