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Is Mount Mutombo or Alonzo Mourning the better shot blocker? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by CptPeteMaverick23@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Mutombo has 1 more blocks leader title and a higher peak at 4.5 bpg compared to Zo's 3.9.

However, Alonzo's late age run really impressed me. Even after his kidney problems, during the 2005 playoffs, despite playing just 17 mpg, he managed 2.2 bpg. This included 3.0 bpg during the ECF. In the 2006 Finals, Alonzo also managed 1.5 bpg. 1.5 bpg isn't a lot by an elite shot-blocker's standards, but he was playing limited minutes, was 36 and literally hampered by a life-threatening health condition.

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[–] gh0st_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Mutombo was a better shot blocker in absolute terms. Teams that did not have elite scoring big men (Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, Hakeem) had to change the way they played when he was around the paint. Zo was an elite rim protector but not feared in the same way.

I would rather have Mutombo against the higher tier guys but I would pick Mourning if I had to choose between the two because he was better overall.