Stockton comparison

[GP]

Thought you guys would get a laugh out of which current NBA player this guy thinks is most similar to Stockton.

John Stockton
In the 1989-90 season John Stockton had the highest PER of his career -- about 24 -- but made just about half a 3-pointer per 36 minutes he played. His shooting percentages were high from everywhere, and he managed a shocking 14 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Who plays anything like that today? The normal first guess is that Stockton is like Steve Nash, but Pelton's numbers say Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul are more like it."The biggest reason Nash doesn't show up," explains Pelton, "is that while Stockton was one of the league's best thieves, Nash collects steals at a rate way below league average."

* Rajon Rondo 92.0
* Chris Paul 91.0
* Deron Williams 86.5
* Jose Calderon 84.8
* Devin Harris 84.7

Link:http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-31/If-Hall-of-Fame-Candidates-Played-Today.html

CP maybe....thats a stretch, but Rondo? lol. I was thinking the other day, that Rondo is just like stockton, only without the assists and a jumper....wait.....

[MeestR]

suprised to see williams so high on that list. i wouldnt have thought about rondo but as i think about it now, he's not suprising. very interesting.

[Charlie_S]

The best comparison in today's NBA is probably José Calderon, as far as playing style goes. Of course he can only be considered a poor man's Stockton anyway.

[seejaydeja]

God damn, as if I didn't already have enough loathing for the guy...

[UTJazzFan_Echo1]

In all honesty Chris Paul is the closest thing to Stockton as far as numbers go, I think Paul lacks with the assists but he also scores more. He is more flashy then Stock was, but other then that they are very close to each other in style.

Calderon is the closest to Stock in play style but he doesn't come close with the numbers or effort.