CP3 on John Stockton

[The mailman]

John Stockton total games played: 1504, #3 all time
Chris Paul total games played: 925, #205 all time

For kicks, here's the top 20 list, from https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/g_career.html (bold = active player)

Rank Player Games played
1. Robert Parish* 1611
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1560
3. John Stockton* 1504
4. Dirk Nowitzki 1496
5. Karl Malone* 1476
6. Kevin Garnett 1462
7. Vince Carter 1456
8. Kevin Willis 1424
9. Jason Terry 1410
10. Tim Duncan 1392
11. Jason Kidd* 1391
12. Reggie Miller* 1389
13. Clifford Robinson 1380
14. Kobe Bryant 1346
15. Paul Pierce 1343
16. Gary Payton* 1335
17. Moses Malone* 1329
18. Jamal Crawford 1310
19. Buck Williams 1307
20. Andre Miller 1304

Looks like Dirk or Vince might take over Stockton's #3 spot this season.

 

[colton]

Looks like Dirk or Vince might take over Stockton's #3 spot this season.

Oops, not Vince. Just Dirk.

 

[infection]

*pique

What if he was talking about his interest levels in terms of a graph? Then you’d be wrong. And assuming.

 

[The mailman]

The fact that Stock and Malone are #3 and #5 all time is simply incredible. And the only records in the NBA that I would bet on never being broken are Stockton’s assist record, and the Celtics string of championships. Also, **** Chris Paul.

 

[carolinajazz]

4 unbreakable records - Pete Rose all time hits record, Johnny Vandermere back to back no hitters, Stocktons ALL time career assists and steals records! End of story!

 

[NAOS]

Oops, not Vince. Just Dirk.

I was about to bust you on that lazy math.

 

[LoPo]

4 unbreakable records - Pete Rose all time hits record, Johnny Vandermere back to back no hitters, Stocktons ALL time career assists and steals records! End of story!

You could probably add in a few Wilt records too.

And don't forget the ole Fernando Tatis record. He hit two grand slams - in the same inning... Only 13 guys have ever hit two grand slams in the entire game. He hit two in one inning. Crazy....

 

[Hotdog]

The question is would he have questioned the assists leader if it were a black guy? I don't think he would... but... then again maybe it was just an off-the-cuff comment and he meant it as a compliment since Stockton's numbers are so gaudy.

Would Chrissy talk **** if Stockton were black?

Probably not

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I think it came from straightlines mind. Probably because cp3 is in 8th place meaning 7 guys have more assists than him but he only questions the accuracy of the stats of one of those 7 guys and that guy happens to be white.
He could have questioned the accuracy of statistics during that entire era rather the accuracy of the statistics for one individual player.
Or he could have questioned the accuracy of the stats recorded for magic Johnson for example.

I know that there is a perception that white guys are not as good at basketball as black guys (for good reason since it's true) and maybe it hurts a guys pride more to be beaten by a white guy.

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Its funny how you two play the SJW part so well in GD, but as soon as your boy Stockton gets insulted, its team whitey. Lmfao!

 

[One Brow]

Its funny how you two play the SJW part so well in GD, but as soon as your boy Stockton gets insulted, its team whitey. Lmfao!

I agree here. I think Paul would have questioned any player whose total is 50% better than the second best total, regardless of race.

 

[The mailman]

I agree here. I think Paul would have questioned any player whose total is 50% better than the second best total, regardless of race.

Umm... instead of questioning it, why doesn’t CP get some old tapes out and actually see for himself what Stockton was capable of. And it’s different when you didn’t even play against the man. That’s why I always respected Kobe (as much as I hated him) - he is a student of the game. You think Kobe would ever question Stockton’s achievements? Never. Same with Gary Payton. He’s on record saying it was tougher to play against Stockton than MJ.

 

[Alfalfa]

There are no downvotes on this site, so I am going to go ahead and say Stockton was nothing special. A regular all star who happened to have played with an all time great scorer for thousands of games, inflating his assists. Probably the most overrated player of all time.

 

[Deleted member 95]

There are no downvotes on this site, so I am going to go ahead and say Stockton was nothing special. A regular all star who happened to have played with an all time great scorer for thousands of games, inflating his assists. Probably the most overrated player of all time.

Whoa, you being serious dawg? We already have the wood chipper out for Jazz, do we need to leave it running?