C-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF-Tim Duncan
SF-Larry Bird
SG-Michael Jordan
PG-Magic Johnson
Sixth Man--Julius Erving
Karl Malone didn't so much revolutionize the PF position as he did bring a different mix of skills. Elvin Hayes was the PF of the 70s, McHale the PF of the 80s, Malone the PF of the 90s, Duncan the PF of the New Milennium. Malone had a very good inside game offensively, superior athleticism, and had a little more range on his shot than Hayes or McHale had. He was a solid rebounder, and a better defender on the floor than a lot of people realize, but he was not as good a defender, however, as either Hayes or McHale. With Malone you gained some, you lost some.
Dirk is pretty much my favorite player in the league today, but he doesn't belong on any All-Time lists--certainly not yet, and more than likely not ever. He's kind of like a negative image of Charles Barkley (who doesn't belong on any all-time lists either)--Dirk, the oversized player with the outside game, Barkley, the undersized player with the inside game. Both great players, neither revolutionary players, neither with a rightful place on any all-time lists. At least not yet.
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