Whos better?
- Thread starter Bballkingsrock
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I don't hold that against Magic. I hold his suspect shooting against him, though. In that sense, Stockton was a much purer point guard.
However, I don't even try to put Magic in a category; he was a ball player. I treat players like Kevin Garnett and Scottie Pippen and even Charles Barkley the same way. I'm not going to knock them because they're not the prototypical player; their diversity is what makes them great.
In Magic's case, his ability to play anywhere on the court made him one of the greatest players ever. And if I had to choose between Magic and Stockton as players, I'd take Magic hands down. But as far as pure point guards are concerned, I'd take Stockton.
However, I don't even try to put Magic in a category; he was a ball player. I treat players like Kevin Garnett and Scottie Pippen and even Charles Barkley the same way. I'm not going to knock them because they're not the prototypical player; their diversity is what makes them great.
In Magic's case, his ability to play anywhere on the court made him one of the greatest players ever. And if I had to choose between Magic and Stockton as players, I'd take Magic hands down. But as far as pure point guards are concerned, I'd take Stockton.
Magic was a deadeye from the perimeter, didn't shoot a lot of treys, but he never really had to until he started to age. No team was ever dumb enough to dare him to shoot. I'll grant that Stockton probably took a lot more perimeter shots than Magic over their careers, and that perimeter shooting is part and parcel with being a PG. Magic could post up just about every PG in the league so shooting jumpers was usually his last option.
Fair enough on the rest of your post.
