Better Matchup: Moses Malone/Patrick Ewing or Moses Malone/David Robinson

[mdonnelly1989]

Who would be a better matchup

Moses Malone & Patrick Ewing or Moses Malone & David Robinson

[SinceGatlingWasARookie]

Explain your question.

I would take peak Malone and Robinson over peak Ewing and Robinson.
Robison waa like an overgrown small forward. Ewing was a center with an outside shot.
Moses was a hammer that got inside position.

I think Moses and Robinson would have been better at staying out of each other's way.

Moses could get the rebounds while Robinson got the blocks.


Now maybe that is not what you mean. Maybe you mean for fan watching what would you rather watch. In this case I take Moses vs Robinson for contrast in style.

[mdonnelly1989]

Explain your question.

I would take peak Malone and Robinson over peak Ewing and Robinson.
Robison waa like an overgrown small forward. Ewing was a center with an outside shot.
Moses was a hammer that got inside position.

I think Moses and Robinson would have been better at staying out of each other's way.

Moses could get the rebounds while Robinson got the blocks.


Now maybe that is not what you mean. Maybe you mean for fan watching what would you rather watch. In this case I take Moses vs Robinson for contrast in style.

Choose the player you think would win each match up. And then which battle would be closer in terms of impact/production.

[penbeast0]

DRob wins both matchups in terms of impact on winning with a decent team. Offensively he's not the best scorer or rebounder but seems to be a better passer and smarter offensive player. I'd take Ewing over even peak Moses but Moses proved more carrying a weak team.

More importantly, he's the best defender with the best rim protection and a surprising ability to get steals with only Hakeem (and from what I've seen, probably Russell) better among the great bigs. Ewing has the same advantages only to a lesser degree; Moses falls behind the other two in both his rim protection and his ability to see the court and maximize his teammates. However, Moses is more ferocious and seems to want to dominate more than either of the other two so it's possible he gets a mental edge on either and just bullies them; neither are getting into prime Moses's head.