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Hey, I will give Barclay credit -- I think Barclay was the biggest 6'6" PF to ever play the game. Barclay was a great scorer, and a tremendous rebounder (not a great defender but definately crafty in the area). However, he wasn't the greatest PF to ever play the game. I am going with the assumption that TD is out of the PF running here -- which I would agree that he should be in the center comparisons -- with TD out of the running, Karl Malone is the best PF to ever play the game. In fact, he revolutionized the PF position -- that alone deserves props. He was a tremendous scorer, rebounder, passer and a good defender. He was a dirty player (along the makings of McHale, Rodman, Bowen, etc.) but it doesn't take away from his accomplishments. Of course, this argument is going to receive a great deal of complaints from SA fans -- if you put TD in at PF, then he is the best the league has ever seen -- if you put him in at center, where does he rank? Not in the top 3. In fact, one could argue that he doesn't belong in the top 5.
