Love MKG game but why couldn't he stay on a roster. I thought he would be a NBA star.
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IDK. Maybe because his jumper was more broke than an iPhone charger from $5 below. Love him to death but his jump shot wasn't serviceable to have a long NBA career.
With that being said, it looks like he made over $72 mill in career earnings so he is doing fine.
With that being said, it looks like he made over $72 mill in career earnings so he is doing fine.
He had no skills. He played hard. He was a tireless worker. Great defender. great attitude. But no shot. No ball handling. No passing.
Amazing that Cal got a guy with no skills drafted number 2. Especially since Cal can't coach.
I wish MKG would catch on somewhere but even in today's NBA you gotta have some skill besides playing hard.
Amazing that Cal got a guy with no skills drafted number 2. Especially since Cal can't coach.
I wish MKG would catch on somewhere but even in today's NBA you gotta have some skill besides playing hard.
Loved his heart, but the prototypical Cal wing/player.
Dude "didn't have any skills" but I'd gladly take 2 or 3 MKGs compared to the **** we're getting today.
*frowns suspiciously in Shaedon Sharpe's general direction*
*frowns suspiciously in Shaedon Sharpe's general direction*
It’s cool they gave us that banner then too. We must be super lucky.
Poor guy. Only made 70 million.
MKG at one time was projected to grow to 6’10 too. That never happened.
He’s a stud but he’s in the wrong era. In college he was someone any team would take every day all day.
He’s a stud but he’s in the wrong era. In college he was someone any team would take every day all day.
MKG probably made in the neighborhood of 100 million . If he isn't set for life...well, he blew it. Always liked him and hope he's done right for himself.
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Only skill NBA cares about these days is 3 point shooting. Maybe rebounding.
Bad at shooting when the league started entering the YMCA rec ball approach. I don’t think it’s accurate to say he had no skills. He was very skilled, just couldn’t figure out the jumper.
He was a beast in college. Tenacious on both sides of the ball.
Tell me any I phone wall charger that’s worth a dang. I can’t find one.
Jeez, let’s not make it sound like he’s friggin Khalil Whitney.
And you’re quite wrong about the ball handling. MKG had a fantastic handle for a guy his size. Did you somehow miss all those relentless drives through traffic he had at UK? That don’t happen without tight dribbling skills.
Dude had a lot going for him as a player. A great defender, a great rebounder, good handle, drove the ball and finished really well, and a truly relentless non-stop motor. But’ unfortunately, all of that was not enough to overcome that hideously awful jumpshot.
He would’ve done better in past eras. In the 90s those tough defense and rebounding specialists like him were held in far higher value. But a wing who can’t shoot ain’t gonna last in today’s NBA.
I think he had a injury that affected his speed and quickness and without those and s jump shot that kind of ended his career
Just because MKG didn't dribble the ball like the Professor on an And1 mixtape doesn't mean he "has no handle". That guy at 6'7" 230 lbs could rip down a rebound and turn it into a one man fast break because he was so good at putting it on the floor and going absolutely full speed barreling down the court while keeping perfect control of the ball the entire time. Many times through traffic. That's not the mark of a guy with "no ball handling" skills.
That was never the argument. Thanks for your insight though, means nothing. Clown.
It’s all about changing families lives.
Sadly it got much uglier in the NBA when they tried to “fix it”. It was serviceable in college.
that was the weirdest thing. They more they tried to fix it, the worse it got. Mark Price couldn’t even fix it.
Price tried to rebuild his shooting form from scratch and that only seemed to mess with his head and make it even more awkward looking.
I’ve seen guys shoot like MKG and I know what makes them hit. As weird as it is, 1 year with me and I bet he’s still in the league.
Simple. Place shooting foot in front of the other, push forward when you release. Don’t jump to peak.
He would have hit I guarantee it.
Simple. Place shooting foot in front of the other, push forward when you release. Don’t jump to peak.
He would have hit I guarantee it.
Well he did get drafted by the Bobcats. That probably didn't help.
My friends and I all called MKG “Super Liggins”
One of the best rebounders in recent history was projected as a 2nd round pick in what some say is a weak draft so I'm thinking that is a big no.
If he was smart with his money it will change his family forever but if he was Antoine Walker levels of stupid then he will only change his life for a few years. I have heard nothing to indicate that is the case though as he seems to be pretty level headed.
I know. Right?
We need more sharpe threads and Cal sucks at everything in basketball threads.
Don‘t fret; if you look hard you can find them…. Hel just start your own….Orrrrrrr hijack a thread; that, is the best way
I don’t know where you guys come up with some of this stuff, it’s almost like you were watching a different team than me in 2012.
MKG was a great finisher at UK …whether it be off the drive or fast break …and generally (but obviously not always) with no charge called.
It’s almost like …because he was a bust in the NBA …posters are are now trying to make up fake flaws in his game to help explain it.
I can assure you none of these people were complaining about his dribbling skills or charges back in 2012.