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Quote: Originally Posted by AlexBrady

The best of all time are supposed to give a team a great shot at winning in the playoffs. Where do I begin with Malone? He found all sorts of ways to choke in the 96 conference finals, the 97 finals, and for the hat trick the 98 finals! Missed free throws, pathetic shot selection, mind numbingly bad turnovers, reverting to gambling style defense, and many many more. Don't even compare Malone's shooting in the clutch to Stockton's because it isn't close. Stockton smokes his loser teammate in the clutch. His decision making on screen and rolls was second to none and he always put Malone in positions to succeed. Make no mistake, this was Stockton's team and the Jazz would have appeared in the Finals with or without Malone. I cant say the same if they didnt have Mr. Stockton. Unfortunately, those Bulls team of the 90s were great teams led by legit superstars like Pippen and Jordan. Malone's utter ineptitude in the clutch was too much to overcome even for Stockton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmNrGSXpgA Classic Malone at 4 minute mark.

I like how you just skipped the whole part about Sidney. Guess you can't come up with anything to defend him that high on any list. Or the fact that those guys you labeled as overrated ALL outperformed him in BOTH the regular season and PLAYOFFS.

But to the Malone thing. I mean it is obvious to see that you don't like the guy. But to just call it Stockton's team with Karl just along for the ride is pretty foolish. I mean Malone was already a 20 and 10 player in BOTH the regular season and playoffs before Stockton was even a starter. Plus you say Malone chocked in those series you can say the same for Stockton except the 98 finals. So now are they both chockers?? Cause you can't have them both playing sub par ball in the SAME series and one be labeled a choke and the other great.

Both Malone and Stockton go hand and hand. Neither one of them would have had the success the had without each other. Stockton wouldn't have assists he had if Malone wasn't there to finish those pick and rolls. Just like Malone wouldn't have the amount of points he had if Stockton wasn't there putting the ball where he wants it. There is no way you can say those Jazz teams would have went to the finals with or without Malone. You just can't replace a league leading scorer and league MVP. You just can't find 27 and 10 guys on every team. In reality they both are very deserving HOF and top 50 players.