Gary ''The Glove'' Payton

Ever heard of ''The Glove''? Of course you have The Glove was the best pound for pound point guard of his time and you could also argue he was the purest. The 9 time all-star was amazing. If MJ was Black Jesus (as Gary Payton mentioned) Gary was Black Mohamed.The Template for every modern day point guard (i'm talking about the talent not the attitude). Gary ''The Glove'' Payton if you haven't noticed by now is my favorite basketball player and has been since I fell in love with the sport, of course I loved MJ, Shaq and a few other stars, but I will always stay true to ''The Glove''. I mean his swagger and attitude was unmatched his personality only matched by Charles Barkley (who obviously had the most!), He ranks 25th in points,  18th in FG's made, 26th in assists per game, 7th in total assists, 28th in steals per game, 3rd in total steals, 17th in minutes per game and 7th in minutes all time! now if this guys not a top thirty Hall of Famer ever I don't know who is! Has anyone covered MJ better? NO! GP made MJ go 5 for 19 in the '96 finals game four! nobody ever stopped Michael but this was as close as we will ever see!
unlike many say his last few seasons were average not shamefully bad but average! He contributed to three finals teams and one championship team. If Kemp hadnt imploded he would have won atleast one ring in his prime and together we are talking about playing in atleast 4 straight finals maybe even more and maybe Payton and Kemp would not have left with their heads held low but with their heads held high like  a GP Jump shot. Nothing is for sure and we have seen this countless times but here was one of the biggest examples. The Glove was the best point guard of the 90's some would argue Stockton but watch them play the 96 Sonics do you remember what Payton did to Stockton? the next year Kemp went into a tailspin and that ruined it for the sonics! Just check out Payton's 99-00 season and tell me thats not an MVP season! That is porbably the closest we will ever see to a guard or maybe anyone averaging a triple double ever or atleast a very long time!
CAREER REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1990-91	Seattle	82	82	27.4	.450	.077	.711	1.3	1.6	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	2.20	3.00	7.2
1991-92	Seattle	81	79	31.5	.451	.130	.669	1.5	2.1	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.3	2.15	3.10	9.4
1992-93	Seattle	82	78	31.1	.494	.206	.770	1.2	2.3	3.4	4.9	2.2	0.3	1.80	3.00	13.5
1993-94	Seattle	82	82	35.1	.504	.278	.595	1.3	2.0	3.3	6.0	2.3	0.2	2.11	2.80	16.5
1994-95	Seattle	82	82	36.8	.509	.302	.716	1.3	2.1	3.4	7.1	2.5	0.2	2.45	2.50	20.6
1995-96	Seattle	81	81	39.0	.484	.328	.748	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.5	2.8	0.2	3.21	2.70	19.3
1996-97	Seattle	82	82	39.2	.476	.313	.715	1.3	3.3	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	2.62	2.50	21.8
1997-98	Seattle	82	82	38.4	.453	.338	.744	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	2.79	2.40	19.2
1998-99	Seattle	50	50	40.2	.434	.295	.721	1.2	3.6	4.9	8.7	2.2	0.2	3.08	2.30	21.7
1999-00	Seattle	82	82	41.8	.448	.340	.735	1.2	5.2	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	2.73	2.20	24.2
2000-01	Seattle	79	79	41.1	.456	.375	.766	0.9	3.6	4.6	8.1	1.6	0.3	2.65	2.30	23.1
2001-02	Seattle	82	82	40.3	.467	.314	.797	1.0	3.9	4.8	9.0	1.6	0.3	2.55	2.20	22.1
2002-03	Seattle	52	52	40.8	.448	.298	.692	1.1	3.7	4.8	8.8	1.8	0.2	2.52	2.30	20.8
2002-03	Milwaukee	28	28	38.8	.466	.294	.746	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.4	1.4	0.3	2.00	2.30	19.6
2002-03	-	80	80	40.1	.454	.297	.710	1.0	3.2	4.2	8.3	1.7	0.2	2.34	2.30	20.4
2003-04	L.A. Lakers	82	82	34.5	.471	.333	.714	0.9	3.3	4.2	5.5	1.2	0.2	1.84	2.10	14.6
2004-05	Boston	77	77	33.0	.468	.326	.761	0.6	2.4	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.92	1.60	11.3
2004-05	-	77	77	33.0	.468	.326	.761	0.6	2.4	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	1.92	1.60	11.3
2005-06	Miami	81	25	28.5	.420	.287	.794	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.2	0.9	0.1	1.26	2.10	7.7
2006-07	Miami	68	28	22.1	.393	.260	.667	0.3	1.7	1.9	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.97	1.70	5.3
Career		1335	1233	35.3	.466	.317	.729	1.0	2.9	3.9	6.7	1.8	0.2	2.27	2.40	16.3
All-Star		9	2	21.7	.436	.261	1.000	1.4	1.9	3.3	8.1	2.1	0.0	2.89	1.40

CAREER SEASON TOTALS Year Team G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 1990-91 Seattle 82 82 2,244 259-575 1-13 69-97 108 135 243 528 165 15 180 249 588 1991-92 Seattle 81 79 2,549 331-734 3-23 99-148 123 172 295 506 147 21 174 248 764 1992-93 Seattle 82 78 2,548 476-963 7-34 151-196 95 186 281 399 177 21 148 250 1,110 1993-94 Seattle 82 82 2,881 584-1,159 15-54 166-279 105 164 269 494 188 19 173 227 1,349 1994-95 Seattle 82 82 3,015 685-1,345 70-232 249-348 108 173 281 583 204 13 201 206 1,689 1995-96 Seattle 81 81 3,162 618-1,276 98-299 229-306 104 235 339 608 231 19 260 221 1,563 1996-97 Seattle 82 82 3,213 706-1,482 119-380 254-355 106 272 378 583 197 13 215 208 1,785 1997-98 Seattle 82 82 3,145 579-1,278 134-397 279-375 77 299 376 679 185 18 229 195 1,571 1998-99 Seattle 50 50 2,008 401-923 83-281 199-276 62 182 244 436 109 12 154 115 1,084 1999-00 Seattle 82 82 3,425 747-1,666 177-520 311-423 100 429 529 732 153 18 224 178 1,982 2000-01 Seattle 79 79 3,244 725-1,591 102-272 271-354 73 288 361 642 127 26 209 184 1,823 2001-02 Seattle 82 82 3,301 737-1,578 74-236 267-335 80 316 396 737 131 26 209 179 1,815 2002-03 Seattle 52 52 2,123 444-992 34-114 162-234 56 192 248 457 93 12 131 117 1,084 2002-03 Milwaukee 28 28 1,085 221-474 20-68 88-118 23 63 86 206 40 8 56 64 550 2002-03 - 80 80 3,208 665-1,466 54-182 250-352 79 255 334 663 133 20 187 181 1,634 2003-04 L.A. Lakers 82 82 2,825 482-1,024 55-165 180-252 72 270 342 449 96 19 151 169 1,199 2004-05 Boston 77 77 2,541 339-725 42-129 153-201 48 188 236 469 88 12 148 121 873 2004-05 - 77 77 2,541 339-725 42-129 153-201 48 188 236 469 88 12 148 121 873 2005-06 Miami 81 25 2,305 230-547 66-230 100-126 34 199 233 257 71 10 102 169 626 2006-07 Miami 68 28 1,503 144-366 32-123 38-57 18 114 132 201 43 3 66 117 358 Career 1335 1233 47,117 8,708-18,698 1,132-3,570 3,265-4,480 1,392 3,877 5,269 8,966 2,445 285 3,030 3,217 21,813 All-Star 9 2 195 34-78 6-23 11-11 13 17 30 73 19 0 26 13 85 CAREER PLAYOFFS AVERAGES Year Team G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG 1990-91 Seattle 5 5 27.0 .407 .000 1.000 1.0 1.6 2.6 6.4 1.6 0.2 1.80 3.20 4.8 1991-92 Seattle 8 8 27.6 .466 .000 .583 0.8 1.9 2.6 4.8 1.0 0.2 1.25 3.30 7.6 1992-93 Seattle 19 19 31.8 .443 .167 .676 1.2 2.2 3.3 3.7 1.8 0.2 1.79 3.40 12.3 1993-94 Seattle 5 5 36.2 .493 .333 .421 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.60 3.00 15.8 1994-95 Seattle 4 4 43.0 .478 .200 .417 1.5 1.0 2.5 5.3 1.2 0.0 2.00 3.30 17.8 1995-96 Seattle 21 21 43.4 .485 .410 .633 0.9 4.2 5.1 6.8 1.8 0.3 2.95 3.30 20.7 1996-97 Seattle 12 12 45.5 .412 .333 .820 1.7 3.8 5.4 8.7 2.2 0.3 2.92 2.20 23.8 1997-98 Seattle 10 10 42.8 .475 .380 .940 0.9 2.5 3.4 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.60 3.10 24.0 1999-00 Seattle 5 5 44.2 .442 .391 .769 1.6 6.0 7.6 7.4 1.8 0.2 3.60 3.20 25.8 2001-02 Seattle 5 5 41.4 .425 .267 .586 2.0 6.6 8.6 5.8 0.6 0.4 2.60 2.40 22.2 2003-04 L.A. Lakers 22 22 35.1 .366 .250 .750 0.9 2.4 3.3 5.3 1.0 0.2 1.27 2.70 7.8 2004-05 Boston 7 7 34.1 .446 .071 .833 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.6 0.9 0.1 1.57 1.40 10.3 2005-06 Miami 23 0 24.3 .422 .293 .720 0.3 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.78 2.40 5.8 2006-07 Miami 2 0 16.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.00 1.50 0.0 Career 154 129 35.6 .441 .315 .706 1.0 2.8 3.7 5.3 1.4 0.2 1.93 2.80 14.0 All-Star 9 2 21.7 .436 .261 1.000 1.4 1.9 3.3 8.1 2.1 0.0 2.89 1.40 9.4 CAREER PLAYOFFS TOTALS Year Team G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS 1990-91 Seattle 5 5 135 11-27 0-1 2-2 5 8 13 32 8 1 9 16 24 1991-92 Seattle 8 8 221 27-58 0-2 7-12 6 15 21 38 8 2 10 26 61 1992-93 Seattle 19 19 605 104-235 1-6 25-37 22 41 63 70 34 3 34 64 234 1993-94 Seattle 5 5 181 34-69 3-9 8-19 6 11 17 28 8 2 8 15 79 1994-95 Seattle 4 4 172 32-67 2-10 5-12 6 4 10 21 5 0 8 13 71 1995-96 Seattle 21 21 911 162-334 41-100 69-109 19 89 108 143 37 7 62 69 434 1996-97 Seattle 12 12 546 105-255 25-75 50-61 20 45 65 104 26 4 35 26 285 1997-98 Seattle 10 10 428 87-183 19-50 47-50 9 25 34 70 18 1 26 31 240 1999-00 Seattle 5 5 221 50-113 9-23 20-26 8 30 38 37 9 1 18 16 129 2001-02 Seattle 5 5 207 45-106 4-15 17-29 10 33 43 29 3 2 13 12 111 2003-04 L.A. Lakers 22 22 772 68-186 14-56 21-28 19 53 72 116 23 4 28 60 171 2004-05 Boston 7 7 239 33-74 1-14 5-6 8 21 29 32 6 1 11 10 72 2005-06 Miami 23 0 560 49-116 17-58 18-25 6 34 40 36 23 3 18 55 133 2006-07 Miami 2 0 32 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 Career 154 129 5,481 855-1,938 137-435 308-436 148 427 575 811 216 32 297 434 2,155 All-Star 9 2 195 34-78 6-23 11-11 13 17 30 73 19 0 26 13 85 Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS Rk Age Date Tm Opp GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 1 33-157 2001-12-27 SEA LAC W 1 45 18 27 .667 1 3 .333 6 7 .857 2 6 8 6 0 0 0 4 43 2 31-268 2000-04-16 SEA @ HOU W 1 48 17 31 .548 2 4 .500 7 8 .875 5 6 11 7 4 1 1 2 43 3 31-207 2000-02-15 SEA WAS W 1 30 14 21 .667 7 12 .583 6 7 .857 0 3 3 5 2 0 2 3 41 4 31-234 2000-03-13 SEA @ VAN W 1 43 14 27 .519 0 3 .000 12 15 .800 0 3 3 11 3 0 2 3 40 5 32-133 2000-12-03 SEA GSW W 1 39 15 27 .556 2 4 .500 6 6 1.000 1 6 7 12 1 0 1 1 38 6 27-245 1996-03-24 SEA @ SAC W 1 46 14 26 .538 2 3 .667 8 9 .889 5 6 11 9 2 0 4 4 38 7 31-178 2000-01-17 SEA @ LAL W 1 43 14 27 .519 5 10 .500 3 5 .600 0 6 6 7 0 0 4 2 36 8 31-138 1999-12-08 SEA MIN W 1 47 12 24 .500 7 11 .636 5 5 1.000 2 6 8 10 1 1 2 0 36 9 34-156 2002-12-26 SEA TOR W 1 42 15 25 .600 1 1 1.000 4 5 .800 1 6 7 7 0 0 2 3 35 10 32-101 2000-11-01 SEA DEN W 1 35 13 16 .813 1 1 1.000 8 10 .800 0 4 4 10 2 0 3 4 35 11 31-252 2000-03-31 SEA SAC W 1 37 15 22 .682 2 8 .250 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 15 6 0 2 0 35 12 31-193 2000-02-01 SEA @ UTA W 1 44 11 17 .647 6 9 .667 7 8 .875 0 5 5 7 2 0 2 3 35 13 31-173 2000-01-12 SEA @ DEN W 1 43 12 20 .600 3 8 .375 8 8 1.000 2 8 10 5 1 0 5 0 35 14 32-184 2001-01-23 SEA LAL W 1 43 11 19 .579 1 2 .500 11 14 .786 0 6 6 6 0 0 3 2 34 15 32-152 2000-12-22 SEA WAS W 1 39 12 24 .500 0 1 .000 10 11 .909 1 3 4 8 3 0 1 4 34 16 31-270 2000-04-18 SEA @ SAC W 1 53 13 28 .464 2 6 .333 5 6 .833 2 9 11 14 3 1 1 3 33 17 30-262 1999-04-11 SEA @ LAL W 1 45 12 24 .500 2 8 .250 7 11 .636 0 5 5 9 2 0 6 5 33 18 27-229 1996-03-08 SEA @ MIN W 1 38 14 23 .609 2 4 .500 3 6 .500 0 4 4 10 3 0 4 4 33 19 26-249 1995-03-29 SEA MIN W 1 34 14 21 .667 2 4 .500 3 3 1.000 1 1 2 6 4 0 1 3 33 20 26-140 1994-12-10 SEA @ LAC W 1 53 11 28 .393 0 3 .000 11 13 .846 1 6 7 14 1 0 4 3 33 what amazing games! He was also robbed for the 99-00 MVP by Shaq ( Shaq you MFer!)! TheGlove_20