Is Anthony Davis more like Karl Malone or Tim Duncan?

[90sgoat]

Last season he averaged 29/13/4 and 3 blocks (or sumtin).

That's prime Tim Duncan stats, actually better, but his impact was more like Karl Malone.

[Manny98]

More like Kevin Garnett

[HoopologyPhD]

He is more like Lebron, empty stats and not a winner unless surrounded by complimentary players.

[DocSlam]

A better Rasheed Wallace. More hops.

[90sgoat]

More like Kevin Garnett

AD is a significantly better scorer than Garnett.

I'd say AD's scoring skill set is more like Duncan's except he has way more athleticism.

[superduper]

He is more like Lebron, empty stats and not a winner unless surrounded by complimentary players.

Boom.

[brooks_thompson]

Super-charged Minnesota Love. Stats are juiced, impact is noticeably less than the numbers suggest. There is no excuse for the Pelicans to be pretty much out of the playoff race at the time he requested a trade.

[Vino24]

Super-charged Minnesota Love. Stats are juiced, impact is noticeably less than the numbers suggest. There is no excuse for the Pelicans to be pretty much out of the playoff race at the time he requested a trade.
sweet if we are lucky he might average 16ppg in the finals instead of 8ppg like Love. Modern day Wilt's

[Jasper]

A better Rasheed Wallace. More hops.
not a bad comparison , but AD can dribble better

[Reggie43]

Last season he averaged 29/13/4 and 3 blocks (or sumtin).

That's prime Tim Duncan stats, actually better, but his impact was more like Karl Malone.

Karl Malone was one of the most physical players in league history in the golden age of big men while the other guy refuses to play center against mostly soft tweener bigs who would rather take a perimeter shot than bang down low.

[tanibanana]

Kevin Garnett (inferior version)

[Round Mound]

Malone had a great mid range face up jumper.

[superduper]

AD is way too passive/soft/avoids contact to be Sheed

[brooks_thompson]

sweet if we are lucky he might average 16ppg in the finals instead of 8ppg like Love. Modern day Wilt's

That's using hindsight. I didn't intend for my comparison to go that far. What happens to him next is up to him, and I don't think he will pull a Love. I feel much more like he will prove he is as good as he seems (but that is something he certainly didn't do last year).

[TheCorporation]

Was he 1-9 in the 1st round too?

If so, then more like Jordan

[3ball]

Neither

Those guys were elite iso players with several unstoppable pet moves that they'd mastered and could live off of

AD is a bird-fed fool that hasn't scratched the surface of his elite-potential iso game

But if I had to choose, ad is more like Malone because Malone was a PNR king, which AD does a lot of

[clipps]

A right handed Chris Bosh.

[Loco 50]

In terms of durability and playoff success Olowokandi is a much more apt comparison.

[ronniec]

AD not yet reached the prime Mailman, Timmy and KG's level.

[Kingwillball]

AD is 26.. let that Sink in.. next 4-5 years are his actual prime. Lebron will bring his gm to another level.

[Mr.GOAT2408]

More like a lesser KG

He's about to enter his absolute best years so that could change

[Thorpesaurous]

I like the Garnett comp best. You can make the case he's a better scorer than Garnett, but Garnett did put up 9 straight 21+ seasons in a row when the game was being played a slower pace. And he's a true defensive anchor the way Garnett was, and in a similar way, as a super switchable cover ground type defender, as opposed to the more sit and occupy style Duncan was more like.

I also think his offensive game is closer to the Garnett model than Duncan's which isn't really a compliment. Scoring numbers are great, but I made the case back when Duncan and Garnett were playing, a ton of Garnett's points came by beating guys up the court, or just being an elite rebounder and getting easy second chance points. AD and KG both stretch the floor, AD a bit better, and both got off shots over guys, but neither had or have the footwork to consistently create shots and foul opportunities in traffic the way Duncan did, and to me that's what makes Duncan the better offensive player when it matters.

Karl Malone is one of the most overrated players ever. He's got so little footwork he's relying on a couple moves tops in the post, and relies a ton of jumpers, which he's great at, but just couldn't create enough shots for himself when it matters. Very dependent on the pick and roll kick to midrange jumper. To me a worse version of the offensive games AD and KG had. And in addition he's just not a good defender at that PF position.

Extra Suped up Rasheed Wallace is not a terrible comp either for AD.

[RRR3]

I like the Garnett comp best. You can make the case he's a better scorer than Garnett, but Garnett did put up 9 straight 21+ seasons in a row when the game was being played a slower pace. And he's a true defensive anchor the way Garnett was, and in a similar way, as a super switchable cover ground type defender, as opposed to the more sit and occupy style Duncan was more like.

I also think his offensive game is closer to the Garnett model than Duncan's which isn't really a compliment. Scoring numbers are great, but I made the case back when Duncan and Garnett were playing, a ton of Garnett's points came by beating guys up the court, or just being an elite rebounder and getting easy second chance points. AD and KG both stretch the floor, AD a bit better, and both got off shots over guys, but neither had or have the footwork to consistently create shots and foul opportunities in traffic the way Duncan did, and to me that's what makes Duncan the better offensive player when it matters.

Karl Malone is one of the most overrated players ever. He's got so little footwork he's relying on a couple moves tops in the post, and relies a ton of jumpers, which he's great at, but just couldn't create enough shots for himself when it matters. Very dependent on the pick and roll kick to midrange jumper. To me a worse version of the offensive games AD and KG had. And in addition he's just not a good defender at that PF position.

Extra Suped up Rasheed Wallace is not a terrible comp either for AD.
Malone made multiple all defense teams

[BarberSchool]

Neither.
Mute KG with zero temper and much better Jumper/handles.
Right handed Bosh Supreme.

[90sgoat]

Come on now, Malone is leaps and bounds ahead of Garnett as a scorer. Not close to comparable. Garnett for one had zero back to basket game, while Malone had a very good one.

[soots]

He is a lower BBIQ version of Tim Duncan who didnt break his knee in his first couple of seasons.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

KG with better shot blocking, significantly less intensity, and significantly worse passing.

You could say he has more range on his jumper, but I think, based on what we've seen from other bigmen who never shot 3s and suddenly became great shooters (Gasols, Lopez) that KG could do it if it were emphasized.

[Thorpesaurous]

Malone made multiple all defense teams


I know. He was still had critical defensive issues. He was so strong he held up well against good post scorers, but he provided almost not rim protection.

It is probably unfair to say he had a lesser version of KG's offensive game. His back to the basket game was better than KG's, but it still was flawed in that it relied so much on brute power that when he needed to get something if the defense knew they could take it away.

[turner23x]

A right handed Chris Bosh.

This. But much more dominant

[AirFederer]

He

[Stringer Bell]

Karl Malone is one of the most overrated players ever. He's got so little footwork he's relying on a couple moves tops in the post, and relies a ton of jumpers, which he's great at, but just couldn't create enough shots for himself when it matters. Very dependent on the pick and roll kick to midrange jumper. To me a worse version of the offensive games AD and KG had. And in addition he's just not a good defender at that PF position.


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[keep-itreal]

Anthony Davis is nothing like Tim Duncan. Jesus christ OP did you even watch TIm Duncan play? ****ing idiot

[Gougou]

He is like a Kevin Garnett with better all around game. Can shoot 3, better finish inside the paint, better midrange, but prime KG defense is better than him.

I mean even KG him self said AD is more gifted player than him.

I don't think he plays like Malone. AD has a better defense, shoots midrange better.