tthompson993;842837636 said:
I agree with you, Jeff82. Can't believe folks are forgetting about Kevin Johnson. The second best guard in Cal history and the second best all around guard in the NBA behind Magic for a number of years. He always ate up John Stockton.
I think people are letting his post-cal 'scandals' cloud their view of KJ. I tried not to do so, but still left him off of my list, because...
1. Overall, I think Kidd would be a superior PG than KJ for the current Pac12. I will add that KJ would probably be second on my list.
2. Alongside Kidd and Murray and Shareef, I included Midgley because how he fit with the rest of the starters (similarly Yogi over other superior centers). In my opinion, KJ is a far better player than Midgley, but in todays P12, roles would be important.
3. I actually got to know many of the payers on the list - and KJ has a similar attitude as Kidd in terms of being in charge on the court - not sure both of them on the court together means they each play at their peak level.
4. KJ is still probably one of the top 5 players of my era - just not as good as Kidd.