Karl Malone or Tim Duncan?

[I.AM.PIFF]

I'd take both of them over Karl personally. Big on postseason performances and those two consistently rose to a level that Malone did not as an offensive anchor. Would be willing to overlook his offensive shortcomings by comparison if he were a dominant defender like KG who wasn't a consistent takeover scorer himself, but that isn't the case. If you want to talk all time rather than prime though I can see strong reason for Karl over Chuck given the longevity

This Karl Malone postseason stuff is mostly a legend. He often played at a high level there, but I'd agree that Barkley and mainly Dirk played at a higher level as well. I'd take Karl over Barkley for several reasons: he was a better defender (he wasn't that great but still above Chuck), more consistent, more durable, had better work ethic and a better scorer. He also went to the postseas in every season of his career. Chuck was better as a rebounder, was a good playoff performer but I'd still take Malone over him.

 

[Consumed]

This Karl Malone postseason stuff is mostly a legend. He often played at a high level there, but I'd agree that Barkley and mainly Dirk played at a higher level as well. I'd take Karl over Barkley for several reasons: he was a better defender (he wasn't that great but still above Chuck), more consistent, more durable, had better work ethic and a better scorer. He also went to the postseason every season of his career. Chuck was better as a rebounder, was a good playoff performer but I'd still take Malone over him.

Would disagree on Karl being a better scorer than Chuck, wasn't nearly as dominant of an inside presence (GOAT finisher candidate) & didn't have his 1on1 skill. The criticism Karl receives in the postseason for having his efficiency drop dramatically (58.9 TS% in the RS---->53.1 TS% in the PS from his prime '88-'02) is justified in comparison to a contemporary in Barkley who was able to maintain his great scoring efficiency on the next stage (58.5 TS% in his prime from '86-'97) while scoring on similar volume. Reason not being b/c Karl was a choker or anything he played relatively well in the PS overall, but its telling of the fact that he wasn't as good of a scorer given that stark drop off when the defensive intensity was at its highest. He's definitely a better defender but since he was never a great team defender which is really where big men make their impact felt most on the defensive end of the floor I wouldn't use that over Chuck who became a solid post defender in his peak years with phx

I get the more durable & having better longevity (which translates to having a longer prime) part in comparison to Chuck though, polar opposites in that regard. Thats a fair enough point to take Karl over Chuck and is the reason I'd have him higher on an all time list, but purely in terms of prime performance I definitely consider Chuck to be a better player than Karl Malone

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

Would disagree on Karl being a better scorer than Chuck, wasn't nearly as dominant of an inside presence (GOAT finisher candidate) & didn't have his 1on1 skill. The criticism Karl receives in the postseason for having his efficiency drop dramatically (58.9 TS% in the RS---->53.1 TS% in the PS from his prime '88-'02) is justified in comparison to a contemporary in Barkley who was able to maintain his great scoring efficiency on the next stage (58.5 TS% in his prime from '86-'97) while scoring on similar volume. Reason not being b/c Karl was a choker or anything he played relatively well in the PS overall, but its telling of the fact that he wasn't as good of a scorer given that stark drop off when the defensive intensity was at its highest. He's definitely a better defender but since he was never a great team defender which is really where big men make their impact felt most on the defensive end of the floor I wouldn't use that over Chuck who became a solid post defender in his peak years with phx

I get the more durable & having better longevity (which translates to having a longer prime) part in comparison to Chuck though, polar opposites in that regard. Thats a fair enough point to take Karl over Chuck and is the reason I'd have him higher on an all time list, but purely in terms of prime performance I definitely consider Chuck to be a better player than Karl Malone

It's a fair point to choose a prime Chuck over a prime Karl (even if I think prime Karl was better). I'm just thinking if I want to build a team, I'd rather have Karl than Barkley.

 

[The G.O.D II]

They are even imo. If Malone wasn't in small market and an a$$hole c00n of the highest order more respect would be given to him. Its unfortunate Malone played in the era of Jordan and basically the peak of NBA in terms of competition. A prime Malone would beast on soft fakkits like Blake Griffin

 

[Barnett141]

GOATcan of course. fukk kinda question is this?

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Damn Karl is a pedo and a deadbeat dad?

We found out that when Cheryl Ford made it to the WNBA, that Karl Malone was her father...and that her and her twin brother had no contact with him until then.

and then Demetress Bell, who's mother had him at 13... came out and said that Malone told him straight up " You're grown now, there is nothing i can do for you"

 

[DrexlersFade]

Duncan had a better offense game than Malone as well none of you guys might not remember but early in Karl career he was a piece of shyt at shooting...check his free throw stats Duncan came into the league beasting check my post him scooling Hot rod one of the best defenders of all time 7ft with a stupid wing span we should of known then this kid was no joke he lived up to his number 1 status.

Karl Malone got stripped in the post by Mike and he made a legendary moment..Russ not so sure and that was at 38...lets get real people this shyt ain't even close.

 

[ManBearPig]

Malone got the most basic offensive game ever. But it was sure effective.

 

[Remote]

Duncan.

Malone was a great player but he didn't have the all-around game Duncan had.
Malone was like 95% pick and roll.

 

[How Sway?]

malone was a beast, his midrange was glorious. You can even argue that he was a better scorer

 

[notPsychosiz]

The real question is what would Duncan look like with Stockton at PG...

 

[Pesci]

Im takin Malone because this homo called Karl a homo


aint no fakkit

karl malone is a piece of trash but he's about the last person i'd ever fight

 

[Juggalo Fred]

The only thing Karl has over Duncan is goonery, but that's it.

scoring....and being a pedo

 

[duckbutta]

There is no such thing as a "Tim Duncan or" thread...

Tim Duncan is the default answer 10 out of 10 times...

 

[ECA]

Y'all talking about Malone getting disrespected.....Why the fukk does a child molester deserve my respeck?