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KG, Dirk, Pedo
Why Dirk over Malone?
I'm just ranking them by peaks.
Dirk is to me a top 3-5 scorer in NBA history with some of the best volume and efficiency in the playoffs. He can score in the low and high post, is the best midrange shooter ever, an elite finisher, and can come off screens for jumpers. He's the 2nd best spacer of all time and it allowed him to anchor some of the best offenses in the league despite playing with defensively slanted teams. Malone is a far better defender and passer, but Dirk's impact as a scorer, shooter, and spacer is too much.
Also Dirk isn't a pedo.
Funny you mention Dirk being a top 3-5 scorer in NBA history as a reason to rank him over Karl too.
Malone never won a scoring title but finished runner up 5 times. (Finished 3rd three times, 4th twice and 5th three times).As a point of reference that’s 13 seasons in the top 5 for PPG, Dirk Nowitzki finished top 5 for PPG once.
Malone top 5 in PPG 13x. Dirk top 5 in PPG 2x.
Nowitzki's best scoring season (26.6PPG in 2005-06) would be Malone's 10th highest scoring season!
Malone, 27.0+ PPG, 8x. Dirk, 27.0+ PPG, 0x.
It's always Utah fans who use raw ppg especially only in the regular season without any context of efficiency to boost either their pedophile or overrated anti vaxxer.
Dirk from 2009-2011 in the playoffs: 29 points per 75 on + 8 relative TS%
Malone from 1991-1993 in the playoffs(his best playoff scoring stretch): 26 points per 75 on + 4 relative TS%.
These stats don't also mention how Dirk was a FAR more versatile scorer than malone. This allowed Dirk to maintain his efficiency against elite defenses while the Pedo couldn't.