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NBA Scout: "I'm hearing Malachi will be a top 10 pick."

Gabjon said:
Richardson shot better from 3pt but Beal shot better from 2pt and the the line.

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Taking a look at some of the numbers:

At the rim:
Beal: 65%
Malachi: 58% (worse than MCW was)

2 point jumpers:
Beal: 33%
Malachi: 22.5% (also worse than MCW was)

3 pointers:
Beal: 34%
Malachi: 35%

FTA/FGA:
Beal: 44%
Malachi: 38%

FT%:
Beal: 77%
Malachi: 72%

I think Beal projected pretty easily to be a better shooter than Malachi does. Not that Malachi can't be good, but I don't think he's nearly the prospect that Beal was. I think Malachi ends up being a Nick Young kind of player in the NBA.
 
Melancer46 said:
Taking a look at some of the numbers:

At the rim:
Beal: 65%
Malachi: 58% (worse than MCW was)

2 point jumpers:
Beal: 33%
Malachi: 22.5% (also worse than MCW was)

3 pointers:
Beal: 34%
Malachi: 35%

FTA/FGA:
Beal: 44%
Malachi: 38%

FT%:
Beal: 77%
Malachi: 72%

I think Beal projected pretty easily to be a better shooter than Malachi does. Not that Malachi can't be good, but I don't think he's nearly the prospect that Beal was. I think Malachi ends up being a Nick Young kind of player in the NBA.
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The only thing he will have in common with Nick Young is his hair.
 
OttoinGrotto said:
I don't think you hate him, I just find it funny that you doubt any positive projection that's come up for him.
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I DEFINITELY DOUBT ANY PROJECTION THAT HAS HIM AS A TOP TEN PICK.

just saying.
 
6'6 SG who has a great shooting stoke, is long and athletic, solid handle and can slash while proving it on the big stage (NCAAT). This guy is the type of SG NBA scouts cook up in a lab and I guarantee you that no one is worried about his freshman year shooting percentage.. It's all about how he translates.
 
longislandcuse said:
6'6 SG who has a great shooting stoke, is long and athletic, solid handle and can slash while proving it on the big stage (NCAAT). This guy is the type of SG NBA scouts cook up in a lab and I guarantee you that no one is worried about his freshman year shooting percentage.. It's all about how he translates.
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I'm just not really sure it translates all that well. He has nice body control, but athleticism wise, he was pretty much a below the rim player this year and it's shocking how ineffective he was defensively in the zone. For someone with all this length and athleticism, I would have expected him to disrupt plays out of the zone and be more than a below-average finisher around the rim.

And he could become a good shooter if he improves his shot selection, but you see guys use that excuse all the time and never change when they get to the NBA. He isn't exactly a great FT shooter either, so that doesn't project him to be anything special as a shooter either.

I'm hoping he succeeds in the NBA, but much like Ennis and Dion before him, I'm not really a fan of him as a prospect at all. It would be nice to have a really good NBA player from Syracuse again though.

Hopefully the last edit:
In terms of 2 guards in this draft, I have it ranked like this:
1. Murray (can probably handle some PG, but we'll see.
2. Buddy
3. Furkan Korkmaz
4. Valentine
5. Timothe Luwawu
6. Malik Beasley
7. Malachi
 
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Dion and G attacked the rim. Mali attacked basket. I led to drawing fouls and also an array of weird angle shots at layups. maybe as he gets stronger that leads to being a better finisher.
 
Melancer46 said:
I'm just not really sure it translates all that well. He has nice body control, but athleticism wise, he was pretty much a below the rim player this year and it's shocking how ineffective he was defensively in the zone. For someone with all this length and athleticism, I would have expected him to disrupt plays out of the zone and be more than a below-average finisher around the rim.

And he could become a good shooter if he improves his shot selection, but you see guys use that excuse all the time and never change when they get to the NBA. He isn't exactly a great FT shooter either, so that doesn't project him to be anything special as a shooter either.

I'm hoping he succeeds in the NBA, but much like Ennis and Dion before him, I'm not really a fan of him as a prospect at all. It would be nice to have a really good NBA player from Syracuse again though.
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I think the scouts see a natural shooter. I am sure they had been scouting Brogden all year long and had him marked as a top notch defensive SG. Then they watched Mali tear him up in every different way possible in that stretch against Virginia. He used his step back three, he pulled up, he went to the basket hard and finished. He is super long and he has big hands. He checks a lot of the boxes that front offices want. I think he is going to be a good pro.
 
longislandcuse said:
6'6 SG who has a great shooting stoke, is long and athletic, solid handle and can slash while proving it on the big stage (NCAAT). This guy is the type of SG NBA scouts cook up in a lab and I guarantee you that no one is worried about his freshman year shooting percentage.. It's all about how he translates.
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Is he that athletic? Does he have a solid handle? Those are 2 of the reasons I dont see him translating 'top 10 pick worthy' to the NBA.
 
orangefog said:
I think the scouts see a natural shooter. I am sure they had been scouting Brogden all year long and had him marked as a top notch defensive SG. Then they watched Mali tear him up in every different way possible in that stretch against Virginia. He used his step back three, he pulled up, he went to the basket hard and finished. He is super long and he has big hands. He checks a lot of the boxes that front offices want. I think he is going to be a good pro.
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you are talking about 1/2 of 1 half of 1 game.
 
CusefanATL said:
you are talking about 1/2 of 1 half of 1 game.
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Not even, teams draft on potential, and that stretch opened their eyes. Every team is scrambling to find shooters and Mali is a shooter, with a ton of potential. Look at his stroke, it is effortless.
 
Melancer46 said:
Taking a look at some of the numbers: At the rim: Beal: 65% Malachi: 58% (worse than MCW was) 2 point jumpers: Beal: 33% Malachi: 22.5% (also worse than MCW was) 3 pointers: Beal: 34% Malachi: 35% FTA/FGA: Beal: 44% Malachi: 38% FT%: Beal: 77% Malachi: 72% I think Beal projected pretty easily to be a better shooter than Malachi does. Not that Malachi can't be good, but I don't think he's nearly the prospect that Beal was. I think Malachi ends up being a Nick Young kind of player in the NBA.
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Wonder how their measurements compare? I'm not impressed with Beal's athleticism - I'd bet Richardson's arms are longer. Higher upside?
 
CusefanATL said:
you are talking about 1/2 of 1 half of 1 game.
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Not really. He did all of that all year - just not as consistently as he did vs UVa.

All that will get better by playing.
 
TheCusian said:
Wonder how their measurements compare? I'm not impressed with Beal's athleticism - I'd bet Richardson's arms are longer. Higher upside?
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Height (with shoes):
Beal: 6'4.75"
Malachi: 6'6.25"
Nick Young: 6'6.75"

Wingspan:
Beal: 6'8"
Malachi: 7'0"
Nick Young: 7'0"

Standing Reach:
Beal: 8'4"
Malachi: 8'5.5"
Nick Young: 8'4.5"

No step vert:
Beal: 33"
Malachi: 33"
Nick Young: 39.5"

Max Vert:
Beal: 39"
Malachi: 38"
Nick Young: 40.5"

Malachi is obviously longer, but Beal is still pretty solid size for a SG, and he had more weight/muscle than Malachi does now with comparable if not more explosiveness. I think probably Malachi's best trait is his ability to hang in the air just long enough to draw contact, but it comes at a cost. As another poster said, he doesn't attack the rim. The fact that a guy with Malachi's length and measured athleticism struggled around the rim is not a good sign. Likewise, his horrific shooting from mid-range puts a damper on the promising 3PT% and volume.

And Beal was a much better all-around player at Florida than Malachi currently is. Far better rebounder, defender, finisher, ball-handler, and mid-range shooter.
 
Playing the three this year only helped him. He showed he can muck it up. 6-6 guys with long wing spans who can shoot are incredibly valuable. Can play the switching defense that Golden State has made famous all year.
 
I strongly doubt that he'll be picked in the top 10. Scouts talk out of their a$$e$ all the time, so just having an opinion come from a s<out isn't all that meaningful.

But I hope that the guy is right! That would mean a much higher contract for Malachi.
 
Melancer46 said:
Lol, the point is that horrific mid-range shooting + average at best FT shooting = probably nothing more than an okay 3 point shooter.
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i totally agree with you about free throw shooting. that is a big red flag. great three point shooters are great at the free throw line. you can be good at one and not the other but if you're drafting top 10, you're not looking for good
 
There are many instances of guys improving free throw shooting in the NBA...
 

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