https://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/20...n-best-pound-for-pound-player-in-nba-history/
Malone make dat list too.
Malone make dat list too.
John Stockton is #1 in Regular Season Win Shares per pound.
So who cares. Magic has rings..
Stockton is number 2 in my book behind magic
I was going to be ticked if Iverson had made the top of the list. As it is, the list is pretty good.... except I don't know who Neil Johnston is.
Pound-for-pound is a colloquail term. We should all be thankful we live in the internet age so we can waste 10 minutes of our lives reading useless calcuations applied to vague references.
Considering his height/weight Iverson along with Stocktoon were the toughest players I've ever seen. But even in his prime I hated his game - mainly because he had way more balls than brains. Go ahead and try to put some numbers to that.
The win shares per pound argument is stupid.
The rings argument is equally as stupid.
Magic had the luxury of playing with Kareem and Worthy at the same time. You can take Magic as #1 pg all time but if your going to say it is because of rings Stockton isn't even close to #2.
I'd take Stockton as the #1 pg and I think I would have a fair argument, but there is definitely some homerism involved.
If N.O. Jazz didn't trade away their pick, we took Magic, and somehow Stockton landed in L.A. I think Stockton would be considered #1 all time by most NBA fans(and I would probably think Magic was #1)
Would we remember Hakeem differently if Jordan hadn't played baseball/been suspended and the Bulls had rattled off 8 in a row?