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Karl Anthony Malone (The Mailman)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: July 24, 1963 in Summerfield, Louisiana
High School: Summerfield in Summerfield, Louisiana
College: Louisiana Tech University
Draft: Utah Jazz, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2010 (Full List)
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News -- May 2013
- 5/19 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Are LeBron James and Dwyane Wade The Best 1-2 Punch In The NBA?: Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. Michael Jordan [...]The post Miami Heat: Are LeBron James and Dwyane Wade The Best 1-2...
- 5/7 HoopsHabit: Utah Jazz: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History: The Utah Jazz began in 1974 as the New Orleans Jazz and [...]The post Utah Jazz: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team...
- 5/6 Double Dribble: Michael Jordan 50 Year Birthday Advanced Statistic Celebration: It’s Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday. I’m watching the All-Star Game with a cup of coffee and my Walking Dead and Talking...
News -- April 2013
- 4/29 Sports Out West: Lakers news: Magic Johnson sums up awful season in 140 characters: Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has been candid and unafraid to speak his mind when it comes to the 2012-13 squad, and...
- 4/22 Dancing With Noah: Against Time: *Note: I first started writing this story back in November of 2012. It’s a long, fictional speculation/assumption of how/why...
- 4/12 HoopsHabit: NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Valuable Player Candidates: The race for 2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player award has [...]The post NBA Awards Watch: 5 Most Valuable Player Candidates appeared...
- 4/9 The Wages of Wins Journal: Kevin Durant’s historic scoring season just bested Jordan!Dre reviews Kevin Durant's amazing scoring season, which even surpasses Jordan's best years!...
- 4/8 Dancing With Noah: Kobe Bryant: over 38 over 34: In a vacuum, I think all of us can agree that what Kobe Bryant’s doing in his 17th NBA season is mostly ridiculous. With a handful...
- 4/7 HoopsHabit: NBA Best of the Week Awards: NBA Best of the Week Awards. The week of March 28 throu [...]The post NBA Best of the Week Awards appeared first on HoopsHabit....
- 4/5 HoopsHabit: NBA: Top 10 Power Forwards Playing In The NBA: The power forward position in the NBA is a mixture of a [...]The post NBA: Top 10 Power Forwards Playing In The NBA appeared first...
- 4/4 HoopsHabit: Boston Celtics: Where Does Kevin Garnett Fall on the All-Time Power Forwards List?: Kevin Garnett has seen it all in his 18 seasons in the [...]The post Boston Celtics: Where Does Kevin Garnett Fall on the All-Time...
News -- March 2013
- 3/18 Foul Line Extended: The Old School OKC Thunder: What made the Utah Jazz teams of John Stockton and Karl Malone so great? They were consistently fouled a lot and converted...
- 3/5 Foul Line Extended: Most “Super Seasons”: Most NBA “Super Seasons”, minimums of: 20 Player Efficiency Rating 10 Win Shares Rk Player From To Count 1 Kareem...
News -- February 2013
- 2/19 Cowbell Kingdom: Game 55 Preview: San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento KingsPreviewing tonight's match-up between the Kings and Spurs...
News -- January 2013
- 1/27 HoopsHabit: NBA: Power Ranking The 10 Best NBA Power Forwards: The power forward position is one that has undergone a dramatic change in the NBA. Instead of traditional inside presences with...
- 1/25 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #15: Historical Comparison: On this week’s NBA Stat Central, we’re going to take a look at the 2012-13 leaders to see how they stack up in a historical...
- 1/18 NBA Jerks: 2013 NBA All-Star Game Starters Announced: The storied career of Kobe Bryant continued to plow forward with another huge milestone on Thursday, as he was named to his NBA-record...
- 1/1 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 1990s: PG John Stockton-Gary Payton has a strong case as well SG Michael Jordan--Don't forget Reggie Miller SF Scottie Pippen PF...
News -- December 2012
- 12/19 HoopsHabit: Kevin Durant vs. LeBron James: Who’s The Best Player In The NBA?: LeBron Raymone James and Kevin Wayne Durant: Two absolutely amazing basketball specimens. LeBron James is 27 years old, 6-8”,...
- 12/18 HoopsHabit: Los Angeles Lakers: How Will The Return of Steve Nash and Pau Gasol Change The Lakers?: The Lakers are 11-14, and 12th place in the Western Conference… well played Mayans. With the acquisitions of Dwight Howard and...
- 12/6 Z krainy NBA: Najmłodszy: Kobe Bryant został dzisiaj najmłodszym z pięciu zawodników NBA, którzy przekroczyli w swojej karierze granicę 30,000 punktów....
- 12/5 NBA Jerks: Kobe Bryant Becomes Fifth to 30,000 Points: To score 30,000 points in an NBA career is a remarkable accomplishment. Coming into play on Wednesday night, four people in the...
News -- November 2012
- 11/13 Dancing With Noah: Let’s Meet at the Crossroads of LeBron and Russell Jones: It started off on the island, aka Shaolin…it was November 9th, 1993, almost 19 years to the day that the Wu-Tang Clan dropped...
News -- October 2012
- 10/31 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James: Is He Still an Iron Man or are Leg Cramps a Crack in His Armor?: Are LeBron James' leg cramps a crack in his armor or will his legendary durability continue this season? For the second...
- 10/22 Back Picks: The Backpicks Top 50: This summer, as part of a project over at Real GM, I drafted my first GOAT list (Greatest of All-Time). The spirit of the project...
- 10/22 Z krainy NBA: Klucze i języczki Konferencji Zachodniej: Kto zawiedzie, a kto wzbije się na wyżyny? Wyciągamy języczki u wagi i znajdujemy słowa klucze dla drużyn z zachodu NBA. Śledź...
- 10/2 Z krainy NBA: Dla Bryanta nie było lepszych Lakersów: Shaquille O’Neal czy Dwight Howard? Eddie Jones, Robert Horry i Nick Van Exel czy Ron Artest, Pau Gasol i Steve Nash? Kobe...
News -- September 2012
- 9/14 The Wages of Wins Journal: Yeh Points: Cuban’s Misconceptions about the “Disappointing” 2004 LakersChris breaks down the chemistry deficient 2004 Lakers and why Mark Cuban's points are off the mark. Continue reading →...
News -- August 2012
- 8/29 The Wages of Wins Journal: Which Players Deserve their Jerseys in the Rafters: Best of the Best: Mark Cuban recently expressed his displeasure with Jason Kidd’s “disloyalty” by claiming his jersey would never...
News -- July 2012
- 7/17 Hardwood Houdini: Not This Again: The Dream Team vs. the 2012 Olympic Squad: Last week, our esteemed colleague Brett David Roberts, Esq. ran a piece pitting this summer’s Olympic Men’s Basketball team...
- 7/14 HoopsHabit: NBA: Is 2012 USA Basketball Team Better Than 1992 Dream Team?: The 2012 USA Basketball team had their first exhibition last night and crushed the Dominican Republic team 113-59. The usual suspects...
- 7/5 It Goes to XI: No Sleep ‘Til: The Brooklyn Nets haven’t wasted any time since the NBA’s free agency period opened; they have already re-signed Deron...
News -- June 2012
- 6/22 The Wages of Wins Journal: Quick takes on LeBron’s first ringDre looks at LeBron James' first ring and some of the stories that go with it. Continue reading →...
- 6/8 It Goes to XI: The King James Version: A Good Game in the First Half: Tom Robinson is almost certainly right: everyone would be better off with less sports talk radio in their lives (or even none...
News -- April 2012
- 4/9 The City: Using The Usage-Efficiency Distance Metric to Create Aging Curves for the NBA: An age-old question — see what I did there? — among APBRmetricians is trying to understand how aging affects players....
- 4/9 Z krainy NBA: [Drużyna (bez) Pierścienia] Kilka kilogramów nadwagi i sporo kontrowersji… [vol.5]: Po krótkiej przerwie zapraszam na kolejne, tym razem świąteczne wydanie “Drużyna (bez) pierścienia”, w którym...
News -- March 2012
- 3/24 Back Picks: The Crunch Time Myth Part III: Overrating Closers and Clutch Offense: For Part I, click here. For Part II, click here. Of all the teams in the last 11 years, none shot better in the clutch than the...
- 3/19 Celtics Life: Statistically speaking, KG stands alone: Credit to Celtics radio announcer Sean Grande for pointing out that Kevin Garnett's 5000th career assist this weekend put him...
- 3/4 Back Picks: Was Karl Malone Actually Good Under Pressure? Part II: In the last post, we analyzed Karl Malone‘s available clutch statistics and the bulk of his playoff statistics. The biggest...
- 3/1 Back Picks: Was Karl Malone Actually Good Under Pressure?: One of the themes of this blog is how cognitive biases play into evaluating NBA players, from a game-to-game level to entire...
News -- February 2012
- 2/26 Z krainy NBA: [Drużyna (bez) pierścienia] Podróz czas zacząć…[vol.1]: Dzisiejszy artykuł będzie początkiem kilkutygodniowej serii, w której przedstawię wam sylwetki najwybitniejszych koszykarzy...
- 2/8 Back Picks: John Stockton’s Legacy, Impact and Playoff Failures: John Stockton is one of the most revered point guards in NBA history. He made 11 all-nba teams and is the NBA’s leader in...
News -- January 2012
- 1/27 Chasing 23: The Top 5 Old NBA Player Seasons of All Time: In the NBA it is said that longevity is a testament to greatness. But who has been the best of the best? Sean Cribben evaluates...
- 1/22 Celtics Life: Wyc Gives Danny the Green Light to Trade the Big 3: **** Paul Rudd & Jason Segel. WE should have starred in "I Love You, Man" NY Daily News With Paul Pierce dealing...
News -- December 2011
- 12/15 Z krainy NBA: AIR JORDAN 12: Kolejna niezwykle interesująca para. Nowy rok znaczy nowe buty od stajni NIKE i AIR JORDAN. Firma tym razem zmierzała w nieco...
- 12/3 Back Picks: Miller Time: Reggie’s Amazing Postseason Offense: As one of the greatest shooters of all-time, Reggie Miller is an exemplar of the Spacing Effect discussed in the last post. He...
News -- November 2011
- 11/8 Z krainy NBA: 20 lat minęło…: Dnia 7 listopada minęło 20 lat, odkąd Magic Johnson ogłosił, że jest nosicielem wirusa HIV i będzie zmuszony zakończyć...
- 11/2 Z krainy NBA: Reprezentacje Stanów Zjednoczonych 1992 – 2010 (cz. III): Atlanta 1996.: Częściowe połączenie składów z lat 1992-1994 z domieszką młodych przyniosło ostatni zespół mogący być nazywany jako...
News -- October 2011
- 10/28 Z krainy NBA: Koszykówka ma się dobrze: Ambitnie podszedłem do jednego z moich haniebnych planów, które zazwyczaj przychodzą do głowy jak grom z jasnego nieba....
- 10/25 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia: Washington Wizards – Utah Jazz z sezonu 2001/02: Na dzisiejszy mecz dnia wybraliście spotkanie sezonu zasadniczego 2001/2002 między Washington Wizards, a Utah Jazz. Zapraszamy. W...
- 10/19 Z krainy NBA: Reprezentacje Stanów Zjednoczonych 1992 – 2010 (cz. I): Dream Team: Hasło Dream Team już na zawsze zostanie związane z drużyną koszykarską. Drużyną, którą bez wątpienia można uznać...
News -- September 2011
- 9/5 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 1: The Miami Heat Index's "Murdered You on Your Own **** Award Series: NBA Playoffs Edition begins with the 20 best performances...
News -- August 2011
- 8/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Kobe is an All-Time Great, Wade is not yet, and Iguodala might be someday: Longevity and production are required to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Players like Kobe have that on their resume....
- 8/21 Z krainy NBA: NBA 2k12 – legendy na parkiecie c.d.: Jakiś czas temu pisaliśmy o nowych wiadomościach na temat nowej wersji NBA2K12. Dzisiaj przybliżymy kolejne ujawnione w ostatnich...
- 8/14 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Utah Jazz: W kolejnym dniu podsumowania ostatniego sezonu przyszła pora na Utah Jazz, drużynę która przeszła istne trzęsienie ziemi...
- 8/13 Z krainy NBA: Shaq wyjawił kogo chciałby spotkać w ringu: Shaquille O’Neal nie pozwala o sobie zapomnieć. Regularnie wrzuca na swoje konto na Twitterze filmiki ze swojego życia,...
- 8/10 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Winningest TandemsDre looks over the top tandems of the turnover era based on their positions....
News -- July 2011
- 7/28 BBR Blog: Basketball on Paper WAR and the Best Peak Regular-Season Players Since 1978: If you've been following the blog recently, I've developed a way to convert a player's Basketball on Paper stats to a Statistical...
- 7/22 BBR Blog: Layups: A chance to educate: Here's a great post at TrueHoop by Zach Harper, about NBATV's lockout programming schedule. Oddly enough, one of the few silver...
- 7/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: NBA Overpays for College Education: Mosi Platt examines the difference between levels of college education and performance. It turns out that more school does not...
- 7/4 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part II: In the last post, we looked at which superstars of this generation have faced the toughest playoff defenses during their prime...
News -- June 2011
- 6/30 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part I: It’s a common question in basketball debates: what individuals have faced the hardest defenses in the postseason? To begin...
- 6/27 Back Picks: Most Top-10 MVP Finishes (since 1977): Since the ABA-NBA merger in 1977, 30 players have finished in the top-10 in MVP voting at least five times. No one has more top-10...
- 6/17 Back Picks: The Obsession with LeBron James: By now, every functioning voice box, every capable typist and every off-duty cab driver has pontificated about the LeBron James...
- 6/14 Chasing 23: Final Thoughts on the 2011 NBA FinalsSome final thoughts on the 2011 NBA Finals. ...
- 6/14 Back Picks: The Elite in Elimination Games (since 1991): With the 2011 NBA season on the brink of elimination, it seemed a **** time to look at how Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have stacked...
- 6/10 BBR Blog: The Best NBA Finals Performances Since 1991 (*according to statistical +/-): With the NBA Finals locked up 2-2, it seems like a good time to look at the best Finals performances in our database (which extends...
- 6/6 A Substitute for War: The Accidental Hater: With Shaquille O’Neal‘s retirement I feel compelled share what unique place Shaq Diesel occupied in my mind. This...
- 6/4 BBR Blog: A 19-Bullet Salute to Shaq: As you no doubt know, Shaquille O'Neal, one of the NBA's greatest centers, announced his retirement earlier this week. In honor...
- 6/3 BBR Blog: Mailbag: NBA MVPs and Their Rings: BBR reader Jamey wrote in with this question: "I'm watching the NBA Finals, and one of the hosts of the pre-game show said that...
News -- May 2011
- 5/26 Back Picks: Cognitive Bias in the LeBron Narrative: I knew it was coming, but still… Heretofore, LeBron James didn’t have It. But once he wins a title, he’ll be...
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part II: In the last post, we continued our examination of high-volume and variance, looking at a dozen of the best players of this generation...
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part I: After this series of posts on volume and variance, a few people were wondering how some of these numbers would look in the playoffs....
- 5/25 BBR Blog: Losing Your (Inefficient) Leading Scorer Hurts Your Team: Last week, I ran a post (prompted by this post at the Wages of Wins) wherein I tried to determine the offensive impact when a...
- 5/3 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA MVP Award: Chasing 23 Writers’ PicksChasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 NBA MVP...
News -- April 2011
- 4/22 A Substitute for War: Dirk vs Aldridge, Hakeem vs Malone in ’95 and where the rubber meets the road in the playoffs: Two games into the Dallas-Portland series, Dallas has 2 Ws. Despite Dallas winning 57 games to Portland’s 48 in the regular...
News -- March 2011
- 3/31 BBR Blog: Best Game Scores of 1985-86: Since we now have boxscore data from the 1985-86 regular season on the site, I thought it'd be fun to look at the top 50 individual...
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