John Stockton

John Houston Stockton ( born March 26, 1962 in Spokane, Washington ) is a former NBA basketball player who played in the position of point guard. 19 long seasons he was one of the most durable and reliable construction player and passer in NBA history.

Biography

After his four-year college at Gonzaga University of 1,85 meter John Stockton in 1984 his basketball career began in the NBA. He was selected on the recommendation of Jack Gardner of the Utah Jazz on 16 out of the Draft. Despite a good performance as a substitute ( 6.3 points and 3.4 assists per game ), he just missed out on a place in the All - NBA Rookie Team. In the season 1986/87 Stockton played for the first time in the " Starting Five " ( starting lineup ) and improved his average to 7.9 points and 8.2 assists. Although he and Karl Malone brought good performance, it was not enough for getting ahead in the play- offs.

Stockton should as passer and Karl Malone as a power forward but then over ten years of success playing together, which earned them the nickname floor alone. They were known for the textbook -like mastery of the pick and roll game turn. However, they failed in the crucial games still to teams that were better team performance occupied, in the NBA finals in 1997 and 1998 to the Chicago Bulls.

John Stockton ended in 2003 after 19 years of his career where he has played throughout his life athletes, with the Utah Jazz.

Although he was denied a championship, Stockton holds a number of individual bests in NBA history: He is the best passer, he has the most assists are all NBA players to book with a total of 15,806 by far. In the ranking of most assists per game he is behind Magic Johnson to second place. Most assists in a single game reach Scott Skiles, with a total of 30 successful templates. Stockton has 28 assists ranked second. On 6 April 2009 Stockton was recorded with Michael Jordan, David Robinson and Jerry Sloan in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Success with the Utah Jazz

As well as

  • Award for most valuable player ( MVP Co - Karl Malone ) of the All-Star Games in 1993 in Salt Lake City
  • Gold at the Olympics with Team USA: 1992 in Barcelona and 1996 in Atlanta
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
  • Jersey number 12 retired by the Utah Jazz

Personal Records

  • Most assists in NBA history: 15,806, of which the highest ever reached Assist number in a NBA season: 1,164 (1990/ 1991), six times more than 1,000 assists in a season ( 1987/1988-1991/1992 and 1993/1994 -1994/1995 )
  • Most assists per game in NBA history: 14.5 in the season 1989 /1990 a further 9 times over 10 assists per game ( without interruption in the seasons 1987/1988-1996/97 )
  • Most Assists per Game: 1988-1996
  • Maximum number of assists in a game: 28 in the regular season, 24 in a playoff game
  • Of 1987-1996, 1998-2001 and 2002/ 03 the highest percentage of Assist Pct, 50.2 % over the career: Place 1
  • Most steals in NBA history: 3265, in the 1988/1989 season here (263 ) and 1991 /92 ( 244), most
  • Most steals per game: 1989 and 1992
  • 1990/91 most Turnover: 286
  • 1993/1994 and 1994/1995 best throw percentage of all guards in the NBA, averaged over the entire career 51.5 % accuracy rate in three-point throws 33.8 %
  • Member of the All -NBA teams: the first team in 1994 and 1995, second team in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, third team: 1991, 1997, 1999
  • Member of the NBA All-Defensive Team: Second Team in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997
  • Member of the All-Star teams in the Western Conference: 10 times ( 1989-1997, 2000)
  • Honored as one of the 50 best players in the NBA history (recording 1996)
  • Most playoff appearances: in all 19 seasons, he played in the NBA, his team qualified the Utah Jazz, for the playoffs
  • Most assists in the playoffs: 1992, 1994 and 1996-1998
  • Most assists per game in the playoffs: 1988-1994, 1996, 2000 and 2002
  • Highest assists in the playoffs - Pct (% - centage participation on the field): 1988, 1990-95, 1997 and 2000
  • Most steals in the playoffs: 1997
  • Most steals per game in the playoffs: 1987 and 1989
  • Record game number: Stockton took part in 16 ( out of 18 possible ) seasons in all 82 games of the regular season. In 1999, he participated in all 50 games. In all, he missed only 22 games (4 games in 1989/90 and 18 games in 1997/98 ).
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