I never got the admiration for Isiah Thomas. He was a very good pro, but not an all time great. I know its difficult to compare stats over eras, but he's a career 45% shooter, 29% 3 pt. and 75% free throw. Good but not great. He did have alot of assists, but that was the Magic Johnson era when passing became more sexy and assists were given away more freely. He had the ball in his hands alot and should have had alot of assists. Those Pistons teams that won titles, he was a piece of that team, but I don't even feel was the best player on those teams. Joe Dumars was the best player on that team.
Stockton?? Again, I think we sometimes mistaken longevity with greatness.