DavidStern wrote:kaima wrote:
If Robinson's regular season stats and play mean so much, then the crash he had against Malone logically is a huge deal as well.
No, it isn’t. You overrates particular matchups in PS and underrates regular season performance.
Actually, you're the one trying to ignore regular season stats in this case. That's been my point from the start -- your standards and how they're fluctuating with player bias.
As for my own standards, I've explained it over and over again. If you spot a contradiction, point it out.
And, as in this thread, you've run from any pertinent questions as regards skillsets and the differences in performance between seasons.
You also seem to value the regular season far less in this instance than you did in 94, 95 or 96. All coincidentally, I'm sure, taking place parallel and through David Robinson's peak, where he likewise drowned in every postseason.
Look, according to mysticbb stat (RS+3xPS) in 1994 Robinson was about 5 pts better than Olajuwon and about 10 points better than Malone.
And according to actuated on-court stats, Malone was about ten points better than Robinson in a matchup context.
But of course, to you, that's beside the point.
So it seems that 5 pts difference is small enough to move player up if he had more success in PS – that’s why HO above DR (keep in mind that I also rank HO at no 1). But 10 points is too big.
Oh, you mean like 29 ppg versus 20?
Those numbers work on so many levels for D-Rob's 94.
How are you measuring this? If Robinson's defense was such a huge factor in his favor, why did it disappear in post matchups so often? Why did so many teams score relatively easily on SA?
Again, you overrates particular games from playoffs and ignores 82 games from regular season.
It seems to me, by your new standards for Malone V Robinson in this thread, that you underrated what Malone did versus Robinson in the playoffs in the last thread. That's the key, and the bone of contention.
As for overrating what Malone did, I wouldn't know why I'd trust your judgment on that matter seeing as you simply would prefer to ignore or extirpate it from the record.
It returns to skillset issues, and the ability towards elite post play. Robinson clearly was a factor below in these areas. To be kind.
What’s more interesting you even penalizing Robinson for Malone’s production despite Rodman was the one who was guarding Mailman.
As usual, you ignore what you don't like.
I told you again and again, to my recollection, that SA tried switches on Malone where Robinson would have him much of the time.
Rodman also missed a full game (tried to injure Stockton, got suspended).
Further, how is it that a frontline of Dennis Rodman and David Robinson can't even keep Malone at his season average when the two are so formidable defensively? Why is it that Robinson's Spurs had so little success stopping teams with star post players, or even slowing them down, if Robinson's defense was so awe-inspiring?
Why doesn't Robinson have anything close, as the main man, on his resume to rival what Mutombo did to the 94 Sonics? While that was going on, Malone was dropping 30+ points on SA's Robinson-led defense.
At this point, I know these are rhetorical questions. You won't answer, I surmise, because you can't.
What's bothersome, though, as regards this polling is that you won't stick to a standard other than overrating David Robinson.
