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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 1622506, member: 652"]
Simmons book does a good job breaking down the Utah Jazz. They took advantage of the West blowing up and filling the hole.
Stockton and Malone were at the tail end of their primes and their teams started winning more games.
From 1988-1994 they won 47, 51, 54, 55, 55, 47, 53 games each year and never advanced  beyond the conference finals 2 times.
From 1994-2000 they won 60, 55, 62, 64,37(of 50 games), 55 made 2 NBA finals, 3 more conference finals.

Stockton and Malone's  biggest success happened in their mid 30's. They took filled a vacuum in the NBA West before the Lakers/Spurs.

Isiah won 2 titles during one of the most competitive ERAs in NBA history. Give me Isiah over Stockton. Isiah's upside was higher. Now if you are telling me my team has Michael Jordan on it I will take Stockton because he hated Isiah and had the juice to keep him off the 1992 Dream Team.

Isiah deserved to be on that team but his act pissed off Jordan and Bird/Magic were pissed at him as well. Once USA basketball knew those 3 were against him but mainly Jordan they took Stockton to be safe.
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