I'm not seeing Griffin being better than Malone / Barkley either.
griffin won't even be better than chris gatling
Stockton may be the most underrated perennial allstar ever. His sheer talent level was just barely above average but dude worked his ass off on the court. very crafty scorer.
Never got to see Mullin play much
Doubt the NBA has ever seen a better PF in his prime than Malone. Yes better than Barkley and Duncan is a Center playing PF. LMA and Griffin have the potential to surpass KM and CB tho.
This whole statement is silly. Barkley was a better basketball player than Malone. He could do everything better than Malone on the court. Score from anywhere on the floor, shooting range, post-game, ball handling, passing, & rebounding. I'll give Malone a tie on running the lane. Only thing Malone has over Barkley was fitness, longevity & a lil defense. In their primes Barkley was clearly over Malone. You bringing up LMA & Griffin is a joke also.
Barkley was not a better shooter than malone. Him hitting more 3's than malone doesnt make him a better shooter. Malone's top of the key and corner J's were money.
Barkley had better handles and better passer. They are close in the rebounding category but Barkleys numbers look better. Defense was foreign to Barkley whereas Malone was a silent kilelr on defense. he wouldnt block your shot often but he's lock you up for sure.
Now that i think about it barkley was the better player overall but Malone was close
It's because they didn't win rings, you know how it is with great players who don't win rings, they don't count.
Really, it's a personality/media recognition thing.
Barkley was not a better shooter than malone. Him hitting more 3's than malone doesnt make him a better shooter. Malone's top of the key and corner J's were money.
Barkley had better handles and better passer. They are close in the rebounding category but Barkleys numbers look better. Defense was foreign to Barkley whereas Malone was a silent kilelr on defense. he wouldnt block your shot often but he's lock you up for sure.
Now that i think about it barkley was the better player overall but Malone was close
best PF's I've seen play not in order
- Malone
- Barkley
- Webber
- Garnett
- Dirk
- Kemp (pre cocaine and beer gut)
Honorable mentions: One cant help but wonder what McDyess could have been if it wasnt for that bad knee or Sheed Wallace and the weed and carelessness problem