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<blockquote data-quote="FatGreg" data-source="post: 1249448" data-attributes="member: 562927"><p>Do you mean for P5 players at his position? Bottom tier is a stretch, IMO. I think Malcolm is average athletically: runs okay, not very explosive, strong, good coordination. He's not some kind of stiff - he's just not Andrew Wiggins. Average at worst as an all-around athlete. As a ball handler he's not great, but again, "bottom tier" is not accurate. He's probably average for a P5 wing.</p><p></p><p>Malcolm would be ideal as a #2 or elite #3 scoring option on a top team. It's unfortunate that he's by far our best player and, as such, has to deal with unrealistic expectations. However, let's not pretend he's got horrible deficiencies: he's a borderline NBA prospect for a reason, and it's not just his step-back mid-range jumper. He's an okay athlete, okay playmaker, okay outside shooter, okay defender, okay rebounder, and a dynamite (sometimes unstoppable) scorer from the elbow to the circle. He's lower tier athletically compared to 1st round NBA draft picks, but that's a whole different conversation.</p><p></p><p>For the record, I'd bet $1,000 that Malcolm would beat Taylor Bruninga 15-0 almost every time if they played 1-on-1</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FatGreg, post: 1249448, member: 562927"] Do you mean for P5 players at his position? Bottom tier is a stretch, IMO. I think Malcolm is average athletically: runs okay, not very explosive, strong, good coordination. He's not some kind of stiff - he's just not Andrew Wiggins. Average at worst as an all-around athlete. As a ball handler he's not great, but again, "bottom tier" is not accurate. He's probably average for a P5 wing. Malcolm would be ideal as a #2 or elite #3 scoring option on a top team. It's unfortunate that he's by far our best player and, as such, has to deal with unrealistic expectations. However, let's not pretend he's got horrible deficiencies: he's a borderline NBA prospect for a reason, and it's not just his step-back mid-range jumper. He's an okay athlete, okay playmaker, okay outside shooter, okay defender, okay rebounder, and a dynamite (sometimes unstoppable) scorer from the elbow to the circle. He's lower tier athletically compared to 1st round NBA draft picks, but that's a whole different conversation. For the record, I'd bet $1,000 that Malcolm would beat Taylor Bruninga 15-0 almost every time if they played 1-on-1 [/QUOTE]
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