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Originally Posted by StrayBullet
Of course Kobe would excel in Phoenix. He'd have better teammates to pass to. Do you have any idea why he takes 20 shots per game? ...because his teammates are ineffiecent. And you obviously aren't reading what I've been saying... KOBE HAS CHANGED HIS GAME. Perhaps watching a couple of Lakers' games will do you some good. Or better yet, even though the Lakers lost last year, watch the first round series between The Suns and The Lakers...
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I think you're underestimating the concept of a pass.
There's a large distinction between passing the ball and creating a look. Nash sees things on the court that are unlike anyone else in the game. He has the ability to create looks that are so open, it's like there isn't even another team playing against him.
I'd argue that Nash would give each and every one of the current Lakers a career season - much like he's done with countless players in Phx.
I know you think Raja Bell and Boris Diaw were just a couple of ninja-superstars waiting to get their break, but the reality is they were nothing more than a couple of names on a draft list until they found themselves on the receiving ends of passes from Nash that left them so wide open, they might as well be lining up for a free throw.
I'll never understand why people refuse to acknowledge the effect Nash has on a team. Especially after the last SEVEN seasons of NBA ball have seen an offense run by Nash lead the entire league in scoring.
I get it when people say that Gretzky got 200 points a season because he had Messier, Kurri, Anderson, Coffey to pass the puck to.
I don't get it when people say that Nash is nothing more than a product of the people he plays with. I would understand if he'd played with the same people every year... but he's had a completely different lineup to work with 6 times during his 7 season streak of leading the league in team scoring. It's not like any of them were on the same level as a Messier or Kurri, either. I mean, it's not like Nash played with the Dirk of today... he didn't have a Vince or a Kobe... he didn't even have a Pippen. He's had misfit after misfit, and he STILL gets the job done.
The Suns would TANK without Nash - just like how they went 15-0 and 17-0 with him in the lineup and then went 2-6 without him. The team is literally BUILT around him.
I still firmly believe that the Lakers would finish higher with Nash instead of Kobe, and the Suns would finish lower with Kobe instead of Nash.
For as much as you're acusing people of not watching basketball (just because they disagree with you), I'm really getting the sense that you haven't even seen Nash play (except for the games against the Lakers). The pass this guy makes are just insane. I have no clue how he sees those openings, and I promise that Kobe doesn't have a clue either.