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You speak the truth. JRich can do some of those things though....not sure what LA has that would make a trade worthy.
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You speak the truth. JRich can do some of those things though....not sure what LA has that would make a trade worthy.
Ammo expiring + Sasha is apparently the hot ticket these days.
eh, not really. J-Rich's D is almost as bad as Nash's, being on Phoenix has shown he's either the main scorer on a crappy team or he's a chucker, and he's never gotten along with his coach. All I hear about is the respect the team has for Gentry, the only reason they "respect" him is because he lets them chuck contested shots with 18 seconds left on the shot clock and do whatever they want. That's not really respect, or anything close to it.
I don't think Nash could help a contender win a championship. Not many contenders operate the style of play he performs. Plus, he would be a downgrade on defense. Nash knows that which is why he prefers to stay in Phoenix in the latter stages of his career.
He would be downgrade defensively from Fisher but not by much. His shooting and passing ability would make the Lakers unstoppable offensively.
You think he would be a good fit in the Lakers half-court offense. He would take shots away from Kobe and Gasol. Actually, that dumb Fisher takes alot of shots away from Kobe and Gasol.
Well Nash shoots 50%+ on the Suns. He's going to be wide open every play if he played with Kobe, Bynum and Gasol.
His defense would be a major downgrade in the sense that he roams around like an idiot on D and leaves his player wide open lanes to drive, Fisher tries his best and makes the player he's guarding work for his shots, one big difference is how Nash leaves other players out of position all the time on D when Fisher plays as part of the team.
And offensively he wouldn't help them much IMO. There's a reason PJ never has had and never has wanted a PG who dribbles the air out of the ball. You can't run a consistent, reliable half court offense with them. They kill ball movement and only know how to play in their little world.
Fishers does everything you described about Nash. All the time. Yeah he tries but it doesn't matter.
The Lakers are the ideal team that you could mask Nash's porous D on with Kobe/Ron at the wings and two 7 footers in the paint.
Not true at all. He wanted Kidd.
The triangle is a flexible offense. Phil lets his players be what they are. They would adapt and play at the faster pace. Nash is a smart enough player to make the right pass when it's there.
The Lakers by no means play in a strict, grind-it-out half-court offense.
You guys don't realize that Fisher would not start for any other team in the entire NBA.
To some extent I agree but IMO it just seems different. There's no way Billups has that sub par offensive series if Nash is guarding him instead of Fisher, especially since Billups has a history of ting on Nash.
Kidd has proven an ability to play in a structured offense where he plays more of an off ball role and finds ways to be productive. The only offense Nash has ever been successful in is a free-for-all offense where he gets to run around with the ball and do whatever he wants. The one time a coach tried to implement an offense with a slight amount of structure and set plays other than the pick and roll, Nash got that coach fired.
Nash is smart enough to make the right pass but that doesn't mean he does. He loves to hold onto the ball too long waiting for a chance at an assist to pop up. That's kinda the problem. The rest of the team couldn't be what they are with Nash running the offense, unless you can be a compliment to Steve Nash and be a source of assists for him, you're not going to be comfortable.
I have no doubt Nash would be able to adjust and fit in taking on more of a spot up shooter role and less of a do-everything role, I have serious doubt about Nash wanting to adjust to a lesser role.
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