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  washingtonpost.com: John Stockton
John Stockton is perhaps the best passer in NBA history and one of the league’s top point guards.
Stockton played college ball at little-known Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he averaged 20.9 points and 7.2 assists as a senior and finished as the first player in school history to register more than 1,000 points and 500 assists.
Stockton posted his best numbers from 1988-89 through 1990-91, a period in which his combined scoring average was just better than 17 points and his assists average ranged from 13.6 to 14.5 per game.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/bball/mens/stockton.htm   (373 words)

  
  John Stockton - MSN Encarta
John Stockton, born in 1962, American professional basketball player, considered one of the greatest point guards in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Stockton graduated from Gonzaga University in 1984.
Stockton led the NBA in assists a record nine years in a row—every season from 1987-88 to 1995-96—and during this string he set the mark for the highest number of assists per game over one season (14.5, 1989-90).
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 John Stockton - Profile - Knover.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Stockton and Karl Malone are first-ballot cryptodynastic Hall of Famers.
John Stockton added 15 points while Donyell Marshall scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Knicks for the seventh straight time.
The Floor Generals Nash Stockton The Dallas Mavericks have had a slight edge over the Utah Jazz with Steve Nash leading the team at the point guard position but the Jazz's savvy veteran John Stockton is known to come up big in the playoffs.
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 NBA.com: John Stockton Summary
That would be John Stockton at point guard.
As Stockton giveth, he taketh away: He led the league in steals twice and retired as the all-time leader with 3,265.
And as a testament to his durablity, his team made the playoffs in each of his 19 seasons and he played in all 82 games for 17 of those seasons.
www.nba.com /history/players/stockton_summary.html   (191 words)

  
 John Stockton at AllExperts
John Stockton was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and attended Gonzaga Preparatory School.
Stockton and his wife, the former Nada Stepovich (daughter of Michael Anthony Stepovich, the last territorial governor of Alaska), have two daughters, Lindsay and Laura, and four sons, Houston, Michael, David and Samuel.
The legendary coach John Wooden said that John Stockton was the only player in the NBA that he would pay to watch.Stockton avoided endorsements, and stayed loyal to Utah despite being offered significantly more money by other teams.
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 ESPN.com: NBA - Exit passing: Stockton calls it quits after 19 years
Stockton, the NBA's career leader in assists and steals, met with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and owner Larry Miller and told them he was not planning on coming back for a 20th season.
Stockton was drafted 16th overall by the Jazz out of Gonzaga, the school in his hometown of Spokane, Wash. He was hardly known -- just a quiet, skinny 22-year-old with a thatch of jet fl hair.
Stockton and Malone led the Jazz to back-to-back conference titles in 1997 and 1998, when Jordan and the Chicago Bulls spoiled Utah's best chance for an NBA title.
espn.go.com /nba/news/2003/0502/1548503.html   (879 words)

  
 Ode to John Stockton... • Life as a Metaphor for Sports - FOX Sports Blogs
After Stockton usurped the leaders in that category, he kept piling on to those stats for another decade until he was in his forties wearing old man shorts and still schooling the more athletic, younger players.
Stockton's greatness was that he was invisible most of the time, knowing when the refs were not paying attention and keeping his focus on the team instead of himself.
Although I agree that John Stockton is the best PG ever I would like to note that he did not ever average a triple double in a single season during his career.
community.foxsports.com /blogs/Clarkdogg/2006/01/06/Ode_to_John_Stockton   (1225 words)

  
 John Stockton
Stockton is not a fancy player like most players but he gets the job done, in most cases more then the fancy players.
John and his wife, Nada, have four young stockton's, and the less they're in the public eye, the better they like it.
Stockton won his 9th in a row in the 1995-96 season beating Cousy's string of 8.
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 kutv.com - Sons, Nephews Of John Stockton Play In Spokane   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Stockton's three sons, Houston, Michael and David, play at private Gonzaga Prep High School, where their father was a star.
His son Jack Stockton is a co-owner of Jack and Dan's, a tavern near the Gonzaga campus that has been called among the best sports bars in the nation.
Jack's son John Stockton is one of the top 50 NBA basketball players of all time.
kutv.com /sports/local_story_019230947.html   (522 words)

  
 Bambooweb: John Stockton
John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a former NBA player.
Stockton was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and played college basketball for Gonzaga University in his hometown.
Stockton chose to annouce his retirement with a released statement instead of the customary news conference.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/j/o/John_Stockton.html   (320 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Thanks, John — Stockton simply the best
They hung John Stockton's number from the Delta Center ceiling, Monday, and for a few moments it was 1984, 1992 or even 1998.
John Stockton thanks the crowd during the retiring of his Jersey at halftime against the Hornets.
Not surprisingly, Stockton was reluctant to have a ceremony to have his number retired.
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 John Stockton information - Search.com
Stockton was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and attended Gonzaga Preparatory School.
Stockton's career highlight came in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, in which he hit the winning shot over Houston's Charles Barkley to send the Jazz to its first NBA Finals.
The legendary coach John Wooden said that John Stockton was the only player in the NBA that he would pay to watch.
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 John Stockton - HoopsVibe
John Stockton ranks among the top point guards in NBA history, the league’s all-time leader in both assists and steals.
Stockton’s other records include most assists in a season (1,164), highest assists average for a season (14.5 apg), a tie for most assists in a playoff game (24), most consecutive seasons leading the league and total seasons leading the league (9), and a tie for third for most assists in a game (28).
Stockton is an annual All-Star and All-NBA selection and has made the NBA All-Defensive Team three times.
www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba-legends-biographies/john-stockton-ar33443.html   (807 words)

  
 Forty reasons to love Stockton at 40 - NBA Insider - John Stockton Sporting News, The - Find Articles
After Stockton broke Magic Johnson's career assists record in 1995, Stockton was icing his knees in the trainer's room while media members waited for him.
Stockton's 3-pointer to beat the buzzer--and the Rockets--in the Western Conference finals is the most memorable of his clutch shots.
Stockton has been on the floor for 45,028 of those minutes, or 65.3 percent of the time.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_13_226/ai_84546174   (800 words)

  
 Jazz icon Stockton at home in Spokane   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In what may be the first game of a farewell season, Stockton was introduced in his hometown for the first time in seven years.
John bought the house right next door to his father's, about three blocks from the bar, and yesterday, John's son was out mowing the lawn before his father took the floor last night.
Stockton has scored more than 18,000 points and distributed more than 15,000 assists, but never lost the small-town touches he learned in Eastern Washington's largest city.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /basketball/90105_stockton07.shtml   (723 words)

  
 John Stockton vs Karl Malone essays
John Stockton and Karl Malone are different in terms of their position and their roll, but they are similar because of their unique knowledge of the sport.
John Stockton is responsible for dribbling up the court, passing the ball and scoring.
John Stockton and Karl Malone are two great players in the N., they demonstrate strong commitment, leadership and are assets to their team and the league itself.
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Stockton did this seven times, with season totals of 1164, 1134, 1128, 1126, 1118, 1031 and 1011 assists.
John Wooden said that John Stockton was the only player in the NBA that he would pay to watch.
Stockton avoided endorsements, and stayed loyal to Utah despite being offered significantly more money by other teams.
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 John Stockton Biography and Summary
Point guard John Stockton is a conductor on the court.
John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is a former NBA player.
Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all-time, holding the NBA record for career ass...
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 Utah Jazz, John Stockton, National Basketball Association - CBS SportsLine.com
SALT LAKE CITY -- John Stockton left the Delta Center on the verge of tears Friday, all but certain it is time for him to retire.
Stockton, the NBA's career leader in assists and steals, met with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and owner Larry Miller and told them he was not planning on coming back for a 20th season.
Stockton was drafted 16th overall by the Jazz out of Gonzaga, the school in his hometown of Spokane, Wash. He was hardly known -- just a quiet, skinny 22-year-old with a thatch of jet fl hair.
www.sportsline.com /nba/story/6349302   (1059 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - John Stockton sets NBA assist record
Needing 11 assists to break Magic Johnson's all-time NBA mark of 9,221, Utah Jazz guard John Stockton passes Magic before the first half is over against Denver.
Stockton gets five more assists in Utah's 129-98 win, giving him 16 for the game and 9,227 for his 10½-year career.
In a message to Stockton via Jumbotron, a smiling Magic says, "John, from one assist man to another, you are the greatest team leader I have ever played against."
espn.go.com /classic/s/moment010201stockton.html   (234 words)

  
 InsideHoops.com - John Stockton Jersey Number 12 Retired by Utah Jazz
Monday night in Utah, the Jazz retired John Stockton's jersey, number 12, and raised it to the rafters, immortalizing the ultimate point guard forever.
Outside my family, John Stockton was my childhood hero, and I couldn’t have picked a better one.
In a basketball world inundated with spoiled and arrogant athletes who care more about their endorsements and egos than winning, John Stockton has been a godsend to the Jazz, the game and the entire state of Utah.
www.insidehoops.com /stockton-jersey-112304.shtml   (316 words)

  
 ESPN - John Stockton Stats, News, Photos - Utah Jazz - NBA Basketball
Twenty years after he put it on for the first time as a rookie, John Stockton watched the Utah Jazz retire his No. 12.
The Utah Jazz will retire John Stockton's No. 12 in November, honoring the point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team.
Stockton, the NBA career leader in assists and steals, retired after the 2002-03 season.
sports.espn.go.com /nba/players/profile?statsId=326   (116 words)

  
 The John Stockton Page
Stockton spent 19 seasons in the NBA all for the same team, an NBA record.
Opponents would always have to bring their best against John Stockton because they knew he would.
Stockton also won two olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996, and was also named one of the 50 Greatest Players of All-Time.
www1.pacific.edu /~a-eayrs/stockton.html   (620 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Teammates: Karl Malone and John Stockton: Livres en anglais: Robert E. Schnakenberg   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Stockton grew up in a white and middle-class Irish-American family in Spokane.
Despite the Utah Jazz's recent defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls, the team is a powerful presence in the NBA, mostly due to the combination of Karl Malone and John Stockton.
As the author puts it, "John is white, a Catholic from Washington State, best known for a technical playing style.
www.amazon.fr /Teammates-Karl-Malone-John-Stockton/dp/0761303006   (491 words)

  
 John K. Stockton - Qwiki
John K. Stockton, JM Geremia, and Hideo Mabuchi, Tensor polarizability and dispersive quantum measurement of multilevel atoms, Phys.
John K. Stockton, JM Geremia, Andrew C. Doherty and Hideo Mabuchi, Robust quantum parameter estimation: Coherent magnetometry with feedback, Phys.
John K. Stockton, Michael A. Armen, and Hideo Mabuchi, Programmable logic devices in experimental quantum optics, J. Opt.
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