Killakobe81
02-17-2012, 03:24 PM
Great article, read this: (http://www.saltcityhoops.com/karl-malone-best-power-forward-of-all-time/)
The source was Salt lake city hoops, so take it with a grain of salt .... (ha)
I was arguing the subject with a colleague (I chose Duncan he took Karl) and he dared call duncan soft. Googled some stats to refute him and ran across the above article. Why i find it interesting is it does a great job of making both cases, but man it really underscored some things that I did not know:
1. Malone is not only the 2nd time all leading score but he is 3rd all time in win shares, behind only Kareem and Wilt ...
2. I knew Malone was a playoff "struggler" (i wont say choker) but his numbers drop from - He shot considerably worse (from 51% to 46%) in the playoffs and his WS/48 minutes dropped from 0.205 to 0.14
3. Damn, is Duncan the model of consistency even though he stepped up plenty of times I think the most amazing thing in the article, is Duncan: Compare this with Duncan who had almost identical shooting percentages and WS/48 numbers. One thing to consider is that Duncan has more Win Shares (28.6 compared to 23) in the playoffs despite playing in 23 fewer games
Bottom line is this as article sums up so: it is hard to make the case that Duncan was better than Malone in the regular season, it is also look like it is hard to make the case that Malone was better than Duncan in the playoffs.
I'd still take Duncan, but that article pointed out some great points for Karl. Sure it's a team sport and Karl never had David Robinson (or Tim, Stockton).
But the rings speak volumes so Duncan is the choice, but Malone has a good case here because he dominates the regular season argument.
The source was Salt lake city hoops, so take it with a grain of salt .... (ha)
I was arguing the subject with a colleague (I chose Duncan he took Karl) and he dared call duncan soft. Googled some stats to refute him and ran across the above article. Why i find it interesting is it does a great job of making both cases, but man it really underscored some things that I did not know:
1. Malone is not only the 2nd time all leading score but he is 3rd all time in win shares, behind only Kareem and Wilt ...
2. I knew Malone was a playoff "struggler" (i wont say choker) but his numbers drop from - He shot considerably worse (from 51% to 46%) in the playoffs and his WS/48 minutes dropped from 0.205 to 0.14
3. Damn, is Duncan the model of consistency even though he stepped up plenty of times I think the most amazing thing in the article, is Duncan: Compare this with Duncan who had almost identical shooting percentages and WS/48 numbers. One thing to consider is that Duncan has more Win Shares (28.6 compared to 23) in the playoffs despite playing in 23 fewer games
Bottom line is this as article sums up so: it is hard to make the case that Duncan was better than Malone in the regular season, it is also look like it is hard to make the case that Malone was better than Duncan in the playoffs.
I'd still take Duncan, but that article pointed out some great points for Karl. Sure it's a team sport and Karl never had David Robinson (or Tim, Stockton).
But the rings speak volumes so Duncan is the choice, but Malone has a good case here because he dominates the regular season argument.