Steve Nash

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Pgardn: I hate it when you get this way...although it's rare! I like the Spurs alot, and there's ample evidence that they could be in the finals. But Stevie Nash is "a thing of beauty" and it is OK by me if he can't help out on D much. It's not like the league is known for the defense....just poor shooters!

Timm I love good defense because it is much more difficult than offense. Defense flat out kills your legs. It is horribly difficult to actually play big minutes if one really puts out on defense. You have to rest, have to.

It is not easy to see, but teams that play good help defense is a thing of beauty. Dunks, shooting, crossovers, those are so easy for these guys. Seeing the entire court like Nash and having a perfect sense of figures in motion in 3-D. Very difficult. Playing good hard defense, quick hands, quick feet, no quads left after 4 minutes... underappreciated and never mentioned.
And its not all about steals and blocks. Its just pestering the crud out of your opponent for 48 minutes. Little ball tip to disturb (not necessarily steal) a dribble and get in a guy's head. A little deflection of a pass so it is off course to a wide open shooter who is unable to get the shot because of the deflection. This stuff almost never gets mentioned. And I love it, the pervert that I am. So because of Nash and his bipolar play, it brings out the bipolar statements. He is not as awful on defense as he is good on offense.

And I clearly understand why people do not like the Spurs. They win in an NBA that advertises flash over substance. Individual over team.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Timm I love good defense because it is much more difficult than offense. Defense flat out kills your legs. It is horribly difficult to actually play big minutes if one really puts out on defense. You have to rest, have to.

It is not easy to see, but teams that play good help defense is a thing of beauty. Dunks, shooting, crossovers, those are so easy for these guys. Seeing the entire court like Nash and having a perfect sense of figures in motion in 3-D. Very difficult. Playing good hard defense, quick hands, quick feet, no quads left after 4 minutes... underappreciated and never mentioned.
And its not all about steals and blocks. Its just pestering the crud out of your opponent for 48 minutes. Little ball tip to disturb (not necessarily steal) a dribble and get in a guy's head. A little deflection of a pass so it is off course to a wide open shooter who is unable to get the shot because of the deflection. This stuff almost never gets mentioned. And I love it, the pervert that I am. So because of Nash and his bipolar play, it brings out the bipolar statements. He is not as awful on defense as he is good on offense.

And I clearly understand why people do not like the Spurs. They win in an NBA that advertises flash over substance. Individual over team.

I like the Spurs

[timmgirvan]

That's why I love the college game!

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

That's why I love the college game!

Oh I love that to. The NCAA tournament has become one of this country's great sporting events.

So you like the Spurs Mr. Simon. Who is your cousin pleeeeeease? pretty please

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Oh I love that to. The NCAA tournament has become one of this country's great sporting events.

So you like the Spurs Mr. Simon. Who is your cousin pleeeeeease? pretty please

they are still playing

Nellie----> too old
Sloan----> I wish, I like the guy. I like his teams
Pops----->dreamin
D'Antoni--> hunch is no.

Flip------>Good guy
Skiles---->Dramatic improvement under him
Frank---->how has he got their respect? must be a leader
Brown---> too tan

I need an answer soooooo bad

Got tired of Nash being MVP so they gave it to Dirk.
I guess his back and nagging injuries helped sway the vote but he is the most valuable player hands down. If Phoenix did not have Nash they would be a .500 team.