Is there any doubt Nash is the worst defensive player ever?

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I've said this again and again, Nash is a great player. However, his stats and greatness is greatly dependent upon the type of system in which he plays in. When you have a run and gun offense, and athletic players around you who can run and catch the ball, like Marion, Bell, Diaw, etc. you're going to rack up the assists and point totals. The same thing happened to Nash in Dallas when he was there.

Which leads me to my point: What exactly has Nash done differently in Pheonix than he did with his years with the Mavs? Mavs ended the one year with Nash with 60 wins and had 50+ win seasons......yet Nash was never even mentioned for MVP back then. And if you argue it was because he had Dirk next to him...well now he has Shawn Marion. So, what is he doing so differently with the Suns? His stats are up? Well, that is due to the system he plays in now, which I mentioned above. Like Simmons said in his one article, Nash winning the MVP last year was "cute,"...but this year? No way.

Name one other MVP that hasn't played in a system which fits their style pretty well. You can't blame Nash for finally being utilized to his highest potential. It's like saying that if you had Shaq on a run and gun team early in his career... and he wasn't nearly as dominant of a player when he finally found a team that slowed up the game and relied more on post players that because he couldn't perform at the same level in both systems that makes him a worse palyer. It's BS. And by the way... I'm sorry but the Suns and Mavs system are A LOT different. Nash is being utilized more than he ever was before.

Anyways I know you're just bitter because your boy Duncan isn't the only two time MVP currently playing. It's cool... I can understand.

On a side note the only reason people say Nash is the "worst defender in the league" is because they have nothing else to use against him in the MVP arguement... so they exaggerate his only real weakness to make it sound like they actually have a point. Nash is a below average defender but not really as bad as most people are trying to make him out to be. The PG PER numbers against Phoenix ranks around the 5th worst in the league... (meaning the Suns were able to hold the opposing PG down more than any team other than just four... check it out for yourself on 82games.com). You know what... if Nash is such a crapy defender but pixie dust makes the opposing PG play that badly.. then I'll take it any day of the week.