Kidd-Gilchrist opens up about his jump shot and stuttering

The Hornets forward spoke on a wide range of topics in a podcast yesterday, including his jump shot, stuttering, his name change, and Steve Clifford.

Ever wondered why Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s jump shot looked terrible a few years ago? Well, now we know.

Kidd-Gilchrist told the Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski that his horrid shooting form was the result of listening to too many people trying to help him improve it. By taking in information from so many different sources, he ended up with a Frankenstein’s monster of a jump shot that looked like this:

He’s since silenced all of his critics and listens to one voice and one alone — first, Mark Price, and now, with Price coaching the Charlotte 49ers, assistant coach Bruce Kreutzer — and his shooting form has improved markedly.