Real masters master the fundamentals and make hard things look easy. That's why Stockton's game is nothing flashy and yet he is probably the best true point guard in the history of NBA. Really miss watching him.
John just seems like one of those guys who's insanely blessed and somehow seems to be good at everything. I could imagine him being an amazing tennis player.
Stock, the most underrated, barely noticeable master on the court. He was so unassuming it helped him compile how ever many thousands of assists and countless steals...shhhhhh
@@kingofpendragon OK. So who was a better PG? Everyone he ever played against and with says he was the greatest decision maker with the ball in his hand ever. It was also 10 times harder to get assists back then when actual defense was played and you couldn't just throw it to anyone because everyone's wide open now with the lack of defense.
@@kingofpendragon why doesnt any other point guard come close he is the all time leader by 4000 assists. Kidd said he would have to play for another 10 years to catch up with his record when he retired
John Stockton is the all-time leader in assists and steals and a great pure point guard. You could make a legit argument that he is the best ever at his position and many pros would agree with you, that's how good he was.
@@yellow8206 That's right. The Jazz didn't get much TV time until Stockton was in his middle 30s. The grainy footage of the 80s shows great speed with the ball in his hands. Also a very strong base is well said. Stockton would be great today as well. The defense can't lay a hand on guys with the ball or coming off screens anymore. Stockton dealt with bigger bodies draped on him and fought through it and dribbled through it. Stockton was as tough and durable as anyone who played the game ever.
@@I3ucket. He is insanely athletic!!!! How easy would he go by guys especially early in his career. John was primarily a penetrating scorer in the NBA. Now if he was blowing by Billy bob YMCA than yes that wouldn't be a big deal but he is going by Gary Payton or Isaiah Thomas. Was he more athletic than those guys? No but he was insanely athletic.
@@I3ucket. He had massive hands -- as big as a 6'11" man's -- he was known to have a heartbeat half that of a normal man's, and his first step was so effective that he was able to take any defender to the basket off the dribble into his mid-30s. You can find a video from 1995 when Stockton was 30+ where he's iso'ing Jordan consistently, taking him to the rack. Isiah Thomas said that people didn't understand that what made Stockton so difficult to guard was his foot speed. I get the feeling people don't watch his play-by-play carefully, and only believe that he was somehow a "crafty" player. AKA he was white.
I love how stern he could be with the kids jokingly. Now you’d have parents walking their kids out of the gym. John Stockton was the true basketball master
Yeah, my dad saw him up close a few times since they used to practice at the Sports Mall in Salt Lake. My dad says he has hands the size of frying pans. Just a reminder that all these NBA players, even the ones that look like regular guys, are freaks of nature.
Don’t let the Bruce Lee pants fool you....This is a very dangerous man. Word. John would tear ur favorite hoopers a$$ up in his prime (all time great right there). Respect that man.
@@ScholarVisual Plus Payton never guarded prime MJ and Even when MJ was older Payton never guarded MJ all game long so what GP is saying that for a whole game Stockton was the hardest for him to guard out of anyone
He was a great 👍🏽 player, I had a few issues with him but he’s definitely one of the greatest players and definitely point guards to ever play in the NBA
I dont agree cause every generation have great team !! 60's Wilt Russell Baylor West Robertson can beat any team likewise Shaq Duncan Garnett Kobe Iverson from 2000 era but I do agree 1 thing whatever team have Olajuwon in roster that is greatest team cause Olajuwon is GOAT
I grew up playing EA arts PC DOS game Boston Celtics vs the LA Lakers and I was drawn to Stockton. Always tried to pattern my game like him by passing first to my player as he seemed like a player any kid could learn off... Even remember wearing #12 because of him
It took Stockton 3 years to win the starting position from the great Ricky Green. The next 9 years in a row he lead the league in assists and was in the top five in assists AND steals most of his 19 yr career. Played both ends of the court. Incredibly he stole the ball just 0.6 times less a game for his career than he turned it over. Averaged basically a perfect game with his ball handling and decision making. Shooting was superb averaging 51, 38, and 82% from the line. Steph Curry as of now 47, 42 and 90% from free throws. Stockton didn't shoot threes at the start of his career since it wasn't considered a good shot averaging only 0.3 threes a game his first three yrs. His most threes averaged a game- 2.8 attempts shooting 44% from deep. He went over forty percent from three seven times but his forte was getting in the paint and setting everyone up. Tough as they come and mentally couldn't be intimidated- he intimidated with execution. "Best leader I've played against."- Magic. "Hardest to guard" Gary Payton . "Id start a team with John Stockton"- Wilt
If Stockton wanted to be flashy with his handles (Like Zeke, Iverson, J-Will, or Kyrie) he could have a household name…………BUT…….at the expense of assists (from turnovers) and offensive efficiency ( deviating from the offensive setups). John knew it was in his best interest of everyone to play with the fundamental mastery that he did. Best “pure” point guard to ever play.
Unmatched balanced and grip ability, dunks, fundamental machine, absolute discipline, stern teacher using extreme examples to make "boring" drills fun, unreal toughness, and above all else basketball IQ and court awareness. I swear Akashi from Kuroko no Basketball is based on Stockton and Iverson.
I didnt mean disrespect! His sons have played in college! If i were to raise a son id love him to have stocktons knowlege. Fuck the step back and fade away 3 pointers.. Id want my son to know how to penetrate and dish, along with a mid range jumper! Thnks john!!
On play-by-play you'll see him often go between the legs at the top of the key, right when he begins to initiate a drive or pass. He didn't tend to do it for extended periods: meaning he would go between the legs off one dribble, then immediately look to initiate.
All time leader in assists and steals John Stockton is doing the game a disservice by not offering his high intellect to the masses. He did coach his daughter's collage team I think.
John has very large hands for a man his size you notice how easily he palms the ball at one point in the video that physical anomaly along with his incredible resting heart rate are anomalies that helped him play 19 seasons full out.
Yeah he’s got huge hands for a little guy and I love swing a professional show his talent many years of dedication and practice. Him and the mailman were thick as thieves together
A whole lot of kids probably thinking "Screw this, I'm playing soccer, baseball, hell i'll just stick to Nintendo games. [ball goes flying across the gym]"
An absolute heck of a player. Did not care about trash talkers, did not care about anything. He just went out there and destroyed his opponments nearly every game. He'd probably still be playing at a high level even at 50 years of age. His assist record may never be caught. Only 6 players with more than 10,000 assists but LeBron James should soon become the 7th.
Isiah Thomas complained about being left off the Dream Team. It's always forgotten that the guy who got in over him was John Stockton, who at the time was the better player.
@@david9156 They decided they HAD to have one college player for some arbitrary reason. Then they didn't even pick the best college player, that was the year Shaq was coming out. Laettner played for the better team but Shaq was obviously the far better player. If they dropped the college player, then maybe. Remember though, Thomas had begun to decline at that point. IIRC he wasn't even an all star in 91. Even if he wasn't a top 3 point guard anymore, he was still playing well and in that case would have been a good pick his legacy and a champion added in. I would have liked to have seen Rodman but at that time I dont think people truly realized how good Rodman was.
In Ozzie rules I had to play with no carry n when I did a simple nba dribble they called it every time so I had to dribble simple and with the finger on my tips for more control
This dude was quick as fuck in his early days and was strong as hell and durable. This man is a legend.
Real masters master the fundamentals and make hard things look easy. That's why Stockton's game is nothing flashy and yet he is probably the best true point guard in the history of NBA. Really miss watching him.
Good thing there's a ton of old games we can watch on youtube
@@ryand3759 picture isn't grear though
Id love to see Stockton in hd
Watch some tape he was flashy as hell especially early years
John just seems like one of those guys who's insanely blessed and somehow seems to be good at everything. I could imagine him being an amazing tennis player.
Stockton is one of the high level masters of basketball
Stock, the most underrated, barely noticeable master on the court. He was so unassuming it helped him compile how ever many thousands of assists and countless steals...shhhhhh
He's garbage. His assists were the CHEAPEST ASSISTS EVER DISHED BY A POINT GUARD. And he rode Malone's coattails for most of those CHEAP ASSISTS. FOH.
@@kingofpendragon OK. So who was a better PG? Everyone he ever played against and with says he was the greatest decision maker with the ball in his hand ever. It was also 10 times harder to get assists back then when actual defense was played and you couldn't just throw it to anyone because everyone's wide open now with the lack of defense.
@@kingofpendragon yeah cheap assists and dirty steals... he's so garbage.... sure.
A lot his his assists were easy pick and roll plays to Karl Malone...they were the best pick and roll duo I've ever seen...it was fun to watch.
@@kingofpendragon why doesnt any other point guard come close he is the all time leader by 4000 assists. Kidd said he would have to play for another 10 years to catch up with his record when he retired
GOAT at the point. Check the record books before you object.
John Stockton is the all-time leader in assists and steals and a great pure point guard. You could make a legit argument that he is the best ever at his position and many pros would agree with you, that's how good he was.
greatest PG to ever play. until someone better comes along he remains my starting PG in my all time starting 5.
Pound for pound for sure, but Ervin Johnson was pure Magic
and Jason Williams
and Pistol Pete Maravich .
@@noshow.7760 lol @ Jason Williams. Steph > Magic btw
Magic is in a class by himself but after him I'm taking Jason Kidd then Stockton or Gary Payton.
did magic die?
John Stockton is insanely athletic. 6foot guy palming the ball? He can dunk? His drills are so well practised you can see he does it everyday...
Insanely athletic???
@@I3ucket. he's athletic in terms you wouldn't usually consider. He's very quick and has a very strong base
@@yellow8206 That's right. The Jazz didn't get much TV time until Stockton was in his middle 30s. The grainy footage of the 80s shows great speed with the ball in his hands.
Also a very strong base is well said. Stockton would be great today as well. The defense can't lay a hand on guys with the ball or coming off screens anymore. Stockton dealt with bigger bodies draped on him and fought through it and dribbled through it. Stockton was as tough and durable as anyone who played the game ever.
@@I3ucket. He is insanely athletic!!!! How easy would he go by guys especially early in his career. John was primarily a penetrating scorer in the NBA. Now if he was blowing by Billy bob YMCA than yes that wouldn't be a big deal but he is going by Gary Payton or Isaiah Thomas. Was he more athletic than those guys? No but he was insanely athletic.
@@I3ucket. He had massive hands -- as big as a 6'11" man's -- he was known to have a heartbeat half that of a normal man's, and his first step was so effective that he was able to take any defender to the basket off the dribble into his mid-30s.
You can find a video from 1995 when Stockton was 30+ where he's iso'ing Jordan consistently, taking him to the rack.
Isiah Thomas said that people didn't understand that what made Stockton so difficult to guard was his foot speed.
I get the feeling people don't watch his play-by-play carefully, and only believe that he was somehow a "crafty" player. AKA he was white.
I love how stern he could be with the kids jokingly. Now you’d have parents walking their kids out of the gym. John Stockton was the true basketball master
Didn't realize his hands were that big and arms that long. See how easy he grips that ball
Thought the same thing. Helps a LOT
Pretty sure those are youth basketballs, like a size 5. Still love Stockton tho, one of the best PGs of all time.
@@seanthompson1197 Lol it's the standard nba size basketball, he has big hands like Rondo.
Yeah, my dad saw him up close a few times since they used to practice at the Sports Mall in Salt Lake. My dad says he has hands the size of frying pans. Just a reminder that all these NBA players, even the ones that look like regular guys, are freaks of nature.
@@paolo-1283 I googled it and it said he had around 9 inches, im asuming meant length
I'm adult but GOD this basketball clinic is in a Hard mode.
Great video - That man definitely worked his ass off - glad to see him sharing his knowledge early in his career.
Don’t let the Bruce Lee pants fool you....This is a very dangerous man. Word. John would tear ur favorite hoopers a$$ up in his prime (all time great right there). Respect that man.
Wow, I heard this happened but never thought I'd see it.
Can you imagine being a small white kid and seeing Stockton come in as a NBA player? "So your telling me I have a chance".
Wowww. Nice to see him teach the game. He's such a humble guy on the outside, it's hard to know how his basketball brain works. But here it is...
Awesome instructor and In my Opinion one of the classiest and best players to play in the NBA
Amazing upload thank you!
I could watch this all day long....
"John Stockton was harder to guard than Michael Jordan" - Gary Payton
John Stockton has the exact same respect for Gary Payton. I forget which interview I heard it in though.
Alvin Elmore He said Stockton was harder to guard than anyone not just Jordan but that isnt a factual statement.
@@christiansoldier77
He was speaking from experience. He said he had a harder time gaurding Stockton than MJ
@@ScholarVisual He said Stockton was harder than anyone he guarded not just Jordan
@@ScholarVisual Plus Payton never guarded prime MJ and Even when MJ was older Payton never guarded MJ all game long so what GP is saying that for a whole game Stockton was the hardest for him to guard out of anyone
Such a great traditional true pg. listening to his story about walking through the crowd at the olympics just shows how underrated he truly was!
He was a great 👍🏽 player, I had a few issues with him but he’s definitely one of the greatest players and definitely point guards to ever play in the NBA
I loved Stockton as a kid he was one of my favorite
That's fun to see, I was 12 in 85 so looks like my old home movies. Lol
My kids played in that same gym years later.
Extraordinary player, and one of the best point guards ever
A little Christmas gift to me from John Stockton! I'm not too old to learn a few tricks :-) from watching this video.
The purest pg ever! John is the definition of a pg. Jordan is the perfect sg, Pippen forward, Malone pf, and Hakeem center. The best team possible.
You pretty much summed up best team ever.
Duncan>Malone
@J S I was talking about best team chemistry. Not best player by position. Trust me, my team could beat any
I dont agree cause every generation have great team !!
60's
Wilt
Russell
Baylor
West
Robertson
can beat any team
likewise
Shaq
Duncan
Garnett
Kobe
Iverson
from 2000 era
but I do agree 1 thing
whatever team have Olajuwon in roster that is greatest team cause Olajuwon is GOAT
“Magic, Kobe, LeBron, Duncan, Wilt” beat your team!
Awesome video thank you! Stockton is legend
No doubt!
Last great player to wear the short shorts! Humble guy with great game, one of my role models.
Rare video thanks for the upload appreciate
Fundamentals will get you there! A true point guard can score. But vision is key!!
great fundamentals on ball handling. boy wish I could've seen this as a kid learning bball.
Very humble person, easily as respectable as a pro athlete can be. Go Zags
I grew up playing EA arts PC DOS game Boston Celtics vs the LA Lakers and I was drawn to Stockton. Always tried to pattern my game like him by passing first to my player as he seemed like a player any kid could learn off... Even remember wearing #12 because of him
As an average athlete who had to rely on fundamentals to be competitive, John would have been a perfect coach to learn from.
I wouldnt say average he was quicker when he was younger. How can the all time leader in steals be considered an average athlete
@@ogmusik2549 average for an NBA player. Obviously above average including everybody on their couches
@@say1716 the nba requires skill loads of great athletes with no skills have failed
Except in 88 series against Lakers he was obviously the fastest guy on the court by far. Especially with the ball.
I was jr. Jazz in 80s. My player was Darrell Griffith. It was cool, but he missed his first like ten shots. We all cheered when he finally made one.
Awesome post!
Glad you enjoyed it
It took Stockton 3 years to win the starting position from the great Ricky Green. The next 9 years in a row he lead the league in assists and was in the top five in assists AND steals most of his 19 yr career. Played both ends of the court. Incredibly he stole the ball just 0.6 times less a game for his career than he turned it over. Averaged basically a perfect game with his ball handling and decision making. Shooting was superb averaging 51, 38, and 82% from the line. Steph Curry as of now 47, 42 and 90% from free throws. Stockton didn't shoot threes at the start of his career since it wasn't considered a good shot averaging only 0.3 threes a game his first three yrs. His most threes averaged a game- 2.8 attempts shooting 44% from deep. He went over forty percent from three seven times but his forte was getting in the paint and setting everyone up. Tough as they come and mentally couldn't be intimidated- he intimidated with execution. "Best leader I've played against."- Magic. "Hardest to guard" Gary Payton . "Id start a team with John Stockton"- Wilt
That's some great information on how great Stockton was, thanks for sharing.
John has gone hard core on the kids! Love it!🏀
If Stockton wanted to be flashy with his handles (Like Zeke, Iverson, J-Will, or Kyrie) he could have a household name…………BUT…….at the expense of assists (from turnovers) and offensive efficiency ( deviating from the offensive setups). John knew it was in his best interest of everyone to play with the fundamental mastery that he did. Best “pure” point guard to ever play.
9:40 what a machine
Unmatched balanced and grip ability, dunks, fundamental machine, absolute discipline, stern teacher using extreme examples to make "boring" drills fun, unreal toughness, and above all else basketball IQ and court awareness. I swear Akashi from Kuroko no Basketball is based on Stockton and Iverson.
the cameraman definitely from the future, better video quality than most cats these days!
An absolute legend ....
He was awesome
Damn Stockton was quick!!
Love these great fundamentals he is teaching. Before And1 BS came along
Junior jazz was the best. We got kicked out of the rookie jazz thing when We heckled Greg ostertag after he missed a dunk.
Oh wow.. when he was on game, he was not looked this 'flashy'. He really master the fundamental. Really miss his playing.
6:00-7:00 is insane. Well, at least to me (having no handles...except love handles...)
Dude, those hands. He’s 6’1 and palming it like it’s nothing. Guy’s a freak of nature.
This video would get way more views if you re-uploaded as "Stockton Dunks"
Jajajaja u r right!
Where was this filmed? Amazing video. I could watch this all day. Wish I would have been there.
This was filmed at Sunset Jr. High in Northern Utah. Thanks for the comment.
I know these drills can be done by any competent basketball player, but it's still impressive nonetheless.
And they say he had no left smh
Everyone's got a left when the competition is under 4 ft and just developed self awareness
@@THENBASTORYTELLER 🙄
@@THENBASTORYTELLER There's literally dozens of highlights make from John Stockton using his left hand.
@@THENBASTORYTELLER
He doesn't even need to use a left hand , anomaly !?
@@THENBASTORYTELLER do you go through youtube just to hate on Stockton?
I miss these Jr Jazz clinics. Russell usually was the one doing them.
I didnt mean disrespect! His sons have played in college! If i were to raise a son id love him to have stocktons knowlege. Fuck the step back and fade away 3 pointers.. Id want my son to know how to penetrate and dish, along with a mid range jumper! Thnks john!!
Great
He should've prefaced the between the legs drill with, "I practice this but never do it in a game".
Politicus Rex That shows you that all that between the leg stuff is no big deal . Its just for show
On play-by-play you'll see him often go between the legs at the top of the key, right when he begins to initiate a drive or pass. He didn't tend to do it for extended periods: meaning he would go between the legs off one dribble, then immediately look to initiate.
Always liked Stockton. He was always the same emotionally on the floor...
True couch!
All the moms in audience probably thought Stockton was just a local insurance salesman volunteering at the local YMCA.
all new soft generation saying :
STOCKTON DRIBBLE 1 HAND WITH NO CROSSOVER !! TYPICAL MEDIA RACIST BRAINWASHED THEM PPL
2:16 supernatural quickness
All time leader in assists and steals John Stockton is doing the game a disservice by not offering his high intellect to the masses. He did coach his daughter's collage team I think.
Top 5 pg ever.
John has very large hands for a man his size you notice how easily he palms the ball at one point in the video that physical anomaly along with his incredible resting heart rate are anomalies that helped him play 19 seasons full out.
5:46
Amazing quick ness in my opinion
5:45
Commitment to excellence here..
Yeah he’s got huge hands for a little guy and I love swing a professional show his talent many years of dedication and practice. Him and the mailman were thick as thieves together
Gold
Wow
I actually think this dude was more intimidating than Michael Jordan ... this dude wouldn’t even talk to you in a game and hed serve you 20+ easy
Lol, just showing off. Teaching these little kids advanced stuff he knows they can't do. 😂
A whole lot of kids probably thinking "Screw this, I'm playing soccer, baseball, hell i'll just stick to Nintendo games. [ball goes flying across the gym]"
An absolute heck of a player. Did not care about trash talkers, did not care about anything. He just went out there and destroyed his opponments nearly every game. He'd probably still be playing at a high level even at 50 years of age. His assist record may never be caught. Only 6 players with more than 10,000 assists but LeBron James should soon become the 7th.
He would have been a hall of fame coach if ever tried to be
Great upload, Lance! Did you record this yourself?
@@RestoresandReviews so did you end up being good at basketball?
Person filming this must of had to make so many copies for everyone there...
Is that the old East High Gym?
9:53 haha he took the kid ball away... no mercy
Ya can’t do what he did with out those . Stockton , baller, recognize.
Man for being 6-1 he has huge hands. I’m sure that helped a bit passing and dribbling
i believe Payton and Webber when they said Stock was the most physical player they played
stockton was a savage
"Inspiration".
I find his lack of short shorts disturbing
In the interests of cosmic balance I’m surprised his long pants don’t completely cover his shoes.
Stockton Had Jordan hands ✋😳😳
Isiah Thomas complained about being left off the Dream Team. It's always forgotten that the guy who got in over him was John Stockton, who at the time was the better player.
Christian Laetner.
@@JonReynoldsESQ What about him?
@@Elthenar he’s saying that Isaiah should have made it over Laetner not Stockton
@@david9156 They decided they HAD to have one college player for some arbitrary reason. Then they didn't even pick the best college player, that was the year Shaq was coming out. Laettner played for the better team but Shaq was obviously the far better player.
If they dropped the college player, then maybe. Remember though, Thomas had begun to decline at that point. IIRC he wasn't even an all star in 91. Even if he wasn't a top 3 point guard anymore, he was still playing well and in that case would have been a good pick his legacy and a champion added in. I would have liked to have seen Rodman but at that time I dont think people truly realized how good Rodman was.
Stockton was a surgeon of basketball
"John Stockton was better than Wilt Chamberlain", Matt Damon's cousin.
The real proffesor before there were "proffesor"
Bitch I'm John Stockton 🤨 Lol 🔥
seems like the whole 1984 draft can palm the ball effortlessly
Hand strength people.
ppl thinking who the f is this guy.
turns out to be all time leader in steals and assists
Lesson learned if you have small hands do not play basketball.
That was in 1985 when he were rookie 😯🤯 and now compare him with today's rookie 🤣🤣
A lot of today's rookie would struggle to do these basic moves without carrying, in all seriousness.
@@c2g1980 i mean exactly the same, that today's rookie couldn't make those basic moves. I think the problem is that today's coaches knowledge bases.
Back when they didn’t allow carrying.
agree back when Harden 3 step back and Kyrie or LeBronze carry were in basketball book of rules
In Ozzie rules I had to play with no carry n when I did a simple nba dribble they called it every time so I had to dribble simple and with the finger on my tips for more control
0:06 "ACCROSS"?
He was just flexing
😂