Better NBA Career: John Stockton or Steve Nash?

[chemist]

John Stockton

Points: 19,711 (13.1 ppg)
Assists: 15,806 (10.5 apg)
Rebounds: 4,051 (2.7 rpg)
Steals: 3,265 (2.2 spg)

• 10× NBA All-Star (1989–1997, 2000)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1993)
• 2× All-NBA First Team (1994, 1995)
• 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988–1990, 1992, 1993, 1996)
• 3× All-NBA Third Team (1991, 1997, 1999)
• 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997)
• 9× NBA assists leader (1988–1996)
• 2× NBA steals leader (1989, 1992)
• NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

Steve Nash

Points: 17,387 (14.3 ppg)
Assists: 10,335 (8.5 apg)
Rebounds: 3,642 (3.0 rpg)
Steals: 899 (0.7 spg)

• 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2005, 2006)
• 8× NBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012)
• 3× All-NBA First Team (2005–2007)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (2008, 2010)
• 2× All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2003)
• 5× NBA assists leader (2005–2007, 2010, 2011)
• 4× 50–40–90 club (2006, 2008–2010)

 

[APOPHIS]

John Stockton was perhaps the most boring but technically proficient player ever.
Fundamentally he was very sound and reliable. I hated how the 90's jazz played ball but that got them to two finals so what do I know...

Steve Nash was more energetic and creative with his plays. My vote goes to Nash

 

[TimRock]

Nash has a questionable MVP award, and those are the only things he really has over stockton. He's also never been to the finals. I'll go with Stockton, since it's a team game.

 

[PaYpA]

12

 

[Kemo07]

Nash has a questionable MVP award, and those are the only things he really has over stockton. He's also never been to the finals. I'll go with Stockton, since it's a team game.

I think he has 2 questionable MVP awards. Both probably should’ve gone to Kobe but that rape case was too fresh.

Better career I’m going with Stockton though Nash was more fun to watch

 

[TheyCallMeBe]

I think he has 2 questionable MVP awards. Both probably should’ve gone to Kobe but that rape case was too fresh.

Better career I’m going with Stockton though Nash was more fun to watch

1st one to Shaq, 2nd to Kobe

 

[Walter Panov]

How is this a thread?

 

[CGN_Spec]

Going with #13
Stockton played with another HOF in the same system and same coach for 10+ years.

 

[CGN_Spec]

John Stockton was perhaps the most boring but technically proficient player ever.
Fundamentally he was very sound and reliable. I hated how the 90's jazz played ball but that got them to two finals so what do I know...

Steve Nash was more energetic and creative with his plays. My vote goes to Nash

How? Stockton could not go to his left. idk why ppl overlook that

 

[KingTaharqa]

How? Stockton could not go to his left. idk why ppl overlook that

Cuz he played in the 90s and we not supposed to mention that about their era.

 

[swoop1]

Steve Nash the better scorer. Stockton is the better overall player. But Nash has the MVP’s.

 

[Kemo07]

1st one to Shaq, 2nd to Kobe

I see no problem there either

 

[thundercat]

Stockton. Fuck anything Utah though....especially Karl Malone's statutory raping ass.

 

[TimRock]

Steve Nash the better scorer. Stockton is the better overall player. But Nash has the MVP’s.

what did Nash do better? he averaged 1 point more per game than stockton.

 

[swoop1]

what did Nash do better? he averaged 1 point more per game than stockton.

Ill give you that. But one point can be the difference between winning or losing. I’m more scared of Nash with the ball than Stockton.

 

[Complex]

I don't think there was anything that Nash could do that Stockton couldn't

but Stockton was a better defensive player

 

[DWBass]

No question or debate.....Stockton had the better career. Nash was a very good player though.

 

[DADDY4HOES]

Nash...all stockton ever did was give the ball to Malone and get drugged by opponents

 

[Walter Panov]

Cats are actually debating this????

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Lolololol

 

[christop]

Stockton was better actually played defense and even though he was not a starter his first 4 years he was still very productive. He also held up very well Nash fell apart as soon as he didn't have that Phoenix training staff lol.

 

[christop]

Steve Nash the better scorer. Stockton is the better overall player. But Nash has the MVP’s.

Put Stockton in the dantoni offense and he's more productive than nash was imo.

 

[2 ONE 3]

Stockton

 

[APOPHIS]

How? Stockton could not go to his left. idk why ppl overlook that

Hmm don't recall that.

 

[Pworld297]

Jayson Williams Aka White Chocolate...

 

[alexw]

nash was allowed to play streetball and whites acted like that shit was revolutionary
noting that shit didnt work in the playoffs at all
fuck outta here and give kobe's family his mvps

 

[DWBass]

The question was...who had the better career!! The stats prove it was Stockton. That's all that counts.

 

[gene cisco]

Pissed at both these cats. Wanted Isiah on the 1992 dream team and they put Stockton on. Also put fucking Christian on, but that's a talk for another day. Nash got those bullshit MVPs and was pushed more in the mid-2000s than they pushing Lizzo on me now.

I'm going with Stockton though.

 

[shaddyvillethug]

Lmaoooooooooo

 

[shaddyvillethug]

nash was allowed to play streetball and whites acted like that shit was revolutionary
noting that shit didnt work in the playoffs at all
fuck outta here and give kobe's family his mvps

They had him in the Nike , And1 commercials and everything.

 

[THE DRIZZY]

Nash a better scorer and creative playmaker.

Stockton more tougher and a better defender but fundamentally sound.

Both made teammates better.

Slight edge to Stockton.

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Pissed at both these cats. Wanted Isiah on the 1992 dream team and they put Stockton on. Also put fucking Christian on, but that's a talk for another day. Nash got those bullshit MVPs and was pushed more in the mid-2000s than they pushing Lizzo on me now.

I'm going with Stockton though.

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