ambchang
11-25-2014, 12:28 PM
Nash on Pop:
here’s a guy people look at as a disciplinarian, almost like a military guy, given his background. But he adapts continuously to his personnel, and to the game. The game is changing. How many post players are there in the league? There’s not that many, and it’s not that effective anymore.
On winning championships:
That’s why measuring a player’s worth in rings drives me crazy. Jerry West’s teams lost a million Finals, and long before he finally won that ring, he was known as “Mr. Clutch.” There was a time where you could not win a title and still have respect as a big-time, big-game player. That seems more elusive now.
On playing with Kobe:
Not nervousness, but acceptance. I knew it wasn’t gonna be the same. I felt like I was going to try something new, and that I was going to adapt — and to accept that, and embrace it. I think it’d be nice to find a middle ground where he does his thing but the ball still can move for great parts of the game. Hopefully we can find that this season. But I knew it wasn’t going to be the same. When you play with Kobe Bryant, the ball is gonna be with him most of the time, which is understandable.
It was different, but I still think I can do it. I just didn’t have the same opportunities. But I felt like I was successful at catching-and-shooting by the end of the year. [Long sigh.] It’s just not going to be the same, you know? Now it’s about finding a balance that suits the team.
MORE --> (http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa-steve-nash-on-trying-out-for-inter-milan-the-dwight-howard-pitch-meeting-and-his-favorite-tv-dramas/)
I think this was posted before, but I just couldn't find the original, but some interesting nuggets from Nash.
here’s a guy people look at as a disciplinarian, almost like a military guy, given his background. But he adapts continuously to his personnel, and to the game. The game is changing. How many post players are there in the league? There’s not that many, and it’s not that effective anymore.
On winning championships:
That’s why measuring a player’s worth in rings drives me crazy. Jerry West’s teams lost a million Finals, and long before he finally won that ring, he was known as “Mr. Clutch.” There was a time where you could not win a title and still have respect as a big-time, big-game player. That seems more elusive now.
On playing with Kobe:
Not nervousness, but acceptance. I knew it wasn’t gonna be the same. I felt like I was going to try something new, and that I was going to adapt — and to accept that, and embrace it. I think it’d be nice to find a middle ground where he does his thing but the ball still can move for great parts of the game. Hopefully we can find that this season. But I knew it wasn’t going to be the same. When you play with Kobe Bryant, the ball is gonna be with him most of the time, which is understandable.
It was different, but I still think I can do it. I just didn’t have the same opportunities. But I felt like I was successful at catching-and-shooting by the end of the year. [Long sigh.] It’s just not going to be the same, you know? Now it’s about finding a balance that suits the team.
MORE --> (http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa-steve-nash-on-trying-out-for-inter-milan-the-dwight-howard-pitch-meeting-and-his-favorite-tv-dramas/)
I think this was posted before, but I just couldn't find the original, but some interesting nuggets from Nash.