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The one thing I remember most about Malone is how muscular and ripped he was even in his mid-late 30s. Kinda makes me wonder if he was on some HGH/roids...he wasn’t quite as big with such low body fat in the 80s/early 90s.
Another thing about Karl Malone is that he played a full season nearly every year of his career. A short season by Malone's standards was 80 games.
Malone was a punishing player in the post. These guys today can barely play a full season so there's no way they could take that constant pounding from Malone down low.
Another thing about Karl Malone is that he played a full season nearly every year of his career. A short season by Malone's standards was 80 games.
Malone was a punishing player in the post. These guys today can barely play a full season so there's no way they could take that constant pounding from Malone down low.
And let’s not forget DIRTY. If allowed to play as they did at their best, a few players are getting face full of the Mailman’s elbow. That alone can totally change a game by taking people out of their comfort zone when entering the lane.
Lebron\Malone is just a bad match up both directions.
Yes, the idea that Lebron is going to be able to effectively stop Malone in the post is a joke.
Malone put up HUGE numbers even with Rodman on him and getting doubled....and Rodman didn't even have to carry any offensive load at the other end.
Regardless, this is a less lopsided match-up than the others.
No one ever stopped Malone, but Lebron is stronger and more athletic than the typical 90's PF. Guys we thing of as bruisers, like Charles Oakley were like 6'8, 240. To say LeBron would hold him at or slightly below his career averages isn't much of a stretch.
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Some of these people must just be too young to realize how good Malone was. He was on NBA first teams for what 10+ years in the late 80s to 90s.
I remember Malone quite well. As strong as he was, his mid-range game is what made him truly elite. He was the best mid-range shooting big of his era.
No one ever stopped Malone, but Lebron is stronger and more athletic than the typical 90's PF. Guys we thing of as bruisers, like Charles Oakley were like 6'8, 240. To say LeBron would hold him at or slightly below his career averages isn't much of a stretch.
Lebron is stronger than...
Shawn Kemp
Charles Barkley
Dale Davis
Anthony Mason
Horace Grant
??
Lebron is strong for a small forward, but there's no way he's consistently banging against power forwards in the 90s.
Shawn Kemp
Charles Barkley
Dale Davis
Anthony Mason
Horace Grant
??
Lebron is strong for a small forward, but there's no way he's consistently banging against power forwards in the 90s.
LeBron outweighs most of those guys.
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