Hold Onto Your Butts: MKG BEING SHOPPED.

[carolina-chuck]

http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2013/06/25/source-bobcats-shopping-kidd-gilcrest-to-draft-otto-porter/

Sheridan Hoops is reporting that the BuzzCats want Barnes and then Porter.

I would love to get my hands on both of them. But what happens if we're able to land a Wiggins or Parker next year? Wouldn't we be too packed at one position.

[carolina-chuck]

I guess maybe a trade where Charlotte sends MKG and Gerald Henderson (sign and trade) to Golden State for Harrison Barnes (Charlotte plays him as a shooting guard) and the BuzzCats draft Otto Porter...

PG- Kemba Walker

SG- Harrison Barnes

SF- Otto Porter

PF- Bismack Biyombo

C- ?

If somehow we pull that off, we might as well sign Al Jefferson.

Yea that makes sense. I can see Barnes as a SG. What happens when a Parker, Wiggins or Smart get here? We tell Porter to add 20-25 pounds to move inside at PF?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I would love to get my hands on both of them. But what happens if we're able to land a Wiggins or Parker next year? Wouldn't we be too packed at one position.

 

To be honest, I really have no idea.

 

But I'm with you, it would be fun to get both of them and finally have an offensive team.

[carolina-chuck]

To be honest, I really have no idea.

But I'm with you, it would be fun to get both of them and finally have an offensive team.

I know we'd probably like Barnes a lot but I'm not sure GS is willing to part way with him. It would've been much easier if we had just taken Barnes last year.

[carolina-chuck]

I want to believe that this is just a SMOKESCREEN, but I can't. I'm sure there's a lot of truth to this report. There's probably something that we don't like about MKG. If this is being reported already, I rather move him now. Bc more than likely his name is going to come back up nearing next season trade deadline.

[Proudiddy]

If we want Barnes, it seriously makes me question what is going on in the FO?  If we wanted Barnes, why didn't we take him over MKG in the draft?  So, he got into the NBA, then you saw him do some things in the playoffs and thought, "oh, so he can do that in the NBA?!?!" and now you want to trade more assets to get him, when you could've just gotten him with your pick in the first place?  LOL.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Yeah, I was one of those that wanted MKG; but after watching Barnes in the playoffs I started wishing we had taken him instead.

[carolina-chuck]

If we want Barnes, it seriously makes me question what is going on in the FO? If we wanted Barnes, why didn't we take him over MKG in the draft? So, he got into the NBA, then you saw him do some things in the playoffs and thought, "oh, so he can do that in the NBA?!?!" and now you want to trade more assets to get him, when you could've just gotten him with your pick in the first place? LOL.

Cho and MJ told each other they made a MISTAKE. I guess another bad move by the FO. This is why we're in the position we are in today.

[carolina-chuck]

Yeah, I was one of those that wanted MKG; but after watching Barnes in the playoffs I started wishing we had taken him instead.

Add me to that list.

[Proudiddy]

I didn't really want MKG because of his lack of offense, BUT I felt like if we got him that he would come around and that his sheer energy would carry him through until he developed a shot.  Problem is, with his lack of consistent playing time, he wasn't able to do much of anything, and again, I blame Dunlap for that.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

If we want Barnes, it seriously makes me question what is going on in the FO?  If we wanted Barnes, why didn't we take him over MKG in the draft?  So, he got into the NBA, then you saw him do some things in the playoffs and thought, "oh, so he can do that in the NBA?!?!" and now you want to trade more assets to get him, when you could've just gotten him with your pick in the first place?  LOL.

 

I'll admit, I'm a Carolina fan and I didn't think Barnes could amount to much more than a jump shooter in the NBA but after seeing him just dominate in the playoffs I have to admit I was wrong.

 

I truly do believe now that unless you are primarily a three point shooter (P.J. Hairston, Reggie Bullock), you won't truly showcase your talents in a Roy Williams UNC offense.

[carolina-chuck]

Every year it's like deja vu. We tell ourself that only "if" we had taken this guy over that guy. We could've had Jrue, Noah, Lopez, Barnes, Drummond, Beal, etc!!!!!

[CarolinaNCSU]

Jabari can play the 2 potentially, 3, or 4.  Wiggins can be a 2 or 3.  Smart is a PG/short SG.

 

Dealing for Barnes, if we want Porter, just makes no sense at all to me.  Honestly I'd rather have Barnes than Porter anyway...he just seems like a guy decent at everything, but great at nothing. 

[Proudiddy]

I'll admit, I'm a Carolina fan and I didn't think Barnes could amount to much more than a jump shooter in the NBA but after seeing him just dominate in the playoffs I have to admit I was wrong.

 

I truly do believe now that unless you are a primarily a three point shooter (P.J. Hairson, Reggie Bullock), you won't truly showcase your talents in a Roy Williams UNC offense.

 

Same here, I'm an alum that was on campus (overlooking the Dean Dome) for Barnes' entire career at UNC...  That being said, I thought he would be predominantly a jumpshooter once he got into the league, depending on what team/system he went to. 

 

BUT, there were times at UNC where I saw him do some things that me think there was much more there than what we saw for the duration of his time at UNC.  I saw him create his own shot, break people down off the dribble, make a move and teabag some guy on Clemson like he wasn't even there...  BUT, I didn't expect that to happen regularly.

 

That being said, I would've been happier with him at #2 than MKG, mainly because I hardly ever trust Calipari guys to translate well to the NBA and because of MKG's lack of offense in college.