Steve Nash League MVP

[Uncle Donnie]

Who the cares. We all knew Tim wouldn't get it so if they want to give it to the Canadian hippie that's fine by me.

Sure Shaq should have won but I hate his fat ass.

[rayray2k8]

Stat wise i can see why the voted in Nash over shaq..
Some people say that o'neal got snubbed but come on people!!
since when did you guy all of a sudden become shaq fans???

[Kori Ellis]

Congrats to Steve Nash. I thought they might give it to Shaq because of Nash's lack of D -- but Nash definitely means a lot to his team.

Now if someone can explain to me why he changed so much in the face over the past few years, I'd appreciate it.

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Is he a lot thinner now? He got so PlanetoftheApes-ish.

[milkyway21]

Nash vs. Shaq

if i was to vote i'd go for my most-hated NBA player SHAQ.

Reasons:

-the Lakers became a lottery team when ShaQ was traded to Miami. Dallas still a winning team despite Nash' absence.

-ShaQ only have Dwyne Wade on his side, while Steve Nash has Ex-ROY Amare, Marion, Q.Rich.

-ShaQ has better stats in ppg/FG% and defense. Nash tops only in assists/game.

and;

It's harder to stop ShaQ than a Steve Nash.

[dav4463]

I really don't see how Shaq could not be league MVP. He leaves a team that made it to the finals and they don't even make the playoffs without him. He joins a team that was a 4 or 5 seed and makes them the #1 team in the East. It's no contest to me. Shaq and Duncan should be co-MVP's every year if it is really a "most valuable player" award because they are the cornerstone of their teams. Garnett ??? Duncan definitely deserved it over him last year.

[ShoogarBear]

Nash is the first MVP to make two teams better in one year: the team he played for and the team he left.

[ambchang]

First, congrats to Nash.
Second, all this talk about Nash sucking on D is true, but what about Shaq? The guy really hasn't been that great on defense during the regular season. Rebounds? Blocked Shots? Those are just statistics, Shaq has not been able to step out and challenge the pick and roll, and he has been slow on rotations all the time. Sure, it's not as bad as Nash's, but it's not all-defensive material either.
BTW, did Bob McAdoo win the MVP a few decades back? His D sucked didn't it?

[Obstructed_View]

Steve Nash comes to a team that, in addition to himself, gained a healthy (played 25 more games), older, and developing Amare Stoudamire, one of the top three point shooters in the league, and what will probably end up being coach of the year for his first full season. Oh, yeah, this team had no point guard last year nor does it have a backup point guard this year UIM.

Not sure which of those things somehow makes him the best player in the league, but I can see how it would pad the out of his stats. Nash may not lead the league in steals, but he got the biggest one so far this season.

[lefty]

Congratulations Steve Nash

[DAF86]

Ginobili should have won it, imho, tbh, fwiw.

[Kool Bob Love]

Lakers paying Nash in 2014. Lmao.

[Obstructed_View]

Nash is the first MVP to make two teams better in one year: the team he played for and the team he left.

Still one of the best quotes ever.

[TheyCallMePro]

How do you find these threads from 9 years ago?

[baseline bum]

The playoffs have a way of exposing fraud MVP's., that's all.

Don't give a crap what Phoenix's record was w or w/o Nash - just because he's vital to the system they play doesn't make him an MVP.

Check out the Spurs record in the few games Bowen has missed - it's pretty damn startling and revealing, does that make him an MVP.

Swap Wade & Nash - are the Heat any better? Are the Suns that much worse? NOW swap Shaq and Amare, what happens?

In a Spurs - Suns series, if Nash goes out, do you completely discount the Suns? I sure as don't. If Tim goes out, are the Spurs even getting by Memphis?

Let's start a list of players the Suns would trade Nash for (bet at least 1 point guard might come up) - now lets do the same with the Heat with O'Neal and the Spurs w/Duncan - those lists are pretty damned short - and not a single power forward or Center would be listed.

Nash is the beneficiary of right place/right time. Kidd, Bibby, possibly Miller, would have had similar success w/that roster at that time. They simply needed a true point guard to get those horses the ball ANY TRUE POINT GUARD!!!

Finally, let's look at where the teams the top candidates came FROM last year are at right now. The Lakers, who received quite a bit of talent in return for Shaq, AND who were in the FINALS last year are at home licking their wounds. The Mavericks, who received ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for Nash are better than last season.

Yeah, Nash is the MVP.

[baseline bum]

I can't believe Steve freakin' Nash won MVP. I want to see the Suns go down in flames in the playoffs. If that happens, 15 years from now people will look back and wonder WTF the voters were thinking.

Well, it has been 9 years and it looks pretty re ed tbh

[TheGreatYacht]