POLL Who are the top 5 passers in NBA history (you are allowed 5 votes, for those that rode the short bus)

[tlance]

2 people voting MJ is pretty hilarious to me.

He would be an example of 1 of the wrong answers. Definitely not one of the best passers of all time.

 

[Shanemansj13]

2 people voting MJ is pretty hilarious to me.

He would be an example of 1 of the wrong answers. Definitely not one of the best passers of all time.

Wouldn't even be in the top 10 for me

 

[logic]

Nah, there are definitely some wrong answers.

I won’t push back too hard on any of those, but some names in the poll above just don’t belong in the conversation.

Sure, there are some that clearly aren't top 5, but I assume that he wanted a long list so there were choices and he did a pretty good job of compiling one out of all the players in NBA history who have passed a ball.

 

[fightinfunbags]

2 people voting MJ is pretty hilarious to me.

He would be an example of 1 of the wrong answers. Definitely not one of the best passers of all time.

I’m one of the two. MJ could do everything. There will never be another like him. He would have passed more if the best shot on the floor wasn’t always coming out of his hands.

 

[CitySushi]

In no order:

Magic
Stockton
Kidd
CP3
Bird

 

[shopson67]

2 people voting MJ is pretty hilarious to me.

He would be an example of 1 of the wrong answers. Definitely not one of the best passers of all time.

He may have been the best ever, had he ever chosen to try...

 

[trojanfan12]

2 people voting MJ is pretty hilarious to me.

He would be an example of 1 of the wrong answers. Definitely not one of the best passers of all time.

It's interesting with both him and Kobe...while neither would be a top 5 or even top 10 all time passer, both were far better passers than they get credit for.

 

[tlance]

It's interesting with both him and Kobe...while neither would be a top 5 or even top 10 all time passer, both were far better passers than they get credit for.

That is the thing.

Could Jordan or Kobe have been elite passers?

Probably.

But that wasn’t their game.

So ranking them top 5 all time is pretty disrespectful to all the elite facilitators who did make it their games.

 

[Shanemansj13]

That is the thing.

Could Jordan or Kobe have been elite passers?

Probably.

But that wasn’t their game.

So ranking them top 5 all time is pretty disrespectful to all the elite facilitators who did make it their games.

That’s like saying Lebron could havd scored 35 ppg if he wanted to, it never happened. Crazy to think he was said to be a more pass first guy and yet he will going to be the all-time leader scorer and average 27 ppg for his career.

The fact is he was a better passer than MJ, no way around it. It’s like debating if Lebron was a better scorer than MJ. Maybe if he was more of a “ball hog” he would be in that convo? Who knows bc he wasn’t that guy

 

[Mebert]

Magic
Stockton
Paul
Big O
Rubio

Rubio doesn't stack up in a lot of areas, But his vision and passing are good enough to make this list.

 

[tlance]

Magic
Stockton
Paul
Big O
Rubio

Rubio doesn't stack up in a lot of areas, But his vision and passing are good enough to make this list.

I think ranking him over guys like Kidd and Nash is pretty silly, but he is more deserving of a spot in the conversation than a few others up there.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

There's only one true answer...















...Eric Dampier.

 

[Mebert]

I think ranking him over guys like Kidd and Nash is pretty silly, but he is more deserving of a spot in the conversation than a few others up there.

Yeah, I just put him 5 for the discussion that he belongs.

I would also say he mellowed during his time in the NBA. If Ricky kept passing like he did his 1st few years he would have been an easy top 5. Timberwolves killed his joy.

 

[MHSL82]

"Karl Malone needs to make sure he has some type of savings plan, retirement plan for John Stockton's kids" - NBA analyst claims John Stockton is the greatest passer in NBA history

John Stockton is the NBA's all-time leader in assists. He is widely regarded as one of the best point guards in NBA history.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[Robotech]

Jason Williams was so ridiculously overrated.

He was a highlight reel street ball legend who was good enough to be a protective NBA player.

But, he averaged less than 6 assists per game for his career and the Kings got significantly better when they replaced him with Mike Bibby.

JDub was style over substance all the way.

Yup. Definitely flashy, but he doesn't deserve a spot in this poll.

 

[Robotech]

"Karl Malone needs to make sure he has some type of savings plan, retirement plan for John Stockton's kids" - NBA analyst claims John Stockton is the greatest passer in NBA history

John Stockton is the NBA's all-time leader in assists. He is widely regarded as one of the best point guards in NBA history.

www.sportskeeda.com

What exactly is Sportskeeda? I know I've seen their articles come up in different places (maybe search results), but their articles seem to be low quality.

 

[broncosmitty]

Magic
Stockton
Paul
Big O
Rubio

Rubio doesn't stack up in a lot of areas, But his vision and passing are good enough to make this list.

Rubios 08 Spain team is one of my favorite groups to watch, ever. I don’t know exactly what time I watched them. But it was really early a few times. Lol

He and my boy Rudy were awesome.

Was a fun couple weeks.

 

[MHSL82]

What exactly is Sportskeeda? I know I've seen their articles come up in different places (maybe search results), but their articles seem to be low quality.

I don’t know, I just saw this while I was looking at my “feed.” I didn’t read the article. Just saw there picture and the quote that Karl Malone I was stopped everything. I think I read one thing about Michael Jordan and now I get a bunch of articles about him. I don’t click on any of them anymore but I still get them. But if I tell them will stop, then suddenly I will get a bunch of headlines from something else I don’t want. I, of course, cut besidesnot to look, but every once in a while I will find a story I want to read.

 

[DJ Fieri]

There's only one true answer...















...Eric Dampier.

You probably meant Erick Dampier.

 

[SJ76]

I’m one of the two. MJ could do everything. There will never be another like him. He would have passed more if the best shot on the floor wasn’t always coming out of his hands.

He had some court vision but he just didn’t pass alot. Lol so tough for me to put him even in the top 20