Yup. MJ, Lebron and John Stockton, a tier of their own 😉

May 13, 2020
12:52:29pm

Araujofan Walk-on

Honestly though, love seeing Stockton at the top of lists like these. Pretty good amount of separation between those 3 and the rest.

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The discussion of ESPN's GOAT rankings reminded me of this from 538.

Cosmo's Uncle

5/13/20 12:29pm

Basically shows Stockton as the most underappreciated player in NBA history.

Turnpike Lane

5/13/20 12:37pm

Can you explain WAR to me? I’ve not looked into it.

Squirt

5/13/20 12:39pm

The idea is this: how many more wins did the team get with X player than

Cosmo's Uncle

5/13/20 12:49pm

Yeah, what is it good for?

maizecoug

5/13/20 12:53pm

I love Karl but he benefited way more from John Stockton than people think.

SLC-Warrior

5/13/20 12:43pm

I can't think of many guys 6'9" or taller and weighing more than 250 lbs that routinely nailed fade away jumpers from

RdF3

5/13/20 12:54pm

I love Karl Don't get me wrong. But he gets most of the Glory and I disagree.

SLC-Warrior

5/13/20 1:01pm

Yup. MJ, Lebron and John Stockton, a tier of their own 😉

Araujofan

5/13/20 12:52pm

Include Jabbar's entire career and it wouldn't even be close

AZ Coug

5/13/20 1:37pm

Do you have a number for that or are you just surmising? I was trying to guess

rcbyufan

5/13/20 1:54pm

Yep. Those greatest lists over-emphasize points and charisma. Stock gets dinged

runnincoug

5/13/20 2:06pm

He's only top 3 WAR because they cut off Jabbar's first 12 seasons

AZ Coug

5/13/20 4:31pm

I didn't say he was better than jabbar. I agree with you

runnincoug

5/13/20 4:33pm

Stockton was the equivalent of a scalpel. Just incredibly sharp and efficient.

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