Comments on: Pound-for-pound crown: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Alonzo Mourning

By: Alaskanballa

Alaskanballa — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:27:28 +0000

This one is pretty close. Both guys have been great for the game and gave everything they had to their teams and the community. Both were hard nosed, take no shit players that had a profound impact on the game.

Ultimately I take Zo….he was clearly more accomplished as an offensive player then Deke and just as good defensively….I don’t see this one being all that close actually when talking basketball only…..Deke was just too limited when his team had the ball

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:01:24 +0000

Mourning had a higher peak but that was short lived (two years) … but Deke was an elite player for longer (11 years vs 8 years).

It’s pretty much even …

Hmm, if Alonzo was on those Nuggets, Hawks or Sixers teams instead of Deke would they have been better? Yes, I think so.

If Mutombo was on those Heat teams instead of Zo, would Miami have been better? Nah, probably not.

Actually, on second thought, I think you have to go with Alonzo.

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:45:52 +0000

Didnt Dikembe play in the NBA final with New Jersey as well???

or am I mistaken?

By: Ekstor

Ekstor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:36:23 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, they also had a very underrated SF in Johnny Newman. He was kind of an underachiever but very talented and very capable of big games when needed.

By: Ekstor

Ekstor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:31:57 +0000

I’ll concur with Chicagorilla in that prior to the disk injury, LJ was on his way to superstardom. He was a monster down low with great quickness and explosive hops. They also had a young Kendall Gill and a great (albeit undersized) assist man in Muggsy Bogues (one of the best assist-to-TO ratios in the league).

After LJ’s injury, he still went on to average around 20ppg, but he clearly wasn’t the same player… relying almost completely on his perimeter game (which was quite underrated).

That said, it would have been difficult to get past MJ’s bulls, but if they were primed, MJ’s Bulls wouldn’t have any easy matchup answers for either Zo or LJ.

By: POPPI GEE

POPPI GEE — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:43:06 +0000

BRUCE that is 23′s fault and that is a “if”. Bottom line is Dream got rings and that ain’t a if. How you know Jordan wouldn’t have gotten hurt if he didn’t leave, a whole bunch of stuff could have happen to keep 23 from getting them rings.

Sorry I am a Dream fan.

By: the cynic

the cynic — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:14:35 +0000

Deke. Don’t really care much for the numbers. Both were great players though

By: BRUCE

BRUCE — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:45:24 +0000

Chicagorilla — I didn’t read your previous posts.

Now that I did, there is no way Zo and GrandMama would have won a chip, injury free or not.

If Bulls23 didn’t take time off, The Dream would NOT even own rings!

By: Chicagorilla

Chicagorilla — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:06 +0000

@Bruce, Yeah I know, that’s why i said TRIED going blow for blow.

@22,

Although G-town is not an HBCU, I can’t name a white guy from any of those (JThompson) teams. Austin Rivers…lol, I know he’s Doc’s son, but he’s damn close.

By: BRUCE

BRUCE — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:55:03 +0000

Blow for Blow with Larry Johnson — 16 punches Threw, Landed ZERO!