Bill Simmons says he'll take Nash ahead of Iverson

[calh45]

Its impossible to talk AI rationally. He meant so much to so many of us culturally that folks love him straight up. Plus from a hooping standpoint he was one of the most fun players to watch and everybody wanted to hoop like him more than anyone since Jordan IMO.

I always rooted for Philly with AI.

All that said, it's not really that deniable now that AI was also a pretty inefficient gunner and refused to adapt his style for anyone or anything so the only way his teams won was if he was surrounded by guys who were ok with him taking 30 shots and only kind of playing D. I like AI way more than Nash but it's not crazy at all to say that if you're starting a team from scratch Nash is possibly a better choice.

This is why here people will pretend like it's a travesty. Nash is a passer. AI is a gunner. It's not some slap in the face as both of them are HOF level. It's about the style of team you'd want. I'd take CP3 and Nash over AI. People gotta stop pretending like taking one HOF guy over another is an insult.

 

[Me12k]

In a redraft, most GMs would choose Iverson. Better player is a much tougher choice, AI’s game doesn’t hold up as well as Steve Nash’s does.

 

[FaTaL]

Either way you lose, neither won a ring

 

[10bandz]

This is why here people will pretend like it's a travesty. Nash is a passer. AI is a gunner. It's not some slap in the face as both of them are HOF level. It's about the style of team you'd want. I'd take CP3 and Nash over AI. People gotta stop pretending like taking one HOF guy over another is an insult.

nash is a passer who took 6 years to become a star at 27. AI and CP3 were balling from day one, it’s an insult to group then all together. You casually said “CP3 and Nash”like they’re equals. CP3 has dominated in several systems across 4 teams. There’s none of that in Nash’s career

 

[Gyasi85]

 

[Black Lightning]

At least Steve Nash wasn’t goin 8/28 from the field every night

AI led a bum ass sixers team to the finals and won a game over the Shaq & Kobe Lakers.

Nash overrated ass had S.T.A.T, Iso Joe, The Matrix, Q-Rich and still couldn't get to the finals..

Cac had loaded teams around him and came up short everytime.

 

[Consumed]

AI led a bum ass sixers team to the finals and won a game over the Shaq & Kobe Lakers.

Nash overrated ass had S.T.A.T, Iso Joe, The Matrix, Q-Rich and still couldn't get to the finals..

Cac had loaded teams around him and came up short everytime.

AI’s team wasn’t full of bums.

the Suns competition en route to the finals was much better than the Sixers.

these are basic facts that you ignore to glorify Iverson, and downplay Nash.

 

[Black Lightning]

Prime Nash? Yes cmon that’s foolish to think otherwise

Nash(a dude who couldn't take a team with Amar'e, Joe Johnson, Shawn Marion & Quentin Richardson to the finals) is going to take a team with Mutombo, Eric Snow, Aaron Mckee, Tyrone Hill & Matt Geiger to the finals?

 

[Black Lightning]

AI’s team wasn’t full of bums.

the Suns competition en route to the finals was much better than the Sixers.

these are basic facts that you ignore to glorify Iverson, and downplay Nash.

The second best scorer on that team that year was Theo Ratliff(12.5 PPG)

Nash would get exposed badly with that roster.

 

[Consumed]

The second best scorer on that team that year was Theo Ratliff(12.5 PPG)

Nash would get exposed badly with that roster.

scroll up the basketball reference page and look at their defensive rank and team rebounding.

how can a bum supporting cast around Allen Iverson be elite defensively and on the glass.

this is basic basketball shyt that you'll miss if you're blinded by fandom.

you also mention Joe Johnson as if he didn't break his face in the middle of the 2005 postseason. And Quentin Richardson as if he was anything more than a role player. Weird arguments you're making.

 

[stepbackj34spud]

Iverson was overrated as fukk, but so was Nash. Nash played with prime Dirk and didn’t do anything. Unbelievable.

IMO, I’d take Ray Allen over both and I hate Ray Allen with a passion.

 

[ManBearPig]

The second best scorer on that team that year was Theo Ratliff(12.5 PPG)

Nash would get exposed badly with that roster.

Or maybe Toni kukoc and Theo/mutombo, Hill, and Aaron McKie would get more attempts which would increase their averages by playing with one of the GOAT passers. Ask Raja Bell.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Iverson was overrated as fukk.

Who isn't overrated to you?

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Iverson was better than both. Iverson's sixers even beat Allen's Bucks

Nash is like that one glimmer of hope to these white guys who loved Bird 30 years ago and wanted to see it return to the old days lol

Now they just hop on white Euro dikks like Doncic lol

The refs cheated for the sixers that series, but Iverson clearly better than Allen.

 

[ManBearPig]

If the roles were reversed what happens Iverson takes the Bucks to finals.

Ray and the Sixers lose to VC and the Raptors.

Ray is not nice enough to carry a squad like that to the finals. He was never MVP caliber.

Kawhi went thru a Bron-Less east and beat injury depleted GSW. I bet AI would have a great shot at beating LA if Shaq got hurt.

Bruh, we just witness an over the hill Reggie Miller leading his team to the Finals the year prior the east was really that bad back then. Remember?

You're telling me an even better version of Reggie Miller in Ray Allen doesnt have what it takes when he damn near almost did?