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Re: Evaluating Great Big Men: Prime Hakeem and Shaq and others
With all due respect, I didn't rank Ewing higher than Malone, I ranked Malone at 9.2 (tied with David Robinson) and Ewing at 9.1. I did say that Ewing's best season he was a more dominant player than Karl Malone who I rank higher overall, primarily due to Ewing's impact as a shotblocker/intimidator which has historically been the key to effective defense (though less and less so in the last 10 years as the rules/interpretations/coaching focus more and more away from post offense and defense).
As for Barkley, I'd take Pippen first. I think Charles is a wonderful TV personality but I don't think he was a great teammate; the opposite, I think he was a Derrick Coleman type influence with his attitude and lack of defensive effort despite his individual brilliance.
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