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Hornets' coach: Kidd-Gilchrist's jumper has 'transformed'

Sam Sharpe / USA TODAY Sports

The Charlotte Hornets entered the offseason on the heels of one of their best seasons since the birth of their new franchise, and brought with them a laundry list of ways they believed they could improve heading into 2014-15. 

Chief among those concerns for coach Steve Clifford was helping the jump shot of swingman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. The defensive stopper averaged 7.2 points per game last season and scored at 47.3 percent clip, a number sustained highly on shots near the rim. When dragged out to three-point range, Kidd-Gilchrist hit 11.1 percent of his shots, making him an easy target to be left alone on the perimeter. 

Clifford told the Charlotte Observer that MKG has been putting the work in to improve. 

He’s done a good job, and Mark (Price) has done a good job working with him. He’s transformed as far as shooting mechanics. In general, he looks more confident. He’s just had a phenomenal summer as far as (improving) physically and in conditioning. He, Kemba (Walker) and Gary (Neal) have been here all summer. They’re all in high-quality shape and ready to get started.

If you're wondering what exactly is so wrong with the mechanics Kidd-Gilchrist has used so far in his career, one picture says more than words ever could. 

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