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Re: Duncan is the best nba power foward ever
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Originally Posted by BadBaronRudigor
McHale had that one freak season yes. IN HIS ENTIRE REST OF HIS CAREER, including years playing 35 mpg+, he never got over 9 rebounds a game! Looking at their averages over the 8 years or so McHale was a starter (so people don't say it's because he was 6th man) . . . .
McHale would get you about 22/8.5/2 with 1.8 blocks and 0.4 steals
Buck would get you about 17/12/1.5 with 1 block and 1 steal
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Context: if we're taking away McHAle as a 6th man (wich would be the right thing to do if we are talking about prime play), one also must differentiate the Nets' Williams and the Blazers' Williams. Same player with 2 different roles.
As we know, McHale played in a stacked team with other offensive weapons and other rebounders. That limited his offensive stats. I'm not saying that McHale would average 26-10-3-2 for his career had he not play with Bird/Parish/Lewis/etc., but chances are he would improve his stats.
The best individual Williams was the Nets' one, where he took a predominat role, having no volume scorer around and not much of other rebounder. When he went to the Blazers, his scoring went down and only once in his Blazers tenure he managed to grab 10rpg. And the reason is simple: Porter/Drexler/Kersey/Duck.
To say that if comparing Buck Williams and Kevin McHAle while playing for a stacked, championship contender (same environment/context), McHale is the clear superior player.
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and I use Buck because he was close to a match to McHale on the two things McHale did best, Shooting Efficiency and Defense. Was Buck as good as McHale, not in my opinion, was it close, yes. Is McHale better than Karl Malone . . . only in his dreams.
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Yes.
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