[monkey23Participant]

Which of the following players is most similar to Chris Mullin?

a) Kyle Korver

b) Mike Miller

c) Danilo Gallinari

d) Manu Ginobili

e) Kyle Singler

f) Chase Budinger

g) Steve Novak

 

My answer – C

 

 

 

 

[the microwaveParticipant]

why are they all white? Have you ever seen Mullin play b4? He is a NY playground legend. (not 1 player you even mentioned is close to what Mullins was, and honestly i do not think any of them ever will be close..Just a few facts on Mr. Mullin himself.

5× NBA All-Star (1989–1993)

• All-NBA First Team (1992)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (1989, 1991)
• All-NBA Third Team (1990)
• John R. Wooden Award (1985)
• USBWA Player of the Year (1985)
• UPI College Player of the Year (1985)
• 3× Big East Player of the Year (1983–1985)
• 3× Haggerty Award winner (1983–1985)
• Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1985)
• Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1984)
• #17 Retired by the Golden State Warriors

  When you think of Rucker Park, you don’t necessarily think of flat footed white guys draining rainbow threes. But if you ask some locals, Mullin is very much a part of the street hoops scene that NBA greats of today want to be part of during the off-season.

  Marc Berman of the New York Post remembers Chris Mullin before Chris Mullin of Run TMC fame and before the buzz cut. As mentioned in an earlier post about Mark Jackson’s respect for his NYC brethren in Mullin, the former two-time Olympic gold medalist and first team All-NBAer (1991-1992) made a name for himself growing up in NYC among the likes of other NBA legends:

  “It was a huge advantage in a lot of ways [growing up in New York],” Mullin added. “The players who came before me. Kareem [Abdul Jabbar], Tiny [Archibald], Bernard King, Ernie Grunfeld, Connie Hawkins, Dr. J. I was in the ninth, 10th grade and Tiny is watching our games. So many guys you can aspire to be and look up to — besides the competition.”

  In no way is Mullin suggesting he is as good as Kareem or Dr. J. But Berman’s story of Mullin’ New York upbringing reads like a history of New York hoops geography. A lover of the game, Berman reports that Mullin played everywhere and the list of geographies may shock us in the present moment as they are always racialized as “black” in the pop cultural imagination.

  But this story by Berman adds to the legends of New York hoops history and it’s no surprise that Mullin is already a part of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.

[Tha King2121Participant]

 I agree. Danilo Gallinari has a beautiful stroke like Mullin. Also their size is similar. Gallinari is become a underrated slasher I think Denver is going to get the best out of him. Underrated player in the League.

[mj23mj23besteverParticipant]

 manu is the only guy on that list who even deserves too b mentioned in the same sentence as mullin as an nba great for a for a four too five year stretch mullin was one of the top then players in the league and none of these guys not even manu whos a multi time all star is on that level

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

Gordon Hayward, if his jumper improves.

I think that James Harden is a Chris Mullin type player. A long-range threat who can also put the ball on the floor and score. He can also handle, run the offense, and pass. Not a great athlete either. Both guys can also rebound some. I think each guy is a perfect third option on a contender.

[F_S]

james harden is VERY athletic.

 

[rtbtParticipant]

I also noticed the main qualifications seem to be anyone relatively close in height as long as he’s white. For example, Chase Budinger is a superior athlete’s whose game has nothing in common with Mullin.

Unless I’m wrong, Kyle Singler hasn’t played a single game in the NBA. His game also has nothing in common with Mullin.

And as much as I love Manu, his game also has absolutely nothing in common with Mullin.

But then again, Manu, Singler, and Budinger are all white.

[CodySLCParticipant]

 I love how its a must to compair a white player with other white players.

[rtbtParticipant]

Cody, unfortunately it happens all of the time. Since there are so many black players in the NBA, they will often go back in time and compare today’s white players with other white guys who are retired and played more than a decade ago.

I can’t begin to tell you how many white centers are compared with Jack Sikma who retired many years ago. Believe me, if you’re old enough to remember Sikma, nobody plays like him. His game and shot were definitely unique. But if you’re white, they have to find another white guy for the comparison.

And by the way, they do the same with black players who are never compared to white guys.

[PureshooterParticipant]

Michael Redd

[durantula83Participant]

Stop making threads that make little or no sense. Microwave said it already, you name a bunch of largely one-dimensional backup shooters, an athletic freak (Budinger), and a young player with yet alot to prove (Gallo). The only player that might be on his superstar level is Ginobili although you can’t even compare their styles.

[JoeWolf1]

 To be honest, his game was a little like Carmelo Anthony’s.  Not an exact clone and obviously a little smaller and perimeter oriented, but it was a hell of a lot more like Anthony than Kyle Korver.  Don’t forget Mullin was a 25 ppg + scorer in his prime.

[NJHooper95Participant]

I agree,  Michael Redd when he was on top of his game compares to Mully. Chris Mullin had alot of game and Redd did too in his prime.

[Raef LaFrentzParticipant]

This thread, aside from JoeWolf’s post and a few others, is really disrespectful to Chris Mullin. The guy was one hell of a player, and none of the guys in the original list are comparable to him.

[goneParticipant]

 He does not deserve to be HOF

[LerinErinParticipant]

 Even though Mullin had weight and drinking problems his first 3 seasons he had an excellent career.

 

He had a four year peak  where he averaged 25 ppg 5 rpg 4 apg 52% fg and 88% ft.  

In what universe does he not deserve to be in HOF?

Oh an he also was selected to the dream team.

[JoeWolf1]

 I’d say it’s pretty safe to say he’s one of the top 75 players in NBA history.  In the 60 some years of the league which boasted 100-400 players every single year then he deserves to be in the HOF.  He’s between top 30 and top 100 in many very important categories on the All-Time list.  5 time All-Star, 2 X Gold Medalist, 4 X All-NBA, Wooden Winner, he embodies a basketball player who’s had great success at every level of his career. 

He deserves to be there.  

[ENOGSIWONdede]

 Chris Mullin’s game was a lot like Paul Pierce

[ENOGSIWONdede]

 Out of the list I would say Miller, remember Mike in his prime could get 18-20 a game and was a good all around player

[ENOGSIWONdede]

 No Galinari and Mullin do not have similar size I think Galinari is 4 inches taller than him

[ENOGSIWONdede]

 Chris Mullin is listed 6’6 and Galinari is 6’10 barefoot what are you stupid?  maybe it is more like 5-5.5 inches my fault

[ENOGSIWONdede]

 There are many HOF’ers worse than Chris Mullin, now you may think too many people get in the HOF but that is kind of a different debate.

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