Steve Nash: Beyond the Numbers
November 12, 2009 by Jeff Spiegel
I’ve been to a lot of NBA games in the past few years, and I am constantly amazed at how much different players look live than they do on television. Sometimes the home audience misses out on a player’s lack of hustle, but sometimes a player just has something about him that just doesn’t come through, regardless of how high-def your television is. For me, there is one player whose “you have to see me live to believe how good I am” stands out clearly in my mind.
That player is not LeBron James. That player is Steve Nash.
The Canadian Stockton does things on the floor that a 35 year-old, 6’3”, white point guard, should not be able to do. He shouldn’t be able to take over a game, let alone a season, and yet he does and he has.
Between 2004 and 2008, Steve Nash posted three of the top thirty-five assist seasons in NBA history. Since 1990, Allen Iverson is the only other Point Guard to win the MVP, which Nash has won twice (2004-2005, 2005-2006). Consider this, and then realize I am saying Steve Nash is actually better than these numbers would lead you to believe.
Watching Steve Nash play in person makes me appreciate what basketball fundamentals can do for someone who perfects them. Nash does everything that you teach your third graders to do. He makes free throws, puts passes right where they need to be, and takes high percentage shots. Three things that aren’t necessarily cool to do in the NBA today, but I think that is what makes him stand out.
When I have seen Nash play in person, it’s as if he doesn’t miss. He’s wide open every time he shoots, and it always seems like he is way closer to the basket than he should be. He makes passes that don’t look possible, while making average players look great. Case in point: Shawn Marion. What has he done since leaving Nash? Absolutely nothing.
Ultimately, there is nothing I could write to explain just how good Nash is, because the proof I have goes beyond concrete, quantitative numbers, into qualitative “you’ve gotta see this to believe it” experiences. So next time you’re glancing over your team’s home schedule, check out the Suns, and I’ll leave you with a pre-emptive “I told you so.”
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