Originally Posted by King Glorious

And as many as Shaq and Kobe combined.

Cannon, I think you are about 200% spot on in this one. Nash is a very good player but nowhere near the level that he has been put on. I can think of many point guards over the years that I would have taken over him, Mark Jackson being one of them.

It's funny reading how Iverson doesn't understand the team game and how he doesn't open up the floor for his teammates. I think he absolutely does. The thing is that he doesn't always pass to them when they are open. Iverson has an uncanny ability to score the basketball, one that has not been matched by many players in the history of the game. So often, his tough shot is a better option that passing out to a wide open Aaron McKie or Eric Snow. You watch Iverson play on all-star teams or in the Olympics where he doesn't have to score as much and you see that he can play very well with others. Of course he's still a scorer at heart but he can do it. People make too much of this whole thing about making your teammates better. They do it too much in Nash's favor just like they criticize Kobe and Iverson too much. Funny how Nash makes his teammates so much better yet has never gone to the finals with better teammates while Kobe and Iverson both went there with lesser ones. Helping your team win is far more important than making your teammates better and sometimes, the best way to help them win is by going for 50 or 60.