So sell me on how the loss of MKG ruins our season.

[PanthersUnited]

This isn't a knock on MKG, I know he's a solid player, but hearing the doom and gloom you would think we lost a Kevin Durant or type play maker or something.. Yes MKG will be missed, no doubt but I think the notion that our season is now done is ridiculous, if we lost Kemba or Al then yes, it would be panic time.. But the make up of this team is so different, and so many different moving parts from last season we are practically a totally different team that will be more offense focused anyway..

What we miss from MKG's defense, we will now make up for with scoring more points and having solid depth can shoot 3s.

Oh and btw, weren't we losing in the 1st pre season game and when MKG left we actually took the lead and won?

[ThinkAboutIt]

Obviously, not many care. Maybe they've finally accepted that he, as a guy without a jump shot, was a terrible pick at #2.

[JJman Returns]

He is one of the league top defenders, and we have historically played 10x better with him.

[Zaximus]

You're in here now too?  Sigh.

 

Everyone that has been in these forums knows that our record over the years WITH MKG is significantly better than without.  NOT EVEN CLOSE.  His hustle, his defense, and the way it forces the other team to play differently is huge.  It's not always about points.   I still think the contract was bad, only because of his injury risks, but no one can question what he brings to the court.

We're now down our only two guys that played defense last year, MKG and Biz (to another team).   We may pass better, score better, but we're going to be giving up a lot of points.

[CarolinaXblue]

Like I said in your previous post, fug Big Al, dude is terrible. And Mark Price is still in town and hopefully he worked with MKG over the summer on his shot. Guess that doesn't matter much now, but it could have. Plus, we just paid him.

[RealBitsOfPanther]

because MKG brings it every night. He's definitely not dynamic offensively, but he is a top 5 defender. Being able to put him on a team's best scorer each night is huge. 

 

And his offensive game will come around. He's still only 22.