The NBA's all-time assist and steals leader, John Stockton, announced his retirement after locker cleanout on Friday, May 2, 2003. he had a great career...just a shame he couldn't get a ring. goodbye john..
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not a big surprise to me...he makes it to the playoffs every year but can never win that championship.....Ii'll miss ya stockton
About time :cry: :cry: :cry: But that's the difference between him and Karl regarding rings-if he had a chance at one next season he'd keep playing but he doesnt really and he's not going to play for another team.I really admire him for that and the way he played. Unlike Karl who's going elsewhere for a ring but it's understandable because Utah dont have a chance now and he does deserve one.
If put in the right situation..miller will do good..he did badly this year because the other clips only cared after next season as they are all FA's
yea we will do good but i think DeShawn Should start next year....maybe him and Matt will play up court
The end of a great career. Two of the greatest players have retired this year, Michael and now John. He truly was one of the best point guards ever to set foot on a hardwood floor. I honor and respect you John. You have paved the way for many of he NBA's great point guards. Thank you for your desire and passion to win!
Yeah...I definetely think that John Stockton is the best point guard there ever has been in the NBA...(just an opinion...don't freak out! lol..)
Im gonna miss Stock, but no way as much as the Utah Jazz,now that Stock's gone Malone will definitely go and Sloan wont coach a team of young players. For Years Stock+Malone+Sloan =Playoffs but they may not have any of the 3 but no one could expect him to play another season-he'd be 42 in the regular season. But for Stock himself I think he is the best PG in NBA history(remember I'm a Jazz fan) and he is well underrated throughout his career.
yeah...who's behind him? Mark Jackson? he'll retire soon too....Ii'm just glad John Stockton didn't hype up his retiring like MJ did....
Yeah i know. I wish he could go to a team that could win him and Karl a ring, too bad he didnt get it, both of them certainly deserved it. John was only one of a few fundamental players in the game that wanted consistency over flash. Too bad he has to go...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting "Spyke":</div><div class="quote_post">yeah...who's behind him? Mark Jackson? he'll retire soon too....Ii'm just glad John Stockton didn't hype up his retiring like MJ did....</div> Michael deserved to have his retirement (?) hyped up, he is the greatest of all time and should be recognized. I don't think Michael is the one that wanted to "hype it up," the NBA is a business, and it chose to do it for money reasons only. They dedicated the All-Star weekend, and raked in a whole bunch of money, same with this. Ratings went up by a tremendous percentage, plus they were advertising it on any TV channels they could.
he shouldnt of retired. hes still among the better point guards even at age 41. wish hed gotten a ring
he's played for 19 seasons.....and only missed TWENTY-TWO GAMES...wow...I don't know if I could even live up to any sort of expectation like that...he's like my dad's age too...crazy. I wonder if he has a son my age....just wondering...lol.
karl malone and john stockton combined have missed fewer games in there career than Vince Carter missed this season :twisted: