The Top 10 NBA Power Forwards of All Time!

[guru]

My tops Power Forwards of All time...

#1 - Tim Duncan
#2 - Karl Malone
#3 - Kevin Garnett
#4 - Charles Barkley
#5 - Kevin McHale
#6 - Dennis Rodman
#7 - Dirk Nowitzki
#8 - Bob Pettit
#9 - Elvin Hayes
#10 - Robert Horry

The KG discussion got me thinking... above are mine. Agree? or Disagree?

[IamRalpho]

F Karl Malone, hated him and think he was a bit overrated. I would put him 4th or even 5th on that list.

[Sniped]

Yea i got KG 2nd then k.malone

[burke23]

Horry doesn't deserve to be on the list, sorry. And Moses Malone should be top 3.

[samuel1219]

The only thing that I have Duncan over Malone are the rings. Cmon 2nd all time scorer, 6th all time rebounder.

[rmiller1k]

robert horry??? what the....where is keith van horn???

[EMD34]

Originally Posted by samuel1219

The only thing that I have Duncan over Malone are the rings. Cmon 2nd all time scorer, 6th all time rebounder.

He is also number 1 all time at impregnating 13 year olds. Thats a very underrated stat.

[Sutantoj]

Replace Horry with Dave DeBusschere/Dolph Schayes

[lb_sa]

1. Tim Duncan (because of championships, otherwise I'd take KG personally)
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Charles Barkley
4. Karl Malone
5. Kevin McHale
6. Dirk Nowitzki (could move up before it's all said and done)

Other than that, there is a step down in my opinion. These are the best of all time.

[WillC]

Originally Posted by guru

My tops Power Forwards of All time...

#1 - Tim Duncan
#2 - Karl Malone
#3 - Kevin Garnett
#4 - Charles Barkley
#5 - Kevin McHale
#6 - Dennis Rodman
#7 - Dirk Nowitzki
#8 - Bob Pettit
#9 - Elvin Hayes
#10 - Robert Horry

The KG discussion got me thinking... above are mine. Agree? or Disagree?

Bob Pettit was the best player (not just power forward, but player) in the League between 1954 and 1956, and again in 1958... even better than Bill Russell during that year. He remained in the top 2-5 players in the League until the mid-1960s.

I therefore think he deserves to be ranked above the likes of Rodman and McHale. It depends what criteria you are using though.

Meanwhile, players such as Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas and Dan Issel are, in my opinion, much more deserving of a top 10 spot ahead of Robert Horry.

Even compared to modern players, would you take Horry over Chris Webber? Shawn Kemp? What about Horace Grant (who won nearly as many championships but contributed more to those championship campaigns)?

My top ten looks like this:

1 Tim Duncan
2 Bob Pettit
3 Karl Malone
4 Charles Barkley
5 Kevin Garnett
6 Dirk Nowitzki
7 Elvin Hayes
8 Kevin McHale
9 Jerry Lucas
10 Dave DeBusschere

If we categorise Dolph Schayes as a power forward (he played across the frontcourt from SF to C), I'd rank him ahead of Hayes etc.

[samuel1219]

Yes, I'll take out Horry and put Dolph Schayes never saw him play but I think he played power.

[Sniped]

Originally Posted by burke23

Horry doesn't deserve to be on the list, sorry. And Moses Malone should be top 3.

I think moses malone was considered more of a center..but ur right about horry wtf lol

[Orangejello727]

I have Tim Duncan at #1.

[murrke03]

duncan
barkley
k. malone
garnett

if moses malone counts as pf then he's probably #2
pettit if pf then he's somewhere in top 5
dirk is a real hard one cause he's not really a pf haha

so in my opinion
duncan
m. malone
barkley
pettit
k. malone
garnett

[mr10pin]

Does Jerry Lucas count as a PF? If so, he belongs on this list somewhere.

[samuel1219]

Originally Posted by EMD34

He is also number 1 all time at impregnating 13 year olds. Thats a very underrated stat.

Yeah, but I think the stats we are taking into consideration are the ones on the court floor.

[blastman]

maybe this list should consider the past 30 years or so.

its unrealistic to debate about players that practically no one on here was alive to see.

[pac213up]

I would put KG over Malone given his significantly bigger impact on the defensive side. Also probably slot Dirk up one over Rodman. Horry would no be on my list.

[cardozo]

For me Malone before Duncan.

I have to admit that he lacks championships but his career stats to me compensate a whole lot .

[WillC]

At his peak (which lasted a long time), Duncan was arguably the best defensive big man in the League as well as a very talented scorer and team player.

Malone lacked Duncan's defense.

Talking of which, Duncan was robbed of a few Defensive Player of the Year awards.

[fungi2510]

Originally Posted by blastman

maybe this list should consider the past 30 years or so.

its unrealistic to debate about players that practically no one on here was alive to see.

So you have to see something to be objective on it. I hate that we undervalue what those who came before did. Its like the NBA did not exist before 1980.

[blastman]

I can't see forming a valuable opinion about players when you weren't even able to follow them during their careers.

Stats don't tell the whole story about these guys.

[fungi2510]

Originally Posted by blastman

I can't see forming a valuable opinion about players when you weren't even able to follow them during their careers.

Stats don't tell the whole story about these guys.

So you cannot say that Abraham Lincoln was not a great president? Not saying stats do tell the whole story, but there is a ton of research, there are quantifiers to tell us what happened. I just think it is so dismissive to make quotes like that. I have an even bigger problem with it in MLB, but whatever.

[lb_sa]

Originally Posted by WillC

At his peak (which lasted a long time), Duncan was arguably the best defensive big man in the League as well as a very talented scorer and team player.

Malone lacked Duncan's defense.

Talking of which, Duncan was robbed of a few Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Yep. All around wise, I think Duncan and KG are the two best ever. Barkley is right there as well.

[Beavers98]

Originally Posted by EMD34

He is also number 1 all time at impregnating 13 year olds. Thats a very underrated stat.

Who does this refer to? Hadn't heard this before.