In today's TrueHoop bullets, Henry Abbott points out an article from Neil Payne on the basketball-reference blog.  Payne addresses the all-too-common stance by many people that Isiah Thomas was a better point guard than John Stockton.  We all know better, and Payne makes a persuasive argument that we should be familiar with when people start talking about the all-time greats.  Here's an excerpt:

So why do people almost universally consider Thomas to be better than Stockton when they give their all-time point guard rankings? Stockton was more durable, more consistent, a better pure PG, more productive (both cumulatively and on a per-minute basis), and was even better in the playoffs, where Stock played a remarkable 182 career games.

Be sure to read the whole thing here.

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