Knee-Jerk: Name your top 10 PG's of all time, let's hash out the stats/accomplishments later

[Mr. Friscus]

Nah, but you post in that real sly voice, like you know everybody and have been here before!

You must see things I don’t. I post opinions and agree and disagree with those that reply. How is that “knowing everyone” lol

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

You must see things I don’t. I post opinions and agree and disagree with those that reply. How is that “knowing everyone” lol

I have eerie powers

 

[Mr. Friscus]

I see people putting Jerry west.. I always considered him a shooting guard

 

[logic]

I see people putting Jerry west.. I always considered him a shooting guard

I see people putting Isaiah Thomas. He was pretty good for an undersized PG with the Celtics a couple of years but he was no Isiah Thomas.

 

[tlance]

I see people putting Isaiah Thomas. He was pretty good for an undersized PG with the Celtics a couple of years but he was no Isiah Thomas.

Yeah.

Wrong Isiah on my list

 

[BigFin]

I’d put Stockton firmly at 2. Here are two intersecting facts that cemented my decision:

1. A career 51.5% FG. This is higher than Jordan, Duncan, Olajuwon, and many other great contemporaries. Doing that as a PG in the 80’s and 90’s is almost unheard of. The Mailman had a 51.6% FG ironically enough.

2. According to my research, Stockton played 8 games without Malone:

11-2-1985: 12 points, 7 Assists (27 min)
4-21-1989: 19 points, 20 Assists (42 min)
4-22-1989: 10 points, 10 assists (24 min)
12-17-1991: 13 points, 13 assists (35 min)
4-12-1999: 12 points, 11 assists (23 min)
3-15-2002: 14 points, 10 assists (34 min)
4-5-2002: 20 points, 10 assists (35min)
11-6-2002: 10 points, 6 assists (28 min)

10.8 career assists per game without Malone. 10.5 career assists per game overall.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

I see people putting Isaiah Thomas. He was pretty good for an undersized PG with the Celtics a couple of years but he was no Isiah Thomas.

I think it’s obvious no one would have the Celtics PG on an all time list

 

[logic]

I think it’s obvious no one would have the Celtics PG on an all time list

Who is Bob Cousy then?

 

[msgkings322]

I’d put Stockton firmly at 2. Here are two intersecting facts that cemented my decision:

1. A career 51.5% FG. This is higher than Jordan, Duncan, Olajuwon, and many other great contemporaries. Doing that as a PG in the 80’s and 90’s is almost unheard of. The Mailman had a 51.6% FG ironically enough.

2. According to my research, Stockton played 8 games without Malone:

11-2-1985: 12 points, 7 Assists (27 min)
4-21-1989: 19 points, 20 Assists (42 min)
4-22-1989: 10 points, 10 assists (24 min)
12-17-1991: 13 points, 13 assists (35 min)
4-12-1999: 12 points, 11 assists (23 min)
3-15-2002: 14 points, 10 assists (34 min)
4-5-2002: 20 points, 10 assists (35min)
11-6-2002: 10 points, 6 assists (28 min)

10.8 career assists per game without Malone. 10.5 career assists per game overall.

That’s wild how healthy they both were for all those years

 

[trojanfan12]

I see people putting Isaiah Thomas. He was pretty good for an undersized PG with the Celtics a couple of years but he was no Isiah Thomas.

At least he knows how to spell Isaiah.

 

[rmilia1]

I meant Isaiah Jenkins

Dude dropped like 38/14 per game in my 5th grade rec league

 

[broncosmitty]

Nah, but you post in that real sly voice, like you know everybody and have been here before!

Maybe it’s jonvi?

 

[TheSnowdog]

Maurice “Mo” Cheeks

Career: 11.1 pts / 6.7 ast

Maybe not the resume being looked for in this thread but I’m sticking with him

Him galloping down the court for the dunk (maybe only dunk in his career?) - arguably traveling all the way down that court - at the end of game 4 (championship clinching game) in 1983 NBA finals vs the Lakers was a sight to behold and I remember that to this day

So yeah he is on my list

 

[BigFin]

I throw Mark Price’s name. Probably not Top 10 all time but had a really fantastic stretch for about half a decade. Perhaps he was ahead of his time.

 

[Wazmankg]

Nah, but you post in that real sly voice, like you know everybody and have been here before!

That's usually the giveaway.. posting with a familiarity of the others here. It's hard to describe, but I know it when I read it.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Here is my top 10:

Magic
Curry
Oscar Robertson
Chris Paul
John Stockton
Steve Nash
Isaiah Thomas
Jason Kidd
Gary Payton
Allen Iverson

Top 3 are a cut above everyone else by a good bit IMO.

Not much separating 4-10. All great players with a flaw of some sort in their overall resumes holding them back from the upper tiers.

Pretty close to what I have but once you get at the bottom of this list I think it could go many different ways

Top 3 (Tier One)
Magic
Steph
Big O

4-10 (Tier Two)
Stockton
CP3
Isaiah
Kidd
Nash
Payton
Frazier

The last spot is tough. I think you could label AI as a PG or SG, I go SG but he is really a combo guard. You could put Walt, Parker, Cousy or even Kyrie in this slot. I want to put Kyrie in this slot badly but I don't think he belongs...going Walt.

 

[BigFin]

A prime, pre-injury Derrick Rose would belong on this list.

 

[dtgold88]

You must see things I don’t. I post opinions and agree and disagree with those that reply. How is that “knowing everyone” lol

And what I like is unlike some longtime regs your comments all are based on the post to which you reply........not the poster.

 

[logic]

I throw Mark Price’s name. Probably not Top 10 all time but had a really fantastic stretch for about half a decade. Perhaps he was ahead of his time.

Another guy that is outside the top 10 but was fun as hell to watch and a great point guard is Kevin Johnson.

 

[BigFin]

Another guy that is outside the top 10 but was fun as hell to watch and a great point guard is Kevin Johnson.

Good call!