Speaking of the unicorn arm of NBA players, Carl Malone must be among them, coupled with his ruthless iron elbow, the image of a tough guy rises spontaneously. In fact, as his nickname goes, From entering the league in 1985 to retiring in 2004, Malone has had 10 of the 19 seasons of his career full attendance, and he is a true postman in the rain or shine.
Although Malone has lost to the Bulls led the Jazz to the Finals twice in his career, this still cannot negate Malone's career, with 36928 points, 14968 rebounds, 5248 assists, 2085 steals, 1145 blocks, two MVP trophies, and multiple league offensive and defensive lineups, which are the huge wealth that Malone has left to the league. Of course, in addition to these data and honors, Malone and Dennis Rodman's fight from the backcourt also impressed fans. The physically strong Malone is not afraid of any confrontation, coupled with his height of 2.06 meters, Malone has enough capital to turn the river and the sea on the inside, but in addition to these, Malone is also a mid-range master.
The 96-97 and 97-98 seasons were the more glorious moments of Malone's career, in which the Jazz achieved 64-18 and 62-20 respectively, and both reached the Finals. In the 96-97 season, Malone averaged 9.5 mid-range shots per game in the regular season, ranking fifth in the league, ranking ahead of Jordan's 14.7, Trier Brandon's 11.1, Mickey Richmond's 11 and Mahammad Low's 9.6, the five's mid-range shooting rates were 48.9%, 42.5%, 43.6%, 45.5%, 45.2%, respectively, Malone's shooting rate is not the highest, but it is not the worst.
In the 97-98 season, Malone averaged 9.8 mid-range shots per game, second only to Jordan's 13.4 and Glenn Robinson's 12.5, and in the 97-98 season, Malone's mid-range shooting rate reached 48.1%, which was much higher than Jordan's 43.2% and Robinson's 45%. In the 96-97 season and the 97-98 season, Malone averaged 19.2 and 18.2 shots per game, and the proportion of mid-range shots was 49.5% and 53.8%, respectively, which shows that the middle distance is already the main area where Malone ended.
However, more mid-range shots have also reduced Malone's deterrent power a lot, after all, compared with the middle distance, the inside kill is more deterrent, which may be the reason why he can't lead the Jazz to the championship. Compared to Tim Duncan's more interior attacks, Malone has a bit of a floating feeling on the outside. Perhaps Malone will be more successful in this era, his one-handed shooting is extremely stable, and the inside line does not suffer losses. Of course, contemporaneous with Jordan was also a key factor.
Text/Shuang Brother