Gary Payton says Stockton was harder to guard than the GOAT

[Shade8780]

Clearly, random guys on the Internet are smarter at basketball than GP and would know that Stockton is easier to guard than Jordan.....

[aj1987]

Clearly, random guys on the Internet are smarter at basketball than GP and would know that Stockton is easier to guard than Jordan.....

This.

Jordan stans are turning out to be the biggest bunch of retards on this board. Kobe/Lebron stans are actually better than them.

[HomieWeMajor]

All GP had to say was "Madonna" and MJ was mad

[TheMan]

Come on now. A pass first point guard harder to guard..

Maybe Payton's still a little salty over 96, he guarded MJ well enough for the Sonics to win that series

I know GP did as good a job on MJ that you can realistically expect, but the Bulls were up 3-0 at one point in the series and then relaxed bit and the Sonics made it a bit interesting. As a Bulls fan, I wasn't worried at all. You just didn't beat the MJ Bulls when they're up 3-0 in a series.

[deja vu]

Jordan averaged 31/8/4 on Payton for his career, and that includes the crummy Washington years.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...1&p2=paytoga01

Stockton averaged 14/3/10 on Payton for his career.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...1&p2=stockjo01

Ether...

[TheMan]

So the greatest perimeter defender of all-time says someone other than MJ was the hardest player to guard and it gets dismissed as "trash talk"
Once again the Jordaneers get butt hurt and have to defend their idol

I'm a Jordan fan and I see no problem with GP saying Stock was harder to defend for him

[Marchesk]

Jordan stans are turning out to be the biggest bunch of retards on this board. Kobe/Lebron stans are actually better than them.

No. Kobe and Lebron stans have to invent reasons to prop their guy up. Jordan stans simply need to remind the younger viewers who's #1 on the GOAT list (in most people's books) and why.

And it's fine for GP to say that about Jordan vs Stocton, but take it within context.

[DaHeezy]

I'm a Jordan fan and I see no problem with GP saying Stock was harder to defend for him

You are one of the level headed exceptions

[aj1987]

No. Kobe and Lebron stans have to invent reasons to prop their guy up. Jordan stans simply need to remind the younger viewers who's #1 on the GOAT list (in most people's books) and why.

The problem with Jordan stans is that they think MJ's flawless.

[Marchesk]

The problem with Jordan stans is that they think MJ's flawless.

In the finals anyway.

[jzek]

He's just salty Jordan beat him twice.

[ralph_i_el]

I could see that. GP stuck with Jordan really well. It might be harder for him to guard somebody who's whole goal was to get rid of the ball.

[jzek]

The problem with Jordan stans is that they think MJ's flawless.

What is Jordan's flaw?

[ralph_i_el]

What is Jordan's flaw?

a flawless player would be the best at every aspect of the game. Give me an aspect of bball and I'll tell you a player who did it better than MJ.

[kamil]

Jordan stans getting mad

You gotta remember, Payton shut Jordan down like a little b.itch.

Rodman = real 96 Finals MVP

I only see this level of retardation on insidehoops.com

Thank god you only dwell on this forum and nowhere else, you'd be laughed out of the fvcking continent if you were to say this in the real world. Stay in the basement, loser.