The Legendary Toughness Of John Stockton (Fight Documentary) 

Too bad that every single player in all sports aren't like John Stockton. We need humble, strong, and fierce competitors as role models.

Isiah got into his head. I watched every matchup. It’s why Malone, who is a pedo that was a much dirtier player than Laimbeer, took him out with the biggest cheap shot ever. Both Stockton and Malone are losers.

Bro rolled up to games in a minivan and unloaded the kids to watch him play. He’s was a real dude.

He was a dirty bastard according to Steve Kerr.

He’s also an ignorant maroon.

Stockton's on-court persona was very much part of his success

Rodman was dirtier then Stockton

Why do you think they call it breaking bad!

Our Country has totally forgotten the value of an upright Character and good morals and ethics! The reason we USED to all posses these GREAT ATTRIBUTES of CHARACTER is the fact the USA started with people steeped in the JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION. In our quest to be "PROGRESSIVE" , whatever that means, we have thrown all those great CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES out the window, but we have literally thrown the baby out with the bath water!! Until we return to these morals and ethics, our young people will continue to spiral downward!! I was raised in a lower working class neighborhood south of Spokane, Wa and actually played high school basketball with John Stockton and I played a Whitworth College while Stock played at Gonzaga University. My best friend was Black in my neighborhood and his family always went to Church as did mine. We need to rediscover where moral and ethical TRUTHS actual come from and that is the Creator God of the Universe!!

@@salmonkill7 "Our Country has totally forgotten the value of an upright Character and good morals and ethics!" ask the natives about that...

He was known to be a tough s.o.b. as a player as well.

@@patrickforrest4899 He cheated in every possible way and sought every possible advantage. My role model.

Deron Williams ended that

He wasn't even 6'1". He was about 5'11".

Only missed 22 games and one of them was when I went to go see the Jazz in Utah… To make up for it Malone was out too 😂

@@bmsuperstar1 he's 6'1 😑

@@diegolatigo2008 Neither Thomas, nor Stock were 6'1" without shoes on. They were both around 5'11", same as Kemba Walker, for instance, or Chris Paul.

@@bmsuperstar1 The NBA always measure their players' height without them having their shoes on. 😑

Um.. Magic Johnson

@@Skier10 Magic was a great one for sure. I think Stockton holding the all time assists record gives him the nod in my opinion

@@josephsimeon6117 Stockton one of the all time great PG’s for sure but Magic revolutionized the position, not just with his size but his unstoppable lead of the fast break. Not to mention five championships

I agree. Magic is just special ​@@Skier10

My favorite Stockton story.. I can listen to that audio all day, lol

"And he would bust....us....up!"

Gary payton told the exact same story.

Well yeah because Stockton is the most covert opertive the N.B.A. has ever had.

@@valseyer4486 I knew he was a bionic man created in Area 51, you just confirmed it.

@@skrubzilla4213 man if only he won one N.B.A. Finals though, almost had it in 98!

Lol true😂

I was known worse, srry clowns

If he would have rested more in the regular season he might have had a better chance for winning rings.

All day

Flopper

@@rumble8014 explain

One of the few to get Dennis Rodman frustrated lol

Different breed when it comes to toughness as well. A complete savage.

He sets illegal pick most of the time plus flop so the opposing player will get the foul… And i like that

half his screens were illegal. His elbows up around his shoulders extended out.

Ya ever see Stockton in person back in the day? Dude looked big and strong despite his size. I saw him play live in Chicago plenty of times and I swear the dude didn't have an ounce of fat on him... Even Hornacek looked big up-close.

haha Stock looked like a child trying to screen those guys, and they'd maul him in irritation, rather casually, and he'd draw a foul. Dude did everything he could to piss people off on the court. Hated him at the time, but with the way today's game is, I love it.

Legit facts. Floppery everywhere

Absolutely. NBA's iron man. He's even tougher than the worm himself. CWeb said it best, knock him down..he comes back up and pat you on the butt

On the Dream Team documentary, Jordan told Chuck Daly, Stockton better be on the team. I think he said call Magic, Bird, then Stockton, in that order.

Yeah him and Iverson

Bro hes in everybody top 5 pg hes the all time leading in assist and steals hes the true definition of point guard

@@ykrop1517 you'd be surprised I know a guy who actually thinks Gary Payton was better lol

@@TpolTime I feel like Gary Payton was always OVERrated and Stockton was very underrated. This isnt to say Payton wasnt good, he was crazy good, but Stockton was better and way tougher. Payton was able to use verbal judo, Stockton rarely talked he was all about physical.

Magic Curry Stockton Kidd Point God Paul

John Stockton is one of the most overrated players of all time

LOL! That is hilarious!

@@johncox770 Now look at his steals and assists records. Look for number Two in those categories.

@@wardsmith2542 1. Magic 2. Oscar 3. Curry 4. Thomas 5. Walt Frazier

easily yeah. curry magic& him

@@johncox770 boa u crazy asf

He was also the most boring lackluster man on the court. I hated to see him play.

@@johncox770 We got a Dylan Mulvaney fan over here...

@@johncox770 Boring is irrelevant. Effective is relevant.

@@MS-ns2pj Boring is not irrelevant. I only liked to watch exciting players. The Bulls were not my favorite team but I loved to watch them play because they were exciting, especially Rodman because there was never a dull moment with him on the court. I hated the Pistons, especially Bill Laimbeer and Isaiah Thomas, but I watched them every chance I got because they were so much fun to watch. I would run home to watch Larry Bird. He and Magic brought a special kind of excitement to the game. Reggie Miller and the Pacers vs. the Knicks (and Spike Lee) was just awesome. I could go on but the point is excitement matters. Stockton was just plain boring. I knew Utah would never win a championship with that guy at the point. Anesthesiologists should use Stockton videos to put patients in a deep sleep before surgery. 😆🤣😂😄

Facts

He pushed off

nah, Stockton are really pass first man, he is the pure PG something that lack in this age

@@pp-vf8ls very sneaky and dirty player smh but of no see those things he do

You can add an extra 4 points a game and extra 2 steals game against today’s guys and rules

Put your stats down and quit being silly. Stockton wasn't even close to being the best point guard.

@@johncox770 lemme guess next your gonna say Kareem wasn't a good scorer...

The Irish are a special breed. Their toughness is unmatched. They basically won the Revolution for America.

Great new interview here with John Stockton John discusses short shorts, the 97-98 season, dream team, his durability, toughness, karl malone, Coach Sloan, the missed shot vs. Bulls, Tim Donaghy scandal, explains his controversial vaccine stance, more ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DAKIsvcnGLQ.html

@@tonyjones4606 thank you

Stockton is 🐐 point guard and he did it in the toughest era of basketball only missing 22 games in 19 years and 18 of those were in one season because of wrist surgery.

@@rustzz8 knee injury

Some people laugh when I say that stockton is my starting point guard on my all time starting 5. They think I’m joking. Not sure why. Only readon I can think why is because when they think of players, they think of highlight reel players that can fly. Athletic and showmanship. They clearly see the game differently as myself. I pick giys that can do it all and tough as nails. They pick immature players that rather look good than put the ball in the hoop. Old skool fans know what real basketball is. And John Stockton is old skool basketball. The greatest basketball ever.

That’s a damn lie and you know it. Stock had his fair share of fights and was dirty af.

@@TheIcemanthomas the majority of players started fights with him call him dirty but that’s was the way the 90’s were and btw cp3 never winning a ring lol Stockton>CP3

@@TheIcemanthomas bigg facts..bigg facts 💯 stockton stayed starting stuff & attempt to look innocent afterwards & other players retaliate & his coach stay running out there defending this dirty garbage

@@cruzitoarias6905 stockton didn't win either.. if this overrated pg didn't play w karl malone & did pick&roll play 80% of the time..he would be dirty mark price

@@marquemason7726all time assist and steals being overrated is crazy.

Stockton is your favorite player of all time? Who even says that???

@@johncox770 Me :)

Yup, protect the guy that’s making you money

@@TheMan750 not only protecting your $$$ but got him into the hof

Stockton and Rodman should have been teammates

Stockton was a dirty player who did illegal things in order to get an advantage. Just look at him kick rodman and lift Rodman's game on November 15, 1991.

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Yeah...it was more than that, he'd fuck with people on the court. He was a sneaky bastard. I'm not saying that to diss him, but it's true. He was sly and used the rules of the game to his benefit. Kind of like Harden today, except in a sneakier way. The game isn't physical like it was back then, so Harden draws BS fouls. Stock would get under people's skin and get absolutely hacked. Or do shit like you saw on the fast breaks, slow down at the last millisecond and get fouled.

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That’s a fact

Was gonna post this exact same thing , it was actually 22 games I believe and 18 of those was same season for surgery . Great post.

No ships..

If you need to build a team around a solid pt guard… I would pick either John Stockton or Maurice Cheeks… Curry third. Curry is sneaky good with his off ball play, but doesn’t have the same grit as Cheeks and Stockton but makes up for it with his shooting. But I will take grit/determination over high level skill at pt guard. Rod Strickland was amazing also at getting to the hoop and getting his shot off while taking hard fouls.

​@@craigallstott3363 Curry is the greatest shooter ever. That being said he's not a top 10 PG.

Stockton is not the best PG ever, he is the DEFINITION of PG.

It’s not just dat but kids today just see an old white guy who looks like a substitute math teacher n think he was a bum

I hear you and let's add that Magic was truly a point-forward. I say that because he did not guard the opposing teams point guards.

@@sicnarf6971 yep in 2022 Magic is playing the 3 or the 4, Stockton is playing pg.

“pure pg” doesn’t mean anything at all. Any position player is to be judged on their impact on the game when ranking them. There are pure PG’s who never won anything, and their are non pure PG’s who have won a lot. Magic, Steph, Zeke… easily better PG’s than Stockton. It’s a weak excuse to say “ya but player X wasn’t a pure PG”. Who cares, they were a PG no matter how you define one. Steph agreed to let the ball be taken out if his hands l, going from averaging 8.5 assists with Jackson as coach, to 6 assists playing off the ball. End of the day, he plays the PG position and is far more effective for his team than Stockton ever was for his. Impact defines greatness. Stockton wasn’t the greatest PG. Any argument to the contrary needs some mvps and rings to back it up.

@@Johnny-xj5qu you sensitive, stfu already. You talk about “winning anything”. This a team sport, dumbass. Also Steph didn’t go up against MJ, arguably the greatest player ever. Steph wouldn’t have won shit either going against MJs bulls. Stockton is the better pure PG. Steph is easily the more dynamic player. But let’s not act like Steph didn’t just go 0-9 from 3 in his LAST GAME PLAYED and they still won. Steph has a great team that won even when he played like shit. Now stfu already

@@Johnny-xj5qu Put him on some stacked teams and we might be counting his rings. Players stayed on teams, don’t know why, but the team hopping bs started with Dennis Rodman. (KAJ and Wilt the Stilt were the only notable ones I can think of before that. The ABA folded and Dr. J went to the 76’ers-I believe)

You forgot Sam Bowie, selected ahead of Jordan by Portland. 😂🤣

Deep draft.

Oscar Schmidt

He's not even among the top 5 best point guards of all time.

@@johncox770 you're nuts. Magic is the NBA GOAT PG. Stockton is the pure basketball GOAT. The greatest of all time in two categories...one on offense and the other on defense. That's insane.

@@ryublueblanka 1. Magic 2. Oscar 3. Curry 4. Thomas 5. Walt Frazier

@@johncox770 Steph is a shooting guard. If you don't give Stockton his because of a championship I can understand that but he did everything he possibly could. Malone literally dropped the ball on that...and turned it over multiple times. Stockton is the all time NBA leader in assists and steals. Really think about that...

And immediately after it happened they forgot about it and remained friends.

That analogy is amazing…

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Nah it’s definitely Steph. Nobody has ever done what he’s done and probably never will. Steve Nash was John Stockton of our generation so his game can clearly be replicated. No disrespect to John but saying he’s the best point guard ever is just untrue lol

@@fifthdimension8142 I would say that Steph Curry is the best shooter of all time, and possibly the best scorer of all time! Those right there are two huge statements. What is the purpose of a point guard? To manage the floor, run the offense, distribute the ball, to pass!! And, he brought it on both sides of the court, Stockton was a great defender (most steals all time). To be honest it's not really a good comparison comparing Stockton & Curry. They are completely different players. Steph is the the best shooter ever. Stockton was the the best to ever run the point guard position. His assists and steals records will never be broken. Almost 20 seasons with as many missed games in his career. Made the playoffs every season. Best point guard ever.

@@fifthdimension8142 Steph Curry isn't a true point guard.

@@mikjord steph curry and Steve Nash are both better than Stockton, Steve Nash offensively shits on Stockton, and head to head steve Nash is 1-0 vs Stockton in the playoffs

So magic Johnson dosent exist ?

Stockton was ambidextrous. If you watch his play-by-play you'll see him use his left often, including in eays that guys in a similar size-range (Kidd, Nash) couldn't: because he had hands the size of a 6'11" man's, Stockton was able to one-hand pass off the dribble with either hand from the length of the court. When you other great points in Stockton's size class throw a long pass, they brace the ball with their off-hand. Stockton didn't have to do this. According to Jerry Sloan, this gave Stockton huge advantages against trapping defenses. Another issue is that Stockon owns the record in Utah's Suicide Drill. This is a drill that measures effectiveness with a player's off-hand (typically their left); the drill requires the player to only use that hand. Stockton is the only player to have cracked thirty seconds in that drill, and the worst he finished in the drill was second when he was 41 and battling a virus in 2003. Donovan Mitchell was run through his paces in this drill before the draft, and became Utah's number 1 target in that draft because of his ability. Eventually, the Jazz renamed the drill as the 'Stockton Drill'. Last I checked, his record in the drill still stands. So, in order to believe that Stockton "had no left" one would also have to believe that no player in Jazz history has had an effective left. I don't know why people perpetuate nonsense from a parody channel that is known for its disdain toward both Stockton and Sloan (that channel, which I won't give free advertising to, even had a cover image a couple years for one of its videos that showed Jerry Sloan sitting on a couch drooling on himself; taunting Sloan's terrible physical decline). Suffice to say, the story is a myth.

@@anen9332 cool but who asked?

@@mehkibrown8637 The OP stated that Stockton "had no left". I responded to that, and corrected it. Logically, it was on-topic issue created by the OP. That's about as remedial as it gets. No question was initially asked; instead a false assertion about Stockton's skillset was made by the OP. Thus, you're engaging in a false premise. And it also appears that you lack basic reading comprehension. As far as questions, you're the party posing a fatuous question so far as this thread. Hope that helps with your confusion: that is, I hope you bother to comprehend what you're reading before responding this time.

@@mehkibrown8637owned

Stockton had no left? Yeah Right!

Hallmarks of every great defender in the game. He was underrated on that end for sure. I did the same when I played and a lot of guys lost their heads and the game because of it.

Every Gen Z fan

everyone? 90% of guys u ask who was the best PG and they'll say Magic or the younger kisd will say Curry.

Imagine Stockton curry and bird. 2 of the best shooters with the all time assist king

@@kragger1985 Please don't mention Larry Bird and Stockton in the same sentence. Bird will always be remembered as one of the greatest of all time. I forgot about Stockton until I came across this video.

@@johncox770 Bird was better in prime. Probably best 4 year stretch ever 84-87. but injuries killed him. Stockton was like a robot. never made mistakes. and had longevity. longevity is what makes him best ever in my opinion

That was Bryant Gumble.

3 %

He only missed 22. There was a strike one year.

What are you talking about. He missed 22 games his whole career.