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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 1784133, member: 1674"]
I don't think I'd ever really compare someone to Middleton simply because Middleton at A&M was drastically different than the player he's become.  The guy was a 32% 3 point shooter over 3 years in college and has become one of the best shooters in the NBA.  It's just remarkable how much he's improved.

Malachi and today's Middleton are just so drastically different though.  Everything Middleton does is about efficiency.  He doesn't gamble for turnovers, but is great in his rotations (which is what leads to his 1.5 steals per game) and just does a really good job of staying in front of his man.  Offensively, he's one of the best shooters in the league but he doesn't force anything, whereas forcing things is pretty much what Malachi's entire offensive game is predicated on.  And Middleton wasn't 240 lbs when he came out of A&M, but he was always stronger than Malachi is and is now pretty much a brickhouse that can push other SGs and SFs around in the post.

I don't know; I just don't really see it.  I have a hard time envisioning Malachi not being in the D-League or riding the bench next year; he's a long, long ways off from being a fringe all-star like Middleton is.  It basically sounds like "If Malachi simply goes from an inconsistent shooter that's horrible from mid-range to being a great mid-range shooter and one of the best 3 point shooters in the league, and then goes from not doing anything defensively to being a really good man and help defender, and then adds a post game, and then becomes a really good passer..."
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