MKG Overrated!!!

I agree with everything you say bout MKG being great for Hornets because you need to add a perimeter scorer to help Davis out.  He could work but it would depend on the rest of the team.

Also saying Melo can not carry a team.  No one player can carry a team.  Lebron left Cleveland because of this.  Melo was stuck in the west which is why he never went deep in the playoffs because there were really stacked teams.  Lebron would have never made the finals in Cleveland if they played in the West.  Knicks need more time to gel and the two teams that sent them home were Boston and Miami.  Miami won it all this year and Boston is one of the team that could make it to the Finals in the East.  I think with a full season to gel, the Knicks should get a high seed and can show some post season magic if they stay healthy.

I think its funny how we all think we’re draft experts and before any of these guys even play in the league we’re saying this guy is overrated, underrated, etc. Long ago I was guilty of this as well and to an extent I still have opinion about players I feel will be better than others and vice versa but the reality is that none of us know how these guys careers will go. Freakish injurys, bad player development, drugs/money, etc. may affect many of these guys so while I support speculation, lets not kid ourselves into thinking we KNOW how these guys will turn out as NBA prospects.

It’s not that MKG is labeled a winner and anywhere he goes he will make that team a winner, but he has a winning attitude. He would be a great locker room guy and would help everyone become better. He is not a franchiser saver or changer, but he would be a good #2 option and a great #3 option

First off Jordan was also considered a gym rat yet he couldnt shoot and his jumper got better, Kobe Bryant Gym rat ….jumper got better. Like Stteven A Smith says "you’re only giving half truth’s"  You fail to mention that Most H.S and college gym rats don’t need jumpers to dominate there fore they don’t work on them. You need it once you get into the NBA hence players work on it more and get better. As far as MKG his one weakness is his jumper. What else does he have a clear weakness in his game?  Hanldes?  No because he is more than capable of handling the ball well enough to go past guys and play the sf position

rebounding-good

defenese-good

basketball iq-good

potential-good especially since he is younger than anyone in the draft

Workethic/leadership-good

offense-good  only averaged 5 less points that T.Rob,one point less than Beal,three less than Rivers…all considered scorers who are all at least a year older

Overrated…….nope

I agree on your assessment that MKG is probably a little overrated.  I don’t think he’ll be a bust though because of his energy and defense.  Even if he never really develops a consistent jumper, he wil always be a high energy, defensive player, something all teams should covet.

talking about MKG, yes his scoring makes us anxious but he is the real deal…if you are looking at 6’7 233 guy who can’t shoot and is only great defender yes he is no top5 but you have to look at him knowing he is THE YOUNGEST player is the draft he is still skinny but already strong and big he will easily just maturing will become maybe even 6’8 and well above 240 w/o losing any athleticism his transition play his elavation could be nearly unstoppable and you have to know he has great work ethic i mean GREAT..plus i believe guy is going to be Marion like rebounder he outrebounded TJones who avg 9rebounds per game his fr year, MKG would be close do a double double in nearly any other college team…also his passing skills are very underrated if you have watched UK games, actually maxsports has ranked this guy top10 playmaker in hs back in a day..im like 90% guaranteed he will reach his ceiling sooner or later..he might be the youngest but at the same time the most sure thing in the whole draft..

remember no one absolutely no one thought DRose can be the best SCORER in that draft because of his 14ppg because of his jumpshot they said it’s between OJ Beasley Gordon or even Bayless..Rose was also quiet humble hard worker he got his jumpshot he got confidence and now he is a superstar..i don’t want MKG to be 25ppg like Rose but it’s just one of ALOT examples showing jump sht is by far the easiest skill to develop if you are a gym rat..

 Look if you are an MKG fan you have to believe he will get much better offensively, because you know that if he doesn’t he will become no more than a bit part player. His motor and intangibles will not change the fact that he cannot be a liability on the wing. It will not be enough be a defensive stopper unless he can puts points on board in halfcourt offence.

It’s a lot easier to get a jumper than quality dribble-move ballhandling.

I watched Barnes all year long, and during the NCAAs after Marshall went down his weakness in this area became quite conspicuous.