Adrian Dantley vs. Alex English

[Stringer Bell]

Who was the better player?

[L.Kizzle]

English. Both will get you 30 but English will do it in the flow of the game.

[bizil]

English. Both will get you 30 but English will do it in the flow of the game.

I agree! English was also an underrated all around player too. He was known to get 8 boards a game as well as five dimes a game.

[Collie]

Dantley was a more talented scorer. He could post up, drive, hit unorthodox shots and was an unstoppable scorer who once shot 66% TS as a 6-5 forward. However, English was not a black hole like Dantley was (though Dantley was a good passer when he put his mind to it), and IMO he was the kind of player that could be a 2nd option on a championship team with a real star (Dantley was traded because he couldn't be THAT guy in the long run).

[MiseryCityTexas]

Dantley and Kareem never won shit together in the 70s for a reason.

[Iceman#44]

ALEX ENGLISH
8-time All-Star
3-time All-NBA 2nd team
1 scoring title
25.613 total points (16th all-time)
21.5 career ppg (32th all-time)
10 season with at least 20 ppg
.507 career FG%
.832 carrer FT%
5.5 career Reb
3.6 career Ast
0.9 career STL
0.7 career BLK

Peak of 29.8 ppg, 8.1 reb, 5.3 ast, .551 FG% in different season.
6th in Mvp race in 1982-1983 season with 28.4 ppg, 7.3 reb, 4.8 ast, .516 FG%
Never played in the Finals, best conference finals.


ADRIAN DANTLEY
6-time all-star
2-time All-NBA 2nd team
2 scoring titles
23.177 career points (25th all-time)
24.3 career ppg (18th all-time)
11 season with at least 20 ppg
.540 career FG%
.818 career FT%
5.7 career Reb
3.0 career Ast
1.0 career Stl
0.2 career Blk

Peak of 30.7 ppg, 7.8 reb, 4.8 ast and .580 FG% in different seasons.
7th place in Mvp Race during 1983-1984 season with 30.6 ppg, 5.7 reb, 3.9 ast and .558 FG%
Played in the Finals with 87-88 Piston, losing in 7 games to LA Lakers, scoring 19.4 ppg during 1988 playoffs

[Iceman#44]

I agree! English was also an underrated all around player too. He was known to get 8 boards a game as well as five dimes a game.

CAREER AVERAGE

ENGLISH: 21.5 ppg, 5.5 rbs, 3.6 ast

DANTLEY: 24.3 ppg, 5.7 rbs, 3.0 ast


PEAK (DIFFERENT SEASON):

ENGLISH: 29.8 ppg, 8.1 rbs, 5.3 ast

DANTLEY: 30.7 ppg, 7.8 rbs, 4.8 ast

[JellyBean]

I agree! English was also an underrated all around player too. He was known to get 8 boards a game as well as five dimes a game.

Thank you. AD was a great talent but he was a black hole. He would stop the flow of offense. With Alex, who is way underrated player in my eyes, the dude could get you 30/8/4 in the flow of the offense. He never stopped or prevented another player from getting their touches or looks. AD, once the ball went into the post, you knew that 5-7 seconds were gone and you were not getting the ball back.

Alex to me was better.

[jlip]

Dantley and Kareem never won shit together in the 70s for a reason.

Yeah that full 1.5 seasons they were together...

[Lebron23]

English actually led his team in the conference finals twice. And he was the best scorer in the 1980's.

[ImKobe]

English actually led his team in the conference finals twice. And he was the best scorer in the 1980's.

Bird and MJ didn't play in the 80s? Nique? Dr J? I'd even put Hakeem and Barkley over him, because they had better scoring seasons.

[L.Kizzle]

Bird and MJ didn't play in the 80s? Nique? Dr J?

English scored the most points in the 1980s.

[ImKobe]

English scored the most points in the 1980s.

Point total is the end argument? Others took less shots and were more effective, in MJ's case, took more a game shots and made a higher % of them.

84-89 MJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything Alex English in the 80s.

[L.Kizzle]

Point total is the end argument? Others took less shots and were more effective, in MJ's case, took more a game shots and made a higher % of them.

84-89 MJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything Alex English in the 80s.

He scored the most points in the decade. That's the point he was trying to make.

[ImKobe]

He scored the most points in the decade. That's the point he was trying to make.

If by scoring the most points, sure. But he wasn't the best scorer that played in that decade. And he never said that English even scored the most points, you did.