Duncan > Malone?

[Getting Traded]

Sounds like you think duncan and malone were pretty even.

Maybe you need a tie-breaker (championship rings?)

I agree that championships speak for themselves, but Duncan definitely had better teammates. Malone only had Stockton and role-players, and Horny was a step up from that. But Duncan had Robinson, Parker, and Ginobili, all HOFers, plus a lot of other good players. And I think Ginobili is severely underrated. You do have to give the nod to Duncan, though, factoring everything.

 

[ema]

in malone's defense, duncan didn't play in an era that consists of bird's celtics, showtime lakers, and MJ's bulls.

See what you did there.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

This is only an argument for Jazz fans. Everyone who isn't a homer picks Duncan easily.

 

[Archie Moses]

What if, just what if... Duncan just played on a better team?

I'd take Karl everytime over Duncan and I wouldn't think twice.

 

[Chargers Jazz Angels]

f this Duncan is a center

 

[8]

The question is presented as who is the better player, not who is the better power forward. So the whole C or PF thing doesn't really matter in this case.

I take Duncan because he was better in his prime simply because he's taller and longer. I think Karl was more skilled, but Duncan is better.

 

[fishonjazz]

This is only an argument for Jazz fans. Everyone who isn't a homer picks Duncan easily.

This

 

[Tarkanian]

head to head
Malone would eat Duncan alive on the offence.
That said, without making good use of his lofty elbows, he would be eaten alive by Duncan while defendng him (or trying that).
so it's a wash.

Career-wise though, Duncan > Malone due to "ringz".

 

[gomretat]

Love Karl but Duncan is better than Malone with or without rings and it has nothing to do with Sloan or Pop. Duncan is simply better. And the PF versus C thing is complete semantics.

 

[Growlor]

Love Karl but Duncan is better than Malone with or without rings and it has nothing to do with Sloan or Pop. Duncan is simply better. And the PF versus C thing is complete semantics.

The PF C thing is not complete semantics. From day one Duncan was lucky enough to play with a second center and be allowed to create a mismatch. He is great, but if he was forced to play C and paired with, say, Milsap as his PF for the past 5 years things would not be the same.

 

[Fabtrey]

The PF C thing is not complete semantics. From day one Duncan was lucky enough to play with a second center and be allowed to create a mismatch. He is great, but if he was forced to play C and paired with, say, Milsap as his PF for the past 5 years things would not be the same.

that's idiotic. from day 1, duncan was already better than aging drob. nothing you can do when you are that fluid, smooth, and run like gazelle. and dude was workaholic.

and duncan's best years came well after drob retired. and duncan played with bunch of scrubs too. rasho for ex. duncan will always be the same. this dude stayed in college for 4 years, and came in polished as hell. he was surest thing.