Charles Barkley vs Karl Malone...who's better?

[JtotheIzzo]

Its probably been done before...but not in my time here so lets have a go.

I had this argument for a long time with certain friends and it cannot be resolved.

I am not going to bore you all with stats and whatever, I will just say that to me Charles was better and I cannot be convinced otherwise.

If it came down to one game, I'd take Chuck.

btw I am biased

[Y2Gezee]

Malone had better career. Barkley= better player especially at primes

[kingsfan]

It's a toss up skill wise, but most people on the forum would choose Barkley base on personality...

[JtotheIzzo]

even washed up Houston Charles gave Mailman fits. Look at that scowl.

[Psileas]

It's a toss up skill wise, but most people on the forum would choose Barkley base on personality

I'll choose Malone, exactly because of personality (I want players who don't disrupt the team with their temperaments), and also longevity and defense. This while also taking account of Malone's choke jobs in big-time games and Barkley's offensive versatility.

even washed up Houston Charles gave Mailman fits. Look at that scowl.

They are almost the same age. That's why I'd take Malone.

[Human Error]

If Jordan and Pippen are still busy making fun of Barkley's D whenever they have a chance after all those years, you should be able to know that this really isn't that tough of a call.

Malone.

[allball]

Which Barkley are we talking about? Young Charles or older Charles with the Suns? Either way I'll take Charles. More versatile and tougher pound for pound. Malone barked a lot but Charles would bite.

[rzp]

Malone.

[The Roxy]

If you actually watched both of them there would be no doubt who the better one is and that is Malone.

[Voice of Reason]

Bird defense? Magic defense? Yet they are considered top 5 players of all time and some will say they have a case for G.O.A.T status. Who cares what Pippen and MJ say about his defense. Karl was a good defender but you rarely ever hear anyone mention it when his game is praised or he is spoken of for what he has done in the game of basketball.

Barkley is better then Karl Malone.

[dblockallstars]

mailman delivers!

[hateraid]

Charles was more dominant on the ball, rebounding, and range. He grabbed boards and went end to end like no other in the NBA.

[Dick Biggly]

even washed up Houston Charles gave Mailman fits. Look at that scowl.

Malone played fantastic defense on prime Duncan at age 40 with one bad knee in the playoffs with LA.

[Voice of Reason]

Malone played fantastic defense on prime Duncan at age 40 with one bad knee in the playoffs with LA.

*waits for stats*

[Silent Mav]

Charles could match Malone on the offensive end, and acutally had more range than Karl. At the end of a game, Charles had that assassin mentalitly. Malone didn't.