In their primes, who do you take: Nash or Jkidd

[ThaGlow]

Kidd stat sheet is cray, but call it that post-Jordan Bulls West Coast bias lol, I'm rocking with Nash. When the Nets was in the finals, I almost didn't watch the finals lol.

Damn who was even on that Suns squad? Raja Bell? Barbosa? Diaw? Kurt Thomas? Stat?

Witness young Dragic coming out party, dropping 25 on the Lakers

To be honest, we gotta credit Pringles for that Phoenix run too













Slow it down

 

[JarrodG]

I dont vote against black....so Kidd it is

 

[jadillac]

J Kidd was a walking triple double

 

[Juggalo Fred]

I dont vote against black....so Kidd it is

But nash was born in Africa

 

[Versa]

Nash a better player, would take Kidd if I want to win

 

[OG Talk]

The poll result let's me know that everbody on this forum isn't a dumb ass..

 

[hayesc0]

Then he's overrated. There is absolutely no way Kidd is better than CP3 and it seems like general consensus that Kidd > Paul

it is Kidd>CP3

 

[GilSho]

Easily Nash for me.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

JKidd used to dominate games without even scoring breh. I love Nash and I'm a Suns fan but I'm rolling with Jason. But let it be known that Steve was Jasons understudy. Nash got to sit and learn behind JKidd. JK left Dallas for PHX. Steve bounced from PHX to Dallas only to go back to PHX.

 

[Reggie]

Besides man-to-man and help defense (which you can only have so much impact as a PG), Kidd didn't have anything else over Nash. Where the offensive impact Nash had over Kidd, is pretty much the difference between prime Chris Paul and Mike Conley.

He was a better rebounder by far probably a better passer or just as good and like you said a better defender. What else does Steve have over him other then shooting. And even Kidd with his wayward shot averaged 16-18 a game when he had too.

 

[waltthizzney]

real question is which one would u not leave ur girl round?

 

[Tunez]

real question is which one would u not leave ur girl round?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

He was a better rebounder by far probably a better passer or just as good and like you said a better defender.

Don't overvalue rebounding just because it's a traditional stat. Kidd's rebounding ability (he'd often grab uncontested rebounds or rebounds off his teammates) didn't have too much of an impact on the game. He was hardly ever a player that actually crashed the boards/grabbed contested rebounds. In fact he'd sometimes fall guilty of leaving his defensive assignment to go looking for boards.

What else does Steve have over him other then shooting. And even Kidd with his wayward shot averaged 16-18 a game when he had too.

This is the problem when dudes evaluate talent in basketball. It's not some comparison checklist where you get one point for being a better rebounder, one point for being a better shooter/scorer, one point for being a better passer etc etc. It's how much impact you have on the game based on your strengths (no matter how large or minimal they may be). Nash's ability to run an all-time great offense and score with the best guards in the game on insanely high efficiency had more impact than Kidd's 'defense, rebounding, making players better, scoring an average amount of points on low efficiency and intangibles' overrun narrative.

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Nash deserved his MVP's,but please on't let those fool you,dude is behind a bunch of PG's when it comes to all time great's,including Kidd

 

[yseJ]

Kidd...this wouldve been a close one (or even in the Canadians favor) if Nash played like he has in Phoenix for his whole career...but his Dallas years arent anything amazing.