Post by Rog on Dec 11, 2017 1:04:39 GMT
The 98th nominee for the NBN Hall of Fame, Khris Middleton was a winner and one hell of a scorer but no one ever really considered him a superstar. Was he more than what people thought and an actual Hall of Famer, or was he closer to a great role player? Lets take a look.
Career Stats
37.1 MPG, 24.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.4 TOPG on 46.9% from the field, 89.2% from the line, and 43.3% from three
Best Season
Raptors(2017) - 31 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.7 TOPG on 48.5% from the field, 95.9% from the line, and 47.4% from three.
Career Highs
Points: 56
Rebounds: 15
Assists: 11
Steals: 8
Blocks: 2
Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 103
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 140
Triple Doubles: 1
Awards
2013 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2013 - All-Rookie Team
2014 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2015 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-League Third Team
2017 - All-League Third Team
2019 - All-Star Game Participant
Arguments For Induction
- Middleton won 1 title, was named to two All-Star games, and was also named to two All-League Third teams. In a league filled with amazing shooting guards, that he was able to break through with some awards speaks to how good he really was.
- First and foremost, Middleton was a fantastic scorer and shooter. He had 8 straight seasons where he averaged 24 points per game or more, all including three seasons at the elite level over 27 a game. Not only did he do a good job at getting high volume numbers, he did it insanely efficiently as well. He shot nearly 47% from the field, an incredible 89.2% from the line, and despite shooting 6 shots a game from three, hit 43.3% from three. He could shoot it as well as anyone in league history.
- Middleton was also a fantastic rebounder for a shooting guard. You expect and hope your SG can at least grab 5 rebounds a game for you, but Middleton grabbed 7 at times in his career, and averaged 6.4 for his entire career. You could depend on him to give you more than scoring, and his rebounds were a huge part of that.
- He had the entire package in all honesty, with his scoring, rebounds, and more. He averaged 3.6 assists per game, and had a few seasons over 4. His A handles for the majority of his career made him look more like a point guard rather than the shooting guard he was. He also was fantastic overall with the ball, averaging only 1.4 turnovers a game. Plus he was a good defender. He carried an 'A-' rating and averaged 1.7 steals a game for his career. Again, he had it all.
- Overall, a shooting guard that could average 25 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals, didn't turn it over, shot the ball well, what more could you ask? He has some awards, won a title, and has his HOF season as well. Seriously, this guy is absolutely a Hall of Famer.
Arguments Against Induction
- First of all, its rough to make the case that he was a Hall of Fame when he only has four true awards to his name. We've denied guys with more in the past.
- And to go onto the last point, it isn't just the awards that is the issue either. If you have award issues, you better have a serious, explainable flaw that prevented him from getting those awards, such as turnovers, but he also must have dominant, over the top statistics to back it up. Middleton does not.
- He was a good scorer, sometimes great, and overall his peak was great. But it lasted all of four, five seasons. Other than those, admittedly great, seasons all he was was a great role player who could give you 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, good defense and great shooting. Those numbers are fantastic but are they Hall of Fame worthy? I don't think so.
- Overall, it really is an easy case to make for his candidacy, but its also one easy to tear down. And it makes a person stop and think about the case, and in that case its really hard to vote yes on a guy who you have doubts about. He is fantastic at what he was, and that was being a role player. Do you think a role player deserves to be a Hall of Famer? I don't think so. You have to make that decision though.
Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.
***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $25 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $25***
Career Stats
37.1 MPG, 24.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.4 TOPG on 46.9% from the field, 89.2% from the line, and 43.3% from three
Best Season
Raptors(2017) - 31 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG, 1.7 TOPG on 48.5% from the field, 95.9% from the line, and 47.4% from three.
Career Highs
Points: 56
Rebounds: 15
Assists: 11
Steals: 8
Blocks: 2
Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 103
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 140
Triple Doubles: 1
Awards
2013 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2013 - All-Rookie Team
2014 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2015 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-League Third Team
2017 - All-League Third Team
2019 - All-Star Game Participant
Arguments For Induction
- Middleton won 1 title, was named to two All-Star games, and was also named to two All-League Third teams. In a league filled with amazing shooting guards, that he was able to break through with some awards speaks to how good he really was.
- First and foremost, Middleton was a fantastic scorer and shooter. He had 8 straight seasons where he averaged 24 points per game or more, all including three seasons at the elite level over 27 a game. Not only did he do a good job at getting high volume numbers, he did it insanely efficiently as well. He shot nearly 47% from the field, an incredible 89.2% from the line, and despite shooting 6 shots a game from three, hit 43.3% from three. He could shoot it as well as anyone in league history.
- Middleton was also a fantastic rebounder for a shooting guard. You expect and hope your SG can at least grab 5 rebounds a game for you, but Middleton grabbed 7 at times in his career, and averaged 6.4 for his entire career. You could depend on him to give you more than scoring, and his rebounds were a huge part of that.
- He had the entire package in all honesty, with his scoring, rebounds, and more. He averaged 3.6 assists per game, and had a few seasons over 4. His A handles for the majority of his career made him look more like a point guard rather than the shooting guard he was. He also was fantastic overall with the ball, averaging only 1.4 turnovers a game. Plus he was a good defender. He carried an 'A-' rating and averaged 1.7 steals a game for his career. Again, he had it all.
- Overall, a shooting guard that could average 25 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals, didn't turn it over, shot the ball well, what more could you ask? He has some awards, won a title, and has his HOF season as well. Seriously, this guy is absolutely a Hall of Famer.
Arguments Against Induction
- First of all, its rough to make the case that he was a Hall of Fame when he only has four true awards to his name. We've denied guys with more in the past.
- And to go onto the last point, it isn't just the awards that is the issue either. If you have award issues, you better have a serious, explainable flaw that prevented him from getting those awards, such as turnovers, but he also must have dominant, over the top statistics to back it up. Middleton does not.
- He was a good scorer, sometimes great, and overall his peak was great. But it lasted all of four, five seasons. Other than those, admittedly great, seasons all he was was a great role player who could give you 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, good defense and great shooting. Those numbers are fantastic but are they Hall of Fame worthy? I don't think so.
- Overall, it really is an easy case to make for his candidacy, but its also one easy to tear down. And it makes a person stop and think about the case, and in that case its really hard to vote yes on a guy who you have doubts about. He is fantastic at what he was, and that was being a role player. Do you think a role player deserves to be a Hall of Famer? I don't think so. You have to make that decision though.
Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.
***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $25 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $25***
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