His skill was unmatched and he was an idol of many future players in the s and s. Baylor was not only unable to win a ring, but he also failed to grab an MVP at any point in his career as well. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell dominated the MVP races year after year, so Baylor was once again blessed with the unfortunate task of trying to knock off some of the greatest players of all time every season.
He rebounded as well as many of the bigs during that era and was arguably the second-best scorer of his time behind Chamberlain. Baylor is undoubtedly one of the best NBA players without a ring. Drafted in , Barkley spent the majority of his prime in the late s and early s. In his prime, Barkley would average 26 points and 12 rebounds, winning an MVP in Barkley was a point forward before it was even a commonly used term. He was a special type of player that the league had never seen before.
He has a handful of Conference Finals appearances as well, but ultimately Barkley underperformed in his career. Barkley was a top-five player in the league for many years and was quite the performer on the court, but could only total one NBA Finals appearance. Barkley may not have had the glorified numbers like Baylor, but his success in an extremely tough era should be noted. He constantly competed with the best of the best during his prime and was one of the most overpowering players in the league.
Karl Malone is just a ring or two away from being a top-five player ever. Drafted in , Malone played nearly his entire career with his partner John Stockton. He would make an immediate impact for the Jazz but truly started to take the team to the next level in the mids. Malone was a fantastic mid-range shooter which made him nearly impossible to guard.
Malone is undeniably one of the best big men this league has ever seen and is one of the only to have never won a title. This is a ranking in terms of talent and Malone had plenty of it. He was a classic post scorer who caused problems all over the court for over 10 years. The Jazz, however, would go on to lose in The Finals to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in six games and suffer the same result in a rematch the next year.
Malone would continue to put up prodigious numbers for the Jazz in his last five years with the team but the team never again reached the Finals. Although Malone never won a championship, he played in the playoffs every season and his postseason production were equal to his phenomenal regular season stats.
He had career regular-season averages of His increased production continued and formed his breakout season as Malone became a full-fledged superstar. He scored These numbers placed him fifth in the league in scoring and fourth in rebounding. And for the second straight season Malone played in all 82 regular-season games, something he would do a total of nine times.
In fact, Utah pushed the Lakers to a seventh game, in which Malone scored 31 points and grabbed 15 boards. After being snubbed for an All-Star staring spot in , Karl Malone runs wild and scores 61 vs. Malone had a monster postseason, averaging Just 17 games into the season Utah head coach Frank Layden moved upstairs as team president and his assistant, Jerry Sloan, took the reigns.
The Jazz went on to set a then club record with 51 victories. Malone also had his best season to date, finishing second in the NBA in scoring However, despite superb individual play, Malone averaged He finished second to Michael Jordan Although the Jazz acquired another Malone — guard Jeff Malone — in a three-team deal prior to the season, giving the club another offensive weapon, the remainder of the 90s for Malone and the Jazz was much of the same until the Finals run in It was odd that in the next three even numbered years of the decade, the Jazz lost in the conference finals.
In , Utah lost to the Houston Rockets in five games although the team was bolstered by the midseason arrival of Jeff Hornacek. Finally in , after Seattle took a advantage in the Western Conference Final, the Jazz rallied to force a seventh game. But a few missed free throws cost them that elusive trip to the Finals, as the SuperSonics prevailed at home Malone topped the West with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Stockton dished for 15 assists.
Between defeats in the and Conference Finals, the Jazz produced an excellent regular season, winning 60 games for the first time ever. Malone scored Malone kept churning out great numbers during this period but even more personal and team success would follow in the near future.
In , Malone became only the fifth player in NBA history to surpass 25, points and 10, rebounds. Led by Malone, who would garner his first MVP award and make All-NBA Defensive team first of three , the Jazz quietly destroyed nearly every team in its path, earning the best record in franchise history , a trip to the NBA Finals and a healthy dose of nationwide attention and respect that had eluded the team in previous seasons.
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