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Karl Malone Appreciation Thread

//r00t 4 Jazz said:
Hey KEK, I'm not disagreeing that Malone wasn't known for being clutch just thought I'd ask do you remember how many points he had in that Game 6 and also in game 5 to force a game 6. I'll give you a hint it was in the 30's.

No doubt we/you can nit pic but I'm noticing a pattern in any Malone thread, KEK comes in and discredits Malone in any way he can. C'mon KEK'y can't you at least use one of the universal precursors such as "with all due respect" before disrespecting him?
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With all due respect, no, not when KM32DKSKR posts his simplified, childish Horry > Malone. He opened that can of worms.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Sorry, I didn't know I had to explain the obvious to you as Perch did. I guess I gave you too much credit.

To take it a step further, here's the bottom line. In big games, Malone sucked and that's that. He had his occasional very good post-season game but overall he choked. A lifetime 51.6% shooter shot 46.3% in his post-season career. That's ****ing horrible. The best ****ing power forward shoots 46.3% for his entire post-season career? Including 43.5% and 47.1% in our two Finals post-seasons. Against the Bulls, 44.3% in '97 and much better but still below average for him with 50.4% in '98 with three horrible games out of six and total inconsistency from him. You never knew if he'd show up because he was a bitch. An absolute joke. He clammed up when it mattered most as evidenced by his missing of two huge free throws at the end of game one in Chicago in '97. His stellar court awareness in the closing minute of game six in '98. Winners don't do that. He choked. Live with it. He's the reason I love the Jazz and he's a stud. But in a big game, I take Duncan over Malone.

https://www.sportingnews.com/nba/article/2005-07-08/best-all-time-power-forwards
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Good point, Malone's FG% dropped in the finals against some tough Bulls teams. Man doesnt come to play when it matters. Hmm...lets check out Duncan's FG% in the finals

99
61%
52%
50%
47%
54%

First title, not too bad. Of course DRob was there to take some pressure away.

03
65%
42%
46%
43%
55%
47%

Looks like a nice drop off as the "main man" 4 games in the 40%'s?? I guess his drop off was due to teams keying in on the best player, where as Malone's was probably because he's a choke artist...but lets keep going

05
45%
50%
33%
29%
45%
57%
37%

Wow...bigger drop off. 3 games in the 30%'s or lower, Malone never had that happen in the finals. And he also had 3 games he failed to reach even 20 pts., tho not all the same as the 3 lowest FG% But, Im sure there's a perfectly logical reason here. Actually, he never scored above 26 pts in any game.

Last year in the finals

07
58%
56%
35%
26%

Hmm...started well, then went down hill fast. And just 14 and 12 pts respectively in those last two games. Good thing it was a sweep the trend of dropping FG% may have been much uglier.
 
Fair point. Except Duncan's teams still won four rings despite him being hounded. Malone didn't. And those are just certain series. Malone sucked over his entire post-season career as far as FG% goes. Duncan didn't. Listen man, I use to love Malone as a player. But he was a choker in not just huge games but HUGE moments. Why can't you admit that?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Fair point. Except Duncan's teams still won four rings despite him being hounded. Malone didn't. And those are just certain series. Malone sucked over his entire post-season career as far as FG% goes. Duncan didn't. Listen man, I use to love Malone as a player. But he was a choker in not just huge games but HUGE moments. Why can't you admit that?
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Can you admit that both Finals Jazz teams and Bulls teams were better than any team that the Spurs ever faced to win their rings or does the caliber of competition not count?
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Fair point. Except Duncan's teams still won four rings despite him being hounded. Malone didn't. And those are just certain series. Malone sucked over his entire post-season career as far as FG% goes. Duncan didn't. Listen man, I use to love Malone as a player. But he was a choker in not just huge games but HUGE moments. Why can't you admit that?
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Exactly, Duncan's teams still won even tho Duncan didnt do so well. He had better teams around him. Remember though? This is about the Players, Malone and Duncan? Rings are won by teams (unless, arguably ur talking about MJ). You cant use FG% as a bench mark, then switch back to straight rings when you find Duncan feel off in that regard too.
 
I like how Jordan's steal was because Malone choked. Jordan took a huge gamble and it paid off. If Hornacek cuts back instead of continuing along the baseline, things might have turned out differently. Jordan gambled that Horny wouldn't cut back and he was right. Jordan made the play, but Malone apparently choked. Never mind that it took a huge ****ing game by Malone while facing elimination in Chicago to get to Game 6. Never mind that Malone was having a huge ****ing game in Game 6. Malone choked. Or so the popular version goes.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Fair point. Except Duncan's teams still won four rings despite him being hounded. Malone didn't. And those are just certain series. Malone sucked over his entire post-season career as far as FG% goes. Duncan didn't. Listen man, I use to love Malone as a player. But he was a choker in not just huge games but HUGE moments. Why can't you admit that?
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BTW, arguably the most pressure of any game for Karl was Gm 5 IN Chitown facing elimination. This is what happened ----> https://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=BestFinalsGame-Individual-5
 
KM32MVP said:
I never said Horry was the best on his teams. Nor was Fisher cited as the best on his teams. KEK said Duncan > Malone because 4 > 0, there are no other factors cited. Therefore, Horry > Duncan.
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They way I see it

Duncan
Malone
Barkley
Kg

Are all the greatest power forwards ever all dominated the game in different ways in their respective era's. The difference between them though in their primes the only one who was a winner was Duncan. That's what stands out to me between these 4 dominating power forwards,
 
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