Jerry Sloan believes that John Stockton is the closest thing he's ever seen to a perfect NBA player.

Sloan mused about Stockton's play in the wake of Patriots coach Bill Belichick's claim that recently retired linebacker Tedy Bruschi was a "perfect player."

"I'd never heard that before," Sloan told the Salt Lake Tribune, "but it certainly would represent John Stockton in almost every aspect of basketball."