They are regarding as two of the greatest power forwards to ever grace the NBA hardwood – San
But what if they could have played together? How would two of the greatest power forwards ever co-exsit? Well according to “The Mailman,” he would have loved to have had Duncan as a teammate and playing with each other would have been simple despite the two playing the same position because he says TD has always been a center.
Who’s the one guy you played against that you would’ve loved to have had as a teammate?
Karl: Tim Duncan.
Bill Riley: How would you two have co-existed? You’d have to move him to–
Karl: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Let’s get this right…Tim Duncan is a center. Tim Duncan is not a power forward. So how would we have co-exist? Well, I would’ve played power forward.
Let’s be real Spurs fans, TD has been a center ever since David Robinson retired from the NBA. Sure, the team tried Rasho Nesterovic, Nazr Mohammad, Francisco Elson, and others but TD has mainly been a center for the latter part of his time with San Antonio.
Still, the thought of TD and Malone playing on the same team would have been a devastating duo the likes the NBA probably would have never seen. The pick-and-roll with these two bigs would have been a nightmare for opposing teams and the two would have rolled to many NBA titles.
Though older Spurs fans still might harbor some ill-will towards Malone due to his over-the-top physical style of play and especially when he elbowed “The Admiral” and knocked him out cold during a game.
What do you think Spurs fans? If you consider TD a power forward, does he rank over Malone as the best ever?