Malone took Stockton from being a good solid all star point guard to HOF status.
Jazz showdown: Deron vs. Stockton
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carolinajazz
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....and visa versa! Without Stockton, Malone isn't second on the all-time scoring list....maybe top 10....but certainly not 2nd!
If only that were true. Had Stockton had a little more of Deron's desire/ability to take over the scoring burden, I wonder if the Jazz might have had a championship banner hanging from the rafters. Game 6 against Houston showed that Stockton could do it, but he rarely did it. Had he looked for a few more shots instead of a few more assists, the team could have really been something. I will always feel like Stockton left something on the table, in that regard.
Hopper
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Yeah, Blood, there's pros and cons to always "deferring to teammates," eh? Being aggressive can, in itself, do a lot to open up things for teammates, I figure. I remember Pearl declaring that if Deron took more shots than Stockton did (about 11 a game, as I recall) the Jazz would be a lost cause. I questioned his assertion, but I don't remember him changing his opinion any about the matter.
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carolinajazz
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....Stockton did what he was suppose to do, get his teammates good high percentage shots! Scoring and shooting a high percentage was never the problem with those Jazz teams! They just needed alittle more defense here and there and a few breaks from the refs!!!
Hopper
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I'm not sayin it's wrong, but, in certain ways, Stockton just didn't want to take on any more responsibility than he felt he had to. Sloan always called the plays, for example. Not because he didn't trust Stockton to do it, or didn't afford Stockton that chance, but because Stockton insisted that he wanted Sloan, not himself, to call the plays.
ncoloradojazz
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This isn't tennis bro.
carolinajazz
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Lakers_Slapper
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Very hard to say because of how young deron is. But stockton proved to be solid all the way through the end of his career. And became what I feel is the best point guard in the history of the nba. Deron has better power, speed, footwork, and stamina. Stockton was better in crunch time, better hands, iq, and is a better leader. But I like how Deron is willing to call the plays and take the load on his shoulders whether the jazz win or loose. Stockton did a great job of carrying out Jerry Sloans plays. But if it didn't work out, you couldn't point your finger at stock because jerrys the one the set up every play of the game.
Hopper
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One advantage to having the point guard call the plays, assuming that he does an adequate job of it, at least, is that you avoid the inevitable delays involved in having the point guard check the bench for the signal before proceeding. Sloan and Deron both realize this, of course.