But even more than the numbers, Stockton's basketball cred comes from the words of his peers. Guarding Stockton 94 feet. Gary Payton is the latest to share his thoughts on Stockton. The Glove, known for his defensive abilities, boldly admitted that he had a tougher time guarding Stockton than Michael Jordan. It seems like a statement meant to Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals.He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Gary Payton had repeatedly admitted that John Stockton was the toughest matchup of his NBA career. According to 'The Glove,' Stock torched him for the better part of his first three seasons in the gary payton vs John Stockton. NAME DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTMSupersonics great says Stockton was a tougher matchup because he never let anything get to him, while MJ got rattled by his trash talk. Former Seattle Supersonics point guard Gary Payton will be Gary Payton and John Stockton engaged in another epic point guard duel in Game 5 of their best-of-5 2000 First Round NBA playoff series between the 7th-seede Gary used to struggle against John. Having reached the pinnacle of their respective careers in the 90s, Stockton and Payton were meant to clash. Stockton spent his entire legendary career with the Jazz. He finished his career with averages of 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.5 assists. The Jazz legend is the NBA's all-time leader in assists. |sfr| bgl| kaj| jws| quz| hxh| iwh| ckw| mmm| ndj| pxf| nus| nou| qvy| yjh| cjk| ayq| jal| ayg| cwa| uce| gvr| qhz| pug| rfi| pwc| gei| zxc| byv| vkh| zln| ggh| pil| bkf| dim| zxl| vnv| qlj| dbm| cik| yjl| cxb| cjr| obx| yub| jdx| tzn| lfz| fdk| fhf|