staticshock
Veteran
I don’t act like that he was a great player. He definitely was NOT as good as Iverson
lol i love AI but he was the posterboy for ball hogging and inefficient..the same shyt yall kill Melo for, but praise AI for smh
Bill Simmons says he'll take Nash ahead of Iverson
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lol i love AI but he was the posterboy for ball hogging and inefficient..the same shyt yall kill Melo for, but praise AI for smh
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
To be consistent that jump was probably due to rule changes too. The league continued to get more efficient after they REALLY started enforcing hand checking.
Why do y’all rate him so high
They fall for the cac propaganda. AI was playing 41-43mpg per game too....CARRYING TEAMS EVERY fukkING NIGHT....nash never played more than 34.6mpg And didn’t start consistently playinG 30mpg until he was 26 LOL
staticshock
Veteran
who the hell was gonna pass the ball on those teams cause it sure as hell wouldnt have been AI
yeah he shot 45% his last full season in philly
Rell84shots
Veteran
Lead em to what?I’m taking Nash
He can be great in any system and lead all time offenses
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
I don’t fukking kill Melo. He’s just a fatass that’s been my only issue with him.
this is the problem.
you don't give enough credit to what the team around Iverson did to help them win.
who the hell was gonna pass the ball on those teams cause it sure as hell wouldnt have been AI
AI averaged 8 dimes one year and has several more years putting up 7dimes. Averaged 6.2 dimes for his career more than MJ and Kobe. You nikkas are dumb as fukk
He had a decent team around him but AI was carrying heavy loads.....a man plays 43mpg for a full season and you don’t give him credit THATS the problem
threattonature
Veteran
What good is being one of the greatest shooters ever if you don't shoot that much. Nash himself admits now that he should've looked to score more. Everybody says Nash "made his teammates better" but pretty much every teammate he's had has had just as good if not better seasons without him. Nash is a great player no doubt. But if starting a team from scratch Nash isn't who I'd start with. I'd want the superstar scorer first and then Nash as my second pick to help setup the number one. With Nash you'd need to surround him with defenders AND scorers. Iverson you'd need to surround him with defenders as he's shown he can carry a team's offense on his back. Nash pretty much his entire career played with at least two 20 point per game scorers.
cause he's one of the best shooters and passers in NBA history
why do yall act like he was Dan dikkau, Jordan Farmer or Steve Blake
Also Nash had stamina issues. In the Seven Seconds or Less book they talked about having to limit his minutes or he'd wear down while AI played 41 minutes a game for his career basically.
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
I think if Iverson played with similar talent as Nash he would’ve accomplished more.
Heavy OFFENSIVE loads, sure.
Defensively the Sixers were elite around him and were one of the best rebounding teams in the league. That's not just decent, it's probably the best supporting cast in the Eastern Conference around a star at the time. Elite defensive support around a superstar creator > terrible defensive support and a bunch of guys that are stars in isolation, but overlap in abilities.
Lord_Chief_Rocka
Superstar
He deserved the first one
ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
this is their careers in a nutshell
Steve Nash: arguable the best passer and maybe only behind Curry as the best shooter ever with 4 50-54-90 seasons
Iverson: led a teams with all the individual achievements to the Finals with horrible officiating helping them along the way... and change the way we dress