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Karl Malone vs Charles Barkley
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 2:23 am
by Alex_De_Large
I think its really close between them,
choose the best between: the best player in his prime and better overall.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=I87edutABG8CHARLES (1985/86-1995/96)
POINTS PER GAME: 22.14
SCORING EFFICIENCY FG%: 54.1%
REBOUNDS PER GAME: 11.7 (4 Offensive Rebounds Per Game!)
ASSITS PER GAME: 3.9
STEALES PER GAME: 1.54
BLOCKS PER GAME: 0.83
THREE POINT SHOOTING EFFICIENCY FG%: 26.6%
Play-Offs (Clutch Time):
PPG: 25.7
FG%:53.99%
RPG: 13.29
APG: 4.41
SPG: 1.65
BPG: 0.96
3-POINT FG%:25%
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MgzSE_54gZQKARL (1986/87-1996/97)
POINTS PER GAME: 25.0
SCORING EFFICIENCY FG%: 51.6%
REBOUNDS PER GAME: 10.1 (2.4 Offensive Rebounds Per Game)
ASSITS PER GAME: 3.6
STEALES PER GAME: 1.41
BLOCKS PER GAME: 0.78
THREE POINT SHOOTING EFFICIENCY: 27.4%
Play-Offs (Clutch Time):
PPG: 27.1
FG%: 46.42%
RPG: 11.84
APG: 2.59
SPG: 1.42
BPG: 0.79
3-POINT FG%: 11.53%
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 2:36 am
by The Diesel
Barkley.
Malone is over-rated.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 2:42 am
by That Nicka
Barkley had the better prime imo, but Malone was built to last
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 3:17 am
by jzmagik
Mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays, or in the playoffs. It's not suprisng to see that his fg% takes a big dip in the playoffs as opposed to regular season.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 3:28 am
by penbeast0
Barkley was slightly the better offensive player. Malone, however, takes the overall edge for two reasons. (1) defense . . . he was good, Barkley was awful and (2) reliability . . . Malone was there every day, every year, every practice, giving full effort; Barkley was more injury prone (heck, everyone else ever was more injury prone, not a knock on Chuckles) and not much of a practice player.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 7:34 am
by shawngoat23
It's close. Barkley the better offensive player, Malone the better defensive; Barkley the better prime, Malone more longevity; Barkley more explosive, Malone more consistent. I'll go with Chuck though because he was one of my favorite players ever.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 11:40 am
by chrice
Sir Charles ftw.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 4:34 pm
by HarlemHeat37
I don't see how anybody takes Barkley here..
Malone's offense is close enough, that his far superior defense gives him the edge IMO..
no disrespect to the OP, but can the mods ban any threads involving Karl Malone? it's just disgusting at this point..
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 4:37 pm
by WesWesley
It pains me to say it, but I gotta go with the father of many of these posters.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 5:31 pm
by carrottop12
Malone, his MVP seasons were equal to Barkley's, over the long hall he was better, and his defense was always better.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 7:01 pm
by candy for lunch
HarlemHeat37 wrote:I don't see how anybody takes Barkley here..
I prefer players who in college don't impregnate 13 year olds, and who don't hunt for mexican girls.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 7:05 pm
by KNICKS1970
supersteve wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I prefer players who in college don't impregnate 13 year olds, and who don't hunt for mexican girls.
Well, that has nothing to do with anything Karl Malone did on the court.
I will say though that Wes_Wesley's post made me legit LOL.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 7:12 pm
by The Diesel
Let's keep this basketball related; this has the potential to be a really good thread.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 9:18 pm
by loserX
supersteve wrote:I prefer players who in college don't impregnate 13 year olds, and who don't hunt for mexican girls.
Good point. I don't like players whose last names rhyme with Shmarkley, therefore Malone was a better basketball player.
Anyway, I kind of agree with the consensus...Barkley peaked higher but petered out sooner. It's a pretty good comparison, but with the differences in longevity and defence, I give a slight nod to Malone.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 9:25 pm
by Blackfyre
Karl Malone , similar offense and better defense.
Posted: Wed May 7, 2008 10:44 pm
by AgEnT50
chrice wrote:Sir Charles ftw.
Posted: Thu May 8, 2008 12:49 am
by Teddy KGB
Mailman ftw
Posted: Thu May 8, 2008 1:44 am
by candy for lunch
loserX wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Good point. I don't like players whose last names rhyme with Shmarkley, therefore Malone was a better basketball player.
I don't like players who have a
fantastic history of injuring others.
Posted: Thu May 8, 2008 2:12 am
by carrottop12
Apparently you didn't watch the NBA 15 years ago.
Charles Barkley wrote:When I played with Kevin Johnson and he got hit, I would tell him to let his man beat him into the lane then I'd try to maim his ass.
Posted: Thu May 8, 2008 3:42 am
by BirdIsDaKing
Wes_Wesley wrote:It pains me to say it, but I gotta go with the father of many of these posters.
Shawn Kemp?