Stockton/Malone played 18 seasons together and were eliminated in the 1st round 9 times

[Street Knowledge]

And 4 more times in the second round

15 of those seasons were with Jerry Sloan, one of the greatest coaches ever

So you’re telling guys who are considered 2 of the 5 best ever at their positions player together so long and got bounced on a regular basis?

Either

A. Their supporting cast from 3-15 was the worst ever(doubt it)

B. They were the most unlucky duo in history

C. Someone in this group is overrated(Karl/John/Jerry)

The question is who

 

[FakeNews]

@NYC Rebel

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

And 5 of those 1st round exists were against a lower seed.



These cats would be food in the social media/meme era. It was so much easier to get by back then.

 

[pete clemenza]

No social media and morning sports shows back then to rip them apart over this

 

[2legit]

Karl Malone was overrated.

John Stockton was legit. He was the best player on that squad. He was the engine of the team.

 

[In The Zone '98]

Jazz Culture

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Why didn't they blow it up?

 

[concise]

And 5 of those 1st round exists were against a lower seed.



These cats would be food in the social media/meme era. It was so much easier to get by back then.

That was truly a time when you could hide from the scrutiny by playing in a small market.

 

[FAH1223]

Malone missed 10 games in 18 seasons

Stockton missed 22 games in 19 seasons

That’s what impresses me

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Malone and Stockton.

Their legacies are propped up by their longevity, which smoothed over their shortcomings of being passive and not having scoring skillsets and mentalities that were conducive to winning basketball.

Stockton shied away from being aggressive when the Jazz needed him to score; he's given a pass for this because of the bullshyt archaic thinking that was attached to him being a pure PG. Malone didn't have a 1v1 scoring skillset and 'alpha' mentality that many of his peers had. He was a master at capitalizing on easy scoring opportunities, as it was his main source of scoring to make up for a lack of skill. He had a habit of fading in-and-out of games too because he didn't have a demeanor of winning by any means necessary.

As iconic as they were as a duo, they were also the worst kind of duo because they didn't have contrasting personalities to balance each other out.

 

[Mike18jj]

No social media and morning sports shows back then to rip them apart over this

Which is why some newer NBA fans try to act like some former players are God when shytting on younger players. I saw many for the past few days even didn't know Shaq was swept that many times.

 

[NYC Rebel]

And 4 more times in the second round

15 of those seasons were with Jerry Sloan, one of the greatest coaches ever

So you’re telling guys who are considered 2 of the 5 best ever at their positions player together so long and got bounced on a regular basis?

Either

A. Their supporting cast from 3-15 was the worst ever(doubt it)

B. They were the most unlucky duo in history

C. Someone in this group is overrated(Karl/John/Jerry)

The question is who

Another reason why I say the 90s NBA was overrated as fukk.

THIS….is the only team that got to face the bulls twice in the finals. Couldnt sniff it in the 80s.

 

[NYC Rebel]

@NYC Rebel

You see it!

 

[VegetasHairline]

It's still the Utah Jazz. Nobody gives a fukk about them!

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

It's still the Utah Jazz. Nobody gives a fukk about them!

Word, fukkem both